Prayer and Worship at Holy Rood

‘The family of Holy Rood School will try to live, learn, grow and celebrate together, as friends, through the love of Christ.’

Our mission statement describes a child’s movement through our living faith community during their years with us; from small child to young adolescent. It mentions that this journey will take place through the love of Christ, with Him as their constant companion whilst at Holy Rood and much further beyond. At our school we recognise the central role that prayer and worship play in an active faith community and in all members of that community bearing witness to the Good News of the Gospels; none more so than for our pupils embarking on their own journeys in faith.

At Holy Rood Catholic Primary School, we provides times for daily prayer, Celebrations of The Word or liturgy in the following way:

ay	Type	Timings
Monday	Gospel Assembly (Whole School)	9:10am – 9:40am
Tuesday	Music led worship	9:10am – 9:40am
Wednesday	Classroom Acts of Worship	Timetabled by the class teacher at an appropriate time and for a length suitable to the age of each year group.
Thursday	Class Assemblies (attended by the wider community and the rest of the school) OR whole school Celebration of The Word led by SLT	9:10am – 9:40am OR 11:15am - 11:35am
Friday	Celebration Assembly (Whole School)	9:10am – 9:40am

Examples of the Liturgies we celebrate together include:

Feast of the Holy Cross Mass
Year 3 Thanksgiving Mass
Year 6 Family Mass
Year 5 Family Mass
Year 4 Family Mass
All Saints Mass
Leavers' Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation

Examples of Celebration of The Word at Holy Rood:

Year 1 Crib Blessing
Reception Easter Garden Blessing
Lenten Celebration of The Word
Easter Celebration of The Word
Advent Celebration of The Word
Walking Stations of The Cross
Walking Nativity
Carol Service
Year 1 Special People Celebration of The Word

Prayer and Liturgy Policy

Different forms of prayer and worship at Holy Rood

Times of prayer and worship at Holy Rood School aims to provide the opportunity for pupils, staff, families and, on occasion, the wider school community to:

Contemplate something of the mystery of God
Reflect upon spiritual/ moral issues
Explore their own beliefs
Respond to and celebrate life
Experience a sense of belonging
Develop a common ethos and shared values
Enrich religious experience
Grow in liturgical understanding and development
Reinforce prayers which are part of Catholic tradition
Take time to ‘wonder at’, ‘come to terms with’ and ‘give worth to.’

Prayers taught to children at Holy Rood School

Holy Rood's School Prayer

Holy Rood Traditional Prayers