CAFOD

This Monday Isobel and Patrick from CAFOD came to see us to introduce the ‘Big Fish’ campaign. We will be helping CAFOD to raise money for fish farming in Zambia so that people in real need of resources can make big differences to their own lives. More details can be found on the CAFOD website.

Over the course of Lent children will be taking part in various fundraising activities which their individual teachers will tell you about. A CAFOD fundraising box will be coming home this week for each family. This can be used to collect money towards the fundraising or children may have their own ideas about how they can raise some extra pennies for fish in the next few weeks. Part of our commitment to our faith during Lent is to give alms and we encourage the children to think of small ways that they can do this. Isobel and Patrick will be sharing their Friday night fish and chips throughout Lent so that they can give the extra money to CAFOD. This will also aid them in their commitment to fasting during Lent.

Church Mission

Each Sunday at Church during Lent children will be able to collect either a jigsaw piece or a signature to confirm that they have attended Mass. During the last week of term, in school, children will be able to collect the final part of their jigsaw. For any children who have collected 4 or 5 jigsaw pieces there will be small prize.

Jigsaw pieces will be distributed to Sacred Heart and St. Edmund’s. We know that many children attend other churches and so for those children there will be a sheet available at school that they can take home and a parent or carer can sign to say that they attended church.

All jigsaw pieces or signature sheets must be returned to school between Monday 3rd April to Thursday 6th April to be checked and given their final jigsaw piece / pieces.

Lenten Prayer Bags

This Friday one child from each of our 14 classes will bring home a prayer bag. Inside the bag you will find a purple prayer cloth, a candle, a prayer book and a small cross. This will be an opportunity for you to pray with your child. Your child will be able to set out the prayer area and maybe even add to it with things from home. There will be a note book that you and your child can write a prayer in. Please return the prayer bag to school by the following Tuesday as it will be used during class worship. Obviously not all children in the class will get to have a turn at this time, however this is something that we would like to embed within our weekly worship throughout the year.

Weekly Prayer

Each week during Lent there will be a prayer card posted on your child’s year group blog. Please use this to help you to pray together as a family.

Ash Wednesday

We are very much looking forward to celebrating Ash Wednesday with Father Jeremy at 10.20 in the school hall. This is a special occasion when we prepare ourselves for Lent, say sorry for the things that we have done wrong and renew our promises to God.