On December 11th, Ardscoil La Salle Raheny took part in a "Christmas Jumper Day" to raise money for Crumlin Children's Hospital. Staff and students were encouraged to wear festive, Christmas clothing into school before going on a 5km walk around the surrounding area.
Normally at this time of year, a group of our students would go into Dublin City Centre for a day carolling to raise money for charity. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, this was not possible this year. In order to keep up our Christmas tradition of raising money for charity we decided to organise a fun event the whole school could take part in.
Throughout the morning, we played Christmas FM to get both staff and students into the Christmas spirit. After our morning break, all students took part in a 5k walk around the area, in the hope that our Christmas outfits would bring some cheer to the local community.
The day was a great success as we surpassed all our initial goals and raised over €700 for Crumlin Children's Hospital. We'd like to thank everyone for their generous donations.
De La Salle hosted the ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ appeal which involved our Christmas dress up day. The school normally does many wonderful fun, festive charity events in the run up to Christmas but many of them couldn’t run due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, the pupils and staff still fully got behind the Christmas non-uniform day and managed to raise over £2,500 for local charities.
St Margaret Ward refused to allow the current restrictions to stop their Christmas celebrations as they produced a splendid virtual concert. Click here to view.
December has been filled with Christmas Cheer, kindness, creativity, and charity at St John’s College, Southsea.
Head of Middle School, Mrs Mawson, organised the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal, and parents and pupils donated enough gifts to fill 70 boxes, bringing joy to children around the world who otherwise wouldn’t have received any gifts this year.
The Christmas Card Competition was a great success, with three winning designs chosen for the SJC Christmas Cards. Thomas in year 4, Bethan in year 8, and Sanjitha had their beautiful designs printed with packs available to purchase. All proceeds are going to Portsmouth Mind charity, helping those in Portsmouth who struggle with their mental health.
Christmas Jumper Day on the last day of term saw some brilliant outfits, with pupils donating to Save the Children.
It was a week of creativity during the last week of term, with Middle School decorating their own Christmas wreaths, creating tags using lino print, and making card stands out of colourful acrylic.
Lasallians throughout the District are invited to attend a number of events this week to celebrate Christmas.
Christmas Prayer Service
The IGBM District Christmas Prayer Service will take place on Thursday December 17th at 5pm (GMT) and 6pm (Malta).
All are invited to attend this event and can do so using the following Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83593623120?pwd=aktNU0RDNzVFeU9tM3Q1MlBMcVZkUT09
Meeting ID: 835 9362 3120. Passcode: 991095
Participants are requested to join the meeting between 4.45pm and 4.55pm (GMT) as the room will be locked after Prayer Service begins at 5pm.
Christmas Carol Service
You are invited to virtually attend the Christmas Carol Service from St Joseph’s College, Beulah Hill on Wednesday December 16th at 7pm and can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMSnqyCIP4. After it is released, you can watch it at any time.
If you enjoyed taking part in their Remembrance Day Service; then you will love this.
With many parishes are not able to offer their usual carol service this year, the organisers would be delighted for you to share this with your loved ones/ community.
The Miracle of Christmas
On Wednesday December 16th, the Young Lasallians network through the Indivisa Manent (IM) global online community will launch an original Christmas song and a music video — the Miracle of Christmas. This will be part of a prayer-reflection experience to be broadcasted live on Facebook & Youtube via the La Salle Worldwide channels.
The song and music video we are producing aims to feature the different members of the Lasallian family celebrating Christmas. Stella Maris and DLS College Malta students have a performance during the event of Silent Night.
The event will start at 2.30pm (GMT) and 3.30pm (Malta).
As part of the celebrations for Advent and the Christmas Season Heather Ruple and Br Paco Chiva, Co-Secretaries of Lasallian Association for the Institute, invited Joanne Millea to reflect on her experience of being part of the Lasallian Family, through art and words.
Given the challenges of 2020, Joanne, an artist and committed Lasallian Partner from De La Salle School, St Helens, created a piece which was appropriately entitled ‘Hope’ and has also written about her own positive experience as of Lasallian Association for Mission.Click hereto see the piece created by Joanne and to read her own personal story.
This year, the senior school at De La Salle College Malta decorated one of the big trees on its grounds. Each bauble was brought to school by a student or a staff member, and has their name written on it. This symbolises the coming together as a Lasallian family, even in such difficult and trying times.
