School Assemblies and Masses

All children at St John’s have a daily act of worship. These take different forms. Each week the children gather to praise God in singing, which supports our spiritual life and preparation for Mass and assemblies. Every afternoon each class takes part in a Christian meditation session. This helps prepare the children for the rest of the day but also allows them time to connect to God privately.

On Monday we gather for a whole school 'proclamation' assembly in the hall and on Tuesday we have separate Key Stage One and Key Stage Two assemblies.

Every class leads their own pupil prepared prayer service on a Wednesday. These take place in classrooms and offer children the chance to share their own spontaneous prayers.

Every Friday we have a lovely 'Gifts from God' celebration assembly, when all staff and children gather to praise God for our achievements. Saint points are awarded and ‘Star of the Week’ and other achievements such as our diocesan Mission Awards are shared and celebrated.

We celebrate whole school Mass each week on Thursday. Mass is celebrated in our church. The Mass readings are prepared by children from Year One to Year Six, on a rota basis. All parents and parishioners are very welcome to join the school at Mass. You will be kept informed about Mass via the weekly newsletter.

All parents and carers are expected to support the school’s mission and the integral nature of our prayer life, daily collective worship and Masses for the children’s spiritual development.

Any non-Catholic families who want to know more about the Catholic faith should contact our parish priest

Fr. Sean Gough.