1/ The Columban Missionaries in Britain are inviting students aged 13 – 18 to enter the 2026 Schools Media Competition, exploring the theme: “Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is” Closing date 14th Feb Columbans launch Schools Competition 2026 – Columban Missionaries
2/ CAFOD is inviting parishes across our Diocese to join their “Big Lent Walk” fundraising challenge, walking 200km during the 40 days of Lent and bringing the gift of clean water to our brothers and sisters like Mortikana, aged 70, from southern Ethiopia. www.walk.cafod.org.uk
3/ Parish Projects One the projects we’re supporting this year is “St. Daniel Comboni Social Development Centre”. It started in 2016, in a very poor compound in a suburb of Lusaka. Many of the children spend their day on the street, learning what the street offers them. Some go to the Government school, with classes of over 200 children, unbelievable but true!
We are giving attention to their academic education, teaching children who have never been to school or who dropped out. We firmly believe that the way out of poverty is education. They long for lunchtime where we feed them, since they come to the Centre with no breakfast and some have no supper at home.
Near the Centre, there’s a Refugee Camp: families from Congo and Rwanda live in tents or in one room only and some of these children come to the Centre.
I dream of peaceful days, full of children growing up well, who study, who have food and a home. I entrust this dream to God our Father who will surely answer us through the good people of this world.
With gratitude, Sr. Enza Carini Comboni Missionary Sister.
4/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing – Soup Kitchen. There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary’s. Holy Family also support a similar charity.
5/ CAFOD The people of Sudan have suffered enough – urge the UK Government to act decisively now After 1,000 days of conflict, Sudan has reached breaking point and is now the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis. But the world’s governments — including the UK — have failed to respond with the urgency, leadership and determination needed. Please sign the petition to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper The people of Sudan have suffered enough – urge the UK Government to act decisively now
