Category: Faith Life

13th May 2021

Sharing gifts. Mrs Costello, Form Teacher, Prep II, tells us how Prep II have been learning about Eid this week. ‘We were pleased to welcome two of the parents to Prep II this week (via Google Meet) who gave us a presentation and talked to the class about Eid, the religious holiday which marks the…

6th May 2021

Raising funds for the Cardinal Hume Centre. Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, tells us of some of the amazing things that were achieved last weekend when we took on the Captain Tom 100 challenge: ‘Over the course of the Bank Holiday weekend, many people throughout the UK took part in the Captain Tom 100…

6th May 2021

A time to celebrate. This past year has been a time of waiting.  Never more so than in Lower I and Upper I.  Lower I is the year when our First Holy Communicants celebrate the receiving of that Sacrament in their parishes, which is always followed by a celebratory Mass here at St Augustine’s Priory. …

30th April 2021

WWF Guianas and the love of the Earth. Following on from the wonderful work that took place here last week to mark Earth Day, we are delighted to share with you the news that poetry composed by our Seniors has been published on the WWF Guianas website. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is…

29th April 2021

  Upper II Alpha learn more. Upper II Alpha were excited to learn about Ramadan last week in a wonderful presentation which explored and explained all about this Islamic holy month.  This year Ramadan is from Monday 12th April until Tuesday 11th May and is a time of spiritual reflection and growth for Muslims, a…

29th April 2021

St Joseph the Worker The Year of St Joseph. From 8th December 2020 until 8th December 2021 we are celebrating the ‘Year of St Joseph’, commemorating the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being declared the Patron of the Universal Church. The first day of May is the Feast of St Joseph the Worker and, to mark…

23rd April 2021

Injustice slayed.  Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, reminds us that today, 23rd April, is St George’s Day, the patron saint of England (and several other countries) and the patron saint of one of our school houses. St George’s Day cupcakes on offer at lunch today.  Thank you Holroyd Howe! ‘Very little is known for…

23rd April 2021

Senior Assembly: Earth Day 2021 In this issue of ‘The Echo, we look at this year’s Earth Day, a day for us all to reflect, and take action on the issues facing our planet.  In his papal encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, ‘On care for our common home’, published in 2015, Pope Francis calls on us all…

22nd April 2021

Looking forward to Earth Day 2021.  Upper II prepared a beautiful Mass on Wednesday 21st April, which was celebrated by Fr Thomas.   Girls had practised the readings well and written some lovely bidding prayers.  The first reading was from the Book of Acts recounting the early days of the Church and the Gospel was all…

22nd April 2021

Restoring the Earth.  Prep III were present in the Chapel for the Earth Day Junior Assembly on 22nd April, joined virtually by all other Junior classes.  Ms Keane led the Assembly, which focussed on what we can learn and contribute to the well-being of the planet earth. What can we do to help the Earth? …