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Click
here to access St John's School Centenary Celebrations
1910 - 2010
Click
here for Official St John's Primary School Website
2009 onwards
‘Our
Parish Community encompasses the Brunswick Valley,
incorporating the churches of St John’s Mullumbimby,
Our Lady of Lourdes
Brunswick Heads and Holy Cross Billinudgel, their surrounds
and the
area of Ocean Shores.’
The
patron saint of our parish and school in Mullumbimby is St
John ...
known as both John the Beloved Apostle and John the Evangelist.
In
his early life John was a fisherman in the Holy Land. He and
his brother James had become followers of John the Baptist
before Jesus called them to be His disciples. Both chose to
leave their nets and become followers of Jesus.
John
witnessed the love Jesus had for all people. He saw Jesus
heal the sick and give hope to the broken-hearted. John was
impressed by Jesus' teachings and believed deeply in the love
of God. As time progressed, John, his brother James and the
apostle Peter, became close friends and faithful companions
of Jesus.
John
stayed with Jesus during His Passion and death, especially
to console Mary. Jesus entrusted His own mother to John's
care.
After
Jesus' death and resurrection, John preached in Palestine
for many years. At the age of ninety years, he wrote his Gospel
to prove that Jesus was God as well as man.
The
example we take from St John is one of love for God and trust
in his teachings. In many ways our school mission statement
is inspired by the life and experiences of St John.
In
our school community ...
" We hope to lead the children to a deeper understanding
of God in their lives, through the teachings, stories and
traditions of the Catholic Church and through the experience
of being part of a caring Christian community."
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