HEAD, HEART, HANDS for Catholic Mission SOCKTOBER

What is SOCKTOBER?

SOCKTOBER is the Catholic Mission month of October. The word SOCKTOBER represents the words ‘Soccer’, ‘Socks’, and ‘October’.

Why soccer?

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport and is played in almost every country in the world. No other sport in the world has such metaphorical power to represent the bonds we can form with our brothers and sisters with whom we may share little else in common.

The Sockball

When Pope Francis was a boy in Argentina, he played soccer in the streets of Buenos Aires with his friends using a ball made of recycled materials like rags tied together with string. It is fitting that the iconic symbol of Socktober is a tattered, misshapen ball made of recycled material like socks, t-shirts and plastic bags, tied together with string. It represents what Socktober is all about.

Connecting with our Heads, hearts and hands

When we create our own sockball, we are joining millions of other children from other cultures, past and present, and forming a clearer comprehension of what it means to ‘have’ and ‘have not’. The empathy that comes with this is what drives our desire to make a difference. 

This Socktober our students will learn the stories of children in developing countries and use their HEADs, HEARTs, and HANDS in praying and working for justice. Stay tuned for more information about our fundraising SOCKTOBER gala day in week 5

In preparation for SOCKTOBER Day, please collect and send in the following recycled materials:

• Old socks
• Bubble wrap
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Old Tshirts/light material clothing