Collective Worship
Christ is at the centre of all of our thoughts and actions and because of this, Collective Worship is a much-valued part of life at St Mary & St Joseph.
Collective Worship is one way in developing a way for children to develop a relationship with Jesus and come to know him better.
We love coming together in classes or as a whole school to worship daily allowing our children, staff, parents and parishioners to know, serve and love God. By listening to and reflecting upon the Word of God, we allow the messages of the Bible to shape our lives so that we can develop and nurture a closer relationship with Jesus.
We share our work and faith through prayer, song, drama, display and through collective worship.
We have daily opportunity to pray together, in personal space, as a class around our prayer focus. We learn and share traditional prayers, we begin each day and end each day with a prayer, a special part of our school life.
Collective Worship across every class uses the same structure. We gather, using prayers or actions or music. Then, we listen to scripture, readings and / or poems. After that, we respond by doing something or saying a prayer together. Finally, we go forth by reflecting on the scripture and taking this forward into our work throughout the day. It is wonderful to see the children excited, enthusiastic and deepening their faith through prayer and liturgy.
