Principals' Commissioning 2010

The 5th Principals' Commissioning was held at the Church of the Holy Family on the 23rd of January. The occasion saw His Grace, Archbishop Nicholas Chia celebrating mass and commissioning 18 new principals as well as leading the prayer of commitment for some 70 principals and vice-principals of Catholic Schools.
In his homily, the Archbishop asked the congregation to truly search in their hearts and ask what they were doing in their life and their schools. He also encouraged the reaching out to non Catholics in our schools as they too were children of God. In conclusion, he thanked the school leaders, committees and boards for bringing quality education to the some 50,000 students and assured of the Church's support and prayers.
A dinner at the church's function room followed the mass.
Two video clips of the event may be viewed here.

St Nicholas has 14 top girls

In today's release of the 2009 "O" level results, the Straits Times reported that the top student came from St Nicholas - Malaysian Lai Kai Rou who scored 10 A1s. The school also produced 14 of the 42 best scorers.
The complete story is here - St Nicholas has 14 top girls

Walking with Jesus Workshop

The new year saw the "Walking with Jesus" introduction and refresher workshop for teachers taking place on the 7th of January. It was held at CHIJ Kellock Primary. The overall aim of the programme is for the Bible to come alive for children and that they recognise Jesus speaking to them in his word.
Four speakers, Msgr Eugene Vaz, Ms Wendy Louis, Trevor Nerva and John Chan presented the topics.
These were:

1. The role of scripture, silence, music, prayer, experiential learning & memory.
   
2. How Scripture is used in the programme.
3. The objectives, methodologies, scope and sequence of WWJ.
4. How RE in primary school complements the parish catechism classes.
5. Learning styles and multiple intelligences.
6. Word as sacrament - spirituality of the child.
7. Music in WWJ programme
8. Group work and sharing
   

Taizé - An Evening of Prayer - 29th January

Join us on the 29th of January, 8pm at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd for an evening of prayer with Bro. Alois of Taizé. Watch the video above for a previous performance.
Taizé (Tay-ZAY) prayer is a style of Christian worship that combines song, scripture, silence and intercessory prayer. It often takes place in a candlelit setting around a cross. The style is based on the communal prayer of an ecumenical community of brothers in Taizé, France, whose lives are dedicated to living out the Gospel message of peace and reconciliation. The meaning and practices of Taizé have spread throughout the world. In Fresno, there are three locations that hold monthly Taizé prayer services.
The picture below are our local youth practising for the big day.