--- title: "Reception: Collective Worship" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-12-reception-collective-worship" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Reception: Collective Worship ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_0972(1).jpeg) 12 May 2025 We started our Worship across the Diocese with a call and response. God gives us wisdom all the time, Amen. We listened to a story from the Old Testament. We explored where this was in the timeline of God's big story. Mark told the story of 'A Woman's Victory'. Bishop Jill explained the story. A usual person stepped up to stop the chaos that was happening in Israel. Men usually led everything but a woman called Deborah saw an opportunity to find courage to approach and question the leader of the Israeli army. Lots of women have stepped into roles usually led by men to change things for the better. God gives courage to those people to do better for the greater good. Bishop Jill was the first woman bishop in Lancaster. Jesus wants us to be ourselves and it is really important for us to have courage and not to count ourselves out of situations. God gave Deborah the victory to succeed. We discussed things that we need courage for. Evie said writing, Zac said to build a house in our construction area, Thea said to draw a turtle and Willow said she needs courage to carry things from one place to another. We prayed to God to be ourselves and to use the gifts and talents that God has given us. We ended our worship by singing 'My Lighthouse'. ![](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/IMG_0972(1).jpeg) [Worship](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/worship) [Reception](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-58CAC4A8-9C35-4E59-9697-8DCAEE8DA8F5_(1).png)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-12-year-3-class-worship-young-inventors) Previous ### [Year 3- Class Worship - Young Inventors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-12-year-3-class-worship-young-inventors) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/04136C51-749B-413A-8D69-B4F845C8104E.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-12-year-1-english-retrieving-information-from-non-fiction-texts) Next ### [Year 1 English- Retrieving Information From Non-Fiction Texts](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-05-12-year-1-english-retrieving-information-from-non-fiction-texts) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/events/Open_Days_2026-27_(3).png)