Join Caritas Australia's Project Compassion in 2025

This Lent, Caritas Australia's Project Compassion invites you to Unite Against Poverty and take action to make a lasting difference.

Caritas is the Catholic Church's international aid and development agency in Australia. We are committed to working alongside the most vulnerable and addressing the imbalance of power by including the people affected in the decisions impacting their lives.

This week each family should receive a Project Compassion box from school. We ask for these to be returned in the last week of term.

To make a donation online, please use the following links to the Primary or the Secondary donation page. A receipt can be sent to your email, donations over $2 are tax deductible.

We only ask you to donate what you can and once a donation is made, continue to use the weekly stories for discussions amongst your family and sharing of gratitude and humility for the wonderful community that we are a part of.

Shrove Tuesday: The word ‘shrive’ means to absolve. During Lent we are asked to seek forgiveness. It’s the last day before the season of fasting and reflection begins, so traditionally, Christians have used it as a time to confess sins, seek absolution, and prepare their hearts for Lent.

Ash Wednesday: The ashes placed on our forehead, symbolize the dust from which God made us. This day begins the season of Lent. 

Ross McKeown | Leader of Mission