Prayer and Celebrations of the Word
“For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them” (Matthew 18:20)
At St. Mary’s, prayer and liturgy is far more than a statutory requirement. It is crucial to the spiritual life of the school and to our pupils’ moral and spiritual development. Prayer and liturgy is our loving response, in word and action, to God’s invitation to enter into a relationship with Him, made possible through the work of Jesus Christ and the witness of the Holy Spirit.
A daily pattern of prayer and liturgy we offer at St Mary’s:
Morning | Before Lunch | After Lunch | 2.50pm | End of Day |
Morning Prayer | Lunchtime Prayer | Meditation | Prayer and Liturgy | End of day Prayer |
A weekly pattern of prayer and liturgy we offer at St Mary’s:
Type | Place | Time | Leader | Evaluation | |
Mon | Whole School Celebration of the Word (Sunday’s Gospel) | Hall | 2.50pm | HT | Pupils: using evaluation station |
Tue | Pupil-led
Celebration of the Word |
Classrooms | 2.50pm | Pupils on rota | Pupils: in class |
Wed | Key Stage
Celebration of the Word |
Hall | 2.50pm | Chaplaincy Team | Pupils: using evaluation station |
Thur | Choral Singing | Hall | 2.50pm | DHT / Music Teacher | |
Fri | Celebration Assembly | Hall | 2.50pm | HT |