Welcome to the end of Week 3!  Assemblies made a comeback for the first time at St Benedict’s in 2022 and it was great to have our 5/6 Turtles lead us so wonderfully in prayer on the theme of Easter - Jesus’ resurrection, which we celebrated a few weeks ago on Easter Sunday (many of us with chocolate eggs and bunnies!)  The prayer today centred on Jesus sharing his new life with us, which should fill us with joy and hope, and how we can show God’s love through our words and actions towards others.  We are still currently in the Church's liturgical season of Easter, which is marked as a time of joy and hope in the Church.

The start of assemblies also saw our PEACE showcases resume, and this week, the Turtles were focussing on Persistence.  They talked about how sometimes they find this hard and this puts them in a bad mood, whether it be work or something else - but they focussed on the value of being able to be persistent by ‘shaking those bad vibes off’ - and how good this can make us feel when we really keep at it!  Certainly a great message for our students (and us adults too!)

Before I go, a big Happy Mother’s Day to all those mums (and people performing the mum duties) out there - and to my own mum and my wife!  Where would we be without our mums!

Pax

Nick