Religious Education
Prayer and Worship
CROWNING OF MARY
Pupils celebrated the crowning of Mary at assembly today. Parents and pupils donated flowers for the May Altar for Our Lady which is our prayer focus this month and are invited to send flowers to honour Mary and to pray at Our Lady’s altar in the hall each day.
Pupils celebrated the crowning of Mary at assembly today. Parents and pupils donated flowers for the May Altar for Our Lady which is our prayer focus this month and are invited to send flowers to honour Mary and to pray at Our Lady’s altar in the hall each day.
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YEAR 6 WORSHIP IN OUR PRAYER GARDEN
Year 6 prayed for world peace. We filled our prayer garden with the sound of song which combined beautifully with the birdsong. Here, we were able to appreciate the peace and tranquillity we continue to enjoy while a war rages on near our lands. We took the time to appreciate our beautiful surroundings observing the signs of God and our blessings all around us. Personal intentions were made. Our mission – to pray more frequently in the days which lie ahead. |
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YEAR 5 REMEMBERING JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
Oh Lord hear my prayer, oh Lord hear my prayer, when I call, answer me…We sang, listened to a Scripture passage of Jesus in the Garden and collected twigs from our beautiful grounds. Back in class, we created crosses to symbolise Jesus and His suffering for our sins. We made personal intentions to recognise the importance of forgiveness. |
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Year 5 re-enacted the occasion when Jesus said, “He whom is without sin, cast the first stone…” In our assembly, we learned about second chances and fresh starts. God is always ready to help us start afresh. |
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YEAR 6 JOURNEY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
This was recognised as a special from of worship and offered as a deeply spiritual experience. The Stations of the Cross - a Catholic devotion - commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. We tried to use each station as a mini pilgrimage. At each station, we recalled and meditated on a specific event from Christ's last day. |
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ASH WEDNESDAY
Years 2 - 6 attended Ash Wednesday mass at English Martyrs Church. Father Alex taught the children that the ashes symbolises the dust from which God made us. He also reminded them that when giving alms, "The left hand should not know what the right is doing".
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CELEBRATION OF MASS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Fr Alex celebrated Mass for the new school year with Y 4, 5 and 6 children and staff.
HARVEST for CAFOD - Catholic Association Fund for Overseas Development
We celebrated the Harvest with a CAFOD Assembly on Thursday. Children brought donations of tins or packet foods to share with the Refugee and Homeless shelters we support.
We celebrated the Harvest with a CAFOD Assembly on Thursday. Children brought donations of tins or packet foods to share with the Refugee and Homeless shelters we support.
CROWNING OF MARY
The children presented a very prayerful and songful tribute to Mary as they crowned her Queen of Heaven. This assembly and the Easter Meditation are available for you and your family to watch together through your child’s Google Classroom.
May is the Month of Mary and we are encouraged to pray to Mary this month, traditionally praying the Rosary if possible. Pope Francis has asked that we pray to Mary to help end this pandemic in our world.
The children presented a very prayerful and songful tribute to Mary as they crowned her Queen of Heaven. This assembly and the Easter Meditation are available for you and your family to watch together through your child’s Google Classroom.
May is the Month of Mary and we are encouraged to pray to Mary this month, traditionally praying the Rosary if possible. Pope Francis has asked that we pray to Mary to help end this pandemic in our world.
ENGLISH MARTYRS NATIVITY SERVICE
The presentation of The Nativity Story was shared between all classes this year. Thank you to all teachers, teaching assistants, Miss Freeman and Mrs Simon for helping to prepare the virtual Nativity this year. I hope parents enjoyed sharing this year’s Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus once again. On behalf of all staff we wish you and your families a very happy and holy Christmas.
EASTER AT ENGLISH MARTYRS
Easter Blessings from all the staff in English Martyrs and we wish you and your families, here and across the world, a blessed and hope filled Easter. We pray that Jesus may live in our hearts and that we always embrace Him with love and gratitude especially as we reflect on the past year. May His love and His peace fill our hearts, our lives and our homes and families.
PENTECOST
Come Holy Spirit, Come!
Come, Spirit, live in us!
Give us your new life!
The Pentecost experience
Prior to the day of Pentecost the disciples were paralysed with fear. They knew on one level what Jesus had asked them to do, yet faced with the absence of Jesus and the fear of their own persecution, they seemed unable to answer Jesus’ call. The task seemed too challenging without Jesus. The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost gave them the strength they needed to carry on the mission of Jesus.
The Feast of Pentecost
The Easter mystery is the passion, death, Resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As such, the Feast of Pentecost concludes the Easter Season. Pentecost is the promise of Jesus fulfilled. Through the Pentecost experience we see that the coming of the Holy Spirit inspires and strengthens the disciples to continue the mission of Jesus. The strength of the Holy Spirit creates the enthusiasm and wisdom to live as Jesus did.
How do we as a school community work together and share common interests and belongings?
Come Holy Spirit, Come!
Come, Spirit, live in us!
Give us your new life!
The Pentecost experience
Prior to the day of Pentecost the disciples were paralysed with fear. They knew on one level what Jesus had asked them to do, yet faced with the absence of Jesus and the fear of their own persecution, they seemed unable to answer Jesus’ call. The task seemed too challenging without Jesus. The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost gave them the strength they needed to carry on the mission of Jesus.
The Feast of Pentecost
The Easter mystery is the passion, death, Resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As such, the Feast of Pentecost concludes the Easter Season. Pentecost is the promise of Jesus fulfilled. Through the Pentecost experience we see that the coming of the Holy Spirit inspires and strengthens the disciples to continue the mission of Jesus. The strength of the Holy Spirit creates the enthusiasm and wisdom to live as Jesus did.
How do we as a school community work together and share common interests and belongings?
Feast of the English Martyrs - 4th May 2021
Year 2 pupils celebrate the Feast of the English Martyrs, St Thomas More and St John Fisher.
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Ten Ten Collective Worship Parent Newsletter April 2021
www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-newsletter/
| RE Newsletter Summer Term 1.pdf |
| CCS Spring 2021 Newsletter.pdf |
TenTen Collective Worship Parent Newsletter March 2021
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TenTen Collective Worship Parent Newsletter February 2021
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| RE Newsletter Spring Term 1.pdf |
| RE Newsletter December 2020.pdf |
Advent
A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way for the LORD;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God”.
Isaiah 40:3-5
Advent marks the beginning of the Liturgical Year. The liturgical colour for this season is purple/violet which is the colour of preparation and humility. Advent is a time of longing, waiting and preparing. During Advent we wait for the coming of Jesus into our lives. It is a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus. The candles remind us that Jesus is always with us. The candles - 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white, symbolise the coming of Jesus, the Light of the World. During Advent we are invited to live out our commitment to the mission of Jesus Christ. It is a time of active waiting to help us prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. We are called to be responsive to God’s will of love and joy in our lives.
Some questions for discussion with your child during Advent:
How do we prepare for the birth of Jesus?
Should we have expectations in life?
A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way for the LORD;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God”.
Isaiah 40:3-5
Advent marks the beginning of the Liturgical Year. The liturgical colour for this season is purple/violet which is the colour of preparation and humility. Advent is a time of longing, waiting and preparing. During Advent we wait for the coming of Jesus into our lives. It is a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus. The candles remind us that Jesus is always with us. The candles - 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white, symbolise the coming of Jesus, the Light of the World. During Advent we are invited to live out our commitment to the mission of Jesus Christ. It is a time of active waiting to help us prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. We are called to be responsive to God’s will of love and joy in our lives.
Some questions for discussion with your child during Advent:
How do we prepare for the birth of Jesus?
Should we have expectations in life?
The Big Question
The children engaged and responded with the Big Question ‘How do we prepare for the birth of Jesus?’
November - The Month of Remembrance
In the month of November, it is our tradition to pray for those who have died. The school has a “Book of Remembrance” for the faithful departed and the names of all those family members written in it will be remembered and prayed for. Thank you, Year Five for your Remembrance assembly, and for teaching us about WW1. Thank you to those families and children who brought in your poppies to commemorate all who have died. We remember – we pray.
In the month of November, it is our tradition to pray for those who have died. The school has a “Book of Remembrance” for the faithful departed and the names of all those family members written in it will be remembered and prayed for. Thank you, Year Five for your Remembrance assembly, and for teaching us about WW1. Thank you to those families and children who brought in your poppies to commemorate all who have died. We remember – we pray.
| Autumn 2 Newsletter.pdf |
| RE Newsletter November 2020.pdf |
| RSHE and parent meditation letter September 2020.pdf |
| RE Newsletter October 2020.pdf |
| Easter Sunday poster.pdf |
| Reflection - Easter Sunday.pdf |
| Reflection - Good Friday.pdf |
| Reflection - Maundy Thursday.pdf |
| Easter Newsletter 7th April 2020.pdf |
| Praying the rosary with the Diocese of Westminster.pdf |
St Patrick,s Church Wapping Mass Streaming
https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/wapping/holy-week/
DoW Resources during Mass Suspension
https://rcdow.org.uk/news/resources-during-mass-suspension/
DoW Pray for our priests on Maundy Thursday
https://rcdow.org.uk/cardinal/news/pray-for-priests-on-maundy-thursday/
Churches with Mass streaming and website addresses
www.albanstephen.org/albanstephens/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200318-Mass-streaming-and-useful-websites.pdf
Pope Francis during the Urbi et Orbi blessings on the steps of St Peter's Basilica
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/urbi-et-orbi-pope-coronavirus-prayer-blessing.html
https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/wapping/holy-week/
DoW Resources during Mass Suspension
https://rcdow.org.uk/news/resources-during-mass-suspension/
DoW Pray for our priests on Maundy Thursday
https://rcdow.org.uk/cardinal/news/pray-for-priests-on-maundy-thursday/
Churches with Mass streaming and website addresses
www.albanstephen.org/albanstephens/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200318-Mass-streaming-and-useful-websites.pdf
Pope Francis during the Urbi et Orbi blessings on the steps of St Peter's Basilica
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/urbi-et-orbi-pope-coronavirus-prayer-blessing.html
| EM RE Inspection Report 2016.pdf |
