Liverpool Cathedral Visit - December 2025
Today, the children in The Catholic Life Group visited Liverpool Cathedral. They had a wonderful time participating in the annual advent service. The Christmas story was told by actors, dancers, singers and there was even a real donkey to remind us of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem! During the service we sang hymns, prayed together and were reminded of the true meaning of Christmas. We came away feeling hopeful and joyful as we patiently wait for the coming of Christ at Christmas.
Mary’s Meals - National Porridge Day - October 2025
On Friday 10th October we celebrated National Porridge Day! This was to support the work of the wonderful charity Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals is a charity, ensuring that children in the poorest countries eat one daily meal in their place of education. The charity began by feeding 200 children. It is now able to feed over 3 million children each year! We invited all children to bring ‘A Pound for Porridge’. Each child received a cup of porridge (just like the porridge given by Mary’s Meals). We also found out about this amazing charity and had lots of fun making porridge and adding lots of delicious toppings too.
All money raised will be donated to this charity, supporting them as they continue to feed the children in the poorest parts of the world. Thank you!
Year 4 CAFOD Harvest Festival Performance - October 2025
Year 4 have been raising money through their harvest festival performance, Afternoon tea and the ' Dress Happy for Harvest' day. All proceeds went to CAFOD with food donations going to our local food bank, 'The Trussel Trust'. They were carrying out the Catholic Social Teaching values of 'Option for the Poor', 'Solidarity' and 'Common Good'.
Year 5 Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool - June 2025
As part of the Jubilee year of Hope, Year 5 visited the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool where they had a guided tour of this beautiful building. They learned all about the symbolism, how the Cathedral was built and enjoyed the beautiful stained glass.
CAFOD Club Prayer & Liturgy - June 2025
Our wonderful CAFOD Club led a beautiful prayer and liturgy to launch our Art and Music Week, which is centred around the theme of hope. It was a truly special moment, with the whole school coming together in a spirit of reverence and reflection. We’re so proud of how respectfully and prayerfully all the children participated.
Easter Cards & Baskets - April 2025
During lent, the children from CAFOD club thought of others by making cards and Easter baskets with added treats! These were delivered to Hourigan House for the residents to enjoy.
CAFOD School Conga - April 2025
The entire school joined in the fun this Lent by doing a conga around the school field in support of CAFOD. Every class took part, dancing their way to raise money for the Catholic charity. Many children showed off their ‘wacky legs’ as part of their Lent-themed outfits—what a joyful and creative way to support such a meaningful cause!
Sacrament Of Reconciliation - March 2025
Congratulations to all those children that received the sacrament of reconciliation on Wednesday 12th March. They were so respectful throughout the service. Thank you to Father Kieran and also to Mrs O'Boyle and Mrs Gallagher who helped to prepare them.
Prayer and Liturgy Led by CAFOD Club – Launch of the Catholic Jubilee Year of Hope - January 2025
To mark the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, our CAFOD Club led a beautiful and reflective prayer and liturgy service. Through prayers, and moments of reflection, the children embraced hope, renewal, and faith as we journey through this special year. CAFOD Club led with confidence and reverence, sharing messages of love, unity, and the call to care for our world and one another.
Advent Carol Service and Prayer - December 2024
On the final day of the Autumn term, we gathered for a beautiful Advent Carol Service, marking the end of the term with reflection, joy, and celebration. The children sang wonderfully, filling the space with the warmth and spirit of the season. Through their singing, they retold the special story of the Nativity, reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas.
The service included a special Prayers and liturgy led by CAFOD Club, bringing a sense of peace and gratitude. It was a truly special occasion and a lovely way to conclude the term, leaving everyone with a feeling of joy and anticipation for Christmas.
Year 1 Prayer & liturgy - December 2025
Year 1 celebrated Prayer and liturgy with their parents. It was a chance for the children to pray, sing and reflect with their parents as well as making their Advent promises.
