The run up to Christmas has seen some special visitors to our nursing homes in Newcastle and Sunderland.
Residents of St Catherine’s in Newcastle welcomed back friends from Churches Together in Fenham for coffee and a catch up. On this, their second visit to the home, parishioners and their Parish Priest, Fr Sean O’Neill, brought lovely hand-crafted gifts and Christmas cards for each resident, which they will receive on Christmas Day.
Meanwhile, there was a surprise visit to Holy Cross home in Sunderland by St Joseph’s Nursery School pupils, who sang songs for the residents and invited them to join in with the fun.
The children spent some time chatting to them about Christmas and delivered handmade cards to every resident. In return, the residents gave each child a special Christmas package with a selection box, book, jigsaw and reindeer dust.
Activities Co-ordinator, Vicky Hurst, said, “We had special chocolate milkshakes for the little ones to enjoy when they had finished singing. It was heart-warming to see residents’ faces light up at our young visitors.”