This Sunday, called Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday are called the Triduum—three days that are the highlight of the Church year. There are two Gospels proclaimed at Sunday’s Mass. The first Gospel tells of Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!”  The second Gospel goes on to tell of the events leading to Jesus' Crucifixion.

Our Year 5/6 students and our choir, will present the events leading to the crucifixion on Tuesday night @ 7pm– Stations of the Cross – as well as part of our special Easter Liturgy on Wednesday 27th March @ 8.45am.

This week at Holy Spirit we value justice. Justice, as we all know, is all about fairness for ourselves and for others. We should always be looking for ways in which we are called to be people for others, especially when we see something that isn’t fair and we can help in some way. During Lent, we are especially called to help those in need with the essentials required for a decent life (food, clothing and shelter). Our donations to Project Compassion this year is a great way to help those in need. We encourage all our families to buy their book of tickets for our Project Compassion Easter Raffle. By supporting this, we are doing our part to care for those who are poor.

Project Compassion Easter Raffle: A book of tickets has been sent home with the eldest in the family to raise funds for Project Compassion. This year, there are 10 prizes in total with our bigger prizes being for first, second and third. Additional tickets are available in our office at the Front Reception. You can also see the prizes on display behind reception. Please remember that tickets are due back on Tuesday, 26th March, for the draw of our prizes on Wednesday, 27th March, at our Easter Liturgy.  Good luck, everyone, and thank you for your generosity in supporting Project Compassion, where little donations go a long way in helping those in need.

PROJECT COMPASSION BOXES: Boxes can be returned to the Office at the end of this term. Thank you in advance to all those families who put aside a little from home to support PC24. For more information about CARITAS and its work go to www.caritas.org.au

Have a great week.
God bless.
Caroline Fuller