March 2026

As part of our almsgiving service during Lent, we donated toiletries for the homeless charity, The Passage. This is a charity that we were asked to support by Mary Lee, one of our parishioners. It also helps us to remember our Catholic Social Teaching principle of Preferential Option for the Poor, when we serve the most vulnerable, just as Jesus taught us to. The Faith Council communicated with parents and were on hand to hand over the donations to Mary.

Thank you all for your generosity, it was so appreciated by her and will help those most in need.

During Advent, we prepare our hearts and minds for the birth of Jesus in different ways.  In our service to others, we had a collection of Christmas treats for a local food bank. We also do this because it allows us to live out the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Preferential Option For The Poor. From this we learn that Jesus always put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first, and so should we.

Year 1 helped us to celebrate the harvest God gives us. The generous food donations from our families and staff were blessed by Fr. David and collected by representatives from our parish St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP). The SVP will use the food offerings to make food parcels, which will be shared with people in need in our parish community.