Ash Wednesday - Next Wednesday 26 February  

This is an important day in the Church calendar as we begin the season of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, our School and Parish community will gather for Mass in the Church and receive a cross of ashes on our foreheads. This is a sign to remind us that we are God’s children, called to follow Jesus and live his way of love, peace, justice, compassion and mercy. The ashes remind us that we need to ask God’s forgiveness for the times we don’t act as Jesus calls us to; and we need to have a change of heart, so that we can live in right relationship with God and each other.

For Catholics, Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstaining from meat. Fasting is a reminder that food and material things alone cannot make us happy. Catholics believe in the need to be fed/nourished with prayer, God’s Word (in Scripture) and the Sacraments.

Parents and friends are welcome to join us for 9.30am Mass next Wednesday.

Project Compassion

Lent also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allow Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to alleviate poverty, hunger, oppression and injustice. As a school community, during the six weeks of Lent, we will be learning about the needs of these communities and giving to this appeal. Stay tuned to hear more about this from our Year 6 Mission Leaders.

Please support us in putting our compassion into action.

You can learn more about Project Compassion here - www.lent.caritas.org.au