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We are now in Lent!

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Remind yourself it is Lent and raise money at the same time.

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It is traditional (and good for us) to pay special focus to fasting, praying and giving during Lent.

Fast

What are you giving up for Lent? Fasting, giving something up, living more simply, helps to remove some of the clutter in our lives. Through this we can become more aware of what is important in life, we act in solidarity with Christ and the poor, and we can become more thankful to God for all that we are given.

Pray

We celebrate morning Mass at 8am everymorning in the college Chapel and we encourage boys to make a special effort in Lent to start their day with Mass.

We also encourage the boys to attend reflections in the Chapel every lunch-time at 1pm, with traditional stations of the cross on Fridays and a range of meditation, drama, video and artistic reflections on the other days of the week.

Give

We are encouraging pupils/staff/families to be generous this Lent and donate money to buy goats (amongs other things) for people who are in desperate need of support. A goat from CAFOD's "World Gifts" scheme cost just £28 (click on the logo below to find out more). By giving up something like chocolate, or by donating some pocket money, and by encouraging family members and friends to do the same, we hope that Wimbledon College will be able to buy many goats and other things this Lent. Check back here to watch the progress!