Last week we celebrated the renewal of our Mission Statement by inviting all of the St. Jude’s community to a very special Prayer and Liturgy led by our CAFOD Club. A very joyous occasion for St. Jude’s and one that we will all remember. ‘Together, we will learn, love and grow with Jesus.’
Today CAFOD Club visited Year 1 and told them all about how they continue Jesus’ mission and help those most in need by donating to CAFOD World Gifts. They shared their reasons for what they had bought and inspired Year 1 to follow in their footsteps.
Again this year the children planted vegetables in our vegetable garden and they were able to harvest them yesterday. All vegetables were sold for a donation and the proceeds will go to a charity chosen by our CAFOD Club. At St. Jude’s we strive to continue our Live Simply journey.
CAFOD Club had a very successful first meeting today and enjoyed thinking about our Mission Statement, ‘Together, we learn, love and grow with Jesus,’ and how they will live it out this year.
Today CAFOD Club spent time designing an area of our Spiritual Garden. We want to create an area where everyone can pray and spend time thinking of others, perhaps even decorating pebbles for different intentions. The winning design will be chosen and created so watch this space. Mr Wilson even joined us for this session.
Today in CAFOD Club the children wrote prayers based on the Gospel Values. These will be displayed on our Gospel Values prayer wall. We sat in silent reflection before we read our prayers which inspired us all to live in the footsteps of Jesus.
We celebrated the Jubilee Year by holding a very special Celebration of the Word which was led by our CAFOD Club. We reflected on the journey which St. Jude’s has taken this Jubilee Year and how we can carry these actions forward to continue to bring hope to others. CAFOD Club shared their Jubilee journal to inspire others to create their own. We can’t wait to see what they come up with.
CAFOD Club had a wonderful last session before the Christmas break reflecting on how they have prepared for Christmas by thinking about how they can continue to bring love, peace, hope and joy into the lives of others. They were then presented with a Christmas Blessing from Mrs Jackson.
Today, CAFOD Club spent time in meditation reflecting on how they can follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
Following the success of our Christmas Message Board where families donated money and wrote their Christmas message instead of sending individual cards, CAFOD Club chose World Gifts. During one of their sessions, CAFOD Club shared the reasons for choosing each of these gifts. This is what they chose to help those in our global family who are less fortunate than us.
Today prayer club took place in our Spiritual Garden where we spent time under the warmth of the winter sun and reflected in sacred silence, offering up our own individual intentions. Children said that they enjoyed taking time out of their very busy lunchtime to stop, reflect and be still.