Advent Charity Work - December 2024
During Advent, our wonderful CAFOD club co-ordinated our Advent fundraising events for our nominated charity CAFOD World Gifts. Through the Year 2 Nativity performance and the Christmas tree cake sale we have raised £189.13 to send to CAFOD and help our global brothers and sisters. This money will go towards buying an emergency food kit, keep clean kit and a kit to help a refugee child.
Live Simply Celebration Afternoon - November 2024
Today, we gathered as a whole school to celebrate the achievement of the Live Simply Award. CAFOD Club led our assembly looking at the Live Simply Award, Laudato Si, St Francis of Assisi and all of the hard work that the school has done to achieve the award. We were joined by Ms Lovelady who spoke beautifully to the children, congratulating them on all of their efforts. We were also joined by Father Kieran who blessed our Live Simply plaque with holy water, prayed with the children, congratulated everyone and blessed the children, wishing them luck as they continue this journey throughout their lives.
A huge well done again to everyone involved!
Mary's Meals - October 2024
On Thursday 10th October, it was National Porridge Day. As a school, we wanted to celebrate this day and raise money for the wonderful charity, Mary's Meals. Mary's Meals is a charity that provides cups of warm, nutritious porridge to hungry children around the world. This is provided within a place of education so that children may learn and be fed at the same time, therefore improving their chances of moving away from poverty as they grow.
The children at Twelve Apostles loved learning about the charity and raising lots of money as they brought 'a pound for porridge'.
We thought about the Catholic Social Teaching principles of Solidarity. Option for the Poor and how we must come together to help our global community. Well done to all of the children for a fantastic porridge day and for raising a wonderful £130 for Mary's Meals.
To find out more about this charity, please visit https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
The Feast of St Francis of Assisi - October 2024
The children in Year Two, Four and Six celebrated mass at St Joseph's today. As it was the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, Father Kieran hid some clues and pictures around the church, giving clues about this special saint's life. Afterwards, Father talked about Saint Francis with the children. It was lovely for the children to participate in the mass and learn all about St Francis of Assisi.
Year Two Prayer & liturgy - October 2024
The children in Year Two loved Prayer and liturgy in our outdoor prayer space today. The prayer space was created as part of our Live Simply Award. Today, the children went outside to think about Pope Francis' letter Laudato Si. We prayed for a better world, sang hymns and thought about how we can care for God's Creation, just like Sofia the Sloth tells us to.
The month of Mary - October 2024
October is the month of Mary because it is a time when the Church encourages devotion and prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a month filled with various initiatives to honor Mary, particularly through the prayer of the Rosary. Today, 7th October, was also the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. To celebrate this special day and this special month, the Legion of Mary came to pray the rosary with our junior classes. The children were extremely respectful and joined in beautifully, praying to Mary our Mother.
Year 4 Harvest - September 2024
The children in Year Four have been learning all about Harvest and the importance of sharing food around the world. They performed a wonderful assembly to the whole school and parents, really focussing on the Catholic Social Teaching principles of Solidarity, The Common Good and Option for the Poor. Over the next few weeks, they will be collecting food for the local foodbank and raising money for CAFOD through a dress up day in school and a Harvest Afternoon Tea. We are all playing our part in helping our local and global community.
Live Simply Award - September 2024
We are delighted to share the news that our school has achieved the Live Simply Award! This is something that we have worked very hard to achieve over the past twelve months. All of the children, staff, governors and parents have played their own valuable part. This has included involvement with the travelling cribs, fundraising for various activities, supporting us in creating our prayer space and so much more.
We would like to say a huge thank you and a huge well done to everyone. We plan to celebrate this achievement in school. Please keep your eye on the website for exciting updates of how we will celebrate this wonderful achievement. Thank you once again for your continued support.
'Fratelli Tutti' - June 2024
On Thursday, 20th June, Year 3 and Year 1 celebrated Prayer and liturgy together. The theme was 'Fratelli Tutti' which is a letter written by Pope Francis asking us to reach out to people around the world. The children shared readings, prayers and sang songs about thinking of others.
