Thoughts For The Week

Thoughts For Your Week, originally penned by Jenny Tait (School Librarian), New Hall School, Chelmsford

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'The Holy Sepulchre which our founding order has honoured since about 1050 AD is a tomb, but the important thing is that it is an empty tomb. Instead of being the end, it became a new beginning.' #easter #happyeaster #newhallschool

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Next time you come to New Hall, do wander over the bridge and to the grotto to see the statue of Our Lady
#ourlady #newhallschool #grotto #marianprocession #lourdes

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Earlier this week, the school celebrated its annual St Cecilia Day Concert #stcecilia #saintcecilia

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Today, let's try to have faith in people instead!

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'The slog was instantly worth it'. #seeds

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Today is the feast day for Elizabeth of Portugal #elizabeth #lizzie

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#eucharist #thanksgiving #mass#catholic #newhallschool

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#crown

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He is risen

#emptytomb #easter #gospel #prayer #grace #cross #worship #heaven #hope #truth #believe #bibleverse #catholicchurch

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'Now here's a statement!'

#matthew #saintmatthew #prayer

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Jenny considers how Mark 13:1-18 may be reflected in 'Divergent', 'The Hunger Games' and the musings of St Augustine!
#hungergames #divergent #staugustine #stmark #newhallschool

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'Lent is our chance' #lent #AshWednesday2023

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Today is The Day of Prayer for Victims of Trafficking. Jenny evoked Psalm 118:5-6 ('I called to the Lord in my distress: he answered me and set me free') in remembering Saint Bakhita - after whom one of our Vertical Houses is now named.

#bakhita #PrayAgainstTrafficking

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Jenny's reflections on Paul Miki, martyred on this day in 1580 - 'singing hymns as he went!' One of our Vertical Houses is now named after this Saint #miki #saintmiki #martyr #catholic #bsil

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'There must have been a moment when suddenly everything fell into place, but more and more I think that that instantaneous revelation must have been allied to a longer, slower metanoia based on years of study and prayer' - the feast day of the conversion of Paul #stpaul #feastday

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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord was on Sunday. Here, Jenny reflects on its relation to a new term ahead.
#lent #lentterm #baptism

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#inthebleakmidwinter

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Repentance does take courage #stjohnthebaptist #thoughtoftheday #catholic #church

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Albert Magnus, who died today in 1280, bridged the divide between science and religion #albertmagnus #newhallschool #catholic

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The parable of the seeds; the mustard seed #thoughtoftheday