St Michael's Primary School Traralgon eNewsletter

Welcoming the Lenten Season

Today is Shrove Tuesday and we are preparing for the arrival of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is traditionally known as the day when people used up the “rich foods” that they had in the house by making pancakes before the period of fasting began. All around the school today there was the beautiful smell of pancakes.

Tomorrow we celebrate Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. Lent is a time of fasting, praying and almsgiving. Tomorrow at 12 noon all children in Grade 1 - 6 will attend the parish mass in the church. All members of our school family are welcome to join in our celebration. As we reflect on this new season of the Church year we will receive the mark of the cross on their forehead.

Project Compassion

During Lent, Project Compassion works hard to raise money to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity across the globe. A focus in the Lenten period is almsgiving; donating money or goods as an act of charity. This is a great concept for the children to understand: it might be simply going without an icy-pole once a week and donating their 50c to the Project Compassion Box. There will be collection boxes throughout the classrooms for the children to donate throughout Lent.

Today our 5 school captains attended the official launch of Project Compassion 2023 along with Mrs Ware and myself. We had the opportunity to gather with Bishop Greg Bennet, priests and other school principals and leaders from the area at Lavalla Catholic College.