At All Saints’ Catholic School, we joyfully come together as a faith-filled community to celebrate the Word of God. Through prayer, scripture readings, and reflection, our Celebration of the Word helps us to deepen our relationship with Christ and live out the Gospel values in our daily lives. These gatherings provide a meaningful opportunity for our children and staff to grow in faith, share in the richness of God’s Word, and strengthen our Catholic identity as we journey together as disciples of Jesus. 

 

The Feast of St Peter and St Paul

In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus asks His disciples an important question: "Who do you say I am?" Peter answers with great faith and speaks from his heart, saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus is delighted because Peter, who had often made mistakes in the past, trusted God and spoke the truth. Because Jesus knows what is in Peter’s heart, he chooses Peter to be the rock on which He will build His Church.

Jesus doesn’t always choose the people you think he might to lead his Church. Peter and Paul had made bad choices in the past, but Jesus could see in their hearts how much love for Him there was. The most important thing to Jesus is not being perfect but about how much we love him. Jesus knows we sometimes make wrong choices, but he looks in our hearts and he chooses people who love him to lead his church, people like Peter and Paul. And here is the amazing thing, he wants to choose us too!

Just like Peter, we are all invited to know Jesus personally and to have the courage to tell others about Him. Sometimes it can feel difficult to stand up for what is right or to say we believe in Jesus, but He promises to help us. We can all be "rocks" by showing kindness, telling the truth, helping others and living as Jesus teaches every day.

June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

During our Celebration of the Word, we focused on the image of the Sacred Heart, with flames surrounding it and displayed outside Jesus' body, symbolising a heart burning with love that is open to all people. Jesus points to His heart as a sign that He freely offers His love, compassion, and kindness to everyone.

We listened to Matthew 9:37 and reflected on Jesus' words that there are many people in the world who need to hear God's love, but not enough workers to share His message. We discussed how we are all called to spread God's love through our words and actions. The children shared thoughtful ideas about how they can do this at home and at school by living out our school values each day, showing kindness, respect, compassion and service to others.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

This week was the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, a special feast that celebrates Jesus' gift of Himself in the Eucharist.

Through the Gospel of John (6:51–58), we reflected on Jesus' words: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven." We explored how Jesus invites us to trust in Him and recognise His presence in the bread and wine that become His Body and Blood at Mass.

Children were encouraged to think about the disciples who remained faithful to Jesus, even when His teaching was difficult to understand, and to reflect on the great gift of the Eucharist. Through prayer and quiet reflection, we thanked Jesus for His love, His presence in our lives, and for remaining with us through the Blessed Sacrament.

Children were invited to offer their own prayers of thanksgiving, expressing gratitude to God for His many gifts and blessings.

May is the Month of Mary. In our celebration of the word today we listen to Jesus’ voice in the Gospel as he speaks about ‘The Way’ to the ‘Father’s House.’ To follow Jesus’ way, we can ask Mary, Our Lady, to help us. She knows Jesus so well and can help us to walk with him. We asked for Our Lady’s help in prayer and then sang a beautiful hymn to her called ‘Flowers of the Rarest.’ We are looking forward to our May Crowning Mass tomorrow.

Holy Spirit Fill Me Up

Today in our Celebration of The Word we listened to John 20:19-23 - Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be with the disciples, to help them be brave enough to share God’s message with others. We thought carefully and about what the Holy Spirit does in our lives today.

During our KS1 Celebration of the Word, we listened to St Matthew’s Gospel and heard the story of how the Angel visited St Joseph. We talked together about how special Joseph is. The children described him as strong, quiet, caring and kind. They noticed how he protected Mary and baby Jesus and looked after his family.

Although we do not hear Joseph speaking in the Holy Bible, we can learn a lot about him through his actions. By listening to God and caring for Mary and Jesus, Joseph shows us what it means to be loving, brave and faithful. He reminds us that sometimes we show our love not only through words, but through the good things we do for others.

