Celebrating Our Faith
Here at St. Mark’s, we celebrate Our Faith in many different ways. Look at some of the special events that take place during our school year that have a particular focus or importance to our Catholic Faith.
Y6 Confirmation 2023
On Monday 13th February 2023, eleven of our Year 6 children children received the Sacrament of Confirmation. It was wonderful to welcome Bishop David Evans to our Parish. The children read beautifully and were well prepared, demonstrating their reverence and...
Year 6 Sacrament of Reconciliation
On Thursday 9th February, Year 6 received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Before receiving the Sacrament, we completed an examination of conscience, reflecting on the Ten Commandments. Year 6 spent time in prayer and added their sorry prayers to the prayer tree...
Y1 celebrate St. Josephine Bakhita’s Feast Day
Year 1 learnt all about St Josephine Bakhita today. They created necklaces with pictures of her on and wrote how they could find happiness just like she did. Naomi "My necklace says I will love God because he loves us. Forgive people who hurt us like St Josephine.”...
Y4 Meditation
Year 4 enjoyed some time to reflect and participate in meditation prior to their lesson. They have been exploring different ways to pray and spend time with Jesus. The children appreciated the calmness created by the atmospheric music and the gentle glow of light form...
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2023
On Thursday 2nd February, we had a whole school Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Before the celebration, each class created something to display on the altar to show that Jesus is the light of the world. Year 5 lead us in the Mass...