Satff join Canon Paul and the children of Our Lady of Margam gather to celebrate Family Mass
Monthly Family Mass celebration in St Joseph’s Parish. Thank you Monsignor Joseph!
Missio Ambassadors lead Collective Worship
Sharing Pope Francis message to Look after our ONE World.
CAFOD Family Fast celebrations- Brighten Up the World
In November we remember those who have died.
We especially remember those who have died during the wars. We also pray for our family and friends who have died.
Remembering the Pope’s message for children to pray for children, we created our own prayers for refugees.
Remembrance Sunday
We joined with the whole community of Neath Port Talbot and joined in with others
schools to remember and pray for our loved ones who have died.
Missio Ambassador Collective Worship
During the month of November Missio have met with Canon Paul RE Link Governor and Mrs Brigid O’Callaghan.
They have collected photos of our loved ones who have died and placed them on our tree of remembrance. A special Collective Worship service was planned and delivered to the whole school. Missio would like to share this with our school community in the Spring term.
Advent Collective Worship
During December we meet with our parishes and prepare for the birth of Jesus.
In school we have celebrated Advent through special Collective Worships led by Canon Paul, children and staff.
In our monthly Family Mass at Saint Joseph’s Parish we have presented our own prayers for Christmas during the Offertory. We have been thinking hard about how we can get our hearts ready to show love and be hospitable to others. We have also reflected on how we can be ATTENTIVE and listen to God’s word and DISCERN- make right choices.
Parents at home please take time to think about Catholic Virtues:
ATTENTIVE
DEISCERNMENT
Collective Worship at St Joseph’s Infant School
We provide a daily act of collective worship. Worship lies at the heart of Christian life and at the heart of our school. This reflects the traditions of our Catholic community. At St Joseph”s this takes many exciting and spiritually developing experiences for all the children. Collective Worship often makes links to our school’s core Christian Values. We follow the Catholic Church Calendar when planning Collective Worship and St Joseph’s has built up an excellent relationship with Saint Joseph’s Port Talobot and Our Lady of Margam to support this work. Children are encourage to plan, lead and evaluate worship throughout the year. Our Missio Ambassadors have helped provide resources for every class. This term Missio have designed and painted pebbles displaying the Catholic virtues of ATTENTIVE and DISCERNING. These have been presented to each class. Children at an age appropriate level are responsible for setting the space for worship to take place in and leading the gathering, prayers and sending out.
We believe that the outcomes of Collective Worship should be:
Every child has opportunities to take part in Collective Worship and develop spiritual reflection.
What is Advent?
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord,
Make his paths straight.
Matthew 3:1-12
Canon Paul Visits school to share an Advent Collective Worship
Canon Paul shared a reflection on Advent and the symbolism behind the Advent wreath.
He also revisited the significance of the Liturgical colours.
Please take some time to discuss this with your child.
What is the job of our
Catholic Infant school?
Missio have been thinking about what is the main job of our school?
Please add your ideas to the Questionnaire sent home (Nov 2019) so that we can use them to revamp our Mission Statement. All entries will go into a Prize Draw.
Thanks from Missio and Ms Beaumont.
