Faith in Action
Praying the Rosary: The FIA children learnt how to pray the Rosary and prayed this during May for their
FIA Award. (May 2023)
Visit to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Cragg: Our FIA group joined pupils from St John Fisher High School
and other feeder primaries in a Marian mass at St Mary's Church before walking up to the shrine, where they
had a short service. After this they had time inside the shrine to light a candle and say their private prayers to Our Lady. (May 2023)
Crowning of Our Lady: The FIA group took part in the Crowning of Our Lady
at the Marian Mass. (May 2023)
FIA Planned the Mass: The FIA children planned the Marian Mass, including the readings, psalm, Gospel, writing the
bidding prayers and planning a liturgical dance. Here some of them are practising the dance. (May 2023)
FIA lead Whole School Worship 2022-23: All of our Y6 FIA pupils have planned and lead whole
school collective worship this year.
Pilgrimage to Relics of St Bernadette: Faith in Action pupils and all of Y6 visited Leeds Cathedral to view
and pray in front of St Bernadette's relics. They also learnt all about St Bernadette and Lourdes. (Oct 2022)
Pilgrimage to York: The FIA group visited York in search of our team saints: they
found Margaret Clitheroe's relic at the Bar Convent and visited both where she lived and
where she died. They found a triptych including saints Edwin and Hilda in the York Minster's crypt
and visited the tomb of St William of York there. (Sept 2022)