We put Christ at the Centre of everything we do in school.
First Holy Communion – we work in partnership with Fr Ligori & Fr Louis, our parish priests, and a team of dedicated catechists to prepare our Year 4 pupils to celebrate and receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
Sister Alphonsus, our parish sister, works with our children every week in school to deliver a prayer and rosary group in our new chapel.
Children also celebrate special times in our liturgical calendar such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Celebrations include Nativity plays, Carol services, Children performing Stations of the Cross for both parents and parishioners, taking part in Remembrance services, The May Procession, Children taking part in our Trust wide celebration of ‘Footsteps into paradise’ at Durham Cathedral.
Our Year 3 and 4 children experience a residential retreat at the YMT village to develop their faith journey during their sacramental preparation. Our Year six children attend the YMT Diocesan Festival continuing in their formation.
Every year we celebrate our whole-school feast day where we celebrate our mission and reaffirm it with fund raising and awareness through creative tasks.
We have also been lucky enough to welcome a new community into our lives this year as many Nigerian Families have joined us to become part of our St. Patrick’s family. We recently celebrated a special Nigerian day with a day of learning about this wonderful new culture.
Collective worship at St Patrick’s
As a Catholic primary school collective worship plays a fundamental part of daily school life and enables us all to join together as one in prayer and worship. We celebrate collective worship daily and this takes several forms including Senior Leader Led whole school worship, Class led whole school liturgies, Class liturgies, attendance at weekly Mass in our parish Church as well as special feast days and Holy days of obligation. Every child is given the opportunity to experience worship in different ways and every child is given the opportunity to plan and evaluate acts of liturgical prayer.
Growing Closer to God – The Importance of Prayer at St. Patrick’s
In its simplest form, prayer is defined as “talking to God.” It is a personal time of opening our hearts to our Heavenly Father and bringing everything in our hearts to Him. Through the Apostle Paul, God asked us to pray. Prayer can be a powerful force for change in our lives, and the importance of doing it on a daily basis should be instilled in our children.
Communication is the foundation for success in any relationship. When we communicate openly and freely with each other, we learn to know each other as individuals. This principle also applies to our relationship with God. By talking to God, we can learn more about who He is and what plan He has for us.
Please enjoy looking at our gallery of pictures below to see some of the fabulous work that goes on at wonderful St. Patrick’s- where we live, love and learn together.
