Kicking Goals for Good: Our School Supports Socktober 2025

Here at Holy Cross, I am proud to say that our staff and students not only articulate how to Live and Learn in the Way of the Cross but regularly demonstrate it in our word and action.  This October, our school proudly joins thousands of students across Australia in supporting Socktober 2025, Catholic Mission’s annual initiative that blends faith, sport, and social justice. Socktober invites students to “kick goals for good” by engaging in fun sock and soccer-themed activities while raising awareness and funds for children in vulnerable communities around the world.

This year, the focus of Socktober is on Zambia, where Catholic Mission is helping to establish a maize mill to combat food insecurity. The project will provide a sustainable source of food for families affected by drought and economic hardship. Through our fundraising efforts, we are helping to ensure that children in Zambia have access to nutritious food and education, giving them the opportunity to build a brighter future.

Our students will embrace the Socktober spirit by wearing crazy socks and/or crazy hair and bring a gold coin donation on Thursday 23rd OCTOBER. During this week classes will also be creating sockballs—handmade soccer balls crafted from recycled materials, symbolising solidarity with children in developing countries. These sockballs will be used in classroom activities and soccer shootouts, all while learning about global mission and the importance of compassion and action.

Living the Mission: Catholic Mission’s Work in 2025

Socktober is just one part of Catholic Mission’s broader work in 2025. Inspired by Pope Francis’ theme for World Mission Sunday— “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples”—Catholic Mission is supporting life-giving projects around the world, including:

• Maternal health programs in Zambia, helping mothers access vital healthcare closer to home.
• Emergency relief in Ukraine, responding to humanitarian crises.
• Water and sanitation projects in Myanmar.
• Support for seminarians in Timor-Leste, nurturing future Church leaders.

These projects reflect Catholic Mission’s commitment to turning faith into action and building a world where every person can live with dignity and hope.

Thank You for Your Support

At Holy Cross. we are deeply grateful to our students, families, and staff for their enthusiastic support of Socktober initiatives each year. Your generosity and participation are helping to transform lives and bring hope to communities in need. Together, we are living out our call to be missionaries of hope, making a real difference in the world.

Let us continue to pray for the children and families in Zambia and all those supported by Catholic Mission. May our actions this Mission Month be a reflection of our faith, compassion, and commitment to justice.

Stephanie Travers
Assistant Principal
Catholic Identity & Wellbeing