Our Year 4 children led us in a beautiful Lent Liturgy on Monday.
It began with them inviting each class to create a focal point, including some special items (see below!). We listened to “My Shepherd” as they completed this task.
Our Year 4 pupils – some in school and some at home – led us through the story of Jesus’ journey to Calvary – how he showed mercy to others, just as we should do.
We heard how Lent is a time for fasting, almsgiving and spending more time with God as we listened to the Word of the Lord:
A reading from the prophet, Joel
‘Now, now – it is the Lord who speaks – come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning.’ Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn. Turn to the Lord your God again, for he is all tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, and ready to relent.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
We spent some time in reflection, listening to “The Servant King” as we thought about how we can live in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who live in poverty.
As a school, we have decided to support CAFOD this Lent. Each class has decided how it will raise some money to buy CAFOD World Gifts. World Gifts are virtual gifts such as a goat, a vegetable garden, a clean water supply, teaching someone to read etc. They make a huge difference to the people that receive them. Items representing their chosen World Gifts were special items on each focal point.
Each class read out their fundraising ideas and shared which gifts they would like to buy – these pledges are now hung on our prayer tree in the corridor.
After our closing prayer, we finished by performing actions to the song “Fill Me Up Lord”.
We will share the results of our fundraising efforts just before Easter.
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Year 4 are going to raise money for CAFOD by doing chores at home for their parents. They hope to buy a vegetable garden and some chickens. They chose these gifts as they will mean people will be able to feed themselves.
Year 3 are going to raise money For CAFOD through an Easter egg raffle and buying tickets to be entered into it. They are hoping to but a happy queen bee, emergency water, a keep clean kit and be able to teach someone to read. We would really like to be able to give someone else a better chance of having a good healthy life.
Year 5 have decided that they would raise money for CAFOD during the time of Lent by having a crazy hair day. They are hoping to raise lots of money to buy a school starter pack and a net that protects people. They have chosen these because they believe it is important for children to have a good education. They chose a net so that people can sleep safely in their beds.
Year 2 have decided they would like to raise money by having extra ‘Golden Time’ . They have decided, with the money they raise, to buy a Queen Bee and they want to be able to teach two children to read. Through buying a Queen Bee, this supports other families by providing food and an income. They also want children in the world to be able to read, just like they can read.
Year 6 have decided to raise money for CAFOD during Lent by having a ‘wear what makes you happy day’! We are hoping to raise enough money to buy; a keep clean pack for a family to help during the pandemic, a vegetable patch that can be reused to keep growing crops, lessons to teach someone to read as this is a life long skill they can pass onto others, and a queen bee to help make honey to buy and sell!
Year One will be taking part in a “Monster dressing up “ day on Friday 12th March, to raise money for CAFOD. We are trying to get enough money for a goat and the Tree of life so that other families will be able to feed themselves.
In Foundation Stage the children have decided to buy a goat and a happy queen bee. We talked about helping people who do not have the same things as us. We are going to dress up for the day and bring £1 to school to raise the money.