Collective Worship
Prayer and Liturgy
As a Catholic Primary School Collective Worship plays a fundamental part in daily school life, allowing us to give glory, praise, honour and thanks to God. Whether we join together as a school or with our class, our prayer and worship brings us closer to God, helps us to live like Jesus and to witness the Holy Spirit in our lives.
The nature of Collective Worship (Prayer and Liturgy)
We believe that Collective Worship in our school aims to provide opportunities for pupils and staff:
To think about the mystery of God
To experience a sense of belonging and to develop community
To nurture a common ethos and shared set of values
To reflect in spiritual and moral issues
To grow in liturgical understanding and development
To reinforce prayers which are part of the Catholic tradition
To take time out ‘to wonder at’, ‘to come to terms with’, ‘to give worth to’
To enrich religious experience
Principles of Collective Worship (Prayer and Liturgy)
All Acts of Worship in school will endeavour to:
Give praise and honour to God
Be of high quality, fundamental to the life of the school and its Catholic character
Give children positive liturgical experiences, appropriately, in order to prepare them for the liturgical life of the Church
Pupil Leadership of Collective Worship (Prayer and Liturgy)
We help the children to form and develop a closer personal relationship with God through prayer and to think about what it means to be a follower of Christ in their daily lives. We encourage the children to take a leadership role in the prayer life of the school in a variety of ways. The children also have opportunities to plan acts of worship for their class and for assembly.
