Our weekly Prayer Service today will undoubtably have a very special meaning for some of our Primary 3 pupils today. It is a great opportunity for our whole school community to pray for the boys and girls who are receiving the sacrament of Reconcilliation for the first time, this evening.

Primary 3 had the opportunity to pop down to the church yesterday so that they could experience the ‘Confessional Box’ first hand and not be too overwhelmed with such a new and potentially , daunting experience tonight. Each child has been given a time to arrive at St Bartholomew’s church, beginning at 7pm, and the format will be simple, private and reverent. Mr Young and Mrs MacLean will be there to direct and support the children. Our thoughts and prayers will be with the children and their families at this very special and important time in their lives.

Our ‘Faith in Action’ group have organised a SCIAF event today  called, ‘Rich or Poor?’. Children can buy a ticket priced 50p which will then go into a draw. Five  ‘Rich’ tickets will be drawn and the respective children will be able to eat juice and chocolate. The remainder of the tickets will be ‘poor’ which means that the children will be given rice cakes and water. All proceeds are donated to SCIAF, who then distribute the money to very worthy causes that can make a huge difference to people’s lives. It is a very worthwhile cause indeed!

Mrs Bolland 🙂