RE News 

Dear Sacred Heart Community,

RECONCILIATION

Please keep in your thoughts & prayers a number of our students in Grades 3 & 4 who will make the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday 22nd March at 6.30 pm at Sacred Heart Church. (Please note the new date)

CARITAS PROJECT COMPASSION

The theme of Project Compassion 2023 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good we do today extends to impact the lives of generations to come.

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 learned 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 practicing 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. 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.

Each class has received a Project Compassion box for the classroom for donations or you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion 

Take Care, 

Kate Harris

RE Leader

kharris@shpreston.catholic.edu.au