Masses and Liturgies
As a Catholic school, we consider the celebration of Holy Mass as the highest way we can offer praise to God. We celebrate Masses as a whole school community always inviting and uniting with the Parish and with parents and carers. The whole school attends and children lead the Mass every Holy Day of Obligation and at the beginning and end of the academic year when we ask God to help us with the adventures that lie ahead as well as thanking Him for what has passed. Our Masses are always occasions of great joy.
Each class in KS2 celebrates their own Mass, prepared and led by the children three times a year. The children in Early Years and KS1 lead a paraliturgy.
Every class is named after a Saint and where possible, the class Mass is celebrated on or near their patron's feast day.
Masses and Paraliturgies Autumn 2024 | |
Autumn term | |
Date | Class |
Friday 13 September 9:30 | Whole school mass (Rosary club to lead) |
Thursday 26 September 9:15 | St Patrick – Mass of the day |
Thursday 03 October 9:15 | St Theresa (Feast day 1 October) |
Thursday 10 October 9:15 | St David – Mass of the day |
Friday 25 October 10:00 | Whole school Harvest festival (Chaplains to lead) |
Thursday 7 November 9:15 | St Martin (Feast day 3 November) |
Thursday 14 November 10:00 | KS1 Para liturgy – Remembrance |
Thursday 21 November 9:15 | St Josephine – Presentation of Mary |
Thursday 28 November 9:15 | St Andrew (Feast day 30 November) |
On 3rd October, St Theresa's celebrated a special class Mass in honour of their Patron Saint whose feast day is on 1st October
On 26th September, some of our KS2 children went to London by train to join lots of other children from Catholic schools across the Diocese of Southwark. Archbishop John Wilson presided
Our KS2 Chaplains joined other schools in KCSP for a beautiful Mass at Aylesford Priory celebrated by Bishop Paul Hendricks
Beginning of the Year Mass for the 2024-5 academic year. The children in Rosary Club planned, practised and led our school Mass on Friday 13th September. Parents and parishioners were invited. We thanked God for the holidays and asked for many blessings over our new school year
We celebrated our end of the year thanksgiving and leavers Mass on the field all together
EY and KS1 celebrated a Para-Liturgy on June 20th during which we learnt about St John the Baptist and we thanked God for the academic year
St Theresa's class led a beautiful Mass today based on our Mother Mary, as we are now in the month of May. We had child led prayers as well as a wonderful piano solo during the offertory.
Some pictures of our Class and School Masses
KS1 Easter Para-Liturgy
Our Altar Servers. Our children offer to altar serve at school and class Masses
