RE News 

Third Week of Lent 

(Week beginning Monday 13th March)

We are now in the third week of Lent with the Project Compassion story of Priscilla, who lives in the Hwange district in Zimbabwe with her husband, Charles, and two of their grandchildren. Climate change continues to bring unprecedented challenges for people living in the most vulnerable and remote communities in Zimbabwe.

During times of intense drought and food shortages, Priscilla had to commute to the town centre and wait in long queues to collect food.  

With the support of Caritas Hwange, Priscilla learnt conservation farming skills to grow drought-resistant crops and started poultry farming to support her family during the current food crisis. Priscilla was able to produce a bumper harvest in her first year of practising in conservation farming. Priscilla also used the funds from her harvest to start poultry farming, which enabled her to sell eggs to pay for her grandchildren’s school fees, books and stationery. The poultry farming provides a safety net for Priscilla and her family during times of hardship, like the current drought.

While the situation in Zimbabwe and across eastern Africa remains dire, the work of Caritas Hwange means that Priscilla can learn the techniques, tools and resources she needs to build resilience and support her family during this current food crisis.  

Watch a short film about Priscilla’s story here.

Please support Project Compassion: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion

Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia

Icy Pole Friyay is still happening.

$1 for an icypole :)

Money goes towards Project Compassion

Reconciliation 2023 Year 4 Students

St Francis Xavier (SFX), Holy Trinity (HT) and 

Our Lady Help of Christians (OLHC)

Next week is the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the Year 4 students. Please keep these students in your prayers as they prepare to make their sacrament.

OLHC Year 4 children will experience God’s beautiful gift of forgiveness, in the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.

The 2023 Reconciliation (Communal Rite of Forgiveness) celebration will be held at 7:00pm on Monday the 20th March 2023 at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Church, Henry Street, Eltham.

We look forward to meeting and sharing this moment soon.  

Blessings to all.

Michael F. Sierakowski (Parish Moderator) and Education in Faith Leaders