My Calendar
Week of Apr 25th
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World Malaria Day World Malaria Day
25/04/2022 -
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26/04/2022World Intellectual Property Day World Intellectual Property Day
26/04/2022 -
World Day for Safety and Health at Work World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28/04/2022This day is set aside to remind all of us of our responsibilities to do all we can to be safe and healthy at our places of work wherever they are! We all have a role to play:
- governments are responsible for providing appropriate laws and services - including inspections to ensure compliance;
- employers are responsible for ensuring that the working environment is safe and healthy;
- workers we are responsible to work safely and to protect ourselves and not to endanger others.
CLICK HERE for a 75 second reflection on our own mission statement commitment to safety!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1:00 video)
Loving God,
who, on the 7th day of creation - demonstrated the importance of rest and appreciation of a job well done,
give us wisdom to know when to work and when to rest;
help us be hardworking and industrious;
while being calm and mindful of the physical and mental health of ourselves and others.
Help us to be safe in our work practices and to appreciate our own worth – as well as those we work with.
And where difficult conversations need to take place – give us words that will result in just and compassionate outcomes.
We pray this in your holy name. AMEN
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International Dance Day International Dance Day
29/04/2022This is a lovely day to celebrate! Humans seem to have a universal desire to dance. It happens across all societies and it was wonderful in 2019 that we had our own flashmob dance in the Peace Garden to mark this event. Here it is!
Here's another flashmob of joy!
And here's a wonderful song - I HOPE YOU DANCE:
A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1:00 video)
Creator God,
we thank you for the beauty of dance.
Help us to leap with your joy,
to stretch with your passion,
to balance with your strength
as we express our thoughts and emotions.
May our dancing always be a spirit-filled,
life-giving expression of our humanity.
We pray this in your holy name. AMEN
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International Jazz Day International Jazz Day
30/04/2022Here's a 4:53 reflection on International Jazz Day including an exuberant extract from The Boss and the E-Street Band!
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May - the Rosary Month May - the Rosary Month
01/05/2022 – 31/05/2022May is the month Catholics especially associate with Mary, the mother of Jesus! The Rosary is a special focus of devotion to Mary! You can follow the Rosary journey by clicking on this LINK.
Traditional date for Feast of St. Joseph the Worker Traditional date for Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
01/05/2022A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1:00 video)
Prayer to St. Joseph - Patron Saint of Workers
Help us to acknowledge and respect the dignity of all workers.
Help us to learn about and to care about those who
are not fairly rewarded,
not treated justly,
who work in unsafe environments.
We pray too for those who do not have the security that comes with work.
Guide us in our own work and in the work of justice we are all called to participate in.
Give us strength for the day ahead that we might do the best we can.
We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN