Prayer & Worship
Hope in the Future
Hope in the Future programme was formally launched on the 4th October 2017. We were presented with San Damiano Cross to remember Jesus’ call of St Francis to ‘Rebuild my Church’. This journey is five stages which we have worked through to connect our home, school and parish together.
Prayer and Worship
Prayer is an intrinsic and essential part of school life here at Our Lady’s RC Primary School. Children are encouraged to ‘talk to God’ and taught how to be still and reflect during worship time.
Prayer is part of daily school life within collective worship, whole school and key stage assemblies, RE lessons, privately within individual classrooms and individually throughout classroom safe spaces, as well as routine morning, lunchtime and hometime prayers. Children are expected to know certain prayers within different stages of their journey at Our Lady’s, the progression grid in attached documents outlines this in more detail. Furthermore, children are encouraged and supported to create their own prayer and worship.
Every class lead assemblies each term, which allow reflection and prayer for parents and children. In addition, each class throughout KS2 have their turn at leading mass throughout the year alongside Father Kevin, for the whole school as well as parents and parishioners.
Please see the Events Section on the Home Page for details.
Additionally, the GIFT team lead prayer and worship throughout the school regularly. Please visit the Faith Teams page for more information.
Click on the image to see Autumn Term Prayer & Liturgical Calendar.
Sacramental Programme
In Year 3, your child will have the opportunity to prepare and celebrate the sacraments of Reconciliation, and First Eucharist. The ‘Heart speaks to Heart programme’ will guide and prepare your child, working together at school, home and within the parish to embark on a special journey towards making First Holy Communion. More information will be available on 9th January 2024, when the initial meeting at Holy Family Church will take place for those children and parents wishing to take part.
The Heart Speaks to Heart Programme is available as a PDF by CLICKING HERE (17Mb)
There are a number of other resources available to help you please see below, (the school is not responsible for external links):
https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/education/first-sacraments/
https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/faith/sacraments/first-communion/
Click on the image to the right to see all the dates for the 2025-26 Sacramental Programme.
Dates for your Diary
Event | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Mass - New Term (Led by Y5) | 11/09/2025 | 11:00 AM | School Hall |
Parishioners Coffee Morning (Faith Team) | 03/10/2025 | 1:30 PM | School Hall |
Mass- Advent (Led by Y4) | 05/12/2025 | 09:30 AM | School Hall |
Mass – Our Lady’s Feast Day (Whole
School)
| 08/12/2025 | 09:30 AM | Our Lady's Church |
Nativity (KS1) | 10/12/2025 | 2:00PM & 6:00 PM | School Hall |
Mass - Christmas (Led by Y3) | 18/12/2025 | 11:00 AM | School Hall |
Mass - Epiphany | 06/01/2026 | 11:00AM | Our Lady's Church |
Sacramental Programme Meeting –
Community Meeting
| 14/01/2026 | 6:00 PM | Holy Family Church |
Presentation Mass | 31/01/2026 | 6:00 PM | Our Lady's Church |
Presentation Mass | 01/02/2026 | 09:30 AM | Our Lady's Church |
Presentation Mass | 01/02/2026 | 11:15 AM | Holy Family Church |
Parishioners Coffee Afternoon (Love Your Community) | 13/02/2026 | 1:30 PM | School Hall |
Lenten Service - Including distribution of
ashes) (Led by Y5)
| 24/02/2026 | 10:15 AM | School Hall |
Reconciliation | 18/03/2026 | 10:15 PM | School Hall |
Mass - Easter Theme (Led by Y3) | 21/04/2026 | 11:00 AM | Our Lady's Church |
Crowning of Our Lady | 18/05/2026 | 9:00 AM | School Hall |
Walking Day | 07/06/2026 | 2:00 PM | Our Lady's Church |
First Holy Communion | 13/06/2026 | 12:00 PM | Holy Family Church |
First Holy Communion | 14/06/2026 | 3:00 PM | Our Lady's Church |
Leavers’ Mass and End of School Year
Mass (Led by Y6) | 15/07/2026 | 11:00 AM | School Hall |