Religious Education around our school – Spotlight on staff – sharing our prayer life

With our focus on being ‘Faithful in Prayer’ this year I’ve asked some of our staff to share their thoughts on their own prayer life. They made me go first of course! 

I find regular prayer really important to keep me balanced and try to ensure it is a regular part of my every day. I love taking my prayers to God at the end of the day and feeling like I have a greater being looking after me. I’m regularly inspired by nature and the beauty of God’s Creation and try to remember to say ‘thank you’ to God when I notice something particularly beautiful or awe-inspiring – even if it’s whilst walking the dog or out gardening. I feel so lucky to work in an environment where regular prayer is supported and enjoy the opportunities to pray with Staff, in the classroom and together as a whole school for special liturgical events. Mass for me is key to my prayer life and I work hard to enjoy regularly attending Mass at St Michael’s and really notice it if I am unable to go for a little while.

Meaghan Younger – REC & 5/6 Teacher

Religious Life of St Michael’s

Project Compassion boxes / Lenten Appeal

If you did not receive your small money box for the Project Compassion Lenten Appeal there are some left at school. Please send me an email or just ask your child to come ask me for another one. Once they are filled please return them to the Front Office or the Church. Thank you for your generous support of this important fundraiser.

Week 2 Caritas – This week we meet Biru from India

Biru lives in a rural village in India. He lost mobility in one of his legs, after contracting polio as a child, which makes it difficult for him to walk. He managed to complete his education until grade six but was always dependent on his parents to get him to school because he was unable to walk so far on his own.

A member of India’s Ho ethnic minority population, Biru started to work as a shepherd from a young age, looking after other people’s cattle. He continued this work, after he married his wife, Budhni, and had four daughters, even though keeping up with the cattle was a challenge.