Diocesan inspection report said:
Pupils’ response to the present school prayer opportunities is outstanding, in terms of willingness to participate and a real sense of engagement in the life of the Spirit.’
Our Mission at St. Mary’s
Learning to live out our calling with compassion and love.
‘Christ has no body on earth but ours; ours are the hands through which He heals; ours are His eyes, His feet, His lips; ours are the hearts through which He loves.’
As part of our calling to carry out God’s work on earth, we seek to draw our inspiration from periods of worship and reflection. These spiritual moments are essential to build the strength needed to carry out our vocation in today’s world.
Collective Worship refers not only to whole school gatherings but to those acts of worship which take place in a number of different settings and groupings of people in and around the school:
Assembly
An assembly is a gathering of people. Strictly speaking, it is not a religious activity and is a means of communicating information to a group of people.
We take part in weekly assemblies where we reflect on the Sunday Gospel. We each write a mission task to show how we are going to live out our calling in relation to the Gospel reading.
Prayer and Liturgy
Liturgy is the worship lived and practiced by the Church. Liturgy encompasses all of the seasonal elements of the Church’s year (The Liturgical Year), the structure of daily prayer, specific rites such as the Funeral Mass and the celebration of the Sacraments. For schools, Liturgy is worship which incorporates elements of the rites and rituals, signs and symbols of the Church.
We conduct weekly worships in each classroom, with themes selected and planned by the children. Look at some examples of these below…
Prayer and Liturgy Gallery
We follow the four part structure of:
Mass
For Catholics, the Mass is central to practice of the faith. At Mass, the Last Supper is remembered but also recreated. Bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. This belief (transubstantiation) is what distinguishes us from many other Christians. This sacrament is above all others because as members of the Church, “We receive the Body of Christ and are increasingly being transformed into the Body of Christ.”
Prayer
Deepen a personal relationship with God, prayer will help the pupils to become aware of God’s presence in their lives and of His love for them, by leading them to respond to Him.
Prayer Bags
We recently launched our wonderful prayer bags for children to take home each week and share in meaningful prayer and liturgies with their families. We ask that families try to link their prayer session to either something close to their hearts or the Liturgical Seasons.
Prayer and Liturgy Guidance
Amazing Examples of Home Liturgies
Year 1
Somdolma and Dougie
Year 2
Florence and Jack
Year 3
Jathusa and Sydney
Year 4
Elizabeth and Mason
Year 5
Janetta and Jeevan
Year 6
Kezia and Gab
Today in our Gospel Celebration of the Word, the children who made their Sacrament of Reconciliation last weekend were presented with their certificates by Mrs. Mellor.
Please continue to pray for the children as they prepare to take their First Holy Communion in June.
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🙏 Family Mass 🙏
This evening some of our children and families joined together at Holy Trinity for Family Mass and we were so proud of the wonderful way the children took part. They did a fantastic job altar serving, reading and bringing up the offertory gifts, helping to make the Mass really special for everyone there.
It was lovely to see so many of our school families there and many parishioners came to speak to the children afterwards to tell them how well they had read and how beautifully they represented the school. We were very proud of them all.
Thank you to Canon Paul and Holy Trinity Catholic Church Newcastle for always making our families feel so welcome and to everyone who came to support. Moments like this really show the strength of our school and parish community together.
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Tomorrow, the 5:15pm mass at Holy Trinity will be the St. Mary's family mass. Our pupils will be leading the liturgy and it would be lovely to see as many families and parishoners there with us to join in prayer during this season of Lent and also a time for us to join together as a community before the Easter break.
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The Feast of St. Joseph
Today marks the feast day of St. Joseph and all of the children have joined in a class Celebration of the Word to commemorate this special day. We reflected on the calmness, gentleness and humility that St. Joseph displayed. We thought about how we could follow his example, particularly during this season of Lent.
St. Joseph … pray for us
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The 5:15pm mass on Saturday 21st March at Holy Trinity will be our family mass. All families are most welcome to join us as this is a lovely way of coming together as a school and parish community.
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Today, we were delighted to welcome parents into school to share in a beautiful Celebration of the Word with our Year 6 children. Together we reflected on the story of The Woman at the Well and its message of acceptance, forgiveness and new beginnings.
It was wonderful to come together in prayer and reflection as a school community. Thank you to all the parents who joined us and helped make the celebration so special.
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🙏 Lent Stay and Pray 🙏
Thank you to Charlie and Leon in Year 5 who led us beautifully in our third Lenten Stay and Pray.
We reflected on the importance of showing love during Lent, using the example of Jesus.
Thank you to all children, staff and families who attended.
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✝️Mass at Holy Trinity✝️
Today, our Year 5 pupils attended Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Newcastle.
Father Paul shared a thoughtful homily with the children. He reminded us of the importance of not being jealous of others and how we can show peace in the world. He explained that when we live in this way, Jesus is always with us, guiding us and helping us to grow in faith.
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Good morning,
Here is this week's Wednesday Word to share at home with your families.
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God’s Love – Magazine – Page 1
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