5 SPRING NEWSLETTER 2024 Chaplaincy On 25th January, Sixth Form students participated in yet another training session for the Young Leaders. It was online training by Kirstie Hutchinson from CAFOD and all the students participated and presented their action plan in the coming months and whatever they had achieved as a group. The young leaders have also proposed activities that could be implemented during Lent and fund-raising for Cafod during Lent. Cafod Young Leaders Training Day The partnership confirmation programme continues to progress and we have been really fortunate to see that our candidates have been amazing in different ways. The parishes have organised the sessions during the month of January and February. All the candidates were back to Thornleigh on Thursday 14th March for the next session. Confirmation will take place in the Thornleigh Chapel on Thursday 20th June 2024 at 6.30pm. Confirmation Programme We are looking forward to the next Savio residential retreats for Year 8s and Year 9s, in the third week of March. Yet another opportunity for our students to experience and to develop good relationships with friends and also time to reflect on their personal lives. Savio Retreats In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the start of the holy season of Lent, a time for reflection and repentance in preparation for the celebration of Easter. As our Lenten season began and the 40-day preparation leading up to Easter, each year a group took part in the liturgy focusing on the theme “Be More Like Jesus’’. It was a student lead service with prayers, Bible readings, reflection and distribution of ashes. At the end of the liturgy, students and staff could see the ashes on their forehead to mark the beginning of the season of lent and a reminder of our need for reconciliation and an invitation to receive God’s forgiveness. Fr Steven, Fr Chris and RE staff helped in the distribution of ashes. Ash Wednesday
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