Mr Bradley HOD, Mrs Campbell, Mr Boylan.

Sister Emmanuel of the Beatitude Community visited the school to spread the messages of Our Lady of Medugorje. She is the author of the world famous book "Medugorje the 90's", which has been translated into 21 languages. Her message - that of Our Lady - was a call to prayer, confession and faithfulness to the Mass. She emphasised the need to pray the rosary and the protection it offers families.
She talked of the visions the children of Medugorje were given of Heaven, Purgatory and Hell.

The ARMAGH DIOCESAN JUBILEE 2000 COMMITTEE performing a Jubilee Celebration at St Pius X.

Pupil classwork in RE.

Past pupil work.

Saint Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland

Saint Patrick lived about 1600 years ago. He is the Patron Saint of Ireland. Many churches and places are named after him, many stories and legends are told about him. It is said that he drove all the snakes from Ireland. Virtually none exist in the country

CHURCH ISLAND
Lough Beg near Toomebridge is known as the island of Inis Toite (Church Island) where a large 'Stone of Patrick' may still be seen. He is said to have prayed on this stone and to have left the mark of his knees and hands on it. Water when collected in these hollow traces, is believed capable of curing diseases.

SAINT PATRICK'S WELL
In Magherafelt there is an ancient well from which townspeople used to take water; at the bottom of the well there lies a stone, said to have been placed there by Saint Patrick. Once when the well was cleaned the stone was taken away, upon which the well immediately dried up. The stone was found and put back again, nobody since has dared to take it away

POLEPATRICK
Poll Patraic (Polepatrick) is a very small townland in the neighbourhood of Magherafelt. The word in Gaelic means'' the cave of Patrick". The tradition has it that a church stood there at one time.

LOCH PATRAIC
Sliab Callainn, is five miles to the west of Magherafelt; in the same direction, four miles distant from Sliab Callainn. Among the hills is a little lake called Loch Patraic, (the lake Patrick,) and to this place as far as human memory goes back, the local people went in order to show their piety.

Typed by Kieran, Jim, Kevin, Denver, Patrick, Gabriel, Eunan and John Paul