All Saints Church of England VA

Primary School

Aaron Battersby

Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5BA

01255 880315

admin@allsaints-oakley.essex.sch.uk

BEING A CHURCH SCHOOL

 

OUR VISION FOR ALL SAINTS

To build strong relationships and fulfil potential. To develop a feeling of family and nurture a strong sense of belonging. To discover the wonder of God’s creations and the worth of one another. To teach children to live well though the Fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Fruits Of The Spirit

FAITH COUNCIL

The Faith Council is chosen each year and helps in the planning and delivery of collective worship, through reflection, discussion and decision making. They explore the topic for collective worship services that take place in church in greater depth and meet regularly with the vicar or curate of All Saints Church

PRAYER SPACES

The children all had a wonderful time doing all the different activities provided in conjunction with prayer spaces and the schools requirements.  The children especially liked the tent where they could just sit and watch a variety of visually soothing stimuli.  They also enjoyed thinking about the environment while they were making their green hearts and watching how they could forgive others by putting a fizzy tablet in a large bottle of water – watching their frustrations just fizz away.  The children also liked making shapes out of colourful stones- a simple task – but they were absorbed-  so much so, that the school has bought their own.

Everything was planned with the school in mind, the children really enjoyed the day and the ladies that set up the activities were a delight.  I will definitely be asking them to come again and would highly recommend them to other schools in the area.  We are even going to design our own prayer spaces.

 

Our current SIAMS Report – Siams Report All Saints Great Oakley 2020

Great Oakley Church will be closed from 5th October for approximately 9 weeks for essential building work and improvement

Church Opening and Sunday Services

During October (subject to Covid-19) our churches will be open as follows:

For Private Prayer

Wix Church: open on Sunday 4th October and Sunday 18th October between 2pm & 3pm

Wrabness Church: open on Friday’s between 10am and 12 noon.

Beaumont Church: open on Saturday’s between 3pm & 4pm

Great Oakley Church: Currently not open for private prayer due to building works.

Tendring Church: Currently not open for private prayer.

Church Services in October

Sunday 4th October

9.30am Service via Zoom if you would like to join us contact Revd Liz for login details

11.00am Said Communion at Great Oakley Church

11.00am Said Communion at Wrabness Church

Sunday 11th October

9.30am Service via Zoom (if you would like to join us contact Revd Liz for login details)

9.30am Said Communion at Tendring Church

11.00am Harvest Service at Beaumont Church

11.00am Harvest Service at Wix Church

Sunday 18th October

9.30 am Service via Zoom (if you would like to join us contact Revd Liz for login details)

11.00 am Said Communion at Beaumont Church

11.00 am Said Communion at Wrabness Church

Sunday 25th October

9.30am Service via Zoom (if you would like to join us contact Revd Liz for login details)

9.30am Said Communion at Tendring Church

11.00am Said Communion at Wix Church

6.00pm Evensong at Beaumont

*If singing is still not allowed in October, we will still be having services of thanksgiving for the harvest and praying for our farmers – please do join us if you can

The safety of everyone is our primary concern. Following government and Church of England guidance and regulations we have completed a risk assessment and introduced the following measures which we would respectfully ask you to observe:

The safety of everyone is our primary concern. Following government and Church of England guidance and regulations we have completed a risk assessment and introduced the following measures which we would respectfully ask you to observe.

1.         There are hand sanitiser stations inside the door of all our churches. Please ensure that you use this as you enter and leave the building.

2.         Visitors are asked to observe the markers once inside. At all times please respect other people and maintain a 2m distance.  We ask that the porch, church and entrance are kept completely clear of all obstructions.

3.         If you wish to sit and pray, a number of pews are available. These are clearly marked with the places that you may sit. Please do not enter the cordoned-off pews.  Kneelers and cushions are not available for use at this time.

4.         There are no toilet facilities, prayer books or Bibles available for general use.

5.         Please follow the Stewards instructions as all times – they are for your safety!

6.         Please do not come if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been told to self-isolate.