At the end of our Celebration of the Word, we prayed for the special men in our lives who care for us, guide us and protect us, just as St Joseph did.

The Ascension of the Lord

 

Jesus meets His disciples one last time on a mountain. When they see Him, they worship Him because they know He is holy and full of God’s power. Jesus tells them that all authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to Him. He sends them out to share His love with all nations and to baptise people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Jesus knows this mission will feel big and difficult, so He makes them a beautiful promise:

“I am with you always.”

Then Jesus ascends into Heaven.

Even though the disciples cannot see Jesus any more, they know He is still close to them. Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to help them. The disciples leave the mountain trusting in His promise and waiting in prayer.

We can trust this promise too. Jesus is always with us. He sees us, loves us, hears our prayers and stays close to us every day.

 The Sixth Sunday of Easter

 

In John’s Gospel this week, Jesus is talking to his friends at the Last Supper. His friends are feeling sad, confused and worried because Jesus has told them he must go away and they don’t want him to leave them. Jesus reminds them they will never be alone because he promises to send the Holy Spirit to help them.

The Holy Spirit is like a loving guide and helper who gives us courage, teaches us what is right, and fills our hearts with peace. The Holy Spirit lives with us and in us. Even though we cannot see the Holy Spirit, he is always with us, helping us to live like children of God.

If ever we are feeling lonely or sad, we can put our hand on our hearts and remember the Holy Spirit is with us and we can say, “Thank you, Holy Spirit that you are with me”

Good Shepherd Sunday

In our Celebration of the Word today we listened to this Sunday’s Gospel from the Gospel of John, Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd who cares for his sheep. A shepherd knows each of his sheep, calls them by name, and keeps them safe. The sheep listen to his voice and follow him because they trust him.

Jesus tells us that he knows each one of us and loves us deeply. He guides us, protects us, and shows us the right way to live. He also says that he has come so that we may have life to the full: a life filled with love, peace, and joy.

This Gospel reminds us how important it is to listen carefully for Jesus’ voice in our lives. Sometimes there are many voices around us, but Jesus leads us towards kindness, goodness, and truth.

Good Shepherd Sunday helps us to remember that we are never alone. Jesus is always with us, guiding us and caring for us. When we follow him, we learn how to love others and live as he teaches us.

The Third Sunday of Easter

In this Sunday’s Gospel from the Gospel of Luke, we hear the story of two disciples walking to a place called Emmaus. They are feeling sad and confused after everything that has happened to Jesus. As they walk, Jesus comes and joins them, but they do not recognise him at first.

Year 3 retold the story for us all during our celebration of the word...

Jesus walks with them, listens to them, and explains the Scriptures. Slowly, their sadness begins to turn into hope, and their hearts feel full and alive. Later, when they sit down to eat, Jesus takes bread, blesses it, breaks it, and gives it to them. In that moment, they recognise him and realise that Jesus has been with them all along.

The disciples are so filled with joy that they hurry back to share the Good News: Jesus is alive!

This Gospel reminds us that Jesus is always with us, even when we don’t realise it. We can recognise him in special moments: in prayer, in scripture, in the breaking of the bread, and in the people around us. As we continue through the season of Easter, we are reminded to walk with Jesus and share his joy with others.

 

During our Celebration of The Word today we listened to St John's Gospel. 

When Jesus met the woman at the well, He showed something very important about how He treats women. In those days, many people did not think women were very important and men often did not speak to women in public. But Jesus was different. He spoke kindly to the woman, listened to her and shared God’s truth with her.

Throughout His life, Jesus treated women with respect and love. Women followed Him, helped support His work and were brave witnesses to what He did. Some women, like Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jesus and Martha and Mary, were close friends of Jesus. They learned from Him, served with Him, and shared His message.

This story teaches us that Jesus cares about everyone. He loves to talk with us, help us, and fill our hearts with His living water-His love and life

 

During our Celebration of The Word today,we spoke about how, during Lent,we can help other communities around the World.We discussed how as a whole school,we are going to take part in The Big Lent Walk and within our own classes, we will hold our own fundraising activities.We said our own special prayers about ‘making a difference.’

