What Spirituality means at Bisham

Spiritual Development for some is about the development of a relationship with God, while for others it is about the development of the human spirit, and for others, a continual quest after truth. For all, it is vital to spiritual development that children and adults alike are allowed space to develop their own faith, beliefs and values.

Collective Worship – Roots and Fruits

We use Roots and Fruits as the main focus for our collective worship.

Roots and Fruits provides creative collective worship for primary schools based in Christian values themes over a period of two years. Rooted in Bible teaching, twelve Christian values represent the fruit that grows as the teaching is lived out in everyday life.

A prayer of welcome

On our journey of life: 

May God go ahead to lead the way, 

May God go behind to spur us on, 

May God stay alongside to be our friend. 

The values for the Spring term are Perseverance and Forgiveness.

Acrostic Poem 

Perseverance is…. 

Pressing on 

Eager to continue 

Running the race 

Sticking with things 

Encouraging each other to keep going 

Valuing the support of others 

Eyes fixed on the target 

Reaching a goal over time 

Aiming to complete the task 

Not giving up 

Commitment to keep going 

Ending up where you want to be 

Welcome Words 

We come together now, in the presence of: 

God the Father who judges with justice, 

God the Son who offers forgiveness, and 

God the Holy Spirit who helps us to begin again. 

Acrostic Poem 

Forgiveness is… 

Forgetting the hurts 

Offering a new beginning 

Restoring a friendship 

Given and received 

Identifying responsibility 

Valuing the truth 

Ending an argument 

Not holding a grudge 

Encouraging honesty 

Saying sorry 

Starting again