Ask any member of the Celtic Circle at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School and they will tell you that a little treat can ignite a lot of Christmas spirit.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the members of the Celtic Circle Student Leadership Club delivered over 1,600 personalized candy canes to every staff member and student.
“Everyone was so happy to receive the candy canes,” noted Emilie Suwala, one of the club’s founding members. “It was a great way to share the Christmas spirit.”
With each delivery, the members took the time to share some symbolism of the candy cane and religion.
“Although we may all have different faiths, as a school community we can all celebrate the true meaning Christmas – Jesus’ birth,” added Suwala.
With honorariums earned through their mental health presentations, the members spent many hours after school and during the lunches to prepare the personal notes attached to each candy cane.
“It was a lot of work,” described Justin Persaud who created the beautiful graphics on the tags. “But it was well worth it!”
Recently named the recipients of the YMCA Peace Medal Award, the Celtic Circle is a student leadership club that works towards building an inclusive and welcoming school community. It also helps to bring awareness to teen mental health.
“The school is dedicated to so many wonderful outreach Christmas programs that we just wanted to do a little something for our students and staff,” expressed teacher advisor, Marisa Mariella. “The messages reflect real Christmas spirit.”
Often seen as a simple Christmas treat, here are a few things that candy canes can symbolize:
•The hard candy reminds us that Jesus is our rock.
•The cane shape is important too. A candi cane can be held like a shepherd’s staff that is used to keep sheep from wandering away from the flock and getting lost. Jesus is our shepherd and he will keep us from wandering away and getting lost.
•It can be held like a letter “J” which is the first letter in the name of Jesus, the name given to him at his birth at Christmas.
•The peppermint flavour reminds us of the gift of spices from the wise men.
•The white candy reminds us of purity and holiness.
•The colour red reminds us that Jesus became man.
•The stripes remind us of the whipping that Jesus received when he suffered for us before his crucifixion. The stripes are a reminder that he bore our sins so that we might be healed.
Ask any member of the Celtic Circle at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School and they will tell you that a little treat can ignite a lot of Christmas spirit.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the members of the Celtic Circle Student Leadership Club delivered over 1,600 personalized candy canes to every staff member and student.
“Everyone was so happy to receive the candy canes,” noted Emilie Suwala, one of the club’s founding members. “It was a great way to share the Christmas spirit.”
With each delivery, the members took the time to share some symbolism of the candy cane and religion.
“Although we may all have different faiths, as a school community we can all celebrate the true meaning Christmas – Jesus’ birth,” added Suwala.
With honorariums earned through their mental health presentations, the members spent many hours after school and during the lunches to prepare the personal notes attached to each candy cane.
“It was a lot of work,” described Justin Persaud who created the beautiful graphics on the tags. “But it was well worth it!”
Recently named the recipients of the YMCA Peace Medal Award, the Celtic Circle is a student leadership club that works towards building an inclusive and welcoming school community. It also helps to bring awareness to teen mental health.
“The school is dedicated to so many wonderful outreach Christmas programs that we just wanted to do a little something for our students and staff,” expressed teacher advisor, Marisa Mariella. “The messages reflect real Christmas spirit.”
Often seen as a simple Christmas treat, here are a few things that candy canes can symbolize:
•The hard candy reminds us that Jesus is our rock.
•The cane shape is important too. A candi cane can be held like a shepherd’s staff that is used to keep sheep from wandering away from the flock and getting lost. Jesus is our shepherd and he will keep us from wandering away and getting lost.
•It can be held like a letter “J” which is the first letter in the name of Jesus, the name given to him at his birth at Christmas.
•The peppermint flavour reminds us of the gift of spices from the wise men.
•The white candy reminds us of purity and holiness.
•The colour red reminds us that Jesus became man.
•The stripes remind us of the whipping that Jesus received when he suffered for us before his crucifixion. The stripes are a reminder that he bore our sins so that we might be healed.
Ask any member of the Celtic Circle at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School and they will tell you that a little treat can ignite a lot of Christmas spirit.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, the members of the Celtic Circle Student Leadership Club delivered over 1,600 personalized candy canes to every staff member and student.
“Everyone was so happy to receive the candy canes,” noted Emilie Suwala, one of the club’s founding members. “It was a great way to share the Christmas spirit.”
With each delivery, the members took the time to share some symbolism of the candy cane and religion.
“Although we may all have different faiths, as a school community we can all celebrate the true meaning Christmas – Jesus’ birth,” added Suwala.
With honorariums earned through their mental health presentations, the members spent many hours after school and during the lunches to prepare the personal notes attached to each candy cane.
“It was a lot of work,” described Justin Persaud who created the beautiful graphics on the tags. “But it was well worth it!”
Recently named the recipients of the YMCA Peace Medal Award, the Celtic Circle is a student leadership club that works towards building an inclusive and welcoming school community. It also helps to bring awareness to teen mental health.
“The school is dedicated to so many wonderful outreach Christmas programs that we just wanted to do a little something for our students and staff,” expressed teacher advisor, Marisa Mariella. “The messages reflect real Christmas spirit.”
Often seen as a simple Christmas treat, here are a few things that candy canes can symbolize:
•The hard candy reminds us that Jesus is our rock.
•The cane shape is important too. A candi cane can be held like a shepherd’s staff that is used to keep sheep from wandering away from the flock and getting lost. Jesus is our shepherd and he will keep us from wandering away and getting lost.
•It can be held like a letter “J” which is the first letter in the name of Jesus, the name given to him at his birth at Christmas.
•The peppermint flavour reminds us of the gift of spices from the wise men.
•The white candy reminds us of purity and holiness.
•The colour red reminds us that Jesus became man.
•The stripes remind us of the whipping that Jesus received when he suffered for us before his crucifixion. The stripes are a reminder that he bore our sins so that we might be healed.