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Catholic Life at the Ursuline College

 

URSULINE PRAYER

Gracious God, let us remain in harmony, united together all of one heart and one will. Let us be bound to one another by the bond of love, respecting each other, helping each other, and bearing with each other in Jesus Christ. For if we try to be like this, without any doubt, the Lord God will be in our midst.

 

St. Angela, pray for us,

St. Ursula, pray for us,

Amen.

 

The Catholic life of the school is rich in opportunities for children to encounter God and to deepen their relationship with Him as a loving, compassionate Father. Through daily prayer in form time and at the end of the school day, through liturgies, assemblies, and Religious Education lessons, through the relationships and support for each other that children, staff and parents enjoy within the school community, we enable children to come to know and love God. The school value its Ursuline traditions and Saints which guide us in our religious life daily.

‘Do something. Get Moving. Risk new things. Stick with it.’  - Our foundress, St Angela Merici 

 

Religious icons can be found throughout the school with a crucifix in each classroom.

The Christian values at the heart of our Catholic faith incorporate the British values and we aim in everything we do to further each child's sense of commitment and responsibility to themselves, to others and in the wider world.

 

All staff, led by the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher’s, Assistant Headteachers, R.E Leader and Governors are aware that the school's foundations are built on the Catholic faith and beliefs and that it is our shared responsibility to transmit the Catholic faith to the children in our care

Staff can pray and work together to support each other in providing Religious Education for our students and demonstrate Christian values.

Learning in RE is at the core of the curriculum and we ensure that the Religious Education Directory is followed in allocating 10% of curriculum time to RE lessons for Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4 and 5% for Key Stage 5. The Governing Body, led by the Chair and the Governor responsible for Catholic Ethos, provide support and commitment to the central place of RE in the school.

 

 

 

 

Youth SVP

 

https://svp.org.uk/youth-svp

 

 

The Youth SVP group was set up by Ms Gaffney in November 2022 and has now grown to 60 students and 6 staff members.  The core motto of the Youth SVP is turning Concern into Action which also compliments the Ursuline College motto of Serviam whilst also being inspired by St. Angela Merici ‘Do something. Get Moving. Risk new things. Stick with it.’ 

 

In the weeks towards Christmas the students got busy straight away. They organised a visit from the Salvation Army with Major Richard Oliver who educated the students on the levels of homeless and sofa surfing within their local area. As a result, the students donated 8 sleeping bags to the Salvation Army. The Youth SVP worked with the local adult conference of the SVP to arrange the delivery of a big school food drive over Christmas. The students also created 70 handmade Christmas Cards with personalised messages for the residences of St Michaels Care home in Westgate-on-Sea (just 6min walk from the school). In January, the students were then invited back to make regular visits to the residents who do not usually get a visitation.

Also in January, the local adult conference of the SVP held a celebration mass, welcoming all the student members of the Youth SVP which they thoroughly enjoyed.

 

Other projects they have completed include creating affirmations for students who may be having a bad day for each of the house offices of St Augustine, St Bernadette, St Francis and St Teresa. The students painted each box in the house colours. They then created affirmations for teachers having who made need to hear kind words from a student which are in the staff room. More ideas from our Youth SVP are creating Reading Spaces for lunchtimes in the school community and organising fundraising events such as ‘Pay £1 to miss a lesson and watch a movie’ to help raise funds for the other projects.

 

The Easter drive was working with Community Kindness – Thanet to gather as many Easter Eggs as possible from our school community for children who live on or under the poverty line in Thanet. There are currently 9000 children who fall under this line in our local area, some of which attend our school. With the countdown to Easter Sunday, it is a great way to focus on giving and supporting those in need. A total of 350 eggs were donated by the school.

 

The students have begun to work with Thanet Earth https://thanetearth.com/

towards the end of the academic year where Thanet Earth will donate fruit and vegetables for the Youth SVP to sell at a market to raise funds for the Youth SVP.

 

They have launched a TikTok account to encourage our school community to join the youth SVP and support any of the fundraising or good causes around the school. Some videos have reached over 7000 views even in its early stages. If you want to keep tabs on what we are up to, follow us @ursulinecollegeyouthsvp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOOL CATHOLIC LIFE AND LITURGICAL CALENDAR 2023/24 DRAFT

 

Mass/ Liturgy

Date

Time

STAFF LITURGY

Friday 1st September 2023

8.50am

YEAR 7 WECLOME LITURGY

Week beginning 4th September 2023

TBC

ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA

5th  September 2023

All day TBC

EDUCATION SUNDAY

Sunday 10th September 2023

All day

DIOCESAN EDCUCATION MASS

Wednesday 20th September 2023

 

