We are a Parish working from a spirit of GRATITUDE,
acting with GENEROSITY,
in building the Kingdom of GOD.
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Prayer for the use of our Parish Charity Fund
Holy Father, through our donations from the Parish Charity Fund, help us to be a faith community,
growing with Christ and his Church, building the Kingdom of God in the Salesian Charism. Amen.
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CHARITABLE DONATIONS:In the Financial Year 2019-20 the following Donations have been made from the Parish Charity Fund: Salesian SistersParishioners are grateful for the Salesian Sisters’ presence here in Engadine Parish for over 60 years, and for their work undertaken during that time. In particular, we feel honoured that the Sisters have chosen Engadine for the location of their Novitiate. We have decided that we would like to support the three Novices in 2020 and have donated $15,000. Meet Sia (from New Zealand), Julie (Solomon Islands) and Mila (Samoa). {left to right}
Sister Edna Mary (Provincial) has responded "I am stunned at the generosity of the parish towards the Sisters in regard to our novitiate come 2020. Yes, what a gift for which we are very, very grateful." Dunlea CentreParishioners are grateful for the Dunlea Centre presence in the Engadine Parish for 80 years! We deeply value the work undertaken for youth from the foundation to this day! Our Parish has donated $5,000 to the Dunlea Centre. Dunlea Centre have responded saying: "Thank you for your very generous $5000 donation. We are so grateful for your support of the program and young people who, along with their families, need the Dunlea Centre to help them choose a better future. You are part of a unique program helping to transform the lives of young people and their families."  MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAMME:The following Matching Gift Programs have been conducted within the Parish: Fire Disaster Relief AppealJanuary 11 & 12, 2020: $10,000 donated so far. Rural NSW continues to suffer from drought, and is now affected by the worst fire season on record. The Country Womens’ Association (CWA) Disaster Relief Fund assists those in need due to drought, fires, and floods. We will extend our November Drought Appeal to now include the fires. We will match DOLLAR for DOLLAR from the Parish Charity Fund.   Drought Relief AppealNovember 9 & 10, 2019: $27,768 donated. NSW and parts of Queensland have experienced the worst drought on record. Many rivers and dams have run dry, paddocks are barren, livestock numbers have been reduced dramatically and are being hand-fed at great expense. Farm households are being impacted with every spare dollar being put into maintaining the viability of the farm. The Finance Committee selected the Country Womens' Association (CWA) to be the conduit for our Matching Gifts Program - learn why by clicking on this link. Drought Relief Donations total $13,884. Our total parish contribution is $27,768, after the Parish Charity Fund matching parishioner donations. The CWA CEO has responded: "This latest donation of $6,008 is truly remarkable, on top of the other $8,076 given by your parishioners and the parish itself. Thank you for your generosity and prayers - we are truly grateful."  | PARISHIONER APPEALS:Throughout each year we have a number of Appeals for various charities within our Parish. We wish to thank parishioners for their generosity. The result of those Appeals in the current Financial Year are: St Vincent de PaulNovember 2019: Just over $ 8,000 donated by parishioners  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Catholic MissionNovember 2019: $1,472 Donated by Parishioners. Catholic Missions wrote to say: "Thank you for supporting this year’s Catholic Mission Parish Appeal. I would be grateful if you could please pass on my sincere thanks to all the parishioners who contributed to the appeal."
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