The St. Francis of Assisi
Prayer Garden
The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden
The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden in action!
Year 6 enjoyed their first Celebration of the Word in the St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden!
Y6 CotW in the Prayer Garden
The Opening and Blessing of our St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden
The opening and blessing of our new St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden was a wonderful day! A special thank you to Mgr Paul Grogan who came along to open and bless our special prayer space and to the Mini-Vinnies for leading our special liturgy!
Opening of the Prayer Garden
blessing of our school prayer garden liturgy.pdf
The planning and making of our St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Garden
The children of Year 6 (2024-2025) kindly donated some of their 'Young Apprentice Challenge' funds to refurbish our school prayer garden.
The Mini-Vinnies got together to plan what our new Prayer Garden should look like!
Here you can see their original plan:
After the prayer garden was created by Mr Holdsworth and a fabulous group of parent helpers, the Mini-Vinnies spent some time planting in the wooden cross structure!
Planting in our new Prayer Garden - September 2025
Once our Prayer Garden was ready, we decided it was time to give it a name!
All parents, staff and children were asked to vote on the name of our new Prayer Garden. St. Francis of Assis was the chosen saint for the following reasons:
- Patron saint of creation and animals
- Teaches care for the world God created
- Promotes peace, kindness, and simplicity
- Strong connection between faith and nature