Year 7 Welcome Service

YEAR 7 SERVICE Friday 15 September 2023

YEAR 7 SERVICE

Friday 15 September 2023

Welcome - Mr Thorne, Headteacher ~ Deed of the Reverend Ralph Davenant – Bea Stolar, Head Girl On the 10th February 1680, six days before his death, the Reverend Ralph Davenant drew up a Will whereby he gave, "amongst other things, all his household goods and Plate to his wife Mary, during her life and marriage. Then he gave the same to John Ward, John Sandford and Joshua Sabin to be by them sold, and money raised, thereby to build a school in Whitechapel, and also gave them £100 to put 20 poor boys of Whitechapel apprentice...“ In the year 1686, reference is made in a petition to the then Bishop of London by the churchwardens, overseers and other inhabitants, of the Parish, "setting forth that Ralph Davenant, deceased, late Rector of the Parish, for the zeal and love he had for his Parish, and for the educating and bringing up of poor children in the principles of Religion, and to read and write, and to cast accounts, had with others made a deed of settlement for certain yearly rents, for the maintenance of a Master and Mistress, and for the erecting of two free schools in some convenient place of the Parish; which he (Mr Davenant) intended to have erected and built, had not death prevented him; and for this charitable work he had appointed Trustees for carrying it on.....“ "Therefore the petitioners, by consent of the Rector and the rest of the Parishioners, requested the Bishop to grant leave, licence and authority, to erect the said School, and School Houses, upon part of the lower burial ground.“ With this petition the Bishop complied, and by his licence dated 29th March 1686, carried it into effect - and so fulfilled the expressed wishes of Ralph Davenant of six years before

YEAR 7 SERVICE

Friday 15 September 2023

School Hymn Our Father by whose servants Our house was built of old, Whose hand hath crowned her children With blessings manifold.

For Thine unfailing mercies Far-strewn along our way.

With all who passed before us, We praise thy name today.

Before us and beside us, Still holden in Thine hand, A cloud unseen of witness, Our Elder comrades stand: One family unbroken, We join with one acclaim.

One heart, one voice uplifting, To glorify Thy name. ~ Reading Isaiah 44: 1-5 - Mr Thorne, Headteacher ~ Loved Before the Dawn of Time – Bea Stolar, Amber Osborn, Martha Bentley, Monty Johnston

YEAR 7 SERVICE

Friday 15 September 2023

The Act of Dedication – Mr Thorne, Headteacher Students:

We the students of this School, accept God as Father and the origin of life, the source of all beauty and power.

All:

We believe and trust in him

Students:

We accept God as the way of faith, hope and love.

All:

We believe and trust in him.

Students:

We accept the Spirit of God as the bond of unity, the Spirit of Wisdom, the fire of perfect love.

All:

We believe and trust in him.

Students:

We promise to respect all life as God’s gift to us, and to promote the dignity and worth and wonder of each person.

All:

We believe and trust in him.

Students:

We promise to work together to the meaning of true life, to support and encourage each other in our learning and to build God’s kingdom.

All:

We believe and trust in each other.

~ Gospel Reading Luke 6: 46-49 – Mrs Wyatt, Head of Year 7 & Ms Begum, Deputy Head of Year 7

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Friday 15 September 2023

The Address – Reverend Chris Davies ~ Prayers - Year 7 Students ~ School Prayer – Nathaniel Aderemi, Head Boy Dear Lord and Creator of Heaven and Earth, we thank you For the life and work of Ralph Davenant our Founder whose vision brought our school into being For our school community, friends and colleagues and for the lessons we all learn each day For the opportunities you give us as we live out our Founder’s dream and for the wonderful choices we have to make For everyone who comes through our gates day by day to learn, to work, to teach For the unity and the fellowship which binds our school together Bless each one of us Lord as we journey through our school life and when we leave may we go out into the world ready to love you and to serve you This our prayer we offer in the name of the Lord our rock and our redeemer Amen

YEAR 7 SERVICE

Friday 15 September 2023

How Great Thou Art O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

And when I think of God, His Son not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art! ~ The Grace - led by Reverend Chris Davies (please remain standing) May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, The love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen

YEAR 7 SERVICE

Friday 15 September 2023

Students and staff to remain standing while the Headteacher and Reverend Chris Davies move to the back of the Hall ~

Come and See (We Worship at Your Feet) – Bea Stolar, Amber Osborn, Martha Bentley, Monty Johnston ~