“Scripture” – Whole School Prayer Resources
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We are in the 3rd week of Ordinary Time and the word of the week is Scripture!
This week we are praying for…
- For people who are yet to encounter Christ through the Scripture
- Year 12 who are on their work experience
- Robert House who are celebrating their House Mass and community on Friday!
Collective Worship and Catholic Life Rota
Monday
- Year 7 – Chapel
- Year 8 – Hall
- The chapel is open on Monday lunchtime.
- There will also be a meeting for the News and Communications Mission Team.
- 10:00am Monday – Year 7 will have a roll call outside before heading into the chapel for an Assembly from Good News for Everyone.
Tuesday
- Year 9 – Chapel
- Year 10 – Hall
Wednesday
- Year 13 – Chapel
- The chapel is open on Wednesday lunchtime.
- There will also be a meeting for the Eco and Sustainability Mission Team.
Thursday
- Year 11 – Chapel
Friday
- Happy House Mass day to Robert House!
- If you are leading a Mass part in Robert House, please come down to the chapel during form time if you need to practise in the chapel space.
- At 8:55am, Robert forms will head down to the hall to be roll called and registered by their form tutors for period 1.
- Mass will begin at 9:05am.
NEW CLUB!
Get well soon Fr John!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our card for Fr John Martin who unwell at the moment. We continue to keep Fr John in our prayers and pray that he receives rest and healing.
Epiphany Chalk Blessings
If you haven’t already, please take down the old Epiphany Blessing Sign “20……25” and put up your new Epiphany Blessing Sign “20…..26”! These can be collected from the staff room if you don’t have a new one yet. Thank you to our year 7’s for making them!
Grease Promo
Eco Update
| Week | Form | Tutor |
| February 2-6th | 12B | Mr Bestwick |
| February 9-13th | 12E | Mr Mach |
| February 23-27th | 12N | Mr Fowler |
| March 2-6th | 12P | Miss Cordes |
| March 9-13th | 12R | Mr Nevin |
| March 16-20th | 12T | Mr Felstead |
“The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone” Laudato si’ (95)
Each week, one form will conduct a litter pick during one Becket reads that week.
Your tutor will decide which Becket reads day to do the litter picking in. Your tutors will only need to supervise.
- You will be in groups of 3 max (no groups of 1).
- You will only litter pick outdoors on school site.
- Per group, you will be given 1 litter grabber, 1 bin bag and 1 pair of gloves. The person holding the bag will wear the gloves.
- Equipment is to be collected from B19 at the start of Becket reads after the register.
- Equipment is to be handed in at the end of Becket reads in B19 on the bell for 10:25.
- Bin bags with litter in are to be put in the large main rubbish bins outside the atrium.
- Health and safety:
- No picking up of rubbish with your hands (even if wearing gloves), use the grabbers only.
- No glass or sharp objects are to be picked up (even if with the grabber).
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Thank you to 11N for creating this week’s resources!
Good morning everyone, we invite you to begin by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The word of the word of the week this week is…. Scripture! Let’s head over to 11N to hear more!
Scripture: A Living Word The Bible is more than just a collection of stories; it’s a guide for our lives, a ‘sat-nav’ for the soul. It tells us where we come from, why we’re here, and how to love one another. This week, we’re challenged to listen for a word or sentence that speaks directly to us.
Let us pray together…..
Lord, thank you for the gift of your word. May it be a lamp for our feet and a light for our path as we navigate our week. Amen.
Challenge – When you hear a scripture reading this week, try to find one sentence that feels like it was written specifically for you today.
We finish this time of prayer together, by making the Sign of the Cross…
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Hear
Good morning! We invite you to begin by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lectio Divina is an ancient form of prayer that dates back to the early Church. It isn’t just “reading” the Bible; it is a way of listening to God with your heart. Instead of rushing through a text to finish it, Lectio Divina encourages us to slow down, repeat the words, and allow a specific phrase or idea to “jump out” at us. It’s a conversation where God speaks through the text, and we respond in silence and prayer.
The process traditionally follows four movements:
- Lectio (Read): Reading the passage slowly.
- Meditatio (Meditate): Thinking about a word or phrase that caught your attention.
- Oratio (Pray): Talking to God about what you’ve discovered.
