The season of Lent has begun, our forty-day journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. In 2026, what might this mean for our families? Perhaps we need not overcomplicate Lent. Lent may simply invite us to pay closer attention, to open ourselves to the blessings already present each day.
Our theme this year is Abundant Blessings. If God is a God of abundant blessing, then those blessings are surely ever-present. Lent is the season in which we become more attentive to ourselves, to one another, and to the world around us. It is a time not only to notice blessings, but to become a blessing.
Prayer grounds us in gratitude. Fasting creates space to focus on what matters most. Almsgiving turns our attention outward in love.
Blessings are the courage to give your best, the confidence to try again, and the humility to recognise how much has already been given. They are found in the quiet dedication of staff, in the small and significant acts that unite our community, and in the people who shape it, past, present, and newly welcomed.
Dr Helen Steele
COLLEGE PRINCIPAL
