On Thursday 4th May, we will be holding a Commissioning Service in school where Father Anthony will be awarding our 35 Mini Vinnie members with their certificates and badges. We are pleased that Deacon Geoffrey will be here to join in with this important ceremony.

 

The Mini Vinnies have worked so hard this year and have given up time to become involved in our weekly meetings, in helping coordinate our Harvest Mass, lead our Poppy Appeal, create posters for the Parish 'Warm Welcome.'

 

This term they have exciting plans and aim to have a Rosary Club running during the month of May.

We thank them for their commitment and for the way they model our Catholic Virtues of faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude at every opportunity.

 

 

Virtues in Action -  Holy Week 2023 

Palm Sunday Liturgy

The children in reception listened to the events of Palm Sunday after Jesus had been in the wilderness with His Father for 40 days and 40 nights. The Reception children role played the story and thought in particular about the joy of the people in the city. The Reception Class planned and led a liturgy for the whole school to enjoy about this very special day.

When the liturgy started the Reception children enacted the  gospel reading story of Palm Sunday beautifully, playing some very important roles such as Jesus, the disciples, the donkey, the donkey keeper and the people of Jerusalem.

The Reception children learnt a song about Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey which we shared with the school.

 Holy Thursday Service

During Holy Thursday Service the children learned about Jesus’ love and service. This really helped us see first-hand how compassion and care are the cornerstones of our faith. As the gospel reading was enacted, Father Anthony showed the love of Jesus as he bent down and washed the feet. The parts of the disciples were played by our Mini Vinnies who also helped Father lead the service and read beautifully.

Good Friday Service

To end our week, the Mini Vinnies led a very prayerful Good Friday Service. We brought Faith and Hope to the forefront as we remembered the events of the day. It was a poignant service and we thank our Mini Vinnies for their continued service in planning and leading us so well and being role models for living out our catholic virtues.

 

Having been planned by our Mini Vinnies, we launched this year’s special campaign with a special assembly and once our parents were informed and our special fundraising page was set up, we started our walk with a motivational presentation. It was a very exciting time.

Each class came to school dressed in brightly coloured clothes and wore hats they had made in school in the colours of the rainbow. Each class walked around the school grounds to help raise awareness of global poverty.

Bea Taylor from CAFOD came in to support our campaign and walked with the Reception children.

Well done everyone for living out the catholic virtues in such a worthwhile way!

 

Throughout December, we have focused on the virtue of Charity. We have celebrated the way that children in our school show charity in their words and actions as we thanked you all for your cooperation and support with Operation Christmas Child. The beautifully wrapped boxes, individual items, roles of paper and empty wrapped boxes together with the parish. Thank you for sending your love to a child by way of a shoebox at such a difficult time. A huge thank you to Mrs Evans for organising the Shoebox appeal both at school and for the parish.

 

Thank you to Father Anthony and Year 4 for leading a lively Harvest Mass and thank you to all for bringing in so much food produce in hardened financial times. The local Weymouth Food Bank at St. Albany Road were very appreciative of our efforts.

 

In line with the traditions of the Catholic Church, during the month of May, we as a faith community, take time to think about and venerate Mary, the Mother of Jesus. On Thursday 26th May, just before our Ascension Day Mass, we held a special service called the ‘Crowning of Our Lady’, during which we prayed, sang hymns, and had a procession around the school field behind a statue of Mary and presented flowers to Our Lady. It was really a beautiful, reverent event. Thank you to Mrs Evans, Mrs Ayles, Mrs Wilkins, Father Anthony, Deacon Geoffrey, the Mini Vinnies and everybody who supported such a wonderful event. After the Mass, Mrs Wilkins kindly took the flowers received and donated them to Anning House Care Home. The residents were extremely appreciative.