Welcome to Mini Vinnies 2025/26

We have a very special group of children who will carry the Mini Vinnies pledge forward. We will meet each week after school to plan and deliver exciting activities and events and turn our concern into action, always thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. 

Mary's Meals

We were delighted to welcome Fran into school to be part of our Celebration of the Word, where she spoke to the whole school about the incredible work she does with Mary’s Meals. Fran shared how this inspiring charity provides life-changing meals to children around the world, helping them gain an education and hope for the future. She also explained how our Mini Vinnies group, along with the rest of our school community,  can get involved by supporting fundraising efforts and spreading awareness. Her visit helped us reflect on our shared values of compassion, service and making a difference to others and we are very excited to take action together.

Christmas Card Competition

The theme for the Christmas card competition this year is "To the Heights."

Celebrating love in action and reaching higher, inspired  by Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati's motto, "To the Heights" and the SVP spirit of helping others. The children designed cards to show the joy of Christmas, helping others and looking up to God's love. 

Wood Street Mission Appeal

We are incredibly proud of our Mini Vinnies, who have worked hard to collect and pack donated items for Wood Street Mission, a charity based in the city centre that supports families in need at Christmas time. With great enthusiasm and teamwork, the children gathered essential items and gifts, carefully sorting and packing them ready for delivery. Their kindness, generosity, and commitment to helping others truly reflect our school values and will make a real difference to families in our community this Christmas.

Thank you for your wonderful donations...

It was lovely to receive a thank you note from Wood Street Mission, expressing their gratitude for our generous donations. The message was a wonderful reminder of the difference our Mini Vinnies’ hard work and kindness have made and it meant a great deal to know that our support is truly appreciated and helping families in need.

 We worked closely with the Year 6 Faith in Action team to plan and lead the MacMillan Cake and Coffee Sale before and after school. Guided by our school values, we showed kindness by giving our time to help others, tried our best by organising and running the event carefully, and worked together as a team to make sure everything went smoothly. By combining our ideas and efforts, we created a welcoming and successful fundraiser that brought our school community together for a great cause.

 

To start another very special year for our wonderful Mini Vinnies, we invited Janet from the SVP Young Vincentian Development Office to come and meet the children during our Celebration of the Word. Janet spoke to the whole school about her important role and what it really means to be part of the Mini Vinnies group.

 

 

❤️ Welcome to Mini Vinnies 2024/25 ❤️

❤️ All Saints’ Mini Vinnies like to turn concern into action, inside and outside school! 

We meet fortnightly during lunchtime to pray together, talk about those around us that need our help and think of ways we can help them. ❤️

Some of our Mini Vinnies enjoyed a special afternoon with Ashland’s Care Home. We shared our favourite stories and enjoyed chatting to the lovely residents #MiniVinnies

Thank you to St Joseph's Sale for hosting our annual Mini Vinnies' Commissioning Mass. It was lovely to come together as a Catholic family of schools. We look forward to a year of turning concern into action.

Our Mini Vinnies group attended the annual Commissioning Mass at St Joseph’s Church. It was so lovely to come together with other Mini Vinnies from our community @MiniVinniesEW