Our children participate in many different aspects of prayer during every day at St Mary’s. This impacts on the prayerful atmosphere across our entire school. Please see below for our Prayer and Liturgy Roadmap which outlines how we use prayer across aspects of our school.

Prayer and Liturgy Policy Roadmap

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What Collective Worship and Prayer & Liturgy looks like

Y3 Sacrament of Reconciliation Service
Each class has their own altar / focal point for prayer
Example of an altar in LKS2
Each class has their own class saint
Y5 Class Mass – Reading created prayers
EYFS display
Maundy Thursday GIFT Team Tableau
An example of display for worship – Good Friday Passion
Gathering around the Cross to listen to the Passion of our Lord
New year worship
Y1 Pupil led worship planning
Children design their focal point
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
LKS2 Pupil Led Worship
LKS2 Pupil Led Worship
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
Reflecting on the Passion
Spontaneous prayer
Stations of the cross
Reflecting in prayer in phases
UKS2 Pupil Led Worship
Phase worship – house saints
Phase worship
UKS2 Pupil-led Stations of the Cross
Taize prayer phase worship
KS1 pupil led worship – Easter
Prayer around the Cross following our Good Friday Passion worship
KS1 Candlemas worship
Our school candles containing our Vision Statement
Pupil-led worship in UKS2
GIFT Team Tableau for Maundy Thursday worship
Our Big Lent Walk during Holy Week, where children from each class took it in turns to carry the cross. We collectively walked 400 miles in 30 minutes.
Leave it behind for Lent – the laying of our pebbles in our outdoor prayer garden after Jesus’ journey to the Cross
Staff Worship during Lent
Whole school remembrance service
Candlemas – receiving the Light of Christ
Jesus’ journey to the Cross
Class Mass booklet designed by the children
Y1 Responses to Worship
Y2 altar focal point with Big Question
Y6 Pupil Led Worship
GIFT Team leading whole school remembrance service
Y2 Pupil Led Worship
Pictures from our Prayer and Liturgy / Worship sessions 2023-24.

Prayer and Liturgy/Collective Worship Policy 2023-25

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Singing Worship Assembly

Every Thursday, each class is invited to a Singing Worship Assembly in the hall. The list attached is a non-exhaustive list of the hymns, songs, chants and Mass parts that we learn at specific times of the year. We will add to this list as the children request.

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