To mark Reconciliation Week, on the 22nd Anniversary of Mabo, 3 June, a representative group of staff from the Catholic Education Office joined together in a time of prayer in the Queen of Angels Church, Thebarton.
Staff prayed:
God of love
You are the Creator of this land and all good things.
We acknowledge the pain and shame of our history
And the suffering of our peoples. Lord have mercy.
We thank you for the survival of Indigenous cultures.
Our hope is in you because
your Son Jesus came to reconcile the world to you.
Christ have mercy.
Teach us to respect all cultures,
Help us to bring about spiritual and social change.
Lord have mercy.
Staff heard a reading about love from the Gospel of John and had a time of reflection, prayers of the faithful, shared a blessing and offered each other a sign of peace.
This time of prayer was followed by a little time in the winter sun as people shared a sausage sizzle and a quick quiz on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture…Did you know that the Kaurna people’s greeting for “Hello, how are you?” is “Ninna Marni”. The Kaurna people are the traditional owners of the Adelaide plains in South Australia.
To find out more please visit the Reconciliation Australia website
Four Catholic schools across South Australia have been awarded $6.34 million in grants for capital works to improve learning spaces, increase opportunities for disadvantaged students and cater for more diverse learning needs.
The State Government grants — $6.34 million for Catholic schools and $6.38 million for independent schools — are for building projects to commence over the next year.
Introduced in 2018 to ensure all students have access to a first-class education, the latest funding under the scheme has been approved for four projects at Catholic schools and 103 smaller projects at independent schools.
