Solidarity Christmas Jazz in North Fitzroy Community Garden

The community at North Fitzroy hosted the launch of the Marist Solidarity Christmas appeal in Melbourne Sunday night in their garden. The clouds pulled back at 3pm without putting the Marial statue out on the lawn for good Melbourne weather and over 120 people were guests. A jazz band entertained people as various parts of the Australian Marist Community, funding partner groups of the province solidarity offices and donors gathered. Al Sherry presented the challenge of imagination and solidarity as we prepare for the feast of Christmas and its story with its heavy load of rich appeals to the imagination. Al also reported on a sample projects completed during 2014 in Cambodia, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands and gave an overview of the five projects in the newly designed Christmas Appeal pack being rolled out nationally for the first time in the province. A sample pack will be sent to all communities not able to attend the launches. Contact [email protected] for an advance copy or extra copies.