The Diocese of Sandhurst will publicly launch Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion in Hargreaves Mall Bendigo on Shrove Tuesday 21 February (11.30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) and you are invited!

Join us for free pancakes as you enjoy entertainment by local students, followed by the commissioning of Project Compassion School and Parish Representatives by Bishop Shane Mackinlay. 

For each of the six weeks of Lent, thousands of Australians come together in solidarity to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.  

Caritas Australia helps over 1 million people in Australia and overseas every year - walking alongside those in crisis. 

This year, Project Compassion is built around the theme of ‘For All Future Generations’. This theme asks us to reflect on the great yes that Mary said when the angel told her that she was to become the mother of Jesus. She freely accepted a unique place in the history of the human family. The great prayer she shared with her cousin Elizabeth says ‘all generations will call me blessed.’ Her yes is ‘for all future generations.’ 

During Lent, we are invited to take up the call to fast, pray and give alms. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the many crises that have struck the world over the past 12 months mean that many communities are in great need of your support.