Category: Faith Life

Our response to events

16th June 2017

Grenfell Tower We are all aware of the horrific events in the early hours of Wednesday 14th June when Grenfell Tower, the tower block of flats in North Kensington, was destroyed by fire.  Our thoughts and prayers are, of course, with all those who have been affected by this terrible, terrible tragedy. Our response is…

The Nursery and Preps celebrate

13th June 2017

Marking the Ascension and Pentecost Following shortly after Easter are two of the major feasts in the yearly calendar of the Church.  Firstly, the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord commemorates the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.  As the Book of Acts relates: ‘Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come for…

Lower I celebrate their First Holy Communion

9th June 2017

Every year girls in Lower I receive their First Holy Communion in their parishes.  To mark this most important event in their lives at St Augustine’s Priory we also hold a celebratory Mass each year to mark the occasion.  This year was no exception and on Wednesday 7th June, Lower I celebrated their First Holy…

The General Election 2017

26th May 2017

A letter to Catholics in England and Wales from their Bishops The General Election on 8th June will soon be upon us.  Last Sunday a letter from the Bishops of England and Wales was distributed in all parishes concerning the issues to be considered when voting. Some of our pupils in Upper VI will be…

Lower V and Religious Studies

26th May 2017

Studying Redemption Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, reports on the recent Lower V studies, which has focussed on redemption. ‘We are so lucky to have the Chapel, not only as a place of worship for our community, but it also becomes a wonderful extra classroom for the Religious Studies Department. As part of the…

Upper VI Leavers’ Day

26th May 2017

“Thank you for your creativity, your immense hilarity, your spirituality and your wit” – Mrs Raffray Upper VI began their last day of school yesterday, Thursday 25th May 2017, with a Farewell Assembly.  They began by reciting a poem they had written about their time at the school.  Each line celebrated something that they had…

Chapel Kneelers: Exciting Update

24th May 2017

We take delivery of the first kneeler Miss Eng, Head of Art, reports on the exciting news that the first of our Chapel kneelers has arrived! The project, initiated in our Ealing centenary year of 2015, enlisted the talents of pupils and parents in designing kneelers for our Chapel.  Pupils, parents, staff and past pupils…

Walk to School Week

19th May 2017

“Regrettably, many efforts to seek concrete solutions to the environmental crisis have proved ineffective; not only because of powerful opposition but also because of a more general lack of interest.  We require a new and universal solidarity. All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation”, from Laudato Si’ by…

The Sacrament of Confirmation

19th May 2017

Augustinians are confirmed The institution of the Sacrament of Confirmation at Pentecost is told in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2: 1 – 42) when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles as he had promised: ‘When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as…

Virtus lectures

12th May 2017

Talks at Ealing Abbey We thought you would be interested in hearing about two talks which are coming up over the next few weeks in the Newman Chapel at Ealing Abbey. These talks address important issues and should be thoroughly thought-provoking. The first, on Tuesday 16th May at 7.30pm is ‘The Oppression & Resilience of Victims…

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