GIFT Team | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

GIFT team - Growing In Faith Together

Epiphany Chalk Blessing

The GIFT team have been busy this lunchtime preparing and leading an Epiphany Chalk Blessing to mark the Feast of the Epiphany, Monday 6th January.
The children said prayers of blessing for the school and Epiphany markers were made around the doorway to symbolise God’s blessing on the building and all who enter it. Thank you, GIFT team!
Just don’t ask us how many takes it took…

Epiphany Chalk Blessing part 2

Christmas Card Competition

During Advent, the GIFT team set up a competition in school to raise money for CAFOD. Children were asked to bring in a £1 donation to enter a Christmas Card Competition. We had some fantastic entries and the GIFT team found it hard to select their winners. They raised a total of £32 and bought CAFOD gifts including: Weatherproof Crops, Trees for Life, Emergency Water and a Vegetable Gardens. All sustainable gifts that make a difference to communities fighting poverty. Well done, GIFT team!

GIFT Team Remembrance Day display

The GIFT Team worked together to paint and decorate two soldiers in honour of Remembrance Day. The soldiers are standing proudly at our front gates - great job GIFT Team!

GIFT Team Training

GIFT Team Training GIFT (Growing In Faith Together)

Members from Year 5 and Year 6 were invited to attend GIFT training at St Bernard's High School at Rotherham today. Children from other primary schools in our Trust gathered together to learn about their roles in the GIFT team. They began with fun team building activities so that they could get to no each other. They made rosary beads and vestures, they took part in prayer stations where they learnt how to write prayers, singing, and Father John came to bless all of their new rosary beads. Keep a look out for what our GIFT members do within our school 😊