Chaplaincy Team

 

Our roles are the following:

  • To help the school to be a community of faith.
  • To encourage the pupils to live their faith in daily living.
  • To develop good relationships within and beyond the school community.
  • To support Liturgy, prayer and the spiritual life of the school.
  • To continue to develop strong links with the Parish.
  • To support the school in its Mission Statement.

 

We have lots of ideas of how we can fulfil our roles. Here are some of them:

  • Help to prepare weekly Gospel Preparation assemblies.
  • Help teachers by setting up the Hall for weekly Key Stage worships.
  • Organise various charity fund-raising events.
  • Organise and run prayer groups for the different times of the liturgical year.
  • Run the 'Disciple of the week' award.
  • Suggest ideas for RE resources.
  • Help to lead assemblies.
  • Keep the entrance display up to date.
  • Organise and run lunchtime worship clubs to support other children with planning and preparing worships.
  • Make sure RE tables in classrooms are neat and tidy.
  • Make sure the 'Virtue to live by' is up to date in all classrooms.
  • Maintain our Prayer Garden. 

2024-2025

We are the members of the Chaplaincy team this year:

We were all really proud to be selected as members of the Chaplaincy team and are dedicated to our roles.  

Here are our achievements over the year :

Autumn 1: 

  • Displayed our successful application forms in the main entrance 
  • Planned and led Rosary groups in October for the Month of the Rosary
  • Helped to load the harvest donations  to be transported to St George's Crypt 
  • Updated displays around school, including the chaplaincy display, Virtues display and St Francis display
  • Update Virtues information in each class each month
  • Regularly check worship tables and displays are up to date across school
  • Help to plan and lead class worships 

Autumn 2: 

  • Created Christmas cards for the staff and residents of Stone Gables Care Home. 
  • Led an Advent prayer group 
  • Update Virtues information in each class each month
  • Regularly check worship tables and displays are up to date across school
  • Help to plan and lead class worships 

Spring:

  • Created a Lent garden for the front entrance. 
  • Updated Lent displays across school. 
  • Led the Ash Wednesday service with the Mini Vinnies. 
  • Update Virtues information in each class each month
  • Regularly check worship tables and displays are up to date across school
  • Help to plan and lead class worships 

Here are the 'Lent through a Lens' competition entries - they were all great and it was so difficult to pick a winner!