Mini Vinnies
Mini Vinnies
At Our Lady & St Kenelm’s, our Mini Vinnies are a team of pupils who follow the example of St Vincent de Paul by putting faith into action through service to others.
Mini Vinnies:
Lead charitable initiatives and fundraising activities within the school and local community
Support peers and those in need, fostering compassion and empathy
Promote social justice and Catholic values in everyday school life
Work collaboratively to make a positive difference in the lives of others
Through their involvement, pupils develop leadership, teamwork, and a strong sense of social responsibility, living out the school’s Catholic ethos in meaningful and practical ways.
Our task, as true disciples of Jesus Christ, is to tell other people about this Jesus we know and love. That's what it means to be a witness to Jesus Christ. That's what it means to make Jesus known.
Say hello to our wonderful Mini Vinnies- wow there are so many of them! 🙏💙🙏
Fr J and his assistant Millie came to see me this afternoon to celebrate all their learning! ❤️ Jonathon’s parents made his vestments for when he’s saying ‘Mass’ at home & Millie wants to be a Mini Vinnie! How fabulous!🙏❤️🙏
Mini Vinnies turn their concern into action! 💕 We raised funds for the thousands of people in Syria & Turkey, who have died, with many more injured in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
All of the staff & the children wore their own clothes and donated £1 each & families donated cakes for the children to sell in school. All funds raised, will be sent to the aid relief to support the survivors and their families.
Every prayer, every gift, every action brings hope to people hit by disaster. 🙏💕
Great news! 💙 I am pleased to report that our Mini Vinnies have been awarded a Certificate of Merit by Her Majesty the Queen's Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands for their efforts! So proud! From Mrs F 💕 & everyone at OLSK!
Dear Mrs Finnegan & all the Mini Vinnies,
I hope that the end of this year finds you and your family in good health and good spirits.
I believe that you are aware that, in recognition and appreciation for your school's great efforts in supporting Tabitha during our recent campaign, funds for a water well in Cambodia were donated in honour of your school. The well has now been completed, and attached please find a picture of that well. (Apologies that the lighting is not optimal!)
It strikes me as important to explain the context of the well picture, as it may be interpreted as "just a pipe sticking out of the ground." The funds for creating the well go toward digging deep into the ground to the water table and completing the well with a pipe up to the surface. That is what the picture shows. In order to access the water for drinking and/or irrigation, a (petrol-powered) pump is needed. This is a separate expense that the villagers bear, and it is common for villages to share use of a single pump which is moved between several wells. The pump is not shown in the picture. Sometimes a hand-pump is used as well.
A gift of water is often called the "gift of life" due to its huge impact on the daily life of villagers. The first well in a village often means eliminating a several-hours-long walk to the nearest water source. And it goes without saying what having clean drinking water and water for irrigating crops year-round can do in improving health and self-sufficiency.
In any case, please let me close by once again thanking you for your support of Tabitha. We wish you all the best for a happy and healthy 2021.
Warm Regards,
Jeff Spaeth - Chair, Tabitha
To Be a Mini Vinnie
A Promise & a Prayer.
We have been chosen to follow Jesus.
Using the gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit
We commit ourselves to Him & one another,
To work, learn & pray together,
To do nothing alone that we can do better together.
To serve the needy.
Amen