Pray in May - May 2024
The children in CAFOD Club want to encourage everyone to pray in May, the month of Mary. They decided to make rosary beads to help children pray the rosary. As we would like to raise money to create an outdoor prayer space, the children decided to put their rosary beads into bags and sell these. The bags also include a Hail Mary prayer card and a fairtrade chocolate. They wanted to ensure that the chocolate was fair trade as we have learned all about the importance of the Catholic Social Teaching Principle of Distributive Justice. To find out more about this, please visit the Catholic Social Teaching Section of our website. The children have decided to sell the bags for £2 each. All money raised will be used to create an outdoor prayer space within the school grounds.
Stay & Pray - May 2024
Today, Year Two invited the parents and carers to Stay and Pray. Our theme was Pentecost as we have been learning about this during our RE lessons. We gathered around the fire to remind us of the Holy Spirit and the tongues of fire that appeared above the disciples heads at Pentecost. We sang and prayed together, remembering the gift that God sent, the Holy Spirit.
Earth Day Litter Pick - April 2024
On 22nd April, we talked about Earth Day and the importance of looking after our wonderful world. CAFOD Club and Eco Club met together to talk about how we can take action. They decided on a local litter pick. The children worked really hard and collected 7 bags of rubbish. We thought about the Catholic Social Teaching of Stewardship and Sofia the Sloth’s special message, that we should care for God’s gifts.
Holy Communion - April 2024
Congratulations to the children who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday 13th April 2024. It was wonderful to see so many friends and family supporting the children on this special occasion. Please keep our children in your prayers as they continue on their faith journey.
Year 3 - Prayer & Liturgy - April 2024
On Tuesday 16th April, Year 3 invited their family, friends and community to stay and pray with them. They shared in Prayer and Liturgy around the theme of Resurrection and New Life. They listened to scripture, sang hymns, shared a reflection and prayed together.
Year 5 - Easter Performance - April 2024
The children in Year Five retold the Easter Story. They started at Palm Sunday and retold the events of Holy Week - the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter Sunday. Their performance was wonderful and they shared this this parents, carers and the school community.
Happy Easter everyone!
CAFOD - Cast your net - April 2024
A huge well done to everyone at Twelve Apostles. Together, we have raised a huge £619.47 for CAFOD during Lent. Through the Big Lent Walk, the cake sale and our class sponsored event, we have raised enough money to make a huge difference in our world. The money will be donated to CAFOD to buy much needed resources for the fishermen of Monrovia. To find out more, please visit this website - https://projects.cafod.org.uk/cast-your-net/
Thank you to everyone for all of your kind donations!
Year 2 Nativity - December 2023
Year 2 performed their Nativity to the school and their families. They worked super hard to learn their lines and sang their songs brilliantly!
Act of Remembrance - November 2023
As part of their work on Remembrance and Catholic Social Teaching, Year 3 shared an act of remembrance with the other children in school and the school community. The children reenacted key events from World War 1 as well sharing prayers and other important messages. Year 3 have been learning all about the importance of the Catholic Social Teaching principle of peace around our world and they hope that this message came across in their assembly. They also sold poppies and other memorabilia to raise money for The Royal British Legion.
CAFOD Day
As we continue to learn about Catholic Social Teaching, some volunteers from CAFOD came into school to explain this a little more. The volunteers explained the wonderful work of CAFOD and the difference that they make. We talked about the different principles of Catholic Social Teaching and how CAFOD fulfils these. We also thought about how we can fulfil these principles with small acts that make a big difference. Our RE Governor, Chris Lovelady also joined KS2 to play some CAFOD themed games. The children loved learning about the trade of bananas and the distribution of money. The children were shocked by how unfair the world can be! After much discussion, working out money and deciding what is fair, the children realised that it is always better to buy Fair Trade products!
