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Prayer & Liturgy is vital to the spiritual life of St Edmund Arrowsmith High School. We recognise its impact on the spiritual, moral and social development of our pupils and value it as a part of our distinctive ethos.
All staff, under the guidance of the Chaplain and the Senior Leadership Team, actively take part in all areas of Collective Worship in our school which is something we are very proud of.
We often worship together as a school community in addition to all our Masses and Services (which can be found under the heading ‘Liturgical Life’)
Celebration of The Word
We have Celebration of The Word Assemblies happening every day for all our pupils in their Year Groups. Once a week they will gather together as a year group to pray during assembly where reflections and prayer on the theme of the previous Sundays Gospel are explored – this is to ensure that all pupils hear the Word of the Lord in the liturgical order and so that those who do not go to Mass, don’t miss out on the important teachings in the Gospels and the messages within.
Form Prayer
Whilst Pupils are in their Form Rooms for Registration before lessons (4/5 days per week, 5th Day is Assembly Day), they will engage with Form Prayer which looks at key issues and themes throughout both the Calendar and Liturgical Year.
This could include Anti-bullying, Remembrance, Significance, Climate Change, Global Forgiveness Day or Mass Preparation if whole school Celebrations are upcoming such as the Y7/Y11 Welcome Masses or SS Peter and Paul Mass in June of every year.
During Form Prayer, pupils with engage with Catholic Social Teaching and learn about the Catholic Church’s position of key topics in Popular Culture.
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer of the church is said daily in the school Chapel at 8:20 before form. All staff and students are welcome to attend. During Morning Prayer, we follow the Church’s calendar and celebrate the lives of saints and ordinary days as well as having various special Morning Prayer liturgies during certain times of the year.
In October and May we pray the Rosary and during Lent and Advent we have special liturgies in the school entrance gathered around a focal display or prayer corner often with support from Chaplaincy and the Music Department.
Spirituality Lessons
Every Key Stage 3 pupil gets the opportunity to deepen their understanding of their faith in one Spirituality lesson per half term either in the Chapel, off site or in RE lessons with Maria the Chaplain. During these lessons, there is an element of worshipping together as the lesson focuses on scripture, shared experience and collective prayer. Unlike a normal RE lesson, the aim of a Spirituality lesson is to develop in faith rather than learn about faith and so is a vital part of what we offer at St Edmund Arrowsmith.
St Oswald's Church: For the most recent newsletters from St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith Parish, please click: stoswaldandstarrowsmith
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