Category: Faith Life

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…

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…

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…

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…

4th May 2017

The marking of Lent As we celebrate the Easter Season, Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, reminds us of Lent and how we at St Augustine’s Priory marked this at the end of the Lent Term: ‘As a community we ended last term with a liturgy organised by Priory 6. They used CAFOD’s Stations of…

20th April 2017

 Urbi et Orbi – Easter 2017 The Holy Father’s Easter message to the city and to the world, ‘Urbi et Orbi’ spoke of the joy of the Resurrection of Christ and how, by turning to God in prayer, we can ask for an end to the injustice and suffering prevalent in the world and help…

31st March 2017

Marking the end of term Today, the last day of the Lent Term, we marked the season of Lent with two liturgies, one for Seniors and one for Juniors, comprising the Stations of the Cross. We thought that we would share the resource used for these liturgies with you; the CAFOD Stations of the Cross….

1st March 2017

“Comparison is the Thief of Joy”: Why Careers Education is about Knowing Your Soul. Every now and then there come moments of real satisfaction as a Head. Week in, week out I give assemblies and recently British and global events have given richly in the way of opportunities for comments on the rule of law,…

16th December 2016

Looking to the stars Our traditional Carol Service at Ealing Abbey on Tuesday 13th December was a wonderful occasion.  To a backdrop of stars, our pupils from Lower I to Upper VI joined in music and readings with parents, staff and past pupils to celebrate Advent and look forward to the birth of the Christ…

15th December 2016

Priory Purpose Thank you to Amy-Elizabeth Roye of Upper VI, who wrote the following to parents last week on behalf of Priory Purpose, the charity movement set up by the Sixth Form. “Every year St Augustine’s Priory helps to support a local charity, ‘Hanwell Homeless Concern’.  Miss Sylvia Clayton, a former St Augustine’s Priory teacher,…