Chaplaincy
St Mary's College Chaplaincy is located in a prominent position in the college, at the heart of the Postgate corridor in P16. This emphasises the point that Christ is at the centre of our College community.
Our beautiful Chapel and Chaplaincy office is co-located with the Postgate corridor. As a school we stress the importance of learning the values of the Gospel & putting them into practice.
We are very blessed to have a number of Priest Chaplains who visit the school regularly to say Mass, visit RE lessons and celebrate the various events that punctuate the liturgical calendar.
We believe Chaplaincy is about walking alongside people, building relations, being present for people and being a presence around school. It is about accompanying and supporting the school community and individuals within it on their life journey, wherever it may take them.
The Chaplaincy is the hub for an exciting range of activities.
Praying Together
Liturgy and Worship
On special Feast Days and at the end of the school year we share in the celebration of whole school Mass - sometimes in the open air if the weather is good enough. The music, readings, drama & dance are co-ordinated through the chaplaincy and always serve to make these celebrations such wonderful occasions.
Each week there is a voluntary Mass in the chapel and opportunities for both quiet, private prayer and shared experiences in organised prayer groups.
In conjunction with the RE Department, liturgies are developed to mark the seasons of the Church's year and each RE class participates in Advent and Lenten reflections in advance of whole college Christmas and Easter liturgies. Our Chaplaincy co-ordinators are fully involved in the delivery of assemblies throughout the college.
Retreats, reflection days and pilgrimages
The college enjoys an excellent relationship with The Briars, the Diocese of Nottingham's youth retreat centre located in the tranquil Derbyshire countryside.
There is an annual retreat in May for Year 8 students and an opportunity for Year 10 students to enjoy the spiritual renewal that their various programmes can offer.
In addition, a variety of pilgrimages and extended visits take place on a regular basis. These include the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes and the RE department interfaith study seminar to New York for Sixth Form students.
The college regularly holds days of Spiritual Reflection and every few years, hosts a whole school mission, a series of exciting and stimulating activities and liturgies, designed to help us reflect upon a common spiritual theme.
Charitable works
The college Chaplaincy is the focal point of our fundraising activities and is a source of profound and sometimes alternative ways to raise money to help a range of charities. We strongly believe in the importance of turning prayer into action and thereby responding Christ's challenge to love our neighbour.
Chaplaincy team
At St Mary's Chaplaincy is led by Mrs N Coyle and supported with other members of the Trust Chaplaincy Team. They fill a pivotal role in the life of our school by ensuring that the Chaplaincy mission is at the heart of everything we do through encouraging our students to explore their faith by leading liturgies, lunch time activities including prayer groups and our Youth SVP group, and our Peer Mentoring programme. They also support the pastoral care of our students and liaise with our family of schools and parishes.
For details of our parish churches, parish priests and mass times please refer to the document below:
Form groups, houses and their meanings:
In each year group we have an X half and a Y half which is then divided into different lettered forms, the houses are named after 6 different people.
Here is some information so you can find out who they are named after:
