Parish News and Announcements
Parishes & Partnership: The Way Forward - An Open Meeting of the Finchale Partnership. In a recent pastoral letter, Bishop Stephen said 'Parishes must work ever more closely together in partnerships'. In recent years, the Finchale Partnership has not been very active, but the recent publication of the Diocesan Vision is a great opportunity for us to look at how we respond to the Bishop's call to work together.
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There will be an open meeting at 7.00pm on Thursday 16th October at St. Leonard's school in Durham, and everyone is welcome. There will be the opportunity to hear more about how Partnerships fit alongside recent developments (such as the new Deaneries and the increased emphasis on synodality), and we would love to hear you views and ideas about how our parishes can work together across the Partnership.Â
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The meeting will take place in the 6th Form block of the school.
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
We would like to thank all of the families who kindly donated to our Harvest Festival with hats, scarves and gloves for the charity Sanctuary 21. Every donation, big or small, makes a significant difference and your kindness brings us one step closer to creating a lasting change.Â
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On Friday 17th October we will be wearing red to support and raise awareness for the charity Show Racism the Red Card. The children in school will be learning lots about the cause and taking part in workshops and activities.
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St Godric's Catholic Primary School
After a lovely Parish welcome last Sunday, our Y4 children had their first catechist-led Sacramental Preparation session on Monday. Â This week, we also welcomed Lynn Hobson from UK Parliament into school to deliver an assembly all about democracy and government work in the UK. Â Year 6 are off to PGL for their outdoor adventure residential next week - please keep them in your prayers.
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
St. Thomas More School are still seeking some volunteers, amongst our catechists or parishioners, to help run some sessions to Year 4, ahead of their First Holy Communion Preparation. These sessions would be run every few weeks, after school, from 3:30pm until 4:30pm. The idea behind them is to extend the children's learning and knowledge (from what they learn in the school curriculum) about the blessed Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
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Please contact St. Thomas More school office, for more information, or if you think you could assist.
St Leonard's Catholic Secondary School
Year 7 Mass of Welcome: We will be celebrating all our Year 7 pupils at our annual Mass of Welcome, on Thursday 23rd  October. Mass will take place at 6pm at St. Joseph’s Church, Gilesgate. More information will be shared on our social media and via Arbor to our Year 7 families.