You may have heard by now that Bishop Michael recently announced some changes to Diocesan Clergy appointments.

As a result of these changes, Fr Owen will be leaving our parish towards the end of June to become the Parish Priest of Oberon. Fr Paul Devitt VG will be relocating from the Cathedral Parish (Bathurst) and taking up the position of Parish Priest of Gulgong, Kandos and Mudgee and Administrator of Coonabarabran. Fr Cong Hoang will remain here in our parishes.

It will be a very sad occasion when we have to farewell Fr Owen from our school and Parish community. I am sure many of you will have been impacted by his gentle warmth and kindness during his time here and will miss him greatly.

We will be taking the opportunity to farewell Fr Owen at both Primary and Secondary assemblies later in the term. We will let you know when this is happening in the event that families would like to come along. You are very welcome to join us to thank Fr Owen for everything he has given to our community during his years in Mudgee.

An enormous thank you to everyone who contributed to making last week’s Mother’s Day celebrations so special. It was wonderful to see so many mums, grandmothers and mother figures join us on Friday morning for our Mother’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy. For those who weren’t able to attend, I wanted to re-share a quote that I spoke about at the end of the liturgy.

Becoming a mother changes you in ways that are difficult to describe. Teacher Elizabeth Stone did a pretty good job when she said "Becoming a parent is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."

During the week leading up to Mother’s Day teachers shared some beautiful stories with me about little things the children have been saying about their mums - stories that make it very clear how much children put their mothers up on a very high pedestal. As Mothers we know that nothing compares to the deep, unconditional love we have for our children. In fact, It is said that a mothers love is the closest thing there is to something that resembles the love of God. On Mother’s Day we celebrate that love as a symbol and a reminder of the kind of love we are all called to show towards everyone. Let us also be challenged to imagine how much more beautiful the world would be if everyone loved each other the way a mother loves her children.

We hope our mums are enjoying their gifts from the Mother's Day Stall. They were so beautiful this year! A huge thank you to our Parents & Friends Association for all the hard work and organisation needed to make this happen.

God bless
Angela Myles