All Day Event (if we are  going) Mass begins at 10.45am

KCSP MASS, AYLESFORD

Wednesday 27th September 2023

All Day

Event – we are going

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Wednesday 4th October 2023

All Day

CAFOD HARVEST FAMILY FAST DAY HARVEST FESTIVAL LITURGY

Friday, 6th October 2023

All Day

URSULINE CENTENARY of the English Province of the Roman Union MASS

Friday, 13th October 2023

A Mass to mark the end of The Ursuline Centenary Mass in London

All Day

Event

FEAST OF ST URSULA 

Thursday, 21st October 2022

 

All Day

ALL SAINTS - SOLEMNITY

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

School closed

ALL SOULS

Wednesday, 2nd November 2023

All day

Year 8 In House Retreat 

Week beginning 20th November 2023

Date TBC

 

Two Mornings/ All Day

ADVENT BEGINS (Sunday 3rd December )   GROUP ADVENT LITURGIES DURING ASSEMBLY TIME in Chapel led by Chaplain and Sixth Form Team (for Sixth Form)

Week beginning 4th December 2023 

Form Time

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity

Friday, 8th December 2023

All day

School closed

CAROL SERVICE in School Chapel

Thursday 14th December 2023

This would be an after-school event – invite parents etc. for a carol Service

TBC

CHRISTMAS LITURGIES

Monday 18th December 2023

In year groups in Chapel

TBC nearer the time

CHARITY CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Will this be the last day of term or Friday before?

All day

NATVITY OF THE LORD - Solemnity

Monday 25th December 2023

School Closed

Mary, Mother of God Solemnity

Monday, 1st January 2024

All day

School closed

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Moved to Sunday 7th January because falls on a Saturday this year. (Holy day of Obligation)

All day

School

closed

ST. ANGELA MERICI FEAST DAY

 

WHOLE SCHOOL MASS/ Year Group Masses? 

Saturday  27th January 2024

 

Friday  26th January 2024

 

All day

 

TBC

ASH WEDNESDAY

Wednesday 14th Feb 2024

All Day

School Closed

LENT BEGINS

LENTEN HOUSE GROUP LITURGIES Led by Chaplain (in Chapel) and Sixth Form Team (for Sixth Form)

Week beginning 19th February 2024

Form Time

CAFOD LENT FAMILY FAST DAY

Friday, 23rd February 2024

All day

Year 9 In House Retreat 

Week beginning 4th March 2024

Date TBC

 

Two Mornings/ All Day

Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity

Tuesday, 19th March 2024

All day

 

PALM SUNDAY

Sunday, 24th March 2024

All day

YEAR GROUP EASTER LITURGIES in Chapel

Thursday 30th March 2024

TBC nearer the time

MAUNDY/HOLY THURSDAY

Thursday, 28th March 2024 

All day School Closed

GOOD FRIDAY

Friday, 29th March 2024

All day School Closed

EASTER SUNDAY

Sunday, 31st March 2024

All day

School Closed

The Annunciation of the Lord -  Solemnity

Monday, 8th April 2024

All day

School closed

SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROU

Tuesday 16th April 2024

All day

School Closed

Saint George -  Solemnity

Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

All day

School closed

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Thursday 9th May 2024

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

LITURGY OF THE WORD

 

All day

 

 

TBC

YEAR 11 MASS/LITURGY/ASSEMBLY AND CELEBRATION

FRIDAY 10th May? TBC

(BEFORE EXAMS BEGIN)

TBC

PENTECOST

Sunday, 19th May 2024

All Day School closed

YEAR 13 LITURGY AND CELERBATION

FRIDAY 24th May? TBC

1pm TBC

ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

Monday, 27th May 2024

 

All day

School closed

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Sunday, 26th May 2024

All day

School closed

SOLEMNITY – CORPUS CHRISTI

Sunday, 2nd June 2024

All day

School closed

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity

Friday, 7th June 2024

All day

 

Birth of John the Baptiste, Solemnity

Monday, 24th June 2024

All day

 

KCSP GOD WHO SPEAKS MASS

TBC

TBC

SOLEMNITY OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL Solemnity

Sunday 30th June 2024 because falls on a Saturday this year.

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

All day

School closed

Year 7 In House Retreat/ Aylesford retreat

Week beginning 8th July 2024

Date TBC

 

Two Mornings/

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS

Monday 22nd July/ Tuesday 23rd July 2024

TBC nearer the time

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Solemnity

Thursday 15th August 2024

All day School closed

 

 

Our Mission and Values

We value each individual as a person made, known and loved by God

We value the whole person, spiritual, physical and intellectual

We value forgiveness and reconciliation

We value justice, equal opportunities and fairness

We value faith development as individuals and as part of communities

We value learning, growth and achievement

We value serving others and caring for those in need

Read Our Values & Ethos Statement

Trust Information

Ursuline College is an academy, and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership. The Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 08176019 at registered address: Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5BZ. St Edmund's Catholic School is a business name of Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership.

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