Welcome
Dear Friends,
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Primary School is a very happy and effective place.
The principal and staff at O.L.H.C. are very conscious of the role that parents play in the development of their children, and they are anxious at all times to ensure that parents are given every opportunity to be involved with them in the role they play as educators in this school.
There is a great deal of co-operation between the parish team and the principal and teachers of this school and I would like to say that I am available at any time if you wish to consult with me.
Yours in Christ,
Fr.Lawrie O'Toole.
Parish Priest.
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Primary School is a very happy and effective place.
The principal and staff at O.L.H.C. are very conscious of the role that parents play in the development of their children, and they are anxious at all times to ensure that parents are given every opportunity to be involved with them in the role they play as educators in this school.
There is a great deal of co-operation between the parish team and the principal and teachers of this school and I would like to say that I am available at any time if you wish to consult with me.
Yours in Christ,
Fr.Lawrie O'Toole.
Parish Priest.
Father Lawrie retires
OLHC Newsletter 16/06/22
Father Lawrie’s Retirement
Next week marks the end of Father Lawrie’s service as Parish Priest of OLHC.
Since 1999 he has been the Parish Priest of OLHC and has had an enormous impact on not only the East Warrnambool Parish but the broader Warrnambool community. His legacy, a term often overused, will be significant and long lasting. He, for many people, is the first point of entry into our faith community through baptism and has remained in many of our lives through the holy sacrament of marriage. In addition to this, he has overseen and handled a large number of funerals for our wider community.
In many ways he has been the face of the Catholic Church in Warrnambool and surrounds and there wouldn't be many families who have not been impacted by his personal and genuine interactions.
Among his strengths is his ability to not only know someone's name, but connect that name to a sibling, neighbour or story so everyone who met him felt like he knew them. From a school point of view he has been a pleasure to work with. He always made the staff and students feel welcome, safe and important.
As a school leader, he always supported us and was a trusted confidant, especially in hard times. From a selfish point of view, school life will not be the same without him. He has been a significant presence at our assemblies and his inclusive and warm manner will be sorely missed. I wish to personally thank him for his guidance and gentle leadership and wish him every happiness in retirement in Koroit.
Well played, Lawrie, a living legend in Warrnambool.
Stephen Madden
OLHC Principal
June 2022
Father Lawrie’s Retirement
Next week marks the end of Father Lawrie’s service as Parish Priest of OLHC.
Since 1999 he has been the Parish Priest of OLHC and has had an enormous impact on not only the East Warrnambool Parish but the broader Warrnambool community. His legacy, a term often overused, will be significant and long lasting. He, for many people, is the first point of entry into our faith community through baptism and has remained in many of our lives through the holy sacrament of marriage. In addition to this, he has overseen and handled a large number of funerals for our wider community.
In many ways he has been the face of the Catholic Church in Warrnambool and surrounds and there wouldn't be many families who have not been impacted by his personal and genuine interactions.
Among his strengths is his ability to not only know someone's name, but connect that name to a sibling, neighbour or story so everyone who met him felt like he knew them. From a school point of view he has been a pleasure to work with. He always made the staff and students feel welcome, safe and important.
As a school leader, he always supported us and was a trusted confidant, especially in hard times. From a selfish point of view, school life will not be the same without him. He has been a significant presence at our assemblies and his inclusive and warm manner will be sorely missed. I wish to personally thank him for his guidance and gentle leadership and wish him every happiness in retirement in Koroit.
Well played, Lawrie, a living legend in Warrnambool.
Stephen Madden
OLHC Principal
June 2022
