Principal Report

Mercy Day 

Last Friday, students from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School joined our year 5 & 6 Students to celebrate Mercy Week activities. Both Our Lady of Mercy and St Patrick's were founded by the Mercy Sisters. The establishment of the many groups of Sisters of Mercy around the world began with Catherine McAuley and the founding sisters in Dublin, Ireland. From there they reached out to the world.

Andrew Chinn

On Friday 29th September, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our school to share his songs with our children. Andrew’s songs, such as “These Hands”, “Rainbow”, “An African Blessing” and “Rise Up!” are used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. The concert will take place in the school Hall, at 9.40 - 10.50 a.m. 

Andrew Chinn: Biography

• Lives in Wollongong with his wife, Bernadette and a couple of Shetland Sheepdogs called Mollee and Elbee, who love going to the beach.
• He has four daughters and TEN grandchildren!!
• He is a proud Sydney Swans supporter.
• Was a teacher for 20 years in Catholic schools in Sydney, taught all grades from kindergarten to Year 6 (was a kindergarten/prep teacher for two years)
• Song writing since 1993
• Has released 12 albums, 6 picture books, and 5 DVDs and has an online resource for teachers: www.butterflyhouse.online
• His music is used in schools across Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada and he has visited more than 1000 different schools around those countries.
• His best-known songs are These Hands, Together As One, Rainbow, In the Beginning, Shine Among Them, An African Blessing, God Made Them All, and Rise Up!.
• Andrew’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music.

Have a great week!

Carmen Aylott

Principal