Who we are?

The Engadine Parish is a faith community growing with Christ and His Church, building the Kingdom of God, in the Salesian Charism.

The Charism of St John Bosco calls us to create a community that is:

• a home that welcomes
• a parish that evangelises
• a community that prepares for life
• a playground where friends can meet and share.

Current Project

Engadine Parish Maliana Appeal 

Don Bosco Technical School (DBTS) Maliana provides education, boarding, and vocational training for 170 young people from across Timor-Leste, many of whom come from remote communities with limited access to secondary education. Established in 2004 and managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco, the school equips students with practical skills in electricity, electronics, and solar installation, with plans to expand into air-conditioning systems to meet growing workforce demands.

By combining technical education with boarding, pastoral care, and life skills development, DBTS prepares young people for meaningful employment and enables them to contribute to the economic development of their country. Support is sought for the school's operational costs and essential infrastructure projects, including the refurbishment of boarding facilities, ensuring students continue to have a safe environment in which to live, learn, and build a brighter future.

Every dollar you donate will be 100% tax deductible. 

How we Help?

We have been a Salesian Parish since we were established in January 1951.  It is through gratitude to the Salesians for helping to build our parish community, that we are now in a position to help the growth of other Salesian Parishes and Projects. We raise funds to help assist Salesian Projects in developing countries to provide aid and assistance to the most marginalised.

The Salesians of Don Bosco support the vocational teaching of underprivileged young women, men, boys and girls, in order that they find employment and become self-sufficient contributing members of their nation.

Salesian works include schools (academic, technical, agricultural), school luncheon programs, orphanages, workshops for unemployed youth, emergency programs, community help groups, accommodation for street children, running dispensaries and providing assistance to the disadvantaged.

With a presence in most countries of the developing world, the Salesians or Don Bosco are well placed to make responses that are quick, compassionate and generous to those in need during emergencies such as natural disasters, war or violence.

Past Projects

• Samoa, Alafua June 2026 - raised $70,000.00 for the new construction of 4 classrooms to alleviate the overcrowding of classrooms.  
• Myanmar Earthquake Appeal March 2025 - raised $41,713.00 for the relief and reconstruction of the damaged street children accommodation and education facilities.
• Ukraine Appeal March 2023 - raised $10,000.00 for Educational Support.
• Syrian and Turkey Earthquake Appeal 2023 - raised over $11,000 for relief , program support and medical assistance. 
• Ukraine Sept 2022 - raised over $12,400.00 for relief to assist Ukraine Refuges with Food, supplies, accommodation and education.
• Myanmar Sept 2021 - Assist Salesian Deacon Michael Pau from Myanmar (Burma) to provide aid including food and supplies to the many nearby poor in HsiPaw, Northern Shan State. An amazing $13,848 was raised.
• Don Bosco Co-educational High School and Vocational Centre in Salelologa, Samoa provides education and training to disadvantaged local youth. Sustaining the school has been a challenge as the parents of students are, in the main, subsistence farmers many of whom struggle to pay school fees. Your support is welcomed to continue providing the job skills needed, to bring hope to students, so they can secure employment after graduation within local industry.  The Parish contribute generously each year to cover much of the maintenance cost of the colleges' two buses and teachers salaries.