Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Maria and Michael from Catholic Mission. During the day Maria spoke with every level of our school, sharing the story of Catholic Mission and what it means to be missionaries in our world while staying right here in Traralgon. 

As a Catholic Community we are inspired by the life of Jesus to reach out to those in this world who are marginalised or less fortunate than we are. Last year the focus country for Catholic Mission was Timor Leste, working with the Don Bosco Children’s Home and assisting the community with health care. 

The most exciting news that Maria shared with the children is that St Michael’s Primary School was the top fundraising school in Victoria and Tasmania last year! Last year we raised $4,277.45. Congratulations to our entire school community, this could not have been achieved without you all!

The country that Catholic Mission is supporting this year is Mongolia. This country will be the focus of our mission work for the rest of the year; the children will learn about the needs of this community and how we can be missionaries supporting the marginalised.

Our Mini Vinnies team learnt how to make Mission Balls out of old socks. They are looking forward to sharing this with the classes next term. We will be needing lots of odd socks - can you please start collecting these for us. 

Next week we will kick off a Colouring Competition and Guess the Lollies in the jar. Both of these fundraisers will be 50 cents each. The Mini Vinnies team will visit the classrooms each day for the children to guess the number of lollies in the jar and choose a picture for the colouring competition.

Thanks again for your fabulous support.