PRAYER LIFE OF HOLY FAMILY

Mass

The children attend whole school masses a number of times throughout the year, (In the First Term, Christmas, Easter and at the end of the school year) they also attend Mass on Holy Days. All parents and parishioners are invited to celebrate these with us. Throughout the year different classes attend parish mass that Fr Ian delivers for parishoners.

Collective Worship

Collective worship occures each day either as a class, key stage or whole school.

We have a whole school assembly each Monday morning led by Miss Riley. On Tuesday mornings we have either Key Stage assemblys or class assemblys. Class assembelies occur throughout the year and parents are invited in to school to join worship with their child's class. On Wednesday mornings we have hymn assembly where the children joyfully sing hymns. The hymns they learn are sang when we go to Mass at St James and All Souls church.

In classes, the children worship using the resource of Little Liturgies which helps them to reflect on the Gospel from the previous Sunday. They also use Wednesday Word to help them prepare for the new Gospel. At Holy Family we are very lucky to have Mary's Garden which is an area on the school grounds where children go to pray and reflect. Each class goes to Mary's Garden to worship collectivly once a week.

Assemblies

Every Monday a whole school assembly takes place to reflect on the Gospel from Mass and on the Liturgical Year. These assemblies are linked to the UNICEF rights of the child. Throughout the year different groups of children deliver assembelies on relevant topics.