During the school holidays Jade and Taylor C in 6L and Amelia M in 3L were invited to record a new album ‘Rise Up!’ with Andrew Chinn at the Robertson Brothers Studio in Springwood
The choir consisted of 20 singers from Years 3 to 11 of various schools over NSW.
We are so proud of the girls who represented both the school and the Parramatta Diocese. It was truly an honour to be invited to participate in this special event.
Here is Amelia’s recount of this very exciting day
During the holidays I was so excited because I was asked to be in Andrew Chinn’s choir to sing for his new album. When I got to his recording studio I was very nervous but very excited to start. There were about 15 kids from all over New South Wales there and I felt important because I was one of them. I was the youngest one in the choir.
The recording studio had lots of microphones and sound machines all over the place, and we had to sing each song so many times so they were perfect! My favourite song of all the seven I had to learn was ‘With a Father’s Heart, With a Mother’s Heart’.
I can’t wait for everyone to hear this song when it comes out.
About Andrew Chinn
Andrew Chinn worked as a classroom teacher in Catholic Primary Schools in Sydney, Australia for nearly twenty years before moving into his full time music ministry. Andrew has visited more than 1000 Catholic primary schools, performing in 2000 concerts across Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada sharing his music and his faith with children, teachers and parents. He has released 10 CDs, 5 DVDs and 5 picture books, which are used widely by teachers and catechists in the faith development of children.
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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20 Apr 2026
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On this Good Friday, we pause to reflect on the meaning of sacrifice, love and hope. A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful students for their beautiful reenactments of the Easter story during Holy Week. Wishing our school community a peaceful and reflective Good Friday. 🙏🏼
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24 Mar 2026
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A message from Caritas Australia Dear St Paul’s Students, Staff, Families & Friends, EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT – Dollar Match Day is back tomorrow! We were blown away by your incredible response to our first Dollar Match Day at the beginning of March - so tomorrow, we're bringing it back one last time! That’s right – every donation you raise online for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion from 10.00am AEDT tomorrow, 25 March, will be DOUBLED, up to a cap of $67,500. That means... A $50 donation will become $100 A $100 donation will become $200 A $200 donation will become $400 Our second and final Dollar Match Day will run until our $67,500 matched funding cap is reached – so make sure you act fast as once the funds are gone, they’re gone! *Donations will be matched up to $1,000 per individual donation – individual donations over $1,000 will not be matched. ** Only individual donations made directly to your online fundraising page are eligible to be matched. Banking of funds already collected offline – for example, proceeds from a bake sale or other cash collections – are excluded from Dollar Match Day, even if those funds are deposited on the day. Please find all terms and conditions in our website. There’s never been a better time to Unite Against Poverty, so put a reminder in your calendar and get ready to make double the difference to vulnerable communities around the world! With gratitude, Holly Dean Community Fundraising Manager Caritas Australia https://www.projectcompassion.org.au/fundraiser/stpaultheapostleprimaryschoolwinstonhills