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Mission week at Christ the King
“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the
Glory of God” Romans 15:7
During the week of 17th – 21st October, the school held a very special
school Mission. During these days’ staff and pupils along with parents,
grandparents and the parish priests revisited our Mission as a Catholic
School, to remind ourselves that Christ and the values he taught are
central to everything that we do and to explore new ways of nurturing
faith within our community.
The theme of our mission was “All are Welcome.”Throughout the
five days of the mission, Staff and children used Drama, Sign Language,
Prayer, Meditation, Mime, Dance, Art, IT and Music to present the
Gospel in a relevant and effective way. Our parish priests, visitors and
staff worked with groups of children using the curriculum to create
environments to encourage openness to personal experiences of God.
This was a very enriching experience for us all and allowed us to
share our faith and encouraged others to grow in theirs, and
encouraged our pupils and others to actively participate in the wider
community life of the church.
Each day we had a different theme linked to our Mission Statement.
Day 1- A welcoming community: that recognises and welcomes the presence of
Christ through our respect and love for one another.
We held a Grandparents afternoon; they visited different classrooms. They also
had a chance to meet other grandparents within the school while they ate
delicious caked baked by the pupils of our school.
Day 2- A learning community: that values and fosters the learning of the whole
community.
During this day we learnt about another faith, Judaism. Year 3 and 4 visited a local
synagogue; they were shown the Jewish Holy Book, The Torah. During lessons the
pupils learnt how Jewish people celebrate Shabbat by having a special meal and
being together as a family. They made Hanukkah candles, compared Jewish and
Christian symbols, designed their own Menorah and tasted apples and honey as
they discussed the Jewish New Year Celebration of Rosh Hashanah. It was a
wonderful day for all.
Day 3: A respecting community - that follows the teaching of Christ to love our
neighbour as ourselves.
We held a Food around the World afternoon. Parents were invited to bring in
traditional food from their country of origin. We had dishes from France, Italy,
Philippines, Morocco, Ireland, and Spain. It was a wonderful afternoon and the
parents were entertained by Years 3 and 5 with the songs from their Harvest
Festival Celebration.
Day 4 - A worshipping community: that holds and celebrates Christ as the centre
of its faith and life
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During this day the pupils organised and led their own liturgies, participated in
outdoor prayers to celebrate Gods wonderful World and to celebrate Acts of
kindness and Love within our school community. It was a time for reflection and
stillness, a time to talk to and listen to Our Lord and to be at peace with the world
around us. The pupils from the youngest to the oldest showed great respect and
reverence.
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Day 5- A serving community: that enables its pupils to serve each other,
Pupils organised, packed, wrapped and labelled over 70 shoeboxes to support our
parish of Christ the King with their Link to Hope Appeal.
Reconciliation Prayer service
During the week we also held a Reconciliation Service. Canon Matthew and
Canon Isaac came to our school and pupils were invited to receive the Sacrament
of Reconciliation. It was also a time to sit at one of the prayer stations and spend
some reflection time in the presence of our Lord.
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