Prayer and Liturgy
Prayer and Liturgy at Holy Rosary allows pupils to pray, praise, reflect, meditate and take time to listen; it is about giving glory, honour, praise and thanks to God.
This gives us the chance to share our loving response – in word, song and action – to God’s invitation to encounter and enter into relationship with Him, made possible through the work of Jesus Christ and the witness of the Holy Spirit.
At every opportunity, pupils are given the responsibility to lead Collective Worship at class, phase, whole-school and whole community level with confidence, enthusiasm and creativity.
In our community, pupils, staff and their families will worship together in contemporary and traditional ways, giving opportunities for pupils, staff and their families to:
- Develop the school as a community of faith, developing a common ethos and shared values
- Contemplate the mystery of God
- Encounter and develop their relationship with God
- To respond to and celebrate life
- Reflect on spiritual and moral issues related to Catholic Social Teaching
- Explore their own beliefs
- To take time out ‘to wonder at’, ‘to come to terms with’ and ‘to give worth to’.
Whole School and Class Celebrations of the Word
Our RE lead, Mrs. Dyche, and our chaplaincy team, known as ‘The Messengers,’ lead the children in worship weekly and in response to themes of the liturgical year such as: Advent, Candlemas and Lent.
The Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher also lead acts of worship with themes that focus on our school ethos, Catholic identity, and worship. These assemblies are sometimes led by external agencies such as: CAFOD, Missionary workers from the YMCA or the Burton Star Foundation Community. This serves to further develop our pupils’ Personal, Social, Moral and Physical development.
During the year, each class leads their own act of Celebration of the Word to the whole school community. This reflects an aspect of the liturgical year, follows the work they have done within their RE lessons or enhances the mission of the school. Most recently classes led the school on the UNICEF rights of the child taking specific articles as their theme. This academic year (2026-2027) the Pupil parliament team will embark on securing the UNICEF Bronze Award for Rights Respecting Schools and work on the steps to achieve silver.
Praise and Worship Liturgy and Celebration Liturgy
Our Praise and Worship Celebration takes place every Thursday and our Celebration Assembly every Monday afternoon. They are an opportunity for our children to learn new songs for collective and personal worship, and be celebrated for their exceptional character.
Class Celebrations of the Word
These Acts of Prayer and Liturgy take place in classes each week and are led by our children. Pupils confidently and enthusiastically create varied and a well-planned opportunities for their peers based on current issues, the word of the week or set themes or an aspect of the liturgical year. Pupils use these sessions to share the difference Collective Worship makes to their sense of identity, safety, character and growth.
