Prayer and Liturgy is an instrumental part of our school life at St Thomas More. We celebrate Masses as a school and as a Parish and we have whole school liturgies where we learn from the Gospel and classes liturgies are celebrated with our families reflecting the children’s current RE learning. Collective worship gives us:

A sense of special time.
A sense of special place.
The intention of focusing on matters of worth ‘beyond the everyday’.
A sense of occasion.

Times of collective worship are educational, planned learning experiences and contribute to the education of the children, facilitate spiritual growth and respect of each other’s religious beliefs and their practices.  This may be done by evoking the sense of beauty, awe, wonder or feelings of pride, pity, sharing or by exploring the spirituality of life and experience.  Collective worship has its own place in the curriculum but it is also spontaneous.  The RE Coordinators take a lead in promoting collective worship and they help other children to learn the important prayers that will follow them throughout their lives.

Our Daily Prayers 

Morning Prayer
Oh my God you love
You’re with me night and day.
I want to love you always in all I do and say.
I try to please you Father
Bless me through the day.
Amen.

Lunch Prayer
Bless us Oh Lord as we sit together.
Bless the food we eat today.
Bless the hands that made the food.
Bless us Oh God,
Amen.

After Lunch Prayer
Thank you God for the food we have eaten.
Thank you God for all our friends.
Thank you God for everything.
Thank you God.
Amen.

Evening Prayer
Heavenly Father I come to say,
Thank you for your love today.
Thank you for my family
And all the friends you give to me.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning send us your light.
Amen.

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the lord is with thee:
Blessed are thou among women,
And blessed is thy fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now,
And at the hour of our death.
Amen

Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name:
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doe on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
Lead us not into temptation:
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.