Mission News

PROJECT COMPASSION - Thank you!

Caritas Australia is celebrating 50 years of Project Compassion with the theme “Learning more, creating change”. Our Project Compassion College challenge is in currently in Week 3. Below is an update of our Homegroup challenge. Thank you Mater Dei for your very generous contributions.

Below is the leading Homegroups and how much money they have raised so far.

1 - Sherrin 6: $250.80

2 - Kennedy 7: $176.30

3 - Rosarie 4: $125.10

4 - Sherrin 4: $110.55

5 - Webber 3: $86.15

6 - Webber 4: $80.20

GOSPEL CONNECTIONS

Look at the lost son in the Gospel story this week. He basically had wished his father dead by asking for his inheritance. But when he returns because he has nowhere else to go, the father runs to him, celebrating his return. The father doesn’t even let his son complete the apology. There are many significant messages in this week’s Gospel. Key among them is the unwavering love of the father for the son, even after his son’s disappointing behaviour.

Lent is a time to come home. We all stray. We live in a world that often calls us away from God. But God knows each of us by our fingerprint, knows when we turn away, and still always stands waiting, hoping to see us turn back to him.

In what ways do you need to come home to God this Lent?

Weekly Parables

DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

First Youth Mass - Sunday 6 March - 5.30pm, Sacred Heart Chrch Kooringal
Year 7 Reflection Day with Project Hatch - Thursday 10 March - College Hall
Year 10 Reflection Day with Project Hatch - Friday 11 March - College Hall
Year 8 Reflection Day with Real Talk - Monday 14 March - College Hall
Easter Raffle up and running until Holy Thursday

Ms Rebecca Michel

Assistant to the Principal - Mission