Henry Morrissey, Year 6 student

On Thursday, the year 6 group went for an excursion to the Church, and we learnt about many interesting things. Each church has a stained window representing a special catholic. Ours is St Mary. Churches also represent on these windows Christ In Majesty and St John The Baptist. These figures were chosen because the Catholic Church only recognizes the birthdays of these three in its liturgical calendar. We learnt so much, Thankyou Father John and Mary for having us. 

Atticus Delaney, Year 6 student

The year 6’s had the privilege to see and play the organ. It was really fantastic and everyone got a turn. The organ has around 2012 individual pipes. There are three rows of keys and two rows of foot pedals. The choir loft was oak panelled and very pretty. Normally it would be only for choirs and organists. It was a fantastic experience and everyone was very respectful and well behaved.

Aila Kamath, Year 6 student

At Church one of the things I found interesting is that behind the altar (The Reredos) Is that each animal/ human represents one of the 4 gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. We also found out The Reredos can open and it shows the Flight to Egypt, with Mary on a donkey and Joseph walking next to her. On the other side it shows the Christmas Story with Mary holding Jesus, the 3 wise men and an angel talking to Mary. It was amazing learning about all these things. A big thankyou to Father John and Mary for showing us your amazing church with us!

Sienna Johnson, Year 6 student

Going to the church was fun and we got to look around and see what all of the symbols meant. We got to see parts of the church that many people haven't seen before. When we got there, parts of the churches roof had fallen apart because of the storm the night before. We were all really appreciative of Mrs Chisholm, Father John and Mary allowing us to have the opportunity to see and explore the Church and how we ourselves can be ‘the church in the world.’