Faith

Worth’s character and education with heart and soul are firmly rooted in the Benedictine tradition of invitation and mission. _{Denominational Catholic School Inspection Report}

Faith provision

Worth is a Catholic school but it is also a diverse community with pupils and staff from a wide array of church backgrounds and other religions or none. The faith mission of our school is always invitational and, while we hold firm to our Benedictine roots, we will always seek to enable pupils to explore their faith at the level they are at.

Ecumenical

We have a formal partnership with St John’s Anglican Church in Crawley which enables pupils and staff from other church backgrounds to engage with their faith – they are able to receive Anglican Communion when we celebrate Mass and partake in programmes such as Confirmation. The optional prayer experiences at Wednesday Worship are cross-denominational and even in the case of the Sacrament of Reconciliation it is regularly made clear that if a non-Catholic would like to go and talk to the priest, they are more than welcome to do so.

Servant leadership

Every pupil, whether they have a religious faith or not, should leave Worth with a deeper sense of who they are and who they are called to be, with the ability to reflect on their lives and how they might make a positive difference in society. One of the main ways in which we develop this is through our weekly worship services held in the Abbey Church, which enable us to reflect on our lives and how we might make a positive difference in society. Further to this weekly experience, the Mission team, made up of both youth ministers and monks, can be found at the heart of the school community and offers hospitality and friendship to all who seek it.

Who are the Mission team?

The Mission team is led by the Director of Mission and comprises a team of Youth Ministers, known as Forerunners. The Forerunner team is a community of young adults who provide vibrant and engaging youth ministry to our pupils and staff by offering opportunities to encounter God and seek Him further. The monks of Worth Abbey also provide sacramental and pastoral support to the School.

What does the Mission team do?

Worth School Expedition of Faith
We recognise that students can engage with faith through three main ways: prayer, community and mission. At Worth we refer to these elements as “Up/In/Out” whereby we can explore a relationship with Jesus Christ, become connected with fellow pupils and reach out to those in need. We also recognise that faith is an expedition and that every pupil will be on a different stage of the journey when they arrive at Worth. Therefore, we seek to invite every pupil to explore their faith in an unpressurised manner and pursue their journey, should they want to, through the following steps (click below).

For a panoramic view of the Abbey Church click here.

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