Porridge Day - Mary’s Meals
At Twelve Apostles, we are always thinking about Catholic Social Teaching and how we can be more like Jesus. This term, we have been thinking specifically about living in solidarity with others. We raised money for the charity Mary’s Meals by holding a Porridge Day in school. This wonderful charity works with 18 of the poorest countries in the world. They provide a free meal (porridge) in a place of education each day. This encourages children to learn and ensures that they receive the food that they need to help them concentrate. Tuesday 10th October was National Porridge Day, a day to celebrate and raise funds for all those helped by Mary’s Meals. The children brought ‘a pound for porridge’ and enjoyed a cup of porridge in class. As a school, we managed to raise almost £150 for Mary’s Meals!
'Brighten Up' fund-raising day
Over the last few weeks, Year 4 have been working hard to share the important message that harvest brings. They have done a fantastic job collecting donations to share with the local community and raised an incredible £267.98 for our global charity, CAFOD, through our 'Brighten Up' fund-raising day and afternoon tea. Through these events, the children hoped to remind everyone to be thankful for what they have and to help others that are less fortunate. Thank you to all those who have supported Year 4 at this special time of year.
Other Faiths Week
Each year, we recognise and celebrate Other Faiths. This week, we learned all about Hinduism. The children loved learning all about the different foods, stories and traditions of this wonderful religion. The children understood that many people have many different religions and that all should be respected equally.
Year 4 - First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the children in year 4 who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday 22nd April 2023.
It was such a joyous occasion and the children were so respectful throughout the mass.
Please keep our children in your prayers as they continue on their faith journey.
Easter Performance
Today, the children in Year Five told the Easter Story. They started at Palm Sunday and retold the events of Holy Week - the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter Sunday. The children performed and sang beautifully. The performance will also be recorded, shared on the school website and sent to the local care home too. We wish everyone a happy and Holy Easter.
Y4 Prayer and Liturgy for parents
On Friday 24th March, the children invited their families to stay and pray. The theme was Lent and the children shared a very important message about sacrifices and giving.
Chris Lovelady Y6 Prayer & Liturgy - 29th March 2023
The children in Year Six took part in a very special prayer and liturgy today. Chris Lovelady, our RE governor, came into class to share the Word and pray with the children. During this season of Lent, the children were given this wonderful opportunity to reflect upon their own lives and how we should be more like Jesus. The children listened to the parable of The Prodigal Son and reflected on this through the artwork of Rembrandt. This was a very moving and powerful time of prayer, together as a class. The children have also brought the message away with them; ‘God says, I love you and forgive you. Now you go and do the same.’
Sacrament of Reconciliation - 10th March 2023
Congratulations to all our children in year 4 who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation today. They were so respectful throughout the service. Thank you to Father Kieran and also to Mrs O'Boyle and Mrs Gallagher who helped to prepare them.
Sacramental Preparation Programme "With you Always" - 14th February 2023
The children in year 4 are preparing to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist this year. Please keep them all in your prayers as they continue the steps of preparation in their faith journey.
Whole School Lenten Walk - 13th February 2023
The whole school took part in a Lenten walk to raise money for CAFOD. We delivered cards to members of our local community to connect with them by sending our best wishes for the period of Lent. We connected with local schools, nursing homes and some of our neighbours, old and new!
Archbishop Malcolm McMahon Visit to Twelve Apostles - 7th February 2023
This was such a momentous occasion and a truly wonderful morning.
We were all so delighted to welcome His Grace to our school. He joined the whole school for prayer and liturgy and the children were an absolute credit to their teachers and parents/carers. They were so respectful and sang beautifully.
He then spent time in each class talking to the children, answering their thoughtful questions and telling his own anecdotal stories. The children presented His Grace with welcome and thank you cards and many had the opportunity to hold his crozier and wear his mitre. We were so pleased that some of the Governors and Father Kieran were able to join us.
We all learnt so much from Archbishop Malcom. It certainly was a special day to remember.
