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Catholic Ethos at All Saints
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‘Who we are and what we believe in'
All Saints is a Catholic
School guided by the teachings, traditions, spirituality
and sacraments of the Catholic Church and committed to
Christian Gospel values. We look to Christ for
leadership and inspiration and our school community is
characterised by his example of love and service.
God is present and alive in his people and can be
discovered in our daily living and through participation
in the sacraments. We believe that the gift of faith and
a relationship with God is offered to each of us every
day and we desire to create an environment in which it
is possible to respond to that. In this environment
there is stimulus to grow and change. We learn to live
together with respect and tolerance. We encourage all
who work here to find God in all people by being
welcoming to one another and offering peace and
compassion where needed. We aim to encourage a sense of
gratitude for all we have been given and try to avoid
the pitfalls of negligence, greed and materialism.
Mutual respect and support clearly witness to belief in
the uniqueness and dignity of the individual, made in
God’s image and loved by God; and the education offered
should enable all to develop their talents to the full,
and to fulfill their unique role in creation.
Prayer, reflection and the Sacraments are the means to
relationship with God and the way we open ourselves to
God’s power and strength. God and prayer mean different
things for different people and in our school community
we seek to foster and encourage the development and
sharing of our different ways of experiencing God and
expressing our spirituality. Reflecting on our daily
living helps us to be aware of God’s will in our lives
and in the world around us. It enables us to recognise
when we get things wrong, ask for and give support in
times of need and celebrate the many gifts and joys we
experience.
The role of the Catholic school is to encourage and
facilitate the search for God. It is to foster a desire
in each person to contribute to the future of the
Catholic Church and the health and well-being of the
world.
The overall purpose of the school is to prepare young
people for their life as citizens in the community and
to enable them to serve as examples to moral and
spiritual values in the world. Our vision and hope is to
be a school community united in a common aim – to give
of our best at all times in order to further the
development and enrichment of each individual in God’s
own image and likeness and to provide an experience of
living in an outward-looking Catholic Community.
Last Revised
16 February 2006
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