Friday FAMILY Mass

The 'Heart of BTH' is where all students, staff and members of our wider college family have a weekly opportunity to celebrate Mass at 8.15am on Fridays.

 

Following the celebration of Mass the congregation are invited afterwards to join together for complimentary refreshments and an opportunity to discuss how they will go forth, transformed by the word. For our weekly college Masses we are joined by members of our local clergy.

 

 

college Mass

We celebrate Mass for multiple-year groups. These are celebrated at the start of the academic year, holy days of obligation, Advent, Lent and to mark the end of the college year. For each Mass students will contribute to the planning and delivery of the liturgy.  In addition to this we also celebrate Mass and give thanks with our student leavers. Students are active participants, writing prayers, volunteering to read or participating through the music for Mass. 

 

Mass 2025 / 2026
Date	Mass	Location	Year Group
Monday and Tuesday 14th/15th July 2025	End of year Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college
Friday 12th September 2025	Welcome back Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college
Wednesday 22nd October 2025	New Year 7 parents welcome Mass	Gym	Year 7
Monday 8th December 2025	Solemnity Immacualte Conception	Gym	Open Mass during form time
Thursday 18th December 2025	Advent Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college
Tuesday 6th January 2026	Epiphany Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college
Wednesday 1st April 2026	Lent Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college
Thursday 14th May 2026	Ascension of the Lord Mass	Gym	Open Mass during form time
Tuesday 23rd June 2026	Leavers Mass for Year 11 & 13	Main Hall	Year 11 & 13
Monday 13th July 2026	End of year Mass	Sports Hall	Whole college Mass

 

Reconciliation

Members of the clergy are invited to college on a termly basis to provide an opportunity for regular Reconciliation for Blessed Thomas Holford students and staff.

This opportunity feeds into our college’s understanding of the importance of reconciliation. Once students have experienced the divine significance of this sacrament, they witness echoes of reconciliation throughout the daily life of Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College; in our expectations of team-work, in our hope for harmony and in our college family’s steadfast belief in the healing power of forgiveness.

 

Confirmation

The staff at Blessed Thomas Holford are Catechists within the parishes of St Joseph's and Holy Family Catholic Church, All Saints Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and St Vincents Catholic Church.  Although the sacramental programme is a parish activity the staff are able to support students in their faith journey. The staff arrange retreats and formations session across 6 months of the year.  

The Sacrament of Confirmation is a significant rite in the Catholic Church. It is one of the seven sacraments and is considered to be the sacrament of Christian maturity.

Through Confirmation, Catholics believe they receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which strengthens their faith and helps them live as witnesses of Christ. This sacrament is usually administered by a bishop, who anoints the candidate with chrism oil, laying his hands on them and saying, "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit."

Confirmation is received by young people who are in Year 8 and above, usually around the age of 13, although adults who are converting to Catholicism also receive Confirmation.

If you wish you child to be confirmed please contact your local parish church for further details.