Week Four Term Two
We certainly had a little taste of winter this week and there was great excitement for some children finding frost at school! More excitement came when a digger arrived at school to remove the grass [...]
Time to Update your knowledge ON BEING A CATHOLIC TODAY
3 TUESDAY EVENINGS - ON BEING A CATHOLIC An opportunity to up-date on what it means to be Catholic today under Pope Francis Tuesday 10 June - Spot the Catholic: Features of Catholic faith Tuesday 17 [...]
Week Three Term Two
This Monday, we were privileged to be visited by Archbishop Adrian Smith from the Solomon Islands. The visit was facilitated by Laurentia Laracy and thank you for that. Bishop Adrian attended our Monday morning prayers [...]
Week Two Term Two
Last Saturday's beautiful ceremony in the church, when 97 children and young adults were confirmed and received their first holy communion, was a credit to Oliver Cafe and Team of Catechists, the children and their [...]
New Entrants
Going from the left Top row Isla S, Nicholas S, Eliza A, Jared B Bottom row Zane P, Phineas P-B, Keira M, Reagan L
School Liturgies
At the end of term the school took part in a very special Holy Week Liturgy, with Room 1 completing it on Monday at prayers. All the students were engaged in knowledge, understanding and reverent [...]
Holy Spirit Strand
In our school at the moment we are concentrating on the Holy Spirit Strand. Global Achievement Objectives for St. Josephs School Holy Spirit Strand That the Holy Spirit enables them to grow in tapu and mana – [...]
$2000.00 for CARITAS
Last term we raised a total of $2000.00 for CARITAS New Zealand. This is an outstanding effort St Joseph's. It will go towards improving the lives of people in the Solomon Islands. The 'Pacifica" themed [...]
Thank You from Tauranga – Mrs Hamilton
Thank You from Tauranga Please accept my thanks for the many good wishes expressed on our new adventures in Tauranga. I am at present enjoying house hunting but I'm really missing St Joseph's, especially the [...]
Week One Term 2
Happy Mothers' Day to all our wonderful Mothers and Grandmothers! Hopefully your day was not like this! But rather more something like this.... A Mother's Prayer For You ~Anon I said a Mother's [...]