St Timothy's School Vermont

Hello everyone

It's that time again to ask families to assist with Christmas Holiday watering.

Week 1-Sunday 18th December to Saturday 24th December- Pemberton family

Week 2-Sunday 25th December to Saturday 31st December

Week 3- Sunday 1st January-Saturday 7th January  Sutton family

Week 4- Sunday 8th January-Saturday 14th January  Hayes family

Week 5- Sunday 15th January-Saturday 21st January  Lander family

Week 6- Sunday 22nd January- Saturday 28th January

As we have had a lot of rain recently and rain is still predicted over Summer, it will be maily the pots and the courtyard that will require the most attention.

We would be looking at a couple of hours/ over  a few the nominated week.( depending on the weather). 

Thank you

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th December

We will see throughout the coming liturgical year that the gospel of Matthew places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of the Law and upon its proper application. Indeed, the gospel writer casts Jesus in the role of the ‘new Moses’ – Moses was the great Law-giver of the Old Testament and Jesus is portrayed in this gospel as bringing a new Law to the people of Israel. In this gospel, the proper application of the Law is as important as the Law itself. In today’s passage, Joseph provides an example of the proper application of the Law. His betrothed wife was pregnant; she would have been subject to the Law against adultery and probably would have been stoned to death. Under the Law, Joseph was obliged to divorce her, and yet he determines that he will do so quietly and protect Mary from too much shame and possibly save her life. Joseph did not intend to ignore the Law, but he sought to carry it out in such a way as to bring the least shame and the least hurt to all involved.  The role of Joseph is often overlooked. There is no mention of him during the public ministry of Jesus. In fact the latest mention in any of the gospels is the account of Jesus in the Temple at the age of 12. After that, Joseph disappears and we can only assume that he has passed away by the time Jesus takes up his ministry. Yet Joseph is truly a man of great faith. By rights he should have divorced Mary and walked away. But he trusts in the word of the God that is addressed to him in a dream and from that point on he goes to great lengths to protect and care for his family.