Chaplaincy – Spiritual and Moral development

St Thomas à Becket

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Mission Statement

To develop the potential of every individual by providing the best education through experience of our Catholic, Christian Community within which all members can grow in faith.

To develop the faith of every member of the School Community by making prayer, worship, and liturgy meaningful educational experiences.
To be open and welcoming, and to build close working relationships with parents, parishes, primary schools and other partners in the education of our pupils.
To ensure that our curriculum provides a Catholic Christian framework within which every individual is encouraged to realise her or his full potential in preparation for adult life.
To ensure that all relationships in the school provide each individual with experience of his or her dignity, value and uniqueness.
To provide pastoral care within a safe environment for all members of the School Community, based on Christ’s example.
To raise standards of individual pupil, and whole-school, achievement.

College mission statement

College Prayer & Hymn

St Thomas a Becket Catholic College strives to enable all the members of the community – students, teachers, staff and parents – to deepen their relationship with God in Christ within the Catholic Church. Part of this commitment is the provision of a wide range of events and activities organised by the College Chaplaincy team and supported by the College staff and students.

College prayer

Diary

Below are important dates in the college calendar and a list of the assemblies taking place in college.

Assemblies

Every Thursday morning Mass at 8.05am in the College Chapel.

Date W/C	Assembly led by…………….	Theme	Suggested Biblical References / Readings
A 7/9	Fr. Matthew	Start of Year Masses	1 Corinthians 12:3-7, Luke 4:16-22
B 14/9	B. Donellan	New beginnings / Old and New Friends	1 Corinthians 12:12-16 “The body is a unit, made up of many parts…….”
A 21/9	S. Wilkinson / Academic tutors	Using our God given talents / Operation Christmas Child	Matthew 25:14-30 “For everyone who has will be given more and he will have an abundance” Extra assemblies for yrs 7 and 8 - St Thérèse of Lisieux
B 28/9	Cafod Group	Act justly walk humbly- Cafod	Matthew 25:31-45 “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers you did for me…..”
A 5/10	Academic tutors	Reverent use of Creation	John 1:3 “Through him all things were made…….”
B 12/10	K. Fallon	Justice and Peace - UKYP Launch	1 John 4:18-21 “let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth…….”
A 19/10	Academic Tutors	What is your Vocation?	John 15:1-8 “I am the vine you are the branches…” Romans 12:9-21
Half Term
B 2/11	T. Cohen	All Saints and All Souls	Colossians 3:12-17 “as God’s people… clothe yourselves with compassion”
A 9/11	Academic tutors	War and Remembrance	James 3:13, 4:10 1 Peter:3-9 “all kinds of trials…these have come so your faith….may be proved”
B 16/11	K. Fallon	Young People – UKYP Hustings	See prayer book
A 23/11	Academic tutors	Do I recognise God in others?	Matthew 25: 31-36 “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat”
B 30/11	Fr Matthew J. Roberts	Start of Advent Services	Year group services will take place on the morning of 3rd Dec
A 7/12	Academic tutors	Are you open to the word of God?	Ephesians 1:17-21, Luke 1:21-38 “I am the Lord’s servant…..may it be to me as you have said”
B 14/12	L. Wright	End of term / Advent Liturgy	Services to take place: evening of Thurs 17th, during day of Fri 18th Dec

Date W/C	Assembly led by…………….	Theme	Suggested Biblical References / Readings
A 4/1/10	Academic tutors	Epiphany	Matthew 2:1-12 “the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.”
B 11/1	B. Johnson	Peace on Earth	Luke 2:8-14 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests.”
A 18/1	Academic tutors	Christian Unity	1 Corinthians 12: 12-28 “Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is part of it”
B 25/1	K. Fallon	Education – UKYP elections
A 1/2	Academic tutors	You are precious, you are unique	Isaiah 43:1-7 “I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me”
B 8/2	T. Whitney	Esse Quam Videri - Be what you seem to be	Acts 3:16 “By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong.”
Half Term
A 22/2	Fr Matthew J. Roberts	Meaning and Importance of Lent	Thursday 25th service for beg. of Lent
B 1/3	J. Firth	Repentance	Mark 1:14-20 “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news”
A 8/3	Academic tutors	Temptation and weakness	Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 7:13-14 “Then Jesus was led by the spirit, into the desert to be tempted by the devil”
B 15/3	Cafod group	The needy and hungry of the world	Matthew 25: 31-46 “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink…..”
A 22/3	Fr. Matthew J. Roberts	Stations of the Cross	See guide in college prayer book
B 29/3	L. Wright	End of Term Lenten Liturgy	Services to be held on Wednesday of this week

