Growing In Faith Together: Our G.I.F.T. Team

"We cannot grow up by ourselves; rather, we journey and grow in a community, in a family."  Pope Francis

Our role:

• Serve as a member of a GIFT Team to support and enhance the Catholic Life and Mission of Christ the King RC Primary School. 
• Assisting with the delivery and development of the prayer life of the school supporting prayer and liturgy, assemblies, collective worship, class prayer times and prayer groups.
• Being present at special events in the school year to help offer a warm welcome to all in our community.

Jubilee Year 2025 Pilgrims of Hope   

During the Summer Term, we held a beautiful celebration of the word at church to celebrate receiving the diocesan anchor. This anchor is part of the Jubilee Year initiative, themed "Pilgrims of Hope," and is travelling to all schools within the Salford Diocese.

It was a wonderful occasion as we welcomed the children and staff from St. Mary’s, Failsworth who came on pilgrimage to bring us the anchor, along with a paper chain that has been lovingly added to by each school that has hosted it. Our GIFT team did an outstanding job of welcoming St. Mary’s and leading our school in prayer and liturgy to mark this special event. The singing from all of the children was beautiful and uplifting as always.

The  anchor was then brought back to school where were welcomed member of our school and parish community to come and spend some time in quiet reflection and prayer.  The following week,  the Diocesan Anchor continued on it’s journey to St Edmund’s Primary School. A few of our GIFT team members walked the distance there and back to deliver the anchor. We were warmly welcomed by the whole school community, out to meet us cheering and waving their jubilee flags. We presented them with our gift of flowers from Christ The King and the exchange of the anchor then took place. Their GIFT team then led us in a beautiful quiet and calm prayer and liturgy service. We enjoyed some refreshments and were soon on our way back to school. It was a lovely welcome from St Edmund’s and it has been great to see how this anchor is bringing people and schools together!

The Year of Prayer Trail

In the Autumn Term, our GIFT team pupils met with the GIFT teams from St. John Bosco, St. Dunstan's, St. Malachy's, St. Patrick's and St.Edmunds to celebrate the Year of Prayer with a very special prayer trail.  The event was hosted by Christ the King and we also had the opportunity to attend Mass at church with Father Derek.  The day was  a great opportunity for the pupils to develop their leadership skills and also meet with other GIFT pupils to discuss their role in school.  

.