Collective Worship
All acts of collective worship in our school contain Christian elements and teaching and the Bible and Bible stories retold at an appropriate level, feature regularly in worship. Our collective worship is best described as gathering, engaging and responding. The gathering uses familiar responses such as “Jesus is the light of the world”, “and He loves everyone of us”. Our Light Leaders often take responsibility for leading the gathering and sending part of our worship.
As a Church school, we can draw freely on worship materials from other churches and in particular those from around the world. We plan our worship themes around the great festivals of Christmas and Easter, and also include other special days and celebrations, linking with St. Andrews Church for example for our Harvest Service.
We use symbols and symbolism to prepare our worship space, whether this is in class or in the hall. This includes the use of crosses and candles as well as colours which represent the current liturgical colour of the church calendar. Worship takes on many forms from quiet meditative reflection to exuberant celebration. We draw on different worship styles and resources to give pupils a generous diet of worship experiences, including weekly worship led by our vicar when available, and visiting groups such as GENR8.
Values for Collective Worship
Our collective worship uses our school values as a theme each half term. Our children are able to explain why these values are so important and many can share examples of how these values have helped them both inside and outside of school.
When we last reviewed our vision and values, children were asked which values they felt were the most important for us here at Abbots Ripton Church of England Primary School.
These were the values which were decided upon by the children:
- Love/Agape (which they felt was the most important value and so should shine through all other values)
- Respect
- Peace
- Hope
- Faithfulness
- Perseverance
- Compassion
- Thankfulness
- Courage
- Forgiveness
- Generosity/Service
- Justice
- Trust & Truthfulness
These values are the focus for our Collective Worship.
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We follow the Church of England's liturgical year and celebrate some of the key festivals over the year; harvest, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost.
Prayer within the school day
The whole school prayer is beautifully displayed in the school hall and is said during each daily Collective Worship. We also have a class prayer which links closely to our vision:
Dear God,
Please help us together, to learn for life, achieve our best and grow in faith.
In Jesus' name,
Amen
Our School Prayer
Dear Lord,
All together we are Abbots Ripton School.
Bless each one of us this day.
Bring joy to our lives.
Open our hearts to peace.
Together we pray to you our Father.
Stand by us as we grow.
May we:
Reflect your goodness,
In all that we do.
Protect the world around us and
Take care of your creation.
Our family and friends we trust to your care
Now and forever we say,
Amen