Lent

The three main focuses of Lent are Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

Every year St Joseph’s participates in a whole school almsgiving activity, where money is raised and sent to the Catholic Aid organisation, Caritas. The annual Lent Appeal is run on behalf of New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops. It is Caritas’ most important Appeal of the year, providing almost half of their public donations.

Supporting the Caritas annual Lent Appeal is a practical way to link prayer, sacrifice and giving to those in greater need than ourselves.

Caritas thanks those who gave so generously in Lent 2011. More than $850,000 was donated, of which 25 percent has gone towards helping in the recovery from the 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes.

This year our Lenten effort is a Tables-a-thon and the classroom Rice bowls.

The Tables-a-thon requires children to collect sponsorship, and children will be tested on tables appropriate to their year level and/or ability.