Mass at St.Joseph's Church
On Monday 6th February, Year 3 and 4 celebrated Mass at St.Joseph's Church with Father Kieran and the Parish community. After Mass, the children took part in a hunt around the church. They had to find and name some of the sacred vessels and objects used in Catholic services and sacraments.
Year Two Christmas Prayer
Year Two gathered outside for prayer and liturgy. The frosty ground was a perfect setting for our Christmas, end of topic, celebration. The children listened to the Word, prayed and sang together as they thought about the true meaning of Christmas.
Year Two visit to Manchester Jewish Museum
As part of our Other Faiths Week, the children in Year Two visited Manchester Jewish Museum. Here, they learned all about the Jewish Faith and their place of worship - The Synagogue. The children were very respectful and understanding that we do not all share the same faith.
Year Three's Remembrance Assembly
On Friday 11th November, the children shared their Remembrance assembly with the school and family community. Year 3 learned about WW1 and why we remember the soldiers and veterans. The children were very respectful during the whole school worship.
Prayer & Liturgy - Unconditional Love
'Year 6 recently invited their parents along to take part in their Prayer and Liturgy on their focus in R.E - Unconditional Love. This was a wonderful opportunity for the school to come together as a community and demonstrate this love to each other.
Year 4 – Harvest Assembly : CAFOD and Food Bank Appeal
Thank you to all those parents and carers came along to this fantastic assembly .Year 4 worked hard to share an important Harvest message and thought of ways to help our local and global communities . They reminded everyone to be thankful for what they have whilst thinking about those that are less fortunate. They collected donations for the food bank and also invited parents to an afternoon tea to raise money which will support our global community, CAFOD.
Other Faiths Week - June 2022
This week, we are celebrating Other Faiths Week. We are learning all about Hinduism. REonDemand came into school to deliver exciting and informative workshops to each class. The children were able to dress up and learn about cultural clothes, taste different foods of this religion, listen to stories from this faith and learn about some of the Gods and Goddesses of this religion. The children in Year Five were also lucky enough the visit a Hindu Temple as part of their learning this week.
Prayer and Liturgy - The Month of Mary
May is a very special month as it is the month of Our Lady. Year Two invited the parents and carers to a special prayer and liturgy outside on the school field. Together, they listened to scripture, reflected on this, sang hymns and prayed. We crowned Mary with flowers and thought about the wonderful Mother that she is to us all. Everyone was so respectful. It was a beautiful afternoon of worship. Well done Year Two!
Year 4 First Holy Communion - Saturday 14th May at 10.30 am, St Joseph’s Church, Leigh
The children in year 4 were so respectful and showed such reverence when they received their First Holy Communion . It was a joyous occasion and a delight to be part of. Father Kieran thanked all the children and families for the respect shown throughout the mass and the support given . He all thanked all the staff for helping to prepare the children and supporting them on the day.
Easter Celebration - 2022
We ended our Spring term with a wonderful Easter celebration. Year 5 retold the story of this most important time in the Church’s Liturgical year with reverence and respect and shared it with their parents and school community. Happy Easter everyone!
Year 5 First Holy Communion - Saturday 16th October 2021 at 10.30 am, St Joseph’s Church, Leigh
Congratulations to all our children in year 5 who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. They were a credit to their teachers and families and were respectful throughout the mass.
May God guide them as they continue on their faith journey.
Year 6 Holy Communion - Saturday 25th September 2021
Congratulations to all the year 6 children who received First Holy Communion on Saturday 25th September. Everyone was so respectful throughout the mass and the children were a credit to their parents and to school. May God be with you all on the next step of your faith journey.
Year 5 Easter Play
Year 5 are very proud to present our Easter play! We hope you enjoy this and it helps you to remember and celebrate this important time.
Being an Altar Server
Connie prepared this excellent video to inform our younger children about the role of an altar server in Church.
Advent Wreath - November 2020
On Sunday, we begin the season of Advent. We have learned all about this special time in Year Two today and the children have made their own advent wreath. It is filled with their advent promises of how they can become closer to God in this special time of waiting and preparation. Grace lit our first candle today. We will light another each week as we eagerly await the birth of Jesus!
