Prayer Life and Links with the Parish

Prayer and Liturgy

Prayer and Liturgy Coordinators - Anna Neilson and Anastasia Ayers

Ensuring Lord Jesus Christ is at the centre of our Catholic school, prayer and liturgy is at the heart of our community life. Children experience a range of prayer and Liturgy:classroom prayer, celebration of the word (assemblies), devotions, special services for times in the school year and celebrations of Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Prayer - Has been traditionally described as 'lifting up of the hearts and minds to God,' which means it involves our whole person - our head as well as our heart.

Celebrations of the Word - Celebrations created for the whole school community.

Liturgy - The most familiar forms of Liturgy celebrated in school are Mass and Sacrament of Reconciliation.

If you would like to support your child at home the Mark 10 Mission website is a great place to visit for weekly Liturgies that you can watch with your child/children together at home! The little Liturgies are appropriate for our EYFS and KS1 children and the Mark 10 Mission Liturgies are KS2 aga appropriate. We hope you enjoy watching and learning about the gospel together.

Mark 10 Mission (Click)

Prayer and Liturgy Policy

DCET Prayer and Liturgy Policy 2025.pdf

On Friday 7th of November, Year 4 celebrated Class Mass focusing on Remembrance and Peace. The chidren had the opportunity to remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth and prayed for the families who lost their loved ones in conflict and acts of terrorism:

Autumn Term 2025 - This is our first Mass for the new school year and we are reminded of our school mission statement – We love, we learn, we live. We remembered our school values of Love, Respect, Resilience, Forgiveness, Stewardship and Curiosity. During this Mass we heard about how Jesus wanted His people to live out their Faith:

During our Leavers' Mass Year 6 children reflected on their friendships they have built and talents they have developed whilst at Corpus Christi. They shared their prayers which inspired others to be close to God and live out Gospel valueas:

Yera 3 Class Mass was focused on Eucharist. The children celebrated God's love and Jesus' presence in our lives. We prayed for the childern who have received their First Holy Communion as well as for the people who need our prayers the most. Thank you our parents and friends for joining us with this beautiful celebration:

The month of May is dedicated to Mary. The children form our Chaplaincy team and Prayer group prepared a special service "Crowning of our Lady" to honour and to thank Mary:

EYFS Liturgy of the Word was focused on the core value of this term - Love. The children acted out "Feeding the 5000" and reflected on the meaning of the story and sharing ideas how we can love and support one another:

During this season of Lent, the children have been working hard on looking at different ways of how to make our World a better place and grow spiritually. This month we had visitors from CAFOD who spoke with us about the Jubilee as an opportunity to be renewed in hope. We also had a Reconciliation service when the children said sorry and reflected on their choices. The term has finished with the Stations of the Cross, Lenten Mass and The Big Lent walk. Thank you to all the parents , friends and parishioners who joined us in preparation for Holy Week and Easter:

Year 1 Liturgy of the Word was focused on the Story of Zacchaeus and Jesus' love and forgiveness. The children acted out the story and read their prayers beautifully::

Our Prayer group and the Chaplaincy team joined the Parishioners for World Day of Prayer 2025. The theme was "I made you wonderful". The children read the reflections and joined with hymns celebrating how special we are and praising God for His love and wonderful Creation:

Our school community joined the Parish in celebrating Ash Wednesday Mass. This was an opportunity to reflect on how we prepare during Lent by praying more and supporting others, particularly people in need:

Canon Alan celebrated Class Mass with Year 5 children. The Mass had a focus on Love - our school's core value and the children explored Love as a journey of self-discovery and freedom through self-giving:

Our school community had a wonderful and super busy time during this season of Advent, full of exciting experiences and reflections. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

During the Class Mass Year 4 children were reflecting on Remembrance day , thinking of the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. They also remembered that they are safe with God who always shows His love to His people:

Year 2 Liturgy of the Word celebrated our first term's value "Stewardship". The children read the Creation story and reflected on a special job God gave us when he called us to look after His Creation:

Our prayer group led by Steven, one of our parishioners, has been focusing on learning the variety of of prayers and the structure of Liturgy of the Word:

For the first time Year 3 class joined the parishioners for Wednesday Mass. The children read their Bidding prayers beautifully, brought the Offertory to Canon Tom, joined with prayers and received a blessing:

Our first whole school Mass of the year was all about reminding ourselves about our school values and that we are part of God's family and, therefore, always try to do our best for Him. Thank you Canon Tom for leading the Mass, thank you all the parents, grandparents, governors and friends who shared this experience with us.

Please have a look at the relevant policies:

Thank you the children, parents and friends for preparing and coming to First Holy Communion assembly . The children felt very proud of being members of Catholic Church and sharing their memories and goals with our school community. You all looked amazing in your outfits, thank you for all your effort!