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Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School

Prayer and Liturgy

Prayer and worship are central  to the daily life of our school. Through prayer, both traditional and informal, and liturgies children receive direct teaching of the faith. We provide opportunities for children's spiritual growth and development through participation in a variety of forms of worship and through experiencing all forms of prayer: formal, informal, spontaneous, private, shared, petitionary and meditative. In this way we aim to help the children to come to value and respect the power of prayer and its place in their relationship with God.

Pupil Led Worship

Pupils are actively involved in planning and leading worship, both in class groups and whole school settings. Shared acts of worship take place in an atmosphere of reflection and stillness, where we encourage each other to listen to God speaking to us and to respond. Children are encouraged to write prayers, a skill which we explicitly teach, just as we teach other genres in literacy.

Our School Chapel

We are fortunate to have a school chapel, a place where small groups and the whole school community can come together and pray.

Red Wednesday

On Wednesday 20th November, pupils and staff wore red to mark Red Wednesday. This is a day, organised by Aid to the Church in Need, when we especially remember and pray for Christians throughout the world who have been persecuted because of their faith. We fundraised and prayed for those who are not able to practice their faith in the way we are able to.

During November, we remember

We came together as a whole school community to observe a two minute silence to mark Armistice Day. We prayed for those who, for our tomorrow, gave their today.