From Religious Education Curriculum

Happy Mothers’ Day

Wishing an extra special Sunday to all mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, aunts and mother-like figures: women who nurture, inspire and comfort us. 

Initially proposed in 1870, after the American Civil War, as a day to unite women and promote peace, Mothers’ Day was first officially celebrated in the US in 1914 and in Australia in 1924.

"There were so many mothers who were no longer mothers, so many wives who were now widowed because of WW1, and there were also so many women who never had the prospect of becoming mothers or wives because a whole generation had been wiped out in the trenches of the Western Front." Richard Waterhouse, emeritus professor of Australian history at Sydney University.

It was wonderful to see this same spirit of compassion and generosity on display at our SJA Mothers’ Day stall, which raised $306.50 for the St Vinnie’s Winter Appeal.   

Evie and Lacey, primary members of Lumen’s SJA group, made special keychains to sell alongside earrings and craft items made by TAS assistant, Tony Mercieca.

May is also the month that the Church celebrates Mary, Mother of God.  This is a time in the Church of celebrating the beauty of nature (Spring, in the northern hemisphere), renewing our trust in God, and asking for Mary’s intercession in difficult times, like a child seeking comfort from their mother.