Chaplaincy
At St Mary & St Joseph our lay chaplain is Mary Collinge.
Chaplains fill a pivotal role in the life of our school by ensuring that the Chaplaincy mission is at the heart of everything we do. Chaplaincy supports the school in its delivery of spirituality, worship and prayer with a particular focus on Christianity and the liturgical year in the Church.
They encourage our students to explore their faith by leading liturgies, extra curricular activities including prayer groups and the Mini Vinnies (SVP) group.
They also support the pastoral care of our students and liaise with our family of schools and parishes.
They strengthen our faith and community by working to support causes close to our hearts, for example, Mission Together, CAFOD, and Peoples Pantry.
We plan and enjoy our faith through special days and times we spend together in Advent, Christmas, Lent and Eastertime.
Advent afternoon is very popular, when we prepare our advent wreaths and come together to begin the journey to Christmas.
Junior Chaplains
Our Junior Chaplains who strengthen our faith and community by working to support causes close to our hearts, for example, Mission Together, CAFOD, and Peoples Pantry.
The Junior Chaplains play a vital role in the spiritual life of our school and are supported by Mrs O'Donnell, Father James and Mrs Sutherland.
They meet regularly to plan the liturgical year. They perform any dutries including
- Encouraging the children to live out their faith in their daily living
- Develop positive relationships with and beyond the school community
- To support liturgy, prayer and the spiritual life of the school
- Fundraising for charities
- Developing stronger links with the parish
Our current team have been busy this year leading school liturgies, developing prayer spaces and they have also introduced a popular Chaplaincy Book Club at lunch time on Thursdays