{"id":8894,"date":"2025-12-17T13:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:12:17","slug":"parishioners-christmas-afternoon-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/parishioners-christmas-afternoon-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Parishioners&#8217; Christmas Afternoon Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday 16th December, we welcomed local parishioners in to school to join us for a Christmas Afternoon Tea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-1365x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8900\" style=\"width:608px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-1365x1024.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4532-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Youth SVP Group took the lead with the preparations, organising decorations, entertainment and bingo and our Junior 1804 offered a very warm welcome to all our visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parishioners from OLA, Gateacre and St Wilfrid&#8217;s enjoyed a variety of delicious finger sandwiches and cakes provided by our amazing catering team and tea and coffee was served by members of our 6th form 1804 Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8896\" style=\"width:608px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We ended our time together with a short reflection, thinking about what our Christmas prayer or wish is this year. Visitors, students and staff all added their wish to a paper link that was added to a group paper chain, to remind us of how connected we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper chain now hangs at our altar in the chapel and our prayers will be offered at this Friday Morning&#8217;s Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing with a rousing Christmas sing-a-long, everyone left with a smile on their face and the students were a credit to themselves, their families and the school!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4531-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8899\" style=\"width:530px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4531-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4531-225x300.jpeg 225w, 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