Year 5 Remembrance Collective Worship - November 2020
Year 5 are very pleased and proud to invite you to share in their collective worship that they recorded on Friday 13th November on the theme of remembrance.
Learning all about Baptism - November 2020
In Year Two, we have been learning all about Baptism and the special signs and symbols of this sacrament. To end our topic, we planned a Collective Worship to celebrate everything that we had learned.
We made white garments and filled these with the signs and symbols of Baptism and we filled our focus table with baptismal candles, baptism certificates and The Word of God. Some of the children acted out the parts of the Baptism and we were even able to use the real font from XII Apostles church!
Virtual Collective Worship - November 2020
As we unable to have visitors in school at the moment Year 6 would like to invite parents and carers to join in this collective worship virtually.
Virtual Harvest Assembly - October 2020
As we are unable to have visitors in school, Year 5 have prepared a Harvest Assembly for parents to view virtually. Just click the link below. The singing at the end is joyous to watch.
YouTube Videos! - June 2020
Please watch this YouTube video of some of our wonderful singers singing I can sing a rainbow, complete with sign language! Click here to watch on YouTube (external site - opens in a new window)
Please watch this video of our Year 6 children as we celebrate their amazing and unique gifts and talents. Click here to watch on YouTube (external site - opens in a new window)
Collective Worship - June 2020
For the key worker and vulnerable children, Collective Worship has continued in school. In May, the children took part in a very special Collective Worship, thinking specifically about Mary, our Mother. In preparation for the worship, the children made their own rosary beads and they also made flowers to present to Mary within the Collective Worship. We prayed to Mary saying the words of the Hail Mary and we also sung special hymns such as Bring Flowers of the Rarest and Ave Maria. We even watched a live stream of the crowing of Our Lady from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. We also painted stained glass windows and wrote prayers to hang on the prayer tree during the Collective Worship.
Spreading messages of hope through the lockdown - June 2020
Throughout lockdown, we have been keeping in touch with our community. The children of Twelve Apostles wrote letters and created stained glass windows for the people in our local care homes. This was to spread messages of hope, joy and reassurance that we were thinking about them and keeping them in our prayers.
Year 1 Collective worship - 14th February 2020
Parents were invited to join the children in year 1 for collective worship at the end of the day. The theme was LOVE.
Advent is a time of Giving
Our nominated charity this year is Mission Together - December 2019
Mr Rowlands and the choir entertained shoppers in Sainsbury’s Leigh to raise money for Mission together.
Many Christmas shoppers commented on how well the children sang and about the lovely festive feel of the occasion
Thank you to all those that came along to support the choir.
Liturgy Team - Christmas Cards
The Liturgy team have worked hard during their lunch times to make Christmas cards to deliver in the local community. They wanted to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. The cards reminded people of the real meaning of Christmas.
Liturgy Team
The liturgy team donated new toys for the Nugent Care to give to children less fortunate. They took these to the Advent Carol Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool.
Afternoon Tea Extravaganza
On Friday 11th October, Year 4's afternoon tea extravaganza took place...and what a success it was! The children, helped by Dot, made scones with jam and cream, a selection of finger sandwiches and cakes all washed down with tea, coffee or juice. The children served their parents and guests and everyone left full and happy.
Our parents said;
"Wonderful afternoon tea. Food delicious. All children were well behaved."
"The sandwiches and cakes were delicious, the atmosphere was lovely too with beautiful decorations and such beautiful greetings and manners from you all...well done!"
"The children were a credit to the school!"
Altogether, the children raised a spectacular £94.53 for CAFOD. Thank you to all those that came and supported this event and well done children!
Harvest 2019
Year 4 presented a superb and thought provoking Harvest Assembly. They delivered an important message reminding us all of the inequalities in terms of food distribution and what we can do to help.
They have been working hard collecting food items to make up hampers for people in the community and planning activities to raise money for our global brothers and sister through CAFOD.
