Faith Friends

St. Mary and St. Michael’s Faith Friends are pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. They are here to support our friends in their faith and be positive role models throughout the school. As part of their role, they help to organise collective worship within our school and church. This means that they often read at Mass, lead in prayer across the school, or lead assemblies. They also work with the wider community, including the Parish.

Our Faith Friends for 2023/24

Amber

Sophia-Rose

Kayden

Israel

Albert

Esther

Skye

Pedro

Cristiano

Florence

Elona

Rose

School Feast Day – Faith Friends Promise

On Thursday 29th September 2023, we all gathered together in church to celebrate the Feast Day of our school patron saints – St Mary and St Michael. During our Feast Day Mass, our Faith Friends: Amber, Skye, Sophia – Rose, Pedro, Kayden, Cristiano, Israel, Florence, Albert, Elona, Esther & Rose read out their Faith Promise to the whole school.

“As a Faith Friend of St Mary and St Michael I promise to set a good example to others and help to bring peace and faith to the school.
I promise to pray to God and follow his rules.
I promise to help those in need.”

CAFOD – Non uniform Day October 2023

Thank you to our Faith Friends, who organised a non-uniform day on Friday 13th October 2023 to raise money for CAFOD; the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, a charity working with communities around the world. We dressed up for ‘Brighten Up’ to raise money for those who are hungry across the world. We raised a whopping £246.90 in aid of CAFOD.

Advent Carol Service at Westminster Cathedral November 2023

On Wednesday 29th November, our Faith Friends represented our school at the annual Advent Carol Service in Westminster Cathedral. This service was attended by schools from all over the diocese and raised money for the Catholic Children’s Society. We all particularly enjoyed meeting the Bishop and the animals from Hackney City Farm.

Faith Friends 24-25

St. Mary and St. Michael's Faith Friends are pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. They are here to support our friends in their faith and be positive role models throughout the school. As part of their role, they help to organise collective worship within our school and church. This means that they often read at Mass, lead in prayer across the school, or lead assemblies. They also work with the wider community, including the Parish.

Our Faith Friends for this academic year are:

Johanna	Aaron	Leela	Aida	Maddie	Mateus
Laurianne	Lyla	Samuel	Tate	Soliana	Santa

Faith Friends Promise

For our first mass this year, we all gathered together in church to celebrate the Feast Day of our school patron saints - St Mary and St Michael. During our Feast Day Mass, our Faith Friends promise. They promised their peers that:

"As a Faith Friend of St Mary and St Michael I promise

to set a good example to others and help to bring

peace and faith to the school.

I promise to pray to God and follow His rules.

I promise to help those in need."

Faith Friends Westminster Cathedral

On the 4th of December, our Faith Friends represented our school at Westminster Cathedral to watch the Catholic Children's Society Advent Service. Teh children enjoyed the performance of the Christmas Story and were excited to see a real donkey from Hackney City Farm in the perfromance too!

Faith Friends Harvest Feast Day Poem

On 25.10.24, our Faith Friends recited a poem at our school's Harvest Service to celebrate and give thanks for the food that we have. You can read the poem here:

In fields of gold where grains do sway,

We gather 'round this harvest day.

With grateful hearts, we sing and share,

For all the gifts we have, we care.

From dawn til dusk, I toil and sow,

In rain and sun, my blessings grow.

Each seed I plant, a prayer I send,

For healthy crops, and hands to tend.

Look at the pumpkins, bright and round,

A treasure from the earth, we've found.

With laughter, friends, and love to spare,

We gather here with hearts laid bare.

The apples red, the berries sweet,

Nature's bounty is such a treat.

We share our joy, we share our smiles,

As we celebrate across the miles.

With gentle hands, I pull the weeds,

Tending the soil, planting seeds.

A little sun, a little rain,

A harvest rich from nature's chain.

The corn stands tall, the wheat waves wide,

With every harvest, we feel pride.

Let's thank the Lord for all we see,

For every blessing given free.

In gratitude, we raise our voice,

For all creation, let's rejoice!

With every meal that we partake,

We honour all that God does make.

Let's help those in need, both far and near,

For sharing love is why we're here.

A can of food, a simple deed,

Together we plant a loving seed.

As seasons change, and days grow short,

Let's gather 'round, our hearts in port.

For every grain that we have saved,

Is a blessing from the hands that braved.

Let's sing our songs, let's lift our cheer,

For harvest time is finally here!

With grateful hearts and open hands,

We share our love across the lands.

With kindness sown in every heart,

We cultivate a world, a part.

Together, we can change the fate,

And make the world a brighter state.

So here we stand, both young and old,

With stories of harvest yet untold.

In faith and hope, we come to pray,

Thanking God on this Harvest Day.