Liturgy 

Liturgy is a formal act of the Church. The official liturgical books, such as the Roman Missal and the Lectionary, set out the structure to be followed, the words to be spoken, the gestures to be performed and the symbols to be used when celebrating a Liturgy.

Liturgies celebrated in our school include:

Sacrament of the Eucharist (Mass) - Celebrated at least once every half term in school by all the children and staff and once per term in the parish church for KS2 children.  Family, friends, and parishioners are warmly welcome to join us at school to celebrate Holy Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation - During Advent and Lent all eligible children have the opportunity to receive this sacrament at school. Children who have not completed the sacramental preparation programme join us for a reconciliation service and time of reflection. 

Celebration of the Word

Celebration of the Word follows structural patterns found in the liturgy. The term is used for celebrations that are created for the school community and not directly taken from the liturgical books of the Church. The most common example would be services which are built around the proclamation of scripture and are based on the structure of the Liturgy of the Word in the Mass.

(Prayer & Liturgy Directory)

Liturgical Prayer celebrated in our school include:

• Gospel Celebration of the Word - every Monday, to explore the previous Sunday's gospel reading
• Faith in Action Celebration of the Word - every Wednesday, to explore how to use the principles of Catholic Social Teaching in our lives.
• Advent Service - ministered by our KS2 children for family, friends, and parishioners in our parish church every Advent
• Remembrance Service - whole school mass in Church with our community in November
• May Procession - ministered by children from YR to Y6 in honour of May for our family, friends, and parishioners
• Stations of the Cross - ministered by our KS2 children for family, friends, and parishioners during Lent both at school and in the parish church.
• Class Celebration of the Word - planned and ministered by each class once per term, parents and friends are invited to join us
• Prayer Leaders - Children can apply to be a Prayer Leader each term. The Prayer Leaders plan, prepare, and lead celebration of the word for their class every fortnight. 

Prayer

Prayer is the heartbeat of our school day.  Although prayer times have a clear structure, they rely less on formal elements taken from the Liturgy. Texts used may include familiar prayers as well as prayers written for the occasion but there is also scope for spontaneous prayers, for example, intercessions. Giving space for appropriate silence forms part of the prayer.

Prayers in our school: 

Wednesday Word

Every Wednesday,our Pupil Chapalins will help every class across the school to lead a Wednesday Word based on a weekly theme, which is often liturgical based. Every class will help plan, deliver and lead their class Wednesday Word. The class join together weekly for their prayer and liturgy. 

Mass -Whole School Liturgy and Class Masses 

We regularly gather together as a school family with our parish family at Church. Our children across the school will lead our whole school masses and class masses with prayer partners. 

Prayer Partners 

Each class is partnered up with another. Our older children will be partnered with a young child. The older children are faith guardians to the young child. We regularly meet with our prayer partners during our Wednesday Word and lead liturgical prayer and worship together.