They have been baking and have planned an afternoon tea for family and created estimation jars.
To find more about the work of CAFOD please click here.
Introduction to liturgy team - September 2019
Hello we are the liturgy for 2019-20; Praise, Alex, Ola, Connie, Kathryn and Evie. We applied for the position in the Summer because we wanted to plan collective worships for different classes and work with Mrs Newton and Father Kieran. We wanted to come together to plan how we can spread the good news. We are looking forward to planning and delivering assemblies for the whole school.
We are creative and have many ideas so watch for us. Please ask us any questions you would like.
We will introduce ourselves in assembly at the beginning of term.
We all want to work with you all to live out our mission statement and live out the gospel values. This will make our school a happy and loving place.
Please let us know if you want us to say a prayer for anyone special at our weekly liturgy team meetings.
Eucharistic Voices - July 2019
After problem with the traffic and minibus the Liturgy team finally arrived at the Crypt of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral to join in a wonderful celebration .Here, they sang songs with John Burland to Praise God and celebrate his love for us. As part of the Eucharistic Celebration, the children also reflected and prayed in the presence of God through exposition. The children saw Jesus in the Monstrance displayed on the altar. We were all blessed. We also listened to The Word of God and thought about how we must love others as God loves us. We talked and listened to God in our own way, thanking him and asking him to help us. The day was a wonderful celebration of God’s love for us.
Real Change Wigan and Leigh Charity Event - June 2019
On Friday 7th June all schools in the borough were encouraged to take part in a non-uniform day in return for each pupil donating £1 to Real Change Wigan and Leigh.
Launched last year in the borough, Real Change is a charity which supports people who are homeless to rebuild their lives. Real Change pays for practical items people need to build independent lives away from the streets. It may provide a deposit for a home, fund a training course or buy clothes for a job interview. All donations to Real Change go into one pot which is then distributed with the help of local charities and partners, including The Brick and Jigsaw Housing, so people can be confident their donation is going to the right place and will make a difference.
The children at XII Apostles supported this to help end homelessness. They raised £165. Thank You to all our children, parents and staff.
Lent; A time to strengthen our relationship with God - March 2019
As part of our Lenten preparations Father Kieran planned meditation sessions with each class in KS 2. The children listened to a reading from the gospel and were then given time to reflect and pray. The meditation ended with all children placing a candle to make a heart to represent the love we should demonstrate towards God, our families and each other .
Carol service - December 2018
A fitting end to the term as the whole school came together for the Carol service . This was prepared and delivered by the liturgy team and each class sang a carol as the Christmas story unfolded.
Year 2 Nativity Play - December 2018
The children in year 2 performed their own version of the Nativity which was truly magnificent . It was heart-warming to see how much the children enjoyed being in the spotlight . The children performed confidently and sang beautifully . They had been well prepared by their teacher Mrs Whitton.
The children collected for CAFOD at the end of each performance and raised a fantastic £107
Advent Charity CAFOD - December 2018
Miss Hitchen and the choir entertained shoppers in Sainsbury’s Leigh to raise money for our nominated charity. They raised a fantastic £ 108.32.
Many Christmas shoppers commented on how well the children sang and about the lovely festive feel of the occasion.
Jesus is the Reason for the Season - December 2018
The Liturgy Team made Christmas Cards to send to people in the Local Community wishing them a Peaceful and Holy Christmas.
Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool visit - December 2018
The Liturgy Team attended the Advent Carol Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool . They donated toys for the Nugent Care Christmas Appeal.
Leigh Community Christmas Carol service - December 2018
National Eucharistic Congress - December 2018
Year 3 performed an assembly for WW1 - November 2018
Throughout school we have been thinking about WW1 as it is 100 years since the war ended. Year Three performed an assembly to the whole school to remind everyone of the terrible events of the War. We thought about the question – is there ever really a winner in war? We prayed for the soldiers who lost their lives during this time, all of those who were injured and the members of their families
National Eucharistic Congress - November 2018
This year is the National Eucharistic Congress and we have been celebrating this throughout the school. Year 5 and 6 visited church to take part in Eucharistic Adoration with Father Kieran. Each class has also participated in Collective Worships, hymns, assemblies and created art work for around school.
