Religious Education

At Our Lady's R.E is one of the core subjects and as such it has a prominence on the school timetable.  Along with other CAST schools we use the God Matters Curriculum.
 
As well as formal R.E lessons the children also have unlimited interactions with God.  We have daily prayer times as well as Acts of Worship four times a week.
 
Throughout the year we celebrate Mass at St Mary's Church, with the children playing active roles in the celebrations.  Parents and friends are always welcome to these.
 
A recent development in the Catholic Life of the school is the 'Experience Church' events held at St Mary's Church.  These workshops are run by members of the CWL as take place during key times in the liturgical calendar.  These are a great opportunity for the children and church community to come together and our a firm favourite of the children.
 
Mrs Caroline Cohen is the lead for R.E in the school and works closely with advisers and colleagues from CAST to ensure we are always striving to enhance to Catholic Life of the school.  If you would like to discuss any aspect of the Catholic Life of the school please contact either Mr Meech or Mrs Cohen on the main school number.
 

sdc.me.uk – worksheets and prayer/liturgy resources which can be printed onto A4 paper and can easily be used at home with children without a need for huge amounts of pre-knowledge or information.

 

Suggestion to look at St Patrick’s Breastplate it gives an excellent summary, through a simple prayer, of how many of us would want a conversation with Our Lord to go;

 Christ with me,

Christ before me,

Christ behind me,

Christ beside me,

Christ be in me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ on my right hand,

Christ on my left hand,

Christ with me when I lie down,

Christ with me when I sit down,

Christ with me when I arise,

Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me,

Amen

 

Guardian Angel’s prayer –

 Angel of God, my guardian dear,

To whom God’s love commits me here,

Ever this day, be at my side,

To light and guard, rule and guide – Amen

 www.cafod.org.uk

Catholic prayers and reflections/Prayer resources from CAFOD

 Catholic.org/prayers

Abundance of prayers for family and elderly

 www.missio.org

Mainly secondary resources

 Teachingcatholickids.com

(American) 

 

https://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Groups/194931/Prayer_Resources.aspx

Hope Together Prayer resources

 

https://www.illustratedministry.com/2017/ways-to-pray-with-kids/

 

http://www.going4growth.com/growth_in_faith_and_worship/prayer

 Catholicmom.com

American

Lots of resources and activities linked to the Sunday gospels for the coming weeks

 

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary school proudly present. The OLCS school Chaplains.

 

Introducing: Immanuel Mathew, Scarlett Rudge, Gavin Joby, Milita Stancic, Dakota Skinner, Nathan Pavitt, Rainie-Rae Hawkins

 

These chaplains are the Guardians of the ‘Gift of Great Price’ which is faith. They will do this in many ways such as supporting younger students in all areas of school life, supporting prayer times in church, the hall or in classrooms, leading assemblies, charity work, outreach to families helping celebrate occasions and offer support, being a helpful support to all on parents evenings and many other things. If you have any questions, suggestions or contributions please let us know. We usually meet every other Wednesday.
 
Chaplains would like to work for the good of the whole school community, we are open to suggestions as to how we can serve the community more fully.  Please feel free to get in touch with them via their email chaplains@olcs.uk
 
God bless.