Mini Vinnies
The Mini Vinnies are quite literally mini St. Vincent de Paul’s.
St. Vincent de Paul was a French Catholic Priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. He was renowned for his compassion, humility, and generosity.
The Mini Vinnies at St Francis are a group of Year 5 children. Together with other Mini Vinnies across the country, they form a part of the St. Vincent de Paul Society England and Wales, a voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms.
The Mini Vinnies meet to pray, discuss and support others in a variety of ways, to help make a difference in our local community.
If you want to find out more about Mini Vinnies then follow the link below:
The Mini Vinnie Pledge
As a member of Mini Vinnies, I promise to make a difference in my world by:
• Caring for, respecting and loving myself;
• Strengthening my friendship with Jesus by praying 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;
• Contributing to the happiness of my family through my help, respect, consideration, joy and kindness;
• Caring for, appreciating and enjoying God’s creation: the environment;
• Treating others the way I would like them to treat me.
The St. Francis Mini Vinnies 2024-25
Our Mini Vinnies are proudly pictured at a celebratory Mass of 10 years of Mini Vinnies in the Leeds Diocese with Bishop Marcus in Leeds Cathedral, September 2024.
Harvest collection 2024
The Mini Vinnies did a super job advertising, organising and collecting harvest food donation boxes in preparation for the harvest assembly with donation boxes shared between wonderful charities - Newlands Foodbank, St George's Crypt and the St Vincent de Paul Society. Everyone in our school community was so incredibly generous with their donations, thank you very much!
The Mini Vinnies presented the donated Harvest boxes and helped load the van with representatives from St. George's Crypt.
Mrs Gray representing Newlands Foodbank collected donation boxes.
The Mini Vinnies visited Morley Market and local residential care homes last December to sing carols to the residents and were very warmly welcomed.
