First Nations Meeting

Assumption College had the privilege of holding our First Nations Meeting on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 in the school library.  This is an opportunity for Assumption College, St Mary’s Primary School and St Mary’s Kindy to come together recognising the importance of identifying the needs and wellbeing of all First nations students and their families.  All community members are invited to attend these meetings to support our school’s First Nations students and families.

Reconciliation Week

Reconciliation week is celebrated from 27 May 2023 until 3 June 2023.  This year’s theme is, “Be a voice for Generations.” The theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work, and socialise. For the work of generations past, and the benefit of generations future, act today for a more just, equitable and reconciled country for all. Please take the opportunity to speak with your child/children about the importance of Reconciliation Week and what it means for all Australians.

Home - National Reconciliation Week 2023

These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

27 May 1967 

On this day, Australia’s most successful referendum saw more than 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Australian Government power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise them in the Census.

3 June 1992 

On this day, the Australian High Court delivered the Mabo decision, the culmination of Eddie Koiki Mabo’s challenge to the legal fiction of ‘terra nullius’ (land belonging to no one) and leading to the legal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of lands. This decision paved the way for Native Title.

Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Many activities will be taking place over the week including, Library Board Discussion, Reconciliation Walk beginning at ACW and collecting students from St Mary’s Primary and St Mary’s Kindy.  Students will march to St Mary’s Church where they will take part in a liturgy with Fr Bony. From here all students will march back to St Mary’s Primary School for a Flag Raising ceremony. Lunchtime activities in the library will be held with our school Chaplain in first breaks all of next week also. 

Prayer

Aboriginal Our Father

You are Our Father, you live in heaven

We talk to you, Father you are good (repeat)

We believe your Word Father

We your children, give us bread today (repeat)

We have done wrong, we are sorry

Help us Father not to sin again (repeat)

Others have done wrong to us

And we are sorry for them, Father today (repeat)

Stop us from doing wrong, Father

Save us all from the evil one (repeat)

You are Our Father, you live in heaven

We talk to you, Father you are good (repeat)

The Lord’s Prayer from the “Missa Kimberley”