Prayer and Liturgy

 

Matthew 18:19 says

“I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.”

Prayer, worship and liturgical celebration are central to our Catholic tradition and form an integral part of the school day. Prayer is encouraged in a variety of methods – private individual prayer, group prayer, and whole school prayer.

 

Each child takes part in daily act of worship (5-10 minutes) and formal prayers are used to open and close the school day sessions. Each week, the children take turns planning and leading the Celebration of the Word for their classes, with guidance and support from teachers and teaching assistants.”

 

Celebration of the Word across every class uses the same structure. 

• Gather. We come together as part of God's family using prayers or actions or music. 
• Listen.  God speaks to us and we listen to scripture.
• Respond. We take the time to engage and reflect more deeply.
• Send. We want to share the Good News! 

It is wonderful to see the children excited, enthusiastic and deepening their faith through prayer and liturgy. In each class, there is a Prayer and Liturgy file where the planning sheets are kept as a reminder and record of the acts of worship.

 

Our class Celebrations of the Word are usually centred around our Catholic values and the scriptures used relate to these themes.  Children may write their own prayers and choose their own songs to celebrate and worship together. It is wonderful for the children to leave us all with a reflection, mission idea or practical response to our celebration, enabling all to deepen faith, learn from the teachings of Christ and become the very best we can be for ourselves and for others.

 

We also recognise and celebrate children’s achievements, both in and out of school, during our weekly Friday Celebration Assembly.

 

The children and staff will be delighted to pray for you or a loved.

As soon as we receive your request, the children and staff will keep your request in our hearts and minds as we pray throughout the day and week.

 

Click here for Prayer and Liturgy Policy

Click here for our Moral Development Policy

Click here for our Spiritual Development Policy