Collective Worship at St Joseph’s

So what might a typical week look like? Central to our prayer life in St Joseph’s is the weekly Collective Worship. Every Monday  we come together as a whole school community to celebrate our faith; reflecting on Sunday’s Gospel message and sharing ideas on how we can spread the Good News to others. Every Tuesday afternoon Key Stage 2 come together and the children take responsibility for leading their weekly Liturgy. Children participate in a variety of ways: praying, reading, singing, playing musical instruments, preparing a display to emphasise a specific focus of the Collective Worship, to name but some.

Wednesday afternoon Key Stage 1 also partake in a weekly Liturgy and they too enjoy writing their own prayers and poems to share during this time. In addition to Collective Worship, each class attends our local church to celebrate Mass with our parishioners, in order to further help their understanding of the richness of the Eucharist.

Other opportunities for prayer take place within the classroom at the start of each day, before and after lunch and again at the end of each day. Prayer in the classrooms and in assemblies always includes use of symbols and a focal point for prayer which is appropriate to the liturgical season, for example, Lent, Advent or Easter. During all these times of prayer, both staff and pupils are involved in leading and participating.

We provide our children with opportunities to experience a variety of forms of prayer that help each individual in the school community to foster their own relationship with God.

The Christian values of our school permeate the whole curriculum.

The Wednesday Word

We also support our RE Curriculum by distributing the Wednesday Word in school each week for children to take home and enjoy with their families.  Parents and children can find out more about the Catholic faith at: www.wednesdayword.org & www.catholicchurch.org.uk

First Holy Communion

Our school support the parish and hold First Holy Communion preparation lessons after schools in Spring in readiness for them receiving First Holy Communion.

If you would like your child to receive First Holy Communion please contact the school office for more details.