SCHOOL VISION STATEMENT
SCHOOL VISION STATEMENT
Students at St Pius X Catholic School will have faith in their ability as future focussed learners, seeking and using knowledge actively, to fulfill their personal best in hope and relate to their world through their loving relationship with God.
Students at St Pius X Catholic School will have faith in their ability as future focussed learners, seeking and using knowledge actively, to fulfill their personal best in hope and relate to their world through their loving relationship with God.
SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
Excellence in education: working together as a Catholic community
Excellence in education: working together as a Catholic community
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE
AND THE GREATEST ONE OF THESE IS LOVE!
AND THE GREATEST ONE OF THESE IS LOVE!
ST PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRAYER
ST PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRAYER
Lord, be with us through the day
Lord, be with us through the day
Help us understand the way
Help us understand the way
To follow right and never wrong
To follow right and never wrong
And make our love grow ever strong.
And make our love grow ever strong.
St Pius protect us at work and play
St Pius protect us at work and play
And guide our teachers every day
And guide our teachers every day
To lead us along the right paths
To lead us along the right paths
This, dear Lord is what we ask.
This, dear Lord is what we ask.
Amen
Amen
MORNING PRAYER
MORNING PRAYER
God Our Loving Creator
God Our Loving Creator
This new day is for you
This new day is for you
Please Bless Everything
Please Bless Everything
We Think, We Say, We Do
We Think, We Say, We Do
AMEN
AMEN
GRACE BEFORE LUNCH
GRACE BEFORE LUNCH
Thank you Lord for the food we eat
Thank you Lord for the food we eat
Thank you Lord for the world so sweet
Thank you Lord for the world so sweet
Thank you Lord for the birds that sing
Thank you Lord for the birds that sing
Thank you Lord for everything
Thank you Lord for everything
AMEN
AMEN
CLOSING OF OUR LEARNING DAY PRAYER
CLOSING OF OUR LEARNING DAY PRAYER
Thank you Lord for this day
Thank you Lord for this day
Please be with us on our way home
Please be with us on our way home
And Bless our families
And Bless our families
AMEN
AMEN
OUR HOLY FAITH SISTERS
OUR HOLY FAITH SISTERS
Margaret Aylward - Foundress
Margaret Aylward - Foundress
Margaret Aylward was born in Waterford in 1810. In her search for God’s will in her life, she entered two religious congregations in her earlier years. Leaving may have seemed a “failure” at the time, whereas God was forming in faith a future foundress. She came to live in Dublin and established a Branch of the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the city for visiting the sick poor.
Margaret Aylward was born in Waterford in 1810. In her search for God’s will in her life, she entered two religious congregations in her earlier years. Leaving may have seemed a “failure” at the time, whereas God was forming in faith a future foundress. She came to live in Dublin and established a Branch of the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the city for visiting the sick poor.
Seeing the urgent need, her focus changed and she founded St. Brigid's Orphanage - not a residential institution but a longterm family care system - to provide fosterage for destitute children in danger of loss of faith.
Seeing the urgent need, her focus changed and she founded St. Brigid's Orphanage - not a residential institution but a longterm family care system - to provide fosterage for destitute children in danger of loss of faith.
"St. Brigid's orphan has a home and a fireside and calls its foster-parents by the dear names of father and mother.
"St. Brigid's orphan has a home and a fireside and calls its foster-parents by the dear names of father and mother.
" Schools for the poor and assistance to families in need were also at the heart of the foundation years.
" Schools for the poor and assistance to families in need were also at the heart of the foundation years.
In 1867, Margaret Aylward, aged 57, and her fifteen companions were overjoyed when the Sisters of the Holy Faith received approval as a religious congregation
In 1867, Margaret Aylward, aged 57, and her fifteen companions were overjoyed when the Sisters of the Holy Faith received approval as a religious congregation
Margaret and her companions established many schools to give Catholic education to the poorest in society. She also worked to strengthen family units by giving them the means to start earning a living.
Margaret and her companions established many schools to give Catholic education to the poorest in society. She also worked to strengthen family units by giving them the means to start earning a living.
SCHOOL MOTTO
SCHOOL MOTTO
Advance in Faith and Hope and Love
Advance in Faith and Hope and Love
This motto is based on the spiritual principles that the Holy Faith Sisters lived by:
This motto is based on the spiritual principles that the Holy Faith Sisters lived by:
FAITH - They were a congregation founded on Faith and faith development was the main focus.
FAITH - They were a congregation founded on Faith and faith development was the main focus.
HOPE - strong association with humility as expressed through acknowledging our limitations - our strengths and weakness. Out of this realisation comes the virtue of humility (of being ourselves
HOPE - strong association with humility as expressed through acknowledging our limitations - our strengths and weakness. Out of this realisation comes the virtue of humility (of being ourselves
LOVE - charity in caring for one another
LOVE - charity in caring for one another
The cross on the school logo is the Holy Faith symbol.
The cross on the school logo is the Holy Faith symbol.
EMBLEM
EMBLEM
Our Holy Faith Emblem
Our Holy Faith Emblem
The larger circle: infinity ... the earth
The larger circle: infinity ... the earth
The smaller circle: the sun ... the light of faith
The smaller circle: the sun ... the light of faith
The wavy lines: our international institute ... the waters of life
The wavy lines: our international institute ... the waters of life
The cross centrally placed :
The cross centrally placed :
"foundation of the universe, creation's binding force" The open arm of the cross invites us to spread the word of God and indicates our openness to receive.
"foundation of the universe, creation's binding force" The open arm of the cross invites us to spread the word of God and indicates our openness to receive.