- Contemplatio (Contemplate): Simply resting in God’s presence.
Let us pray together…..
Lord, Thank you for the stillness we have shared today. We are grateful for the way You speak to us through the ancient words of Scripture and the living voice of Tradition.
As we leave this room, let the word or phrase that touched our hearts remain with us. Help us to not just hear Your message, but to live it out through our kindness, our patience, and our service to others this week.
We ask this through Christ our Lord,
Amen.
Let us finish this time of prayer together, by making the Sign of the Cross.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Think
Good morning! We invite you to begin by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
On Wednesday (28th) the church celebrates the patron saint of our RE department so today’s prayer resource is from the RE department…
Who is the patron Saint for our RE department???
Answer
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Let’s find our a little more about who he was…After the video you will be asked to comment and share one fact you found to be the most interesting or surprising!
St Thomas Aquinas is often featured with particular symbols in artwork. Some of the most common symbols seen with him are a dove speaking into his ear, a book, a star or the sun, an ox, or an image of him teaching.
Can you match the symbols to the correct explanation?
Answer
Let us pray together….
Dear Jesus,
You gave St. Thomas a brilliant mind, and he used it to serve you and help other people. Help us to use our own talents and strengths to serve you and others. Help us to love knowledge like St. Thomas did, and always to remember like he did that the greatest wisdom is to know and love you.
St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!
Amen
Let us finish this time of prayer together, by making the Sign of the Cross.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Do
Good morning! We invite you to begin by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Due to technical difficulties you may have done this task last. If so please do “do 2”. If you didn’t do it last week, enjoy!
This morning we are going to test your scripture knowledge with an emoji quiz! You can spilt into teams and see who gets the most points.
Let us know in the comments how many you got right! Guess the bible story using the emojis provided…
Answers
1) Story of Adam and Eve – God created Adam and Eve, the first man and woman who lived in the garden of Eden. They were naked and felt no shame. God told Adam, the first man He created, that can eat from any tree in the garden of Eden except the tree which gives knowledge of good and evil. The devil in the form of a snake persuaded Eve to disobey God and eat fruit from the tree. Eve and gave to Adam to eat. As a result of their disobedience, sin came into the world and they were cast out of the garden of Eden. (Genesis chapters 2 and 3).
2) Jesus forgives a woman caught in the act of adultery – Jesus was in the temple when teachers of the law and Pharisees brought a woman there. She had been caught in adultery. They said that according to the law of Moses, she should be killed with stones because of her sin. But Jesus asked that the person without sin throw the first stone at the woman, whose name wasn’t mentioned in the bible. They each dropped their stones and left one by one. Jesus then said to her that He forgives her, doesn’t judge her and she should go and not sin again. (John 8: 1 – 11)
3) Jesus feeds the 5000 – A large crowd came to see and listen to Jesus. He felt sorry for them and healed those who were sick. Late that afternoon, Jesus’ disciples said to Jesus that they should send the people away as there wasn’t enough food to feed them all. They only had five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus said that they shouldn’t send them away, instead, they should bring him the food. He then looked to heaven, thanked God for the food and told His disciples to give the food to the people. The food was multiplied as all the people ate and were satisfied and there were 12 baskets full of leftovers. There were about 5000 men who ate, as well as women and children. (Matthew 14: 13 – 21)
4) Jesus heals the woman with the issue of blood – Jesus was on His way to a man’s house and there was a large crowd following Him. A woman who had been bleeding for 12 years was there. She had spent all her money on doctors but no doctor was able to heal her. The woman came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his coat. Her bleeding immediately stopped! Then Jesus asked who had touched Him. The woman, whose name wasn’t mentioned in the bible, subsequently indicated she did. Jesus said to her that she was healed because she believed and she should go in peace. (Luke 8: 40 – 48)
5) The plagues of Egypt – The plagues of Egypt were ten disasters allowed by God and inflicted on the whole of Egypt in order to force Pharaoh to release the Israelites from their captivity. The 10 plagues included: water to blood, Frogs, Lice, Flies, Pestilence of livestock, Boils on men and animals, Thunderstorm of hail and fire, locusts, darkness for three days and death of firstborn son in Egypt. (Exodus chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
6) Parable of the prodigal son – A younger son told his father he wanted his share of his wealth before his father died. His father granted him his request. The son left home to a distant place and wasted all his money on wild living. When his money ran out, he began to starve. He persuaded a local farmer to hire him and he was sent to feed pigs. The younger son finally came to his senses. He went back home and pleaded with his father to forgive him, which his father did. (Luke 15: 11 – 31)
7) King Solomon judges wisely between two women – Two women came to King Solomon. The two of them argued before the king to who the baby belonged. Then King Solomon sent his servant to get a sword and he said he was going to cut the baby into two so that each woman can half of the baby. The real mother of the child was full of love for her son and told the king not to kill the baby but give him to the other woman. The other woman told the king to cut the baby into two pieces. Then the king said to give the baby to the first woman as she is the real mother. (1st Kings 3: 16 – 28)
8) Zacchaeus climbing up a tree to see Jesus – Zacchaeus was a wealthy and very important tax collector in Jericho. As Jesus was going through the city of Jericho, Zacchaeus wanted to see who Jesus was but he was too short to see above the crowd. He ran ahead to a place where he knew Jesus would come and climbed a tree so he could see Him.
