Friday 30th November 2018

This Sunday, the first of the new liturgical year, we begin to celebrate the season of Advent.  Advent is a season of hope, culminating in the celebration of the birth of Jesus, which brings us the good news that we are loved unconditionally by God. This Sunday's Gospel is filled with hope, reminding us that, one day, Jesus will return.  Until that time, Saint Pio of Pietreclcina (Padre pio) reminds us, "Pray, hope and don't worry."  Advent is a great opportunity to be spiritually refreshed, to get rid of everything negative in life and make it altogether positive.  Now is the time to make a fresh start, to welcome the Lord and to be filled with hope.

A reminder that the school has received notification that a Diocesan Section 48 inspection will take place on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th December 2018.  The purpose of this inspection is to review the school's progress with recommendations from an interim monitoring visit back in April 2017 and also evaluate the school's effectiveness in terms of its provison of Catholic Life, Religious Education and Collective Worship. Please keep all members of our school community in your prayers.

Pupils at St. Joseph's growing to be faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.

Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for the hope and light you bring to our lives.  Please help us to bring light and hope to others as we journey through Advent.  Amen.

In the Service of Peace: That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.