As a Catholic community, our difference lies in the fact that we are a worshipping community, rooted in the Gospel with Christ at the centre of everything we do. Our faith informs our approach to life at All Saints, with our focus being on the holistic development of our students, ensuring that they not only achieve academically, but grow spiritually into the person that God created them to be, working to each of our own strengths, gifts and talents.

Here at All Saints, our Lay Chaplain is available to support students spiritually, pastorally and also works with the Church to provide opportunities for students to participate with the sacraments and life of the Church in line with the liturgical calendar. At All Saints Catholic College we provide daily opportunities for prayer and worship, as well as a variety of other ways for students to live out their faith, such as: annual retreats, Morning prayer, voluntary Masses, Weekly Celebration of the Word and Gospel liturgies.

Each Year group will experience forms of Eucharistic celebration or liturgical celebrations throughout the year, as well as a Christmas Carol Service that is celebrated with pupils and their parents at the local parish.

As a Catholic community, our staff are provided with regular prayer and worship opportunities, such as Morning Prayer, staff retreats as well as INSET training, and training on leading prayer for our students. Leading by example, each staff member within our school community is determined to live out the Gospel values through committing to support our young people, both by delivering prayer and worship for students, as well as engaging students in opportunities to live out their faith through charity work, with serving Christ at the heart of our Mission.

As a Catholic community animated by the Gospel, the value the dignity of the human being is our priority here at All Saints, and fulfill our duties as Catholic practioners, by building our children up throughout their time here so our pupils become well rounded and ambitious young adults as they leave Year 11.

Our annual retreat programme students to build and foster lasting relationships with their peers that will last a lifetime, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

It is part of our College mission that all staff in the school are actively involved in preparing for masses and assemblies, and our Chaplain, alongside the RE department supports staff in this.

School Prayer

Loving God,

Inspire us to be excellent in everything we do at All Saints.

Help us to love one another and respect all members of our community.

Enable us to use our gifts and talents to the best of our ability so that we succeed on our chosen path.

Amen

Our Form Saints

Life Information:

Birth Place: Ciudad Barrios, El Savador

Date of Birth: 15th August 1917

Died: 24th March 1980

Canonised: 14th October 2018

Oscar Romero was a martyr. He was also a person who spoke out against injustice, despite his life being threatened.

Quotes:

Prayer:

Saint Oscar Romero,

You spoke out in defence of the poor and oppressed people of El Salvador and became known as 'voice for the voiceless'.

Pray for me to be brave enough to speak up when I see injustice around me, in my neighbourhood or elsewhere in our world.

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: Poland

Date of Birth: 18th May 1920

Died: 02nd April 2005

Canonised: 27th April 2014

Feast Day: 22nd October

Pope John Paul II is remembered for his successful efforts to end communism, as well as for building bridges with peoples of other faiths and initiating World Youth days.

He visited 129 countries during his time as pope. He preached to the world his messages of religious freedom, national independence and human rights.

Quotes:

Prayer:

Saint John Paul II,

Bless the young, who were your great passion. Help them dream again, help them look up to the heavens again to find the light that illuminates the paths of life here on Earth.

Pray for the whole world, which is still marked by tensions, wars and injustice. You opposed war by invoking dialogue and planting the seeds of love: prey for us so that we may be tireless sowers of peace.

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: Assisi, Italy

Date of Birth: 1182

Died: 03rd October 1226

Canonised: 1228 by Pope Gregory IX

Feast Day: 04th October

Patron saint of animals and ecology; full of love and repect for all of God's creation; founder of the Franciscan Order.

These words adapted from St Francis Canticle of the Sun, show what he felt should be the attitude of all Christians: worship pf the Creator, who gifts us with the earth and all its goodness; humble gratitude for all God's gifts; and showing respect for the Creator, through respect for every person and the whole of creation.

Quotes:

Prayer

Saint Francis of Assisi,

Your example shows us how we should live in respectful solidarity with our sisters and brothers who lack the good things of the earth.

Your actions are an example of how we should care for creation, how to be joyful and generous in our service of our loving God, and how to open our eyes to the presence of God in everyone.

Help us to be like you, sharing the joy and compassion of God with all whom we meet, and treating everyone and the whole of creation with reverence and respect.

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: Skopje, Macedonia

Date of Birth: 26th August 1910

Died: 05th September 1997 in Calcutta, India

Canonised: 23rd May 2015

Mother Teresa's entire life was fully devoted to helping the poor, the sick, the needy and the helpless.

Quotes:

Prayer:

Saint Mother Teresa,

You were generous and joyful in answering God's call, and you happily shared the gifts you had been given. When you recognised the need of others, yo overcame obstacles and prejudice by your prayer and your commitment to those living in poverty.

Open our eyes to the needs of others; remind us that Jesus calls us to serve our sisters and brothers, and to bring love and joy to those around us.

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: Poland

Date of Birth: 08th January 1894

Died: 14th August 1941

Canonised: 10th October 1982

Feast Day: 14th August

Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a martyr. He was also a person who by the words and good deeds gave hope where there was despair.

Quotes:

Prayer:

Saint Maximilian Kolbe,

Amidst the hate and lonely misery of Auschwitz, you brought love into the lives of fellow captives, and sowed the seeds of hope amidst despair. You bore witness to the world, by word and deed.

Help me to become more like yourself. To the hungry and oppressed, the naked and homeless, the scorned and hated, the lonely and despairing, may I proclaim the power of Christ's love, which endures forever and ever.

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: Congleton, Cheshire

Date of Birth: 1550

Died: 30th August 1588

Canonised: 1970

Feast Day: 30th August

Saint Margaret Ward was a martyr. She helped a priest escape from England and was imprisoned and tortured.

Had she changed her faith she would have survived but she refused and was killed for that.

Quotes:

Matthew 22: 39

Prayer:

Saint Margaret Ward,

Pray for peace in our hearts and trust in the presence of Jesus around us. May we continue to work together for the common good of all, as with each other, and united with all those who have gone before us, we pray - Our Father...

Amen.

Life Information:

Birth Place: London, England

Date of Birth: 3rd May 1991

Died: 12th October 2006

Canonised: 27th April 2025

Feast Day: 12th October

Carlo Acutis documented Eucharistic miracles and approved Marian apparitions on a website he created. He was noted for his cheerfulness, computer skills, and deep devotion to the Eucharist, which became a core theme of his life. Pope Francis referred to Carlo as a model of holiness in a digital age.

At age 15, Carlo was diagnosed with an untreatable leukaemia. He offered up his suffering for others coping with illness and said, “I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church.” Carlo died from his illness on Oct. 12, 2006. At his request he was buried in Assisi because of his love for St. Francis.

Quotes:

Prayer:

God Our Father,

We thank you for the gift of Blessed Carlo Acutis.

We ask that through his example we may, with guidance from the Holy Spirit always put God first in our lives.

Help us also to show our love for others by the way we treat them.

We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Amen.

Parishes

St Mary's, Dukinfield | St Paul's, Hyde

Parish Priest: Father O'Doherty

Telephone: 01613302424

Emial: o.doherty@ntlworld.com

Website: www.stmaryandstpaul.org.uk

St Mary's Dukinfield is a joined parish with St Paul's Hyde.

St Peter's & St Raphael's, Stalybridge

Parish Priest: Father Atkinson

Telephone: 01613382575

Emial: stpetersstalybridge@btinternet.com

St Peter's is a joined parish with St Raphael's Stalybridge.

St James the Great, Hattersley

Parish Priest: Father Hughes

Telephone: 01613683618