{"id":21207,"date":"2025-07-01T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T00:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&p=21207"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:35:40","slug":"service-and-outreach","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/service-and-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Service and Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

On behalf of our community, we sincerely thank the families who generously supported our Term 2 outreach. Your kindness has made a real difference in the lives of those in need, embodying the true spirit of compassion and service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your contributions directly support the <\/span>Ignite Food Store<\/b>, a vital initiative of Jesuit Social Services in Emerton. This social enterprise provides <\/span>quality, low-cost food<\/b> to the local community, ensuring that individuals and families facing hardship have access to essential groceries. Through your generosity, Ignite Food Store can continue to promote <\/span>health, wellbeing and social inclusion<\/b>, offering dignity and support to those in need.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also thank the 90 students and 10 staff members who came together in a powerful act of solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and hardship in our community for our annual Serviam Sleepout. What began as a night of sacrifice unfolded into a deeply moving experience, shaped by moments of stillness, learning, and shared conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants took part in a <\/span>guided workshop on Catholic Social Teaching<\/b>, led by <\/span>Mr Chris Nolan<\/b>, Social and Ecological Justice Animator for Caritas Australia. This was followed by <\/span>Lectio Divina<\/b>, where students prayerfully reflected on the Gospel\u2019s call to justice. These moments not only deepened their understanding of faith in action but also inspired them to embody the values of service and justice in tangible ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to this initiative, $24,000 was raised for Vinnies Kingsgrove and NSW Vinnies Vans, offering practical help and hope to those most in need. The Serviam Sleepout reminded us all that while one night cannot replicate the experience of homelessness, it can ignite compassion and deepen our commitment to justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Antoinette Nader
\n<\/b>Service and Outreach Coordinator<\/b><\/em><\/h5>\n

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