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Jubilee Celebrations at St Ursula's College Kingsgrove
"Look to Him".....Across Generations
Our celebration of 60 years of life in St Ursula’s College was an occasion of great joy for all of us. For the past students and former teachers it was the joy of re-connecting – sometimes after many years, and for those who have not been part of the school community in the past, it was the joy of being caught up in the infectious delight of the moment… a moment of gratitude and marvel at what has been accomplished over these 60 years.
It was obvious that the spirit of Angela is alive and well in the present school community - from the eager welcome we received at the gate and in the registration room to the culinary delicacies prepared for us by the students, hospitality was the keynote of the day.
Its focus was the blessing and dedication of a new statue of St Angela, commissioned to celebrate 60 years of Ursuline presence at St Ursula’s. It was created by Englebert Piccalarouz. Her face is serene and her heavily booted feet are ready for action….surely an inspiration for all of us. Her finger is pointing to an open book on which are the Words: “Look to Him”
Sr Therese Brennan osu
Some thoughts from Sr Kath Dwyer osu
“What impressed me about the whole experience ….a lovely informality .. gathering in the playground where “life” mostly happened in the past…blessing a lovely image of the woman who made it all possible...placing her, as it were, at the centre of what was past and present about our being together…..past students could mingle freely with one another and their Ursuline teachers, friends and mentors…as Mary Leask reminded them: ‘Welcome to your school’. There was a lot of warmth…joy and gratitude for what was and is…there was an inexpressible sense of being truly blessed to be part of it all…..
A beautiful moment in the ceremony when the statue of St. Angela was blessed in the sprinkling of holy water; a moment when we were reminded of the abundant blessings which have flowed from the spirit of St. Angela to all in the St. Ursula’s community in its life of 60 years. (Sr Patty Andrew osu)
Fond memories of so many great netball games in this space! Play space given way to trees - a good move for the future of our planet! (Sr Patty Andrew osu)
