October – The Month of the Holy Rosary
In the Liturgical Year there are two months dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God – May is the month of Mary and October is the month of the Holy Rosary. The memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on the 7th October...
He’s a Saint!
On Sunday 7th September 2025 Blessed Carlo Acutis was canonised and became a Saint! St Carlo is particularly inspirational to our school communities as he is the patron saint of our Diocesan Education Service. He is one of the first millennial saints and, having died...
‘Pre-prayer’ with us for Pentecost!
Join us in this Novena in the days before Pentecost as we prepare as a Diocese to welcome the Holy Spirit into our lives and to mark the birth of our Church!
The Annual Plan of Provision Toolkit
To support you with creating your first APOP, we’ve put together this video staff meeting and the resources below to guide you through the planning and creation process. The video features around 1 hour of input so if you’re planning on using this as a...
Jesus the Storyteller
Storytelling is a fundamental mode of human communication used to share experiences and transmit values. Jesus effectively used narrative to make his teachings memorable. Aligned with the Religious Education Directory for Catholic Schools, effective Religious Education necessitates exploring God's mystery and Jesus Christ's life and...
Prayers for Pope Francis
On Monday 24th February, the Vatican announced that a daily evening Rosary will be prayed in St Peter’s Square at 9.00pm local time, (8.00pm GMT) for the Holy Father’s intentions. Our schools are encouraged to include prayers for Pope Francis in our daily prayer and...
The Mass of Mary
The new guidance on Prayer & Liturgy has given us a new opportunity to look at singing the Mass. One of the most requested resources has been a simple Mass setting that has a simple, tune is easy to learn and comes with tutorials and...
Extra-Ordo-Nary – Digital Download
The final downloadable version of the Extra-Ordo-Nary Calendar is now available for all three liturgical years. This document can be freely used for display and works hand in hard with our diocesan ordo. Printed ‘Flip Book’ versions will be available from the shop soon. If...
New Prayer Planning Sheets
Our new Prayer Planning Sheets are designed to help young people with the different forms of prayer they might create for either Celebrations of the word or Mass. The sheets include: If you are planning a Celebration of the Word then you can access our...