“The Last Supper”

Last week St Joseph’s School completed work on “The Last Supper”, an Outdoor Reflective and Learning Space on the school grounds. This space is a teaching space, a quiet spiritual space, a space to bring students and adults to sit, reflect and wonder, and hopefully connect with God and the world around them. It is a space that highlights our Catholic identity.

“The Last Supper” is a sculpture of Jesus, sitting at the table breaking bread and sharing wine. This space symbolises community, all are welcome at the table, and reminds all of the important Gospel values.

The sculpture is by world renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy P Schmalz, who focuses on religious figures, is devoted to creating artwork that glorifies Christ and describes his sculptures as being visual prayers. Timothy has presented a number of pieces of his work to the Pope at the Vatican and has his works displayed around the world.

“The Last Supper” is meant to be a space shared by all. In this respect, St Joseph’s School acknowledges the multi-denominational support of the leaders of the of the Anglican Church (Reverend Daniel Sitaram), Uniting Church (Reverend Kaye Ronalds) and the Vineyard Christian Church (Pastor Jeremy Greening) in helping to get the project completed. I have invited other churches in Stanthorpe to share the space as we all share a similar message.

The graduating Seniors last week were very excited to get their photos take around the setting and a number of secondary teachers have already held their classes in the space.

God Bless