Mission Week and the Socktober Shootout

23 OCTOBER – 28 OCTOBER

Mission Week is the culmination of the Socktober journey and when the celebration really gets started! Beginning in your local parish on the 23rd of October with World Mission Sunday, Mission Week is a chance to recognise the life-enriching work of missionaries around the world and give back by sharing their stories and joining a nationwide fundraising effort.

The Socktober Shootout can be the centrepiece of your Mission Week. It’s a fun activity that puts your students’ sockballs to good use and allows your whole school community, including parents and your parish priest, to get involved. Here’s how to run it:

1. Make time in your Term 4 calendar for Mission Week and the Socktober Shootout.

2. Find resources on socktober.org.au and recruit colleagues to help out.

3. Promote your Socktober Event Day among your school community and parish.

4. Set up the Shootout by positioning or marking out the goals, ensuring all students can take a few shots with the sockball and synthetic ball, and invite a guest goalie!

5. Work through the Socktober Shootout debrief questions with your students to see what they learned.

Learn more: socktober.org.au/socktober-shootout