Good Shepherd
Helping children to think of others
We encourage children to be Good Shepherds and help us to help other children less fortunate than themselves. We believe that children thinking of others less fortunate than themselves, is one of the most caring things that they can do.
Our first Good Shepherd initiative – ‘Sleep on the Floor for a Night’ was supported by 25 children and raised almost £2,300 ! Since then, we have asked schools and children to ‘Walk a Mile in Their Shoes’, join in with ‘Caps for Cash’ and we re-ran ‘Sleep on the Floor for a Night.’
To celebrate the Jubilee year, and tying in with the Jubilee of Sport Week, the current academic year’s Good Shepherd initiative will be held on Thursday, 13 June 2025 and all schools will be taking part. It is a standalone event next year and is not something schools can do throughout the year.
St Aloysius Gonzaga non uniform day
On the closest Friday each year to the Feast Day of St Aloysius Gonzaga in June, we ask all our schools to join in with a non uniform day. We encourage staff and pupils to wear yellow, white and blue for a small donation to help raise funds so that we can continue helping those families in our schools whose parents/carers are really struggling financially.
The date of the event next year is Friday, 20 June 2025 and if your school would like to take part, please email us:
A prayer for children in trouble
A modern prayer request to God for protection, provision and shelter for children in hardship or difficulty from www.lords-prayer-words.com
O Lord,
Be warmth
Be light
Be food
Be sleep
Be encouragement
Be protection
Be peace
Be father
To the children who are
cold, hungry, in darkness, tired,
hopeless, frightened, sad or worried across the world.
We believe you can shelter these little ones.
Hear their prayers.
Amen.
