Our KS2 children have the opportunity to serve the school and our Parish community as part of our Mini Vinnies. Successful candidates are commissioned during a special service in St Dunstan's Church, where they receive their lanyard and their mission.
 
Our Mini Vinnies play a vital role in developing the spiritual life of our school, supported by senior staff.

Ephesians 2:10: For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Aims:

• To help our school to grow as a community of faith.
• To encourage pupils to live their faith in daily living.
•  To support Liturgy, prayer and the spiritual life of the school.
• To continue to develop strong links with the Parish and wider community.
•  To involve pupils in fundraising for charity.
• To support the school in its Mission Statement. 

Our Mission includes:

• Helping to plan and lead assemblies, Masses and Saints Day celebrations.
• Working with other Chaplaincy Teams within our cluster group.
• Organising and leading class prayer times with other pupils.
• Leading lunchtime prayer opportunities at different times the year e.g. Rosary, Stations of the Cross.
• Ensuring that class and communal prayer areas reflect the liturgical season.
• Organising fundraising for charity
• Supporting younger children in their spiritual development
• Creating termly Chaplaincy newsletters for the children and staff.

Mini Vinnies: Putting Faith into Action

 

Our Mini Vinnies followed Pope Leo's call to join children all over the world to pray the Rosary. They joined governors and parishioners, who helped them make their own Rosary beads to share the Rosary through school.