Wilcannia Forbes

Diocese Celebrates Catholic Schools Week

Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese invites everyone to see first-hand the many good things happening in their 18 parish schools during Catholic Schools Week during 3 – 10 March 2019.

 

‘Seeking the True, the Beautiful and the Good’ is the theme for this year’s Catholic Schools Week, and Director of Mission and Religious Education, Dr Gerard O’Shea, explains the meaning behind the tagline.

 

“Any sound education must pay close attention to the needs of the person being educated. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, the consensus about the deepest desire of the human heart – the search for the True, the Beautiful and the Good. The integrated pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness underpins everything of value that our school system offers,” Dr O’Shea said.

Practical help for those suffering financial hardship

The Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese is mindful of the many farmers in his diocese who are experiencing the worst drought in recorded history.  

 

Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green, who grew up on a farm near Forbes, and has personal experience with the effects of drought, understands that it is practical support needed most for those experiencing hardship.  

 

“The provision of affordable Catholic schooling should not be an added burden to the financial strain of families, especially for those in need in this time of drought,” he said.   Bishop Columba reminds families who are in difficult financial circumstances, for any reason, that they are always able to approach their school Principal to arrange relief in regard to their school fees.