Growing in faith Together GIFT chaplaincy at Saint Teresa’s
The Gift Chaplaincy Faith Team
St Teresa is an example of Gift Chaplaincy. Her faith in God was strong.
Our chaplaincy team are pupils from Year 5 and 6 who have applied for their roles and been involved in a selection process
Our Chaplaincy team at St Teresa's consists of both Year Five and Year Six pupils. We also have a lead pupil chaplain within the team. Mrs Dawson is the Chaplaincy lead in school and she co- ordinates many aspects of Chaplaincy in school. These include supporting staff in the delivery of Collective worship in school, leading staff meetings on aspects such as Welcome, Word, Welfare, Witness, Worship., leading assemblies with the support of the pupil chaplains, planning whole school masses in collaboration with the pupil chaplaincy team and developing an action plan for Chaplaincy where our Catholic ethos and spiritual, moral and social development lies at the heart of our learning, our teaching and our day to day exchanges with each other. The team work hard to develop innovative masses, assemblies, reflections, liturgies which engage and ignite our pupils and staff to challenge themselves to be the best that they can be. They are always open to new ideas and suggestions to promote our faith in school. However we are all involved in the faith journey we work together and we certainly view ourselves as "Team Teresa's"
We are a very happy, family school who care about each other and those in need too. As a Chaplaincy team we endeavour to create a nurturing environment in school where we all feel valued and above all loved.
The Chaplaincy team made posters to advertise our fundraising for Alzheimer’s Cup Cake Day . They then sold cakes and raised over £130
Cafod Chaplaincy Training and Assembly
The Chaplaincy Team led an assembly about Mary which included creating rosary beads out of risen stones . The team led us in dance, song, drama and readings .
Remembrance for May 22nd
Last Supper Assembly and Breaking of bread workshop
Our Pupil Chaplains read prayers at Mid Day mass at St John’s, they brought up the offertory and made prayer chains with the parishioners . Well done to Jasmine, Cliona, Eoin, Ursula and Zipporah .
Love in Lent
Ash Wednesday . Our Year 5 and 6 classes went to mass at St John’s . Father blessed the rest of the school with ashes later in the day and we had a wonderful chaplaincy led Lent Assembly
Our Gift Chaplaincy Team visited EYFS and Key Stage One classes to share sorry signs.
Father David told the team all about the San Damiano Cross and how schools and churches across the Salford Diocese are using the cross to allow us all to reflect on how we can rejuvenate our church and our mission to spread God’s word .
Cafod training from Leo and Jane Conley for our Chaplaincy Team
Our Gift Chaplaincy Team helped EYFS to make candleholders for the Feast of The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
Our Year Five Chaplains were commissioned
Chaplain Planning meeting at Wardley Hall with Gift Chaplaincy Teams from around the diocese . Our chaplains represented the school superbly .
Miss Brien led an assembly on challenge
We celebrated the Feast of The Epiphany in school today with a special assembly . The Gift chaplaincy team became the stable scene with the wise men arriving to find the King of Kings the Saviour of the world revealed to them.
The Wise Men follow the star to find the new born King . Epiphany assemby
This is the Greatest Show ... we sang The stable is the Greatest show an adaptation of a song from The Greatest Showman . The singing made us feel joyful and euphoric just as the Three Kings would have felt .
We had a special Advent Assembly the choir led the singing . The chaplains led with dance, drama and readings - As a school we came together to prepare ourselves for Christmas -After our Advent Assembly in which the whole school participated through song , dance, prayer and scripture the chaplains led wonderful Advent Reflection Stations. They showed real strength and ability in leading different age groups in reflective meditations , prayer, dance and drama
Cafod World Gifts
We wore our Christmas jumpers to raise money for The Wood Street Mission by bringing in gifts for those who are not as lucky as us at Christmas.
Our new chaplaincy team from Year Five have undertaken tasks to show their ability to be a chaplaincy leader . Mrs Dawson set them activities such as designing faith posters and creating a movement piece for scripture. They will be commissioned in the new year by Father MacMahon in a special mass . They had to apply through a letter of application. Well done to the team .
We will remember them
Year Four visited the Cenotaph and paid their respects . They left poppy pictures and prayers .
An assembly to celebrate the Feast of Saint Teresa led by the Chaplains
Learning about chaplaincy
Father MacMahon celebrated 50 years as a priest he enjoyed a special assembly
Sacramental Programme
Class Assemblies
Collective Worship
Parent Partnership
Community A Grandparent afternoon took place to raise money for Macmillan -
Buddy classes and shared liturgies
RE displays
Wednesday Word Our Year Six chaplains regularly give out Wednesday word activities for the families from Nursery to Year Six to work on with their children .
Appointment of new chaplains from Year 5
On Wednesday the 1st of February our Year 5 chaplains attended a GIFT chaplaincy training day. The children learned about St. Martin of Tours and how the word chaplain came about. They had some help and put together an action plan to ensure the chaplaincy team develop in the coming year.
In the afternoon they attended a special commissioning service lead by Canon McBride who explained the significance and importance of becoming a chaplain. He explained that it is was special calling from God.
The children represented the school very well and have got lots of plans for developing the role of chaplaincy further this year.
Mrs Dawson has taken on the role of Chaplaincy lead this year. After the Year five team of chaplains are appointed the Year 6 and Year 5 chaplains will draw up an Action Plan for the coming year. We especially want to involve the chaplains in developing the prayer life of the school, leading liturgies and assemblies and looking at ways to improve the chaplaincy room.
Chaplaincy Commissioning at Salford Cathedral
