1. HOPE – WONDER & AWE

2. A Cross of Stars Across these great lands she brought the Good News With courage and love in her heart, That faith and hope and love may live Beneath a cross of stars, beneath a cross of stars Early in life she heard God’s call, the call of Christ to stand with the poor, to serve like Joseph to serve in deed to teach, to love, to answer a need.

3. Gospel Reading Luke 2 : 22-40 The Presentation of the Lord Sunday 2 nd February 2014 Reader : The Gospel of the Lord…. All : Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

4. To wonder in awe about God’s creation ……. To wonder about God’s creation and OUR place in it. To hope for a better world To realise that we have a big part in bringing about a better world

5. Wonder & awe Signs of showing Wonder & Awe….. Taking the time to look at God’s creation Marvelling at the ‘simple’ things Asking questions about what we see Thanking God for creating a beautiful world Helping to make our world a better place

6. AWE MERE Awe Mere e ki ana i te keratia Kei a koe te ariki Ko koe e whakapaenga ana i nga wahine a ka whakapaenga hoki a hehu te hua o tō koopu e Hata Mere te matou o te Atua inoi koe mo matou e hunga hara aianei a i te houra o tō matou matenga rawa Amene

7. WONDER & AWE at God’s creation - US -

8. God, Our Father, we praise you for your greatness. We thank you for calling us to be your sons and daughters. Let your light shine on us so that we may see and understand your gospel values and grow in Faith, Hope and love.

9. Through the intercession of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Patrick, let us not be afraid to speak out for what is right, and let our learning be guided by your Holy Spirit so that all in our school will be empowered today for tomorrow’s world, wherever that may take us. We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord Amen

10. Red and orange, yellow and green Blue and indigo and violet and me Side by side, together we grow Underneath God’s beautiful rainbow Red is for your spirit of love Seven gifts from God above Orange for the warmth of your Sun Shining down on everyone Yellow is the colour of faith The light of Christ in every day Green is for the life you give A call to grow, a way to live RAINBOW