Faith and Mission News – 22 February 2024

Celebrating the start of Lent 

Lent lies at the very heart of our Catholic faith and prepares us for Easter.  While Lent was originally intended as a time of preparation for those being baptised at Easter, it gradually became a time when we focused on getting ready to renew our baptismal promises. It is a time when we reflect on the dying and rising of Christ that has made our salvation possible. The three Catholic observances we follow during Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. These engage us in body, mind and spirit. The College celebrated the start of Lent with the Ash Wednesday liturgies at each campus. The symbolic ritual of receiving the ashes on our foreheads publicly expresses our faith and humility.

Project Compassion

During Term 1 our College focuses on raising awareness and funds for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion program. Caritas Australia is an aid agency of the Australian Catholic Church and is recognised as a charity in Australia working to eradicate poverty and injustice. During the six weeks of Lent, we work with Caritas to teach our students about social justice and together raise funds for people living in some of the most vulnerable communities across the world. Some of our student leaders attended the Diocesan launch of Project Compassion on Shrove Tuesday. Our leaders cooked and served pancakes, raised awareness of social justice and performed during the opening ceremony. For more information on Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion visit their website.

In Mercy we serve

Coolock student leaders assisting with the cooking of pancakes & raising awareness and funds for Project Compassion.