At St Joseph’s, supporting charities is an essential part of our mission to live out love and service in our daily lives. Aligned with our Mission Statement, “Through love and service, with Jesus in our hearts and heads, we can achieve anything,” we encourage our students to embrace compassion and generosity. By actively participating in charitable activities, our children learn the value of helping those in need and develop a strong sense of social responsibility. As Pope Francis reminds us, “To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person the face of the Lord to be served.” Through our charitable efforts, we aim to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, while inspiring our children to grow into compassionate, responsible members of society.

Over the last year we have been proud to support a number of charities and have raised money in a variety of ways:

Autumn Term 

  • Harvest Collection for Heywood Food Bank 
  • Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 
  • Advent Class Fundraiser for Bed for a Night – monies raised to provide 20 people with a bed on Christmas Eve plus a Christmas dinner – £550 
  • Christmas Dinner Jumper Day – donations for Heywood Foodbank 
  • Our Lady and St Joseph’s Christmas Fair fundraiser for the bottle tombola 

 Spring Term

  • Lenten Almsgiving – Class Fundraiser in aid of St Joseph’s Penny 
  • St Joseph’s Penny boxes 
  • Comic Relief non-uniform day 

 Summer Term

  • St Joseph’s Summer Fair in aid of school funds 
  • Summer Heywood Food Bank collection 

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