Celebration of the Sacraments

Year 7 celebrate mass with their parents and staff on the first day of term.  This is an important milestone for the children as they join our community.

On the feast of Holy Cross we celebrate mass as a whole school community and reflect on the significance of the cross and what it means to our Catholic faith.

On their last formal day at Holy Cross our Year 11 pupils and staff celebrate all their achievements and contributions to our community with the final year group mass.

Staff gather as a group to celebrate mass throughout the academic year.  At the start of the year, we reflect on our purpose and duty of service.  At the end of each term, we celebrate our talents and achievements and give thanks to those colleagues who leave.

In spring term 2025, we were joined by all our Catholic feeder primary schools on a pilgrimage to St Mary’s Church in Chorley.  This was a wonderful occasion when all the Catholic schools gave witness to their faith as one community in the celebration of mass.

All pupils in Year 8 and above, who were baptised in a Catholic church, are invited to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.  We follow the Archdiocesan programme of preparation, which begins with the teaching of the theology of the Sacraments in Year 7.  In Year 8, pupils register online and then continue their preparation with priests and catechists in the parishes, ensuring that they feel welcomed and that they understand the important role they have to play in their church community.

Confirmation Masses usually take place in June, with families of parishes coming together.   In 2026, 92 young people from 10 parishes were confirmed.  We were privileged to be joined by Archbishop John Sherrington at a Confirmation Mass at the Church of St Mary and St Catherine Labouré in Euxton, by Archbishop Emeritus Malcolm McMahon at St Mary’s in Chorley, and by Bishop Tom Neylon at St Joseph’s in Chorley.