Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week.  Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen'. Lent is observed in spring, when the days begin to get longer. 

During Lent, we are encouraged to FAST (go without), GIVE (give to charity) and PRAY (grow closer to God).  Lent is also a time think about our lives and to say sorry for mistakes we have made and to make changes for the better.  

Please click the links below from Gods Speak to access information posters about Lent and activities to try at home during this season.

• Lent Poster
• Ash Wednesday Poster
• Family Activities for Lent Poster
• Stations of the Cross for Children

St Josephs Penny Boxes

At the start of Lent, children bring home St Josephs Penny Boxes in order to raise money for Caritas.  In school we encourage children to raise money by doing small acts of kindness at home and being helpful (eg, tidying up, cleaning bedroom, helping with shopping), or by going without some sweets or chocolates and putting the money they would have used into the St Josephs Penny Boxes.

For further information about Caritas and St Josephs Penny please click St Joseph's Penny

CAFOD Big Lent Walk

In 2024, during the final week of Lent, Holy Week, our Cafod Club organised a Big Lent Walk to raise some money to support the work of CAFOD and help people around the world.  

For further information about Cafod and the Big Lent Walk please click https://cafod.org.uk/education/for-families Cafod Big Lent Walk