My Personal Narrative - St Josaphat

Hi my name is Josaphat, I lived a long time ago. I was a monk in the Ukrainian Greek church. I was born in a little town called Volodymyr in Lithuania in 1580.

People said I had many good qualities so I was chosen to lead the people in the year 1617 when I was 37 years old. At the age of 24 in 1604 I decided to join the Basilian Monastery of the Trinity at Vilna. I became popular and I was visited often. In 1609 I became a priest after I was a deacon. On November the 12th I became the Bishop of Vitebsk.

I had a meeting to unite the Roman church with the Orthodox church. Some people were against the unity of the churches and a mob attacked me. I was killed in 1623 November 12th.

When I came to heaven I found out I was still popular. Eastern churches including the Ukrainian church celebrate my feast day by having a big mass.

Rapunzel

On Wednesday the 12th of November the New Zealand Auckland play house performed a spectacular show called Rap-punzel in the school hall of Christ the King. Rap-punzel is a musical version of real Rapunzel story. 

The most entertaining scene was when they pretended to be the real X-factor performers. The character Simon Cow was convincing. He made it seem as if he was the real Simon Cowell. One of the funniest parts was when the character Prince Rupert's pants fell down and the crowd started laughing. Their laughter filled the hall. However the kiss was what the audience thought was really shocking, especially the little children. The rap that Rapunzel and Prince Rupert sang was very clever. It was sad that they had to finish. It was a good performance.

If you like humor and music then this is the play for you. I recommend this to all ages especially the children because it is cheerful and fun to watch. The older people would like this because it has very sophisticated humor and good wordplay.

Mary Mackillop Centre

"What a beautiful view." I think to myself. I am having lunch with friends outside the Josephite sisters convent I can hear the birds chirping. The green grass is tickling my feet as I sit in the cooling shade of a tree. As I turn my head I see my school and think 'I am in a big school.' I stand up and the walk around the grass. The hot Friday sun is shining upon my face making me feel comfortable. 'What a great place to celebrate the school's 60th anniversary.' I think.

As I sit down I look across the splashing sea and see Mt. Rangitoto. It is as big as a giant. With it's big trees covering it everywhere like a blanket. Sailing the sea is a little boat with a white sail. The white sail is waving in the wind. "Hey Nita what are you looking at?" I hear my friend ask. I point to the little boat.

Whoosh, Whoosh, I hear the wind in my ears. I sit down in the cooling shade. As I devour my apple I taste the sweetness and juiciness.

My head turns and I see the nuns serving us drinks. ' They love being poor because they don't need to worry about their belongings'. Then I wonder 'Nuns are very lucky, I wonder if I will ever become a nun when I grow up?'

What is Matariki

Matariki

Matariki is the celebration of the Maori new year. In the Maori new year it is a time when plenty of crops are harvested and fish are caught and are cooked ready for dinner. The people gather together and tell each other stories. Every New year a cluster of stars is shown but in many stories there are 7 stars. We can only see 7 stars with our naked eye. Matariki is actually the name for the stars in the sky.