Second Week of Lent 
(School week beginning Monday 1March)

This week through Project Compassion we learn about 39-year-old Margret, a teacher at a vocational school for deaf students in the Solomon Islands. She was born deaf, so she knows the challenges it poses to education and employment. Apart from the difficulties the students all have, the school also faced water shortages, with not enough to supply staff and students with safe water for drinking, cooking, washing and growing vegetables.

Then Tropical Cyclone Harold damaged the school and its vegetable garden, amidst the threat of COVID-19. Staff and students rely on the vegetable garden to provide food for their meals.

With Caritas Australia’s support, the school installed water tanks, provided cyclone-proof building materials and helped to implement COVID-19 prevention measures. Margret’s school now has enough water for its students and the capacity to cater for more, with plans to boost food security, through increased agricultural production. 

• Around 60% of people in rural areas in the Solomon Islands don’t have access to piped water, while about 80% don’t have access to latrines or toilets. (UNICEF, 2019)

Watch a short film about Margret’s story here.

 “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” Please support Project Compassion: lent.caritas.org.au

St Monica’s Fundraising Tally so far…

Last Friday the Social Justice Team collected and tallied donations from each class and we have raised $32.20!

The class that has raised the most so far is…. 2RR!

This year, there is going to be a class prize at the end of Lent for the class that raises the most money for Project Compassion. Maybe during Lent you could do some extra jobs around the house to earn some extra pocket money. Every little bit helps!

We wanted to say THANK YOU! To all our families who have donated so far! We are hoping to hit our target of $200 this Lenten season.

The Social Justice Team

Preparing for Holy Week

This year we are having moving Stations of the Cross. We would like to make some crosses for each Station. If you have any old fence palings or lengths of thin wood or plywood please contact Haley Stonham via the Front Office by Friday 12 March.