Fundraising

A lovley thank you email (see below) arrived after Mike from St Vincent de Paul collected our donations. Being on earth the heart of God is about action.  It is about living the life God asks us to. Taking care of the vulnerable in our community is exaclty what we mean.

Dear St John the Apostle Community,

On behalf of the members of the Kippax Vinnies Conference and the families that we support, our companions, thank you very much for the donations of food, warm clothes and blankets. What a tremendous response from the community of St John the Apostle Primary School.

Kippax Conference members will distribute the food to families in our local community who are struggling to make ends meet. We will pass on the jackets, scarves, gloves and blankets to the Vinnies Night Patrol. They will distribute them to men and women who are homeless and are sleeping rough. Your gifts of warmth will be much appreciated.

Thanks again. We are most grateful for your wonderful generosity.

Michael Blyth

President

St Vincent de Paul Conference

St John the Apostle Parish

Kippax

What Students are Learning About

Catholic Life and Reflection

The Parish Pastoral Council is taking time to discerne a possible new name for the combined parish of St Thomas Aquinas and St John the Apostle.

This is a process that we are dedicating a great deal of time to both personally and when we are together.  To support my understanding I am reading the Encyclical from Pope Francis called Dilexit Nos - He Loved Us and Summa Theologiae St Thomas Aquinas most famous work. Well I am trying to read it!  It is good to be challenged by what we read and I really want to learn more.

Understanding more about who St Thomas Aquinas is will support our decisions as a council.

Learning more about our faith through the Saints and Doctors of the church is a way of deepening our connections to not only our parish but to the wider church.

God bless,

Stephanie Stewart

Religious Education Coordinator