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. 

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.

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.

This 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. 

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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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