Here at St Mary's we are very proud to be part of the St Vincent De Paul - Mini Vinnies
You can visit the Mini Vinnies Here
Who was St Vincent De Paul?
St Vincent De Paul was born in France on 24th April 1581. He became a priest and dedicated himself to serving the poor.
So what is the Society of St Vincent De Paul (SVP)?
The Society of St Vincent De Paul helps people who are facing problems such as:
- Poverty: not enough money to pay for the basic necessities.
- Hunger: some families have only one meal per day if they are lucky.
- Unemployment: sometimes paretns have to go out each day and search for work.
- No home or poor quality housing: some families of 8 or more live in one room.
- No education: some families cannot pay for schooling or children cannot go to school because they need to work to help their parents feed the family.
To find out more about the Mini Vinnies please visit www.minivinnies.org.uk
Who are our Mini Vinnies?
Our Mini Vinnies are a group of children from Y2 and across Key Stage 2 who follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent in helping local charities and looking after other people in our school and church community.
Mini Vinnies:
| Year 2 | Rosie and Holly |
| Year 3 | Alyss and Addison |
| Year 4 | Mya and Tia |
| Year 5 | Isaac and Ruby |
| Year 6 | Samuel and Lucy |
As Mini Vinnies, the children have their own 'treasured' Prayer, Pledge and Badge, a dedicated website and a range of bright and colourful documents which guide them in their formative steps - helping and enabling them to become in every sense, young Vincentians - or 'Mini Vinnies'.
Our work at St Mary's is to promote awareness about how we can all make a difference to our school, local and global community.
Mini Vinnies
Introduction to Mini Vinnies
The Society of St Vincent de Paul has been engaging with young people and education since its earliest days. The SVP England & continues to develop strong links with young people, through the development of its 'Mini Vinnies' programme - a ground-breaking Primary Schools initiative, based on good work done in Australia, piloted in the Diocese of Shrewsbury, and which is seen as having, "the potential to significantly contribute to the future of our Society."
'Mini Vinnies' are children aged between 7 to 11 who, with the permission of their parents and the support of their Schools, are encouraged to embark on their first steps as possible 'Vincentians for life'.
As Mini Vinnies, the youngsters have their own 'treasured' Prayer, Pledge and Badge, a dedicated website and a range of bright and colourful documents which guide them in their formative steps - helping and enabling them to become in every sense, young Vincentians - or 'Mini Vinnies'.
Mini-Vinnies Promise
As a member of Mini Vinnies:
I promise to make a difference to my world by:
Caring for, respecting and loving myself.
Strengthening my friendship with Jesus by talking to him each day and talking to others about him.
Caring for others in my school and community by being a friend to those who are alone, in need or in trouble.
Making my family happy by my help, respect and showing kindness and consideration.
Caring for and enjoying God’s world.
Trea ting others the way I would like them to treat me.