The Lord’s Prayer is a wonderful prayer of praise and reconciliation.  In Sunday’s reading (Luke 11:1-13), Jesus teaches the disciples to pray the Lord’s Prayer.  “Lord, teach us to pray.”  This is what the disciples asked Him.  Of course, any answer coming from Him would be a perfect answer.  His answer was what we call the “Our Father” or the “Lord’s Prayer.”  This prayer is a perfect model of how we should pray and for what things we should pray and in what order.  The Lord really did answer the request to teach them how to pray.  The Our Father teaches us the goal of prayer, the means of prayer and the obstacles to be overcome.

This week at Holy Spirit we value excellence.  Excellence often refers to greatness, the very best.  Achieving excellence is a very difficult thing to do at times.  It is a quality that people really appreciate, because it is so hard to find.  Striving for excellence is trying to do our best at whatever task we set our minds to do.  At Holy Spirit, staff are always looking for ways to help students achieve excellence.  This week, during Catholic Education Week, we pray that our students draw upon their many skills and show excellence in a given area.

This week we celebrate Catholic Education Week.  Yesterday, our Term 3 Leaders attended the Catholic Education Week Mass at the Cathedral.  It was celebrated with schools from across the Diocese and presided by Bishop Tim. 

Bishop’s Appeal for Diocesan Ministries

The annual Bishop’s Appeal for Diocesan Ministries is now on and families have received an envelope to assist if possible.  This appeal directly assists the diocese operate vital ministries.  These include:  Chaplaincy services to prisons and hospitals, Promotion of Social Justice and Multicultural Ministry, Catholic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ministry, Ecumenical and Interfaith activities, Youth Ministry initiatives, Faith education and formation for Adults and liturgical training and Vocations awareness.  Please support this appeal to allow Bishop Tim to continue this great work in the Diocese.

A Message from St Vincent de Paul – National Homelessness Week

During National Homelessness week August 5 to 11, Vinnies volunteers are raising funds to support Townsville’s young people and families at risk of homelessness. Please visit the Vinnies display at Castletown outside Big W during the week and donate. We are hoping to raise $12,000 during the week.

Flyer available - https://drive.google.com/open?id=184tmxWrX6llpJSKrm0yIZXt5yRafMH_5

God bless.

Caroline Fuller