Worship Crew 2024-2025

Our Bitterley Worship Crew are a very friendly and helpful group who are working to inspire and support all of our collective worship and R.E. learning in school. We lead and support our collective worship once a week and ensure that we are developing our understanding of Christian values and spirituality in school.

In September 2023 we launched our Christian Vision linked to the bible story of the Good Samaritan across the school community through drama workshops and our school newsletter. We worked alongside the Reverend Parker from Bitterley church. 

We celebrate special events at school and church such as harvest and remeberance day

Harvest Service 2024

This year worship crew led the harvest celebration with the theme 'Faith as small as a mustard seed'. 

Matthew 13:31-33

‘Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”’

Worship Crew made 100 pots of seeds to share this message with the school community. Every class took part in the service contributing songs, poems and presentations about harvest around the world.

The children have decided to give harvest donations to the local food bank.

The worship crew actively lead collective worship across the school.  Each week they host two special collective worships that are linked to the bible reading of the week. The school community are then provided with the opportunity to explore this reading further through drama, hot seating, reflections and prayer. The pupils have created a special worship area in the school hall. 

Easter 2024

Our church service retold the story of the three trees. Three young trees each make a wish. When they are felled, it seems as if all their dreams are over. But each is destined to play an important part in the life of Jesus, and in this their dreams are more than fulfilled. This moving tale provided an insight into the life of Jesus. 

Advent Celebrations December 2023

Our Advent Wreaths to share with the school community.

Our Tree of Hope

Every class wrote a message of hope for the future. 

We sent doves of peace to the Children’s Commissioner. We wanted our views heard.

Mary and Joseph started their journey to Bethlehem. Posada is a chance to host Mary and Joseph – to make room for Jesus at Christmas time! Mary and Joseph took a journey through Bitterley school were welcomed into each classroom before arriving at the stable.