How beautifully our pupils prepared for a very special May Procession in the Year of Jubilee. Pupils visited four grottos in their own pilgrimage this morning. Each grotto had a different theme to honor Mary and volunteers in Year 6 shared singing, prayers and scripture and every child who visited each location left an offering on their pilgrimage that they had made themselves. We then came together in the hall with Fr Alex to bless a floral crown for our statue before Mary was crowned.

Today our pupils watched the live assembly about the Conclave. Children enjoyed listening to the facts and participating in a live liturgy from the Vatican city.

Children wrote prayers to Jesus asking to support the Cardinals to choose the next Pope by listening to his guidance.

Our Year 6 pupils deserve special praise for their Easter Story assembly. It was deeply emotive and thought-provoking, capturing the solemnity and hope of Holy Week with maturity beyond their years. Many staff and parents commented on how powerfully they undertook specific roles to convey meaning – well done to all involved.

Our Year 3 children led their Liturgy with a focus on Lent and why is it a sacred season of preparation. The children focused on the different days in Lent and what they meant to them and the church. We ended our liturgy think about how we could be more like Jesus which links to our Holy week sculpture which was about following in Jesus’ footprints.

It is Year 5’s Class Saint day and today as in a liturgy, they reflected on the life of Saint Oscar Romero and heard how he knew that his actions could cost him his life but continued to advocate for those who were oppressed anyway. The reading came from the Gospel of Saint Luke (6 17:23), with a key focus being on Jesus’ words:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.”

The children reflected on the Gospel and then spent some time creating their own versions of a Romero cross.

Year 2 shared their learning about Forgiveness during this time of Lent and shared the Parable of the Lost Sheep. We responded by creating drawing prayers as the children love to draw. Our go forth message is ‘Jesus is the shepherd, we are his sheep.’
Thank you to all parents who attended and a special well done to the children who participated in planning and delivering the liturgy.

Yesterday, Fr Alex came into school to lead our Ashes Service in school as we marked the first day of Lent.

We were very grateful to Fr. Alex, who came into school today to lead a prayer service for Pope Francis, thank you to the children that supported.

Yesterday, we joined with all Catholic Schools to experience and participate in the launch for schools of the Jubilee Year – pilgrims of hope. This included joining together for a live stream with all Catholic schools in the diocese where this was introduced to all children where we joined together in hymn and prayer. Children participated in various learning throughout the day and then we ended the Jubilee launch day building the logo together in the hall. Each class created one part, learning about it’s symbolism before sharing this knowledge and building up each element to form a masterpiece!