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 children's liturgy.
Every class is named after a Saint and where possible, the class Mass is celebrated on or near their patron's feast day.
Class Masses Spring term 2025 | |
Date | Class |
Thursday 9 January | Whole School Mass - St Theresa (Thank you) |
Thursday 30 January | St Andrew (Candlemas) |
Thursday 6 February | St Josephine (Feast day 8 Feb) |
Thursday 27 February | St David (Feast day 1 March) |
Wednesday 5 March | Whole school Mass - Ash Wednesday 9:15am |
Thursday 13 March | St Martin (Celebrating Pope Francis – 12th anniversary of his election) |
Thursday 20 March | St Patrick (Feast day 17 March) |
Thursday 27 March | KS1 Para liturgy – Mothers’ Day |
Monday 31 March | Lent confessions 11:00 |
Tues/Weds 1/2 April | LKS2 Passion Play 2pm/10am in hall |
St Andrew's celebrated their class Patron Saint at Mass on 28th November (St Andrew's Day 30th November)
On Thursday 14th November, the children in KS1 led a Children's Liturgy about Remembrance. We prayed for all those who have died and for peace in our world.
On Thursday 7th November, St Martin's Class celebrated a Class Mass in honour of their patron Saint, St Martin de Porres
On 25th October we celebrated a Harvest Liturgy together as a school community. The Mayor of Swanley joined us
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
