This week, as we mark the 16th anniversary of the formal apology to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples made by former Prime Minster Kevin Rudd on behalf of our nation in
2008, our school received the Message Stick as part of St Stephen’s Cathedral
Sesquicentenary Celebrations.
The Message Stick, an ancient and culturally significant instrument of welcome and
acceptance, is travelling around the Archdiocese of Brisbane to herald the 150th
Anniversary of the completion and opening of the Cathedral of St Stephen on the sacred
lands of the First Nations Peoples of Meanjin, Brisbane.
The Message Stick holds an invitation for parishioners across the Archdiocese to come
together on Pentecost Sunday, 2024, at the Cathedral to celebrate this momentous
occasion.
© Brisbane Catholic Education, St Thomas' School (2024)