Today, we were delighted to welcome our very own little Mini Vinnie mascot, Vinnie Holiday, with his mum Claire & Aunty Julie! 

OLSK Mini Vinnies were absolutely delighted to see him; he’s now turned two years old and walking & talking! He loved seeing the children and they loved seeing him. We gave him his Christmas presents, which he opened immediately, and was delighted with the puzzle about the farm. In return, Vinnie and his mom brought all our children sweets and biscuits for the staff! 

Vinnie is in good health at the moment but will probably need further heart surgery in the near future. We keep Vinnie & his family in our prayers over the Christmas holidays.

Vinnies mom emailed to say a huge thank you to all the children for their impeccable behaviour & lovely manners! Well done to all our Mini Vinnies; we are extremely proud of you all.  

This morning we started the day on a festive note with performances from our school musical theatre & choir groups and what performances they were!

The children in the musical theatre led by Mrs Simpson started off with a festive poem about being kind to your turkey this Christmas! They then performed a play about people talking in church, finishing off with a song about Santa getting stuck up the chimney!

The choir, with Miss Harris playing the piano, started off with a beautiful song about the first Christmas called ‘Glory, peace on earth’. They finished off our festive morning with a rendition of ‘Sleigh Ride’ which we all joined in with.

What a wonderful way to start the day, A huge thank-you to all of the children involved as well as Mrs Simpson and Miss Harris for leading the groups.

Staff get all festive for Christmas Jumper Day! Wow! They look fabulous! 💕🤣💕

Today, more than 150 children chose to have a traditional Christmas dinner. It was presented with all the trimmings, including the sprouts! 🤣🤣 

All the children & staff, had a great time singing Christmas songs as they served, cleaned up & ate their lunch! A huge thank you to our amazing Lunch Bunch, for all their hard work; supporting us in the dining room! 💕💕

Our super mums in the HSA have opened up Santa’s workshop tonight to enable some of our staff, mums & their family members to make Christmas wreaths! The whole evening was organised by Sarah & Audrey who have been working behind the scenes to make this exciting evening happen! 

OLSK Mini Vinnies hand over the money, which they raised to support the homeless people in Halesowen, to Mike Weaver from Our Lady & St Kenelm SVP.

They have been extremely busy this term, organising their Christmas Card Appeal, for the housebound, homeless and lonely parishioners in our Parish.

Many children responded to their call ‘Turning Concern into Action’ and supported this wonderful cause. Thank you to all those who responded to their call & to the Mini Vinnies for all their hard work.

PRAYER MOMENT FOR DECEMBER:

A suggested daily offering prayer for this month, for yourself or your family, or prayer-group:

Lord Jesus,
You sent your disciples to announce the Good News to all the places of the world,
in different languages, in different times and to different cultures.
Through your Spirit, you inspired many people to transmit the faith so that everyone can understand it and embrace it.
Today, Lord, I/we pray, with the Holy Father, for all those who are given the task and mission of proclaiming the Gospel in their own communities.
May they, through their words and gestures, be witnesses of your love.
Our Father...