Prayer and Liturgy

Pupils at St Alban’s participate in a wide variety of prayer and liturgy throughout each week including whole school, phase and class acts of worship. We also encourage pupils to take time for prayer and reflection on a more personal level and provide opportunities for larger celebrations with the wider school and church community. Our pupils are reverent and reflective at times of prayer and liturgy. The pupils are knowledgeable about their faith, which they act upon visibly through prayer and worship. Children lead acts of celebration of the Word throughout the year and plan and carry out their own acts of prayer and liturgy.

Policies

Collective Worship Policy 2025 2026

Chaplaincy Team

The Chaplaincy Team lead the whole school in small groups on the Journey of the Cross. We stopped and thought about Jesus’ journey in different parts of our school using the art work different classes had produced.

The Chaplaincy have provided us with some excellent prayer and liturgy for special occasions, organised Masses, written Adoration Acts of Worship and worked hard to keep our environment prayer friendly.  Every Monday, they are now going to lead our prayer and liturgy and celebrations of the previous week.

Prayer to St Ralph Sherwin

Most Holy Priest and Martyr, Saint Ralph Sherwin, you gave your whole life freely and earnestly, forsaking all risk to yourself, seeking to do the Lord’s will “today rather than tomorrow”. You died for love of Christ and his Church, as a witness to bring others to the truth.
Pray that we might follow the Lord more earnestly, with eyes fixed firmly on his Son, never putting off till tomorrow what can be done today. Obtain for us the grace to share your courage and conviction, to live lives transformed by love of Jesus, following His call wherever it may lead, sharing Him with all whom we meet.
Amen.

St Ralph Sherwin Pupils’ Prayer

St Ralph Sherwin, Holy Priest and Martyr,
You have shown us the deep joy that comes from
trusting in God, and the great things that can be
done when we live how Jesus wants us to each day.
Pray for us that we may also follow Jesus with
the same commitment and love, so that we may experience his perfect loving friendship and then
to have the courage, to share it with all we meet,
“today not tomorrow.”
Amen.