Last week the college celebrated Ash Wednesday and the commencement of the Season of Lent.  Lent is a time of preparation for the most important time in the Church’s calendar, the Season of Easter.  During the six weeks of Lent, Catholics spend time focusing on ways that we can be true expressions of Christ’s love. Our SLT captains led the way on Shrove Tuesday, as they helped to facilitate pancake races with myself and Mrs Barling, and sell pancakes with the help of Mrs Whiteman and Ms Boller. Thanks to the efforts of these students, $233 was raised for Project Compassion.

Our Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated by Father Loi, who reminded students of the importance of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent. The Mass was beautifully put together by Mrs Barling, and we thank Father Loi and all the students involved for their efforts and conduct throughout the service.

The theme of Project Compassion 2024 is ‘For All Future Generations.’ Students will be learning about each project in Religious Education classes and getting to know more about the individuals behind these projects, and how they and their communities will benefit from this initiative. This year, along with the usual boxes for coin donations in Homerooms, the College has an online page set up for donations. The link is below. Once you have entered the website, simply click on ‘For students and parents - sign up’ and any donations can be easily made from that point.