Religious Education and Social Justice

Project Compassion: Fourth Week of Lent

Memory is 26 years old and lives in rural Malawi. As the eldest child in a low-income farming family, Memory had to take on many household chores and farming activities to support her parents. They struggled to pay for Memory’s school fees and school supplies, and Memory often had to walk to school barefooted. 

With the support of Caritas Australia and its partner the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), Memory was able to enrol at a technical college where she learnt technical skills in carpentry. She undertook a three-year carpentry course, with CADECOM supporting part of her tuition and boarding fees. 

Memory became the first female carpenter from her village. Today, she works as a carpenter at one of Malawi’s largest hydroelectric power stations. With the income from her job, she can provide financial support to her family and inspire other young women in her community so that they may have the opportunity to succeed in a male-dominated industry. 

Click on this link to watch Memory’s Story

Please donate to Project Compassion.

Together, we can help vulnerable communities face their challenges today and build a better tomorrow, for all future generations. 

Lenten Prayer

We pray for all people who make things. 

We thank God for their skill. 

May our support of Project Compassion 

help people around the world 

find the opportunity to use their talents 

to support their families and communities. 

Amen

2024 Sacrament dates

For your future planning, the proposed dates for our Sacraments in 2024 are as follows:

Sacrament of Confirmation (Year 6): 

Sunday 26th May 11:00 am

Confirmation Formation Evening:

Thursday 2nd May  6:30 pm

Sacrament of the Eucharist (Year 3):

Sunday 2nd June 11:00 am

Eucharist Formation Evening:

Wednesday 8th May 6:30 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Year 2):

Wednesday 9th October 6:00 pm

(Please note this date has changed from 8th October)

Reconciliation Formation Evening:

Wednesday 11th September 6:30 pm

Jane Wilkinson

Religious Education Leader