First Week of Advent 

Hope

During our Celebration of The Word yesterday we lit our first candle on our Advent wreath. We are excited and very much looking forward to the Pilgrimage of the Jubilee icon of the ‘The Visitation’ arriving in school this week. We said our very own special prayers.


The Feast of the Immaculate Conception 

Mary was chosen...

During our Celebration of The Word today, we spoke about how we can say ‘yes’ to God like Mary did. We can do this by being kind, fair, respectful and helpful. We said our very own special prayers.

Third Week of Advent 

Joy

During our Celebration of The Word today, we listened to Matthew’s Gospel. We talked about many of the miracles that Jesus performed and how special he was. We also celebrated St.Lucy’s Feast Day, then said our own special prayers.

 

Jubilee Icons

As part of our Jubilee celebrations, we were delighted to welcome the Jubilee Icons to our school today from Holy Family School. The Icon is travelling around the schools of the Diocese, and we are blessed to host it for a few days before it moves on.

The Icons are photographs of a beautiful stained-glass window in Shrewsbury Cathedral, depicting The Visitation, the second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary. This scene shows Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth to share the joyful news that she is expecting Jesus. The Icon was blessed by Bishop Mark at Easter and is now making its pilgrimage to every school in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.

We welcomed the Icon with a torchlight procession alongside Holy Family School. Two Reception children, dressed as Mary and Elizabeth, greeted the children as they arrived. We then gathered as a whole school for a Celebration of the Word.

During its time with us, each class will have the opportunity to learn more about the image of The Visitation, taken from one of the Margaret Rope windows in the Cathedral, and to spend time in prayer, reflection, and contemplation.

Christ The King

This morning during The Celebration of The Word, we listened to Luke’s Gospel. We spoke about how Jesus has a big heart and loves us at all times. We also celebrated our talents and two of our wonderful children who received the Sacrament of Baptism yesterday.

During The Celebration of the Word today we spoke about how we can raise money for charity and help organisations such as CAFOD. We all said our very own special prayers.

During the celebration of The Word today, we remembered those who have died as a result of war. We learnt about the significance of the poppy and how there is always light after darkness.We prayed for peace and were thankful for those who gave their lives for us.

 During the celebration of The Word today, we listened to a story from Matthew’s Gospel. The story shows that a true love for Jesus is shown through our actions of love and kindness toward others. We said our own very special prayers.

his morning during our Celebration of the Word, we talked about Mary, Our Blessed Mother. We listened to the Mysteries of The Rosary, sang The Magnificat and said our own very special prayers.

 

During the Celebration of The Word today we spoke about two very special Saints, St.Teresa of Avila and St.Carlos Acutis.We acknowledged that we keep Jesus alive every time we do good in the World.Finally, we said our own very special prayers.

 

This morning, during The Celebration of the Word we celebrated the Feast Day of the Archangels. We learnt all about the Archangels, Michael, Raffael and Gabriel and said our own special prayers to them.

During the Celebration of The Word today we listened to and discussed St John’s Gospel. We spoke about the importance and the significance of the cross and how everyone is welcome in Heaven.

We were also introduced to this half-term's Class Prayer Leaders.

During our Celebration of the Word today, we talked about our new Saint, St. Carlo Acutis and listened to his life story. We recognised how very kind he was, every minute of the day. Kindness is one of our School Values. We also celebrated Our Blessed Mother Mary’s birthday.

During The Celebration of The Word today we listened to a story from Luke’s Gospel of Jesus sending out the seventy two. We looked at the picture of The Devine Mercy and talked about it and what it means. We spoke about trusting in Jesus and said our own special prayers. 

 

Today, during The Celebration of the Word, we lit the third candle on our Advent wreath. We listened to Luke’s Gospel and talked about sharing and how it makes you feel good when you share. We listened to each other’s special prayers and discussed how we can spread joy around.

 

 

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