‘As we travel through life we must keep God in sight, lest we lose our way'

As we prepare for the Holy Year of 2025, Pope Francis has encouraged young people across the globe to approach their life journey ‘as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking the perfect selfie’. His message challenges all of us, not just young people, to avoid being ‘like superficial sightseers, blind to the beauty around you, never discovering the meaning of the roads you take, interested only in a few fleeting moments to capture in a selfie’. That is what tourists do, not conscientious pilgrims.

In contrast, the Pope invites all of us to remember that we are pilgrims in life, who ‘immerse themselves fully in the places they encounter, listen to the message they communicate and make them a part of their quest for happiness and fulfilment’. (By Chris Gleeson SJ- https://www.pray.com.au/)

As we launch into Term 4, I am abundantly aware of soaking in every moment and event that I have the privilege of experiencing as a part of our St Cuthbert’s community. Witnessing daily the growth of all the students in our care, is truly remarkable. From seeing our Kinders developing the skills to line up, dress themselves ready for bush kinder and navigate all sorts of play scenarios; to bearing witness to the resilience, grit and independence of our Grade 6’s who only last term literally spent 3 nights interstate away from family preparing themselves for the journey ahead into highschool. As reflected by Chris Gleeson above I encourage all our families to ‘immerse themselves fully in the places they encounter’ which may mean not necessarily capturing every growth moment of our children on camera but witnessing this through our own eyes hopefully creating lasting memories. 

House Leader Commissioning

This week we commissioned our new House Leaders from Grade 6.  This year we re-structured our student leadership format where we now commission new House Leaders each term.  It was a lovely handover and celebration with family members in attendance for this special event.  This term our new House Leaders are as follows:

Rogers: Joshua Dare

Flynn: Freddy Westphalen-Brown

Presentation: Miles Verney

Term 4 Events

Please see our overview of events for the term below: 

Melissa Thirgood

Acting Principal