9) The day of Pentecost – On the day of Pentecost, the believers were gathered together, when suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind. Then what looked like flames of fire stood over everyone. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages. People made fun of them but Peter stood up with the 11 apostles and spoke with a loud voice to the crowd. (Acts 2: 1 – 42)
10) The story of Naaman – Naaman was a mighty and brave man in the army, who had a harmful skin disease. A little girl who was a servant, convinced him to meet Elisha, the prophet because he could heal him. Naaman went to Elisha’s house. As he stood outside the door, Elisha sent a messenger to tell him to go and wash in the Jordan River seven times, and his skin will be healed. He did just as Elisha said and he became new again. His skin was like a little boy. Naaman was healed! (2nd Kings 5: 1 – 15)
Dear God,
We thank you for the gift of Scripture – for the stories, the wisdom, and the challenges found within its pages.
Help us to see that these are not just old words on a page, but a living compass for our lives today. When we read of justice, give us the courage to speak up for the mistreated. When we read of peace, help us to be the ones who end the argument. When we read of love, let it change how we treat the person sitting next to us.
May your Word move from our eyes to our hearts, and from our hearts to our hands.
Help us to be “doers” of the word and not just listeners, so that our lives might reflect your light in our school and our community.
Amen.
Let us finish this time of prayer together, by making the Sign of the Cross.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
Do 2
od morning! We invite you to begin by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
This week we’ve been exploring what it means to be a disciple – a follower. In this week’s COTW mission, Mr Udoh challenged us to think honestly about the voices, people and ideas we follow in our daily lives – in school, on social media, on the weekend. Some voices lift us up, guide us, and help us grow. Others can distract us, pressure us, or pull us away from who we are called to be.
Take a moment to think quietly: Who influences you the most? Are they leading you closer to the person God wants you to become?
Pick a Side Game
Today we’re going to play a game called Pick a Side. You’ll hear a question, and you need to choose your answer by moving to the LEFT or the RIGHT side of the room.
This game is all about thinking for yourself – not just following your friends or the crowd.
Well done for taking part in our Pick a Side game today.
Before you begin your Friday and as we get closer to the weekend, 8B would like to invite you to make a simple discipleship pledge in response to Mr Udoh’s mission this week.
We would like you to share with one another how you are going to respond to Mr Udoh’s mission:
What is one way you are going to try to follow Jesus’ teachings more closely this week?
Maybe it’s choosing kindness, forgiving someone, being more patient, helping someone who needs support, or spending a moment each day in prayer.
Now think about Mr Udoh’s second part of your mission privately in your heart:
Who or what do you need to stop following because it isn’t good for you?
Is there a voice, a habit, a trend, or a pressure that doesn’t have your best interests at heart?
Let Us Finish With a Prayer together…
Loving God, Help us to follow the right voices. Give us strength and courage to be Your disciples, even when it’s hard or when obstacles get in the way. Guide our choices, shape our hearts, and lead us closer to You each day.
Amen.
Let us finish this time of prayer together, by making the Sign of the Cross.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit