Bourne Abbey Primary Academy pupils visit the Cedars Care Home

On Monday, January 16, the fantastic Collective Worship Council from Bourne Abbey CE Primary Academy took their collective worship to the Cedars Care Home in Bourne.

The Collective Worship Council planned and prepared their own worship around our Christian value this term of ‘Perseverance’.

The children chose the Bible story of the ‘Lost Sheep’ to read and act out as well as share the key message behind the story with the residents.

Our council ensured their worship was inclusive, invitational and inspiring through their acting and by inviting the residents to welcome Jesus and to join them with prayers they had written themselves.

The children also recited our memory verse for this term and explained how it linked to perseverance.

Following the Collective Worship, the children shared times in their lives when they have had to persevere and show great courage and in turn asked the residents to share their personal experiences of perseverance and courage throughout their lives.

Both the children and the residents thoroughly enjoyed the time to reflect as well as the time they had together discussing perseverance and courage. Our children were able to share and discuss the message behind the Bible story and the teachings of Jesus.

The Collective Worship Council closed the worship with our school prayer about being a friend and showing kindness and forgiveness.

Miss Seymour, assistant head, said: “A huge thank you to the Cedars for making us so welcome. The Collective Worship Council performed the story beautifully and left the residents with a reflective question 'How do you show perseverance when things are you are finding something challenging?' It was a really successful visit that we hope to repeat very soon.”