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Songs and Prayers for First Holy Communion

​THIS IS THE DAY
Sing! Sing! Sing alleluia.
This is the day the day Lord has made.
Dance! Dance! Dance alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made.
 
1. Let us rejoice and be glad.
This is the day the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad.
This is the day.
 
Sing! Sing! Sing alleluia.
This is the day the day Lord has made.
Dance! Dance! Dance alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made.
 
2. Play music to honour His name
This is the day the Lord has made
Sing psalms and songs of praise
This is the day.
 
Sing! Sing! Sing alleluia.
This is the day the day Lord has made.
Dance! Dance! Dance alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made.

​Happy in the Presence of the Lord
Happy in the Presence of the Lord,
We come and sing, our praise to Lord Jesus.
Happy in the Presence of the Lord,
We come and sing, our praise to the Lord of all.
Come and share the bread of life,
Bread that will feed us, help and protect us.
Come and share the stories of old,
Stories of Jesus, His work and His world.
Chorus
Come and share the memories we’ve had,
happy days, sad days, days full of joy.
Come and tell the Lord that we love,
we’ll live the life He told us to live
Chorus

​Prayer before Communion
Lord Jesus come to me
Lord Jesus give me your love
Lord Jesus come to me and give me yourself
 
Lord Jesus friend of children come to me.
Lord Jesus you are my lord and my God.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

​Go Now In Peace
1.Go now in peace together today,
Jesus is here in a very special way.
Tell all you meet that He is gentle and kind,
Praise Him and love Him in body, soul and mind.
 Go in peace! Go in love! Go in joy! Every girl and boy.
Go in peace! Go in love! Go in joy! Every girl and boy.
Bring all the love we’ve had here today,
share it around, don’t let it fade away,
love one another as Jesus Christ loves you,
praise Him and love Him in everything you do.
Chorus

Prayer After Communion:
Lord Jesus, I love and adore you.
You’re a special friend to me.
Welcome, Lord Jesus, O welcome.
Thank you for coming to me.
 
Thank you, Lord Jesus, O thank you
For giving yourself to me.
Make me strong to show your love
Wherever I may be.
 
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay
Close by me forever and love me, I pray.
Bless all of us children in your loving care
And bring us to heaven to live with you there.
 
I’m ready now, Lord Jesus,
To show how much I care.
I’m ready now to give your love
At home and everywhere.
Amen. ​

Songs and Prayers for the Ceremony of First Penance on the 19th of February at 7pm.

 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
1. You have friends, you are not alone
Thanks to them, you’re not on your own
You are strong even when you feel small
From the rain they will shelter you
In your pain they will comfort you.
They will always pick you up when you fall.
 
Circle of friends all around you.
Circle of friends, strong and true
Circle of friends, always there for you.
 
2. Even when you are far apart
To your friends you’re joined heart to heart
Far away you are not on your own
You’re not there but they think of you
In their prayers they remember you
You are never ever truly alone.
Circle of friends all around you.
Circle of friends, strong and true
Circle of friends, always there for you.
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Prayer for Forgiveness
O my God, help me to remember the times when I didn’t live as Jesus asked me to.
Help me to be sorry and to try again. Amen.
 
First Confession
Bless me father for I have sinned. This is my first Confession. I did not show love when I ………..
I am truly sorry.

God Wraps Us in His Love- I’m Sorry God
God wraps us in his love each day,
Speaks gently to us on our way.
Even when we disobey
God’s love is always there,
God loves us every day

1. Sometimes God I do not care,

I’m selfish and I do not share.
I’m sorry God, Now I’ve come to know.

1. Sometimes God I tell a lie,

Or hurt my friends and make them cry.
I’m sorry God,  Now I’ve come to know.

1. When I’m angry, God, I shout,

I scream, I stamp and I give out.
I’m sorry God, Now I’ve come to know.

   Confiteor
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
 to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen.

ZACCHAEUS
1. Zacchaeus was a greedy little man,
He cheated all the people in the land.
When the rent they couldn’t pay,
He would take their farms away
Or their furniture and everything they had
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, nobody liked Zacchaeus,
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus,  Zacchaeus was a greedy little man.
2. One day he heard that Jesus was in town
A man who loved just everyone around
So he climbed the highest tree,
For he found it hard to see
Amongst the people who were standing on the ground
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, nobody liked Zacchaeus,
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus was a LONELY little man.
3. Then Jesus came along that very way,
And, full of love, the people heard him say,
To Zacchaeus in the tree,
‘Will you please come down to me,
For I’d love to share a meal with you today.’
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, nobody liked Zacchaeus,
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus was a PUZZLED little man.
4. But Zacchaeus was surprised at what he said
That one so great should want to share his bread
So he climbed down from the tree
Asking Jesus home for tea;
No more loneliness, but love and joy instead
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, everyone liked Zacchaeus,
Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus was a HUMBLE little man.
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Act of Sorrow

​O my God, I thank you for loving me, I'm sorry for all my sins. For not loving others and not loving you. Help me to live like Jesus and not sin again. Amen. 

Prayer After Forgiveness
 O my God, thank you for forgiving me. Help me to love others.
Help me to live as Jesus asked me to. Amen.

Swimming

Children going swimming will be leaving at 9.30am on Tuesdays.  All children attending swimming lessons must have a separate bag with the following:
·         A suitable swimming suit
·         A swimming hat and goggles 
·         A separate change of clothes in case of clothes getting wet
·         A large towel and a small towel 

All children must take responsibility for their belongings and need to be changed and back on the bus to school as quick as possible so the second swimming group are on time for their lessons. 
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Songs for the Enrolment Ceremony For First Penance on January 17th at 7pm.

GATHERING SONG
Come, let us gather before Him.
Come, let’s give thanks here today       
Come, let us pray to the Father,
For He has shown us the way.
  Jesus has called us by name.
Jesus has taught us to pray.
As friends we gather in His name.
With joy we sing and we say.
 Chorus
  Let us sing praise to the Lord.
All who now gather to pray
Now celebrate the love of God
On this, the Lord’s special day
 Chorus
Jesus had very good friends
Who stayed with him all of the time
They followed Him wherever he went
And shared His bread and His wine
Chorus

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Gifts From God 
1. We have been called to love the Lord, our God
We have been called to glorify his name
We have been called to love the Lord, our God
We have been called to glorify His name.
Use your skills, use your talents,
Use the gifts you have been given.
We’re all diff’rent, we’re all we’re all special in this world.
Use your skills, use your talents, use the gifts you have been given.
Give God glory, love all others, love our world.
2. We have been called to care for all our friends
We have been called to watch for everyone
We have been called to care for all our friends
We have been called to watch for everyone.
Use your skills, use your talents,
Use the gifts you have been given.
We’re all diff’rent, we’re all we’re all special in this world.
Use your skills, use your talents, use the gifts you have been given.
Give God glory, love all others, love our world.
3. We have been called to care for this, our world
We have been called to marvel at God’s work
We have been called to care for this, our world
We have been called to marvel at God’s work.
Use your skills, use your talents,
Use the gifts you have been given.
We’re all diff’rent, we’re all we’re all special in this world.
Use your skills, use your talents, use the gifts you have been given.
Give God glory, love all others, love our world.

​Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

Our Christmas Stories.

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Our Winter Wonderland.

​The Seasons of the year.

One of our Class Novels was The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy.