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 “We give thanks for the harvest of the heart ’s work;
Seeds of faith planted with faith;
Love nurtured by love;
Courage strengthened by courage.
We give thanks for the fruits of the struggling soul,
The bitter and the sweet ;
For that which has grown in adversity
And for that which has flourished in warmth and grace;
For the radiance of the spirit in autumn
And for that which must now fade and die.
We are blessed and give thanks.”
Amen.
M Leunig
Autumn brings a special family time to the School Community as families and friends gather in the grounds to celebrate with music and song, poetry and drama. Gifts of produce and preserves are collected to adorn a presentation harvest table of Autumn’s abundance; Two children from each class carry the class offerings to the harvest table.
After the Festival these gifts are distributed to families in our school community in need of support.
“With hearts aglow men mark the changing fresh world.
When from the stars Michael’s spear is hurled.
Sleepers awake, hark to the word of the world,
Breaking old Summer’s dull drowsy spell.
Show us the way, go with thy spear before,
Forge us the future, Thou Michael”.
A C Harwood
The Lower School pupils present the St Michael play after which the Community pproceeds to the Scannell Garden to further celebrate with a bon-fire and picnic dinner.
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