The representation of the scene of the nativity is a tradition that is almost a thousand years old. In the year 1223, St Francis decided to celebrate the feast of Christmas in a new way. His aim was to help people to better call to mind the poor surroundings in which Jesus was born and to make the wondrous event of the incarnation more real to the people of the time.
By Friday 17 December, Renfrewshire Council will make two payments to parents and carers of primary-school children who are entitled to a free school meal on the basis of low income.
The first payment of £160 per child is part of the Scottish Government extending the Scottish Child Payment to children aged six to 16.
The second payment of £22.50 per child is in place of free school meals over the Christmas break.
That means a total of £182.50 will be paid into bank accounts in December.
These payments will only be made to parents of children eligible to receive a free school meal on the basis of low income.
Children who receive a universal school meal (those in P1, P2, P3 and P4) will only receive a payment if:
If you have already applied for free school meals this school year (August 2021 to June 2022), you do not need to apply again.
If you haven’t applied for free school meals, you can do so now using the MyAccount form on the council’s website. You can also check if you qualify to apply. See free school meals payments during school holidays for more information.
Nursery children are not eligible for a payment because they are already entitled to the Scottish Child Payment. You can apply for additional benefits on the Social Security Scotland website, including:
You can also speak to our helpful Advice Works team who can give you free and confidential help and support on debt, money and other worries you may have. Search ‘Advice Works‘ on our website.
Welcome to the 3rd Sunday in Advent – Gaudete Sunday or Joyful Sunday. In church this week, you will see lots of people wearing their Christmas jumpers. Will you be wearing yours???? Come along and join in this joyful celebration.
It’s time to learn new hymns so check these out below and there is also a video about the life of John the Baptist.
And after all that, go onto Kids Church on the website and complete the activity sheet and the picture for this week.
Have a great week and if you have registered for Formed you will be able to see some films and cartoons together.
https://www.catholicerskine.website/kids
SAVE THE DATE
19th January is a special date for all parents and carers. ALPHA begins at 7pm. Watch this space and the Parish website for more details.
Today we hear about John the Baptist and how he gave a very clear message to everyone. He wanted them to be prepared for the coming of Jesus. Are you getting prepared? Come to Church and find out some more about Advent.
Take some time this week to look at Formed. There are great stories, a cartoon by Brother Francis each day and lots of films to help you get prepared. Check it out.
If you would like to sing, come and check these out. The last video tells you about the Advent Wreath. Enjoy and spread the word and the link for Kids Church.
On Wednesday 8th December, at 6pm, Trinity High School will host a Virtual P7 Information Session with Mr Marshall and Miss Parker. We will issue letters with more information about the session to our P7s this week.
The presentation will be shared afterwards for anyone who was unable to join.
Soft FM currently has a number of vacancies across schools and care homes in Renfrewshire and will be holding a recruitment event at Park Mains High School, Erskine on Thursday 16 December 2021.
Please click the link below to find out more.
This week we are thinking about getting ready, being prepared. When we have a party there is a lot of preparation to make sure that it all goes well. When Jesus comes again we need to be prepared. What kind of people will he want us to be? People who are loving, kind and caring for our earth.
This week if we take on a Laudato Si challenge – let us remember to switch lights off if we don’t need them.
It would be great to see everyone at church this week. All the churches are open, no need to book, just come along. You will be most welcome.
The Keep Safe Kids app is a new and easier way for children and young people to access health and wellbeing information and support as well as to report bullying directly to their school.
Pupils can open the app and make reports at any time of day or night as well as make anonymous reports, helping them to control when and how they tell someone about an incident or their concerns.
Reports are sent directly to that child or young person’s school to be picked up in line with the school’s anti-bullying and wellbeing policies. Reports are not held on the app or accessible to anyone else, ensuring confidentiality and reports will not be picked up outside standard school hours.
If you have wellbeing concerns for your child, please do not hesitate to contact us directly. We are here to help.
To find out how to download or use the Keep Safe Kids app, visit the I Am Me Scotland website.
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