“Collective worship is an essential part of our daily school life at St Alban and St Stephen. Every day, we gather together to share and deepen our faith and learn and grow with God as a community. Classes share in daily acts of worship and we also meet each week in our Key Stages to hear the Gospel, pray together and worship through song. Throughout the year, we also gather as a school community to celebrate important events in the Church’s calendar. Through regular prayer and worship, including liturgies and Masses held in our school and in our Parish Church of Ss Alban and Stephen, the rhythm of the Church’s year is a normal part of our school life and each pupil’s life.”

Click here to learn more about the rich prayer and worship life of our School.

The Liturgical Year

You can find out more about how we follow and celebrate the liturgical year here:

SSAS Liturgical Year 2023-4

Prayer and Worship

Learn more about Prayer and Worship at each stage in your child’s School life here:

Prayer and Worship Policy

Our School Prayer

Our School Prayer was composed when our two separate schools amalgamated. It sums up our Catholic faith and how we try to live. We say our school prayer every day and at the start of every act of worship.

Music in Worship

We love to worship and glorify God through His gift of music. Singing, dance and playing music instruments are all an important part of our worship. Our music specialist, Mrs Flatt, leads a weekly worship singing assembly where we learn worship songs which are often used during our Masses and liturgies.

KS1  Choir

Year 3 Choir

2024 – Year of Prayer

2024 has been designated a Year of Prayer by Pope Francis. He asks us all to join in a great “symphony” of prayer, “to renew our desire to be in the presence of the Lord, to listen to him and to adore him.” Here are some resources which you can use at home with your families.

Year of Prayer (cafod.org.uk)

In school, we are focussing on the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus taught his disciples how to pray with this prayer, which you can pray each day.

Our Father Tutorial in British Sign Language (youtube.com)