There was a beautiful atmosphere in St Bartholomew’s Church last night for the confirmation Mass. Many congratulations to our Primary 6 and 7 pupils. I hope you felt God’s presence with you in a special way; we’ll be praying for you as you continue on your journey of faith. The closing words from my address at last Sunday’s education Mass are of particular relevance to those pupils who were confirmed last night:

Head Teacher’s address for Education Sunday, 2016: Part 4
“I want to leave you this morning with some powerful words from the Bible, words which recently inspired Primary 1/2 to create a beautiful wall display. They’re from the prophet Micah and, for me, capture what the Year of Mercy is about, what the Church is about, what St Bartholomew’s is about and, indeed, what each and every one of us – pupils, staff, parents, families, parishioners – should be about as we endeavour to live out our Catholic faith:

‘The LORD has shown you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.’ “

As the children are only in school on Thursday and Friday next week, we are holding off awarding Pupil of the Week certificates, house points and the Cool Class Cup until next Friday.

And this brings me to the last piece of information on today’s blog: please remember that St Bartholomew’s will be closed to pupils on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Have a fun and relaxing long weekend, everyone, and see you back in St Bart’s on Thursday morning. Enjoy your pancakes on Tuesday!