The Liturgy Team 2018-19
Hello we are the new Liturgy Team ; Abraham, Ellisyah, Mairead, James, Lilly and Isabelle
Every year the Liturgy team organises various events and activities to make our school happy and a holy place. We also spread the good news in our community through making and delivering cards to nearby neighbours. We also do charity work for our local community and global community. Each year we visit Christ the King Cathedral and take toys at Christmas for those less fortunate.
We like to plan and deliver collective worships and masses and work with Father Kieran, As you will notice there is a new space in the little class room where you can write prays and spend time with God and Jesus.
Written by Abraham and Ellisyah
Holy Week March 2018
The liturgy team made Easter cards to send to our neighbours in the local community, to wish them a happy and Holy Easter.
Lent 2018
As part of our Lenten preparations Father Kieran delivered meditation sessions with each class in KS 2. The children listened to a reading from the gospel and then were asked to think about strengthening their relationship with God and making time to pray. The meditation ended with all children placing a stone of the focus table to make a cross.
Memorial Service Monday 12th February 2018
In loving memory of Mrs Susan Twist: 9th October 1958 – 19th November 2017
The school community gathered with Mrs Twist’s family for this special remembrance service to celebrate her life and give thanks for all that she did for our school community.
Mrs Twist had been the business manager at XII Apostles for over 25 years and during that time impacted on the lives of so many. She was a dear friend and colleague to us all.
The liturgy team helped to prepare and lead the service. Mrs Twist loved ‘Take That’ so Mr Rowlands taught the children ‘Greatest day’ and they sang beautifully.
The children wrote poems, prayers, thoughts and memories and many were read out at the service. These were presented to the family in scrapbooks. Gary Senior attended the service on behalf of the archdiocese and presented the family with a certificate in recognition of Mrs Twist’s long service to the school.
The liturgy team worked with artist Victoria Hough to create a piece of artwork to be displayed in school as a permanent reminder of Mrs Twist. As you can see in the picture below they have included symbols to represent Mrs Twist and words and phrases taken from the book.
Father Kieran concluded the service by blessing the bench that Mrs Twist’s family had commissioned and that has been placed outside the office where she worked. To show our love and thanks balloons were sent up together with our prayers for Mrs Twist and her family.
Glory to God in the Highest and peace and goodwill to all men
The liturgy team made Christmas cards to send to our neighbours in the local community. They wanted to reinforce the reason for the season and wish others a peaceful and happy Christmas.
Advent Charity CAFOD
The liturgy team delivered an Advent assembly and asked the children in each class to write their Christmas message on a bauble to hang on a tree in their class and donate 50p. This was instead of buying Christmas cards . Watch this space to see how much was raised !
Advent Service Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Liverpool - December 2017
The liturgy team attended this wonderful service in which they watched the Christmas Story unfold in words and song. They took gifts for children less fortunate and placed these on the altar. The theme this year was Celebration, not only to mark the birth of Jesus but also to celebrate the Golden jubilee of the Cathedral . They also took a piece of writing about a celebration special to them. This will be displayed in the children chapel.
Faith in Action - December 2017
XII Apostles Liturgy Team achieved the Pin Level Award and were invited to a special ceremony to celebrate their achievements. The award was presented by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon on Thursday 21st September. This reward is in recognition of the work the liturgy team have done in school and the wider community to spread the good news and shine the light of faith. It also challenges these young people to deepen their relationship with God and change the world in which they live.
Well done Liturgy Team
Final piece of work submitted - December 2017
This is the final piece of work submitted for the faith in Action Pin Award by XII Apostles Liturgy Team
Liturgical Calendar
The liturgy team work with the artist Victoria Hough to create this liturgical calendar which is displayed in our school hall.
