Catholic life of the School

Celebration of the Word at St Josephs

A huge part of our Catholic lives at St Josephs is how we gather together for Celebration of the Word.
At our school we gather in different ways to reflect, pray and praise God for the blessings we have in our lives. Sometimes we gather as a whole school and other times we gather as individual classes. Sometimes the worships are led by staff and other times they are planned and led by the pupils. We even share celebration of the word with our other Trust schools through Zoom. 
We use 'Virtues to Live By' in providing themes and reflective focuses for our worships. The information below shows what the different virtues are that provide themes our worships and spiritual development:

https://www.virtuestoliveby.org/

At St Joseph's, we pride ourselves on the children at the heart of everything that we do. We wish to develop the children's knowledge and understanding in the Catholic Life. One of the ways we do this is through our celebration of the word, allowing the children to progressively develop their involvement and participating in opportunities to evaluate them too. Here is an example of our child-led celebration of the word proforma and our evaluation form:

St Joseph's Child-Led Collective Worship Forms

St Joseph's Collective Worship Evaluation Forms Cycle One

During the months of May and June, the travelling rosary has been going home for families to share prayer time together. The Mini Vinnies have led and organised this and have done a wonderful job. 

During the month of May, the focus on our prayer station was Mary. We thought about how important she was and that she was chosen by God. The children coloured in a rose, which is a symbol that represents Mary the Mother of God. 

Our children recognise the importance of their faith in school but also in their personal lives. Our children have had the opportunity to take the 'Travelling Rosary' home. 

Here is a wonderful picture of Niamh (Year 5) with her little sister, and a picture of Betsy (Year 3). 

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