Date W/C	Assembly led by…………….	Theme	Suggested Biblical References / Readings / notes
A 19/4	Academic tutors	Community-What do I do to show I belong?	1 Corinthians 12:4-11 “There are different gifts but the same spirit”
B 26/4	Senior team	Do I live each day to the full?	John 15:9-17 “ … go and bear fruit, fruit that will last…”
A 3/5	Academic tutors	Our Lady – The Rosary	Leavers mass – 6th May See college prayer book for help
B 10/5	Senior team	Do I recognise Jesus in my life?	Luke 24:13-35 “Jesus himself came up but they were kept from recognising him. “ Emmaus
A 17/5	Academic tutors	Destination, where are you heading?	Ascension is celebrated around this time. Acts 1:1-11 “after this he was taken up before their very eyes and a cloud hid him from their sight”
B 24/5	Senior team	Half full or half empty? Challenges in life – how can I face them?	Romans 8:38-39 “nothing in all creation will be able to separate from the love of God”
Half Term
A 7/6	Academic tutors	The early church / Pentecost	Acts 6:1-7, Acts 2:1-6 “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues”
B 14/6	Senior team	Self sacrifice	Romans 12:1-8 “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought”
A 21/6	Academic tutors	House Martyrs	Matthew 5:1-12 (The Beatitudes) see also sections in College prayer book
B 28/6	Fr Matthew J. Roberts L. Wright	Am I building my life on firm foundations?	Masses for feast day of St Peter and St Paul (Lourdes pilgrims depart Thurs) Luke 10:25-37, Matthew 27:24-27
A 5/7	Academic tutors	Life as a journey	1 Corinthians 9:19-27 “in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize…run in such a way as to get the prize”
B 12/7	Senior team	Thanksgiving	See prayer book
A 19/7	End of term	Celebration	See prayer book

All That I Am

All That I Am Every human life has an intrinsic and absolute value through being created by God and made in the image and likeness of God. Self respect and respect for each other underlies all human relationships. To deepen the awareness among our students this sex and relationships programme which we begin to offer this year for all academic year groups is born from the experience of practitioners in both the primary and secondary sectors of education. The aim of the programme is over the five years within the college to provide a curriculum in sex and relationship education that is authentic to the Church’s teaching and acknowledges pupils’ physical and sexual development.

More information can be found at: www.all-that-I-am.co.uk

News & Events

	At the end of July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI gathered together 1/2 million young Catholics from all over the world for catechesis, prayer and the sacraments. On the evening before the final Mass he spoke to the young people about their journey of faith. Here are some of the Holy Father’s words for you here at Beckets: “Let your faith mature through your studies, work, sport, music and art. Let it be sustained by prayer and nurtured by the sacraments, and thus be a source of inspiration and help to those around you. In the end, life is not about accumulation. It is much more than success. To be truly alive is to be transformed from within, open to the energy of God’s love. In accepting the power of the Holy Spirit you too can transform your families, communities and nations. Set free the gifts! Let wisdom, courage, awe and reverence be the marks of greatness.”
	Year of Saint Paul - 28th June 2008 – 29th June 2009 Pope Benedict XVI has announced that there will be a special jubilee year marking to the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Paul. The Pope said: “I am pleased to announce officially that we shall be dedicating a special Jubilee Year to the Apostle Paul from 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009, on the occasion of the bimillennium of his birth, which historians have placed between the years 7 and 10 A.D. Lastly, there is one particular aspect to which special attention must be paid during the celebration of the various moments of the 2,000th Pauline anniversary: I am referring to the ecumenical dimension. The Apostle to the Gentiles, who was especially committed to taking the Good News to all peoples, left no stones unturned for unity and harmony among all Christians.”. This year will be celebrated within the College as part of the 4th Year of “Come & See”.

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The Religious Life of the School

Fr. Matthew Habron Pope Benedict XVI St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Comprehensive is a Roman Catholic College, deliberately based on the values of the Gospel and the living traditions of the Church. We recognise the unique value and dignity of each pupil and seek by every means to enable them to become the person that God has called them to be. In R.E. lessons, we look at religious responses to basic question about life, meaning and value, and aim to inform and support the children in their encounters with such questions. We are fortunate to have the services of a College Chaplain; this gives us the opportunity to celebrate Mass and other religious services in our own College Chapel. Special workshops are arranged to celebrate Easter and Advent, and all pupils are offered the opportunity to go on retreat in each year group. Service to others through charitable work and involvement in the local community is a central feature of College life.

This page on the College website is designed to keep students, staff and parents informed as to what is going on to aid the moral and spiritual development of the young people in the care of the College.

Links


	Diocese of Leeds Youth Service site Diocese of Leeds Vocations Promotion site Diocesan Website – for parish links of feeder parishes and schools
	Sacred Space Sacred Space is a work of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus. It is maintained from the offices of the Jesuit Communication Centre in Ireland. Being a ministry of the Irish Jesuits, it is inspired by the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Ignatian spirituality).
	The Wednesday Word A new weekly custom for 21st Century families. Our mission is to spread the Gospel to bring families together through the Word of God. Home, School and Parish praying together for the best for our children.

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