Saturday, 21 October 2023

MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS

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November is bearing down upon us once again. The church traditionally keeps November as the month when we particularly remember  those who h...
Saturday, 1 July 2023

MEMORIAL DAY , "BETTER THAN THE BEST"

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The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of WWI and one of the bloodiest in human history. It began on 1 st  July 1916 and dra...
Saturday, 24 June 2023

HAPPY ST JOHN'S DAY

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  Window at Ryan Premises, Bonavista  Have a look at the Coat of Arms at the top of this window and the other, early picture. The Arms were...
Monday, 12 June 2023

STs PETER AND PAUL CHURCH, BAY BULLS

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This post has only the most tenuous link to St Patrick's and, to be perfectly honest, I didn't even know there was a link until I ha...
Monday, 5 June 2023

Ode to Newfoundland sung by the Choir of the Basilica Cathedral of St. J...

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Friday, 17 March 2023

"A CITY BUILT ON A HILLTOP"

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In Hi s S ermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "You are the light of the world.  A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden.  No one lights...
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Thursday, 22 December 2022

A RECORD FRIENDSHIP?

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I have had some lovely photos from Joan Fogarty.  Joan has been one of the most supportive followers of St Patrick's School Blog and onc...
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Monday, 21 November 2022

HAPPY PRESENTATION DAY

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As this is Presentation Day, I thought I would re-post this very first post I did on the school Blog.   HAPPY PRESENTATION DAY, EVERYONE.  T...
Monday, 24 October 2022

CAN YOU HELP?

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"We have loved them in life; let us not abandon them until we have conducted them, by our prayers, into the house of the Lord." (S...
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Sunday, 16 October 2022

1967/68 GRADE 3 CLASS REUNION

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If ever there is an award for the school with the most loyal and the most  fun-loving graduates, I think St Patrick's Convent Schools wi...
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Saturday, 24 September 2022

SHAME ON YOU!

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T his is just a thought but were you wanting to close some Churches anyway? Did you see this abuse scandal as a good way of getting rid of ...
Wednesday, 21 September 2022

189 YEARS AGO

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Today, 21 September, is the feast of St Matthew. It was on this day in 1883 that the brig, 'Ariel', under command of Captain William...
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Wednesday, 29 June 2022

LINDA'S PICTURES

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I have had some very interesting pictures from Linda Withers.  They will take you back more than a few years!   56 year old kindergarten uni...
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Friday, 27 May 2022

JOAN AND FRIENDS

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I am so happy to see that Joan Reynolds Fogarty and her amazing group of school friends are still getting together.  These ladies have been ...
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Tuesday, 17 May 2022

READ AND WEEP

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OUR BELOVED ST PATRICK'S CHURCH, 1992   May 14/15, 2022 Dear Parishioners of St. Patrick’s and St. John Bosco Parishes: As you are aware...