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Parish News and Announcements

7th November News from our Parish Schools

Nov 7

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

https://stjosephsgilesgate.bwcet.com/

On Monday 10^th November we will be celebrating the start of Anti- Bullying week in school.

Odd Sock Day is an annual event that marks the start of Anti - Bullying week and the children can wear mismatched odd socks to celebrate individuality and to promote kindness.

On Wednesday 12^th November the children in Year 5 and 6 will be attending Mass in church at 10am. All families and friends are welcome to attend.

On Friday 14^th November it is a non uniform day and a donation of a bottle for our Christmas Fayre would be greatly received. We thank you always for the generosity and support we receive to help support the events we have in school.

St Godric's Catholic Primary School

https://stgodricsdurham.bwcet.com/

This week the children took part in Other Faiths Week as part of our Come and See Religious Education curriculum. The focus was on Judaism and the children explored how Jewish people show their faith in God through worship, family life and celebrations.

Next week, we will be celebrating Anti-bullying Week. This will start with Odd Socks day on Monday, when children and staff are invited to wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us unique. The theme for the week is ‘Power for good’ - we are all reminded to use our power for good; to speak out support others and make respectful, powerful choices.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

https://stthomasmorebelmont.bwcet.com/

Some of our oldest children enjoyed making some lanterns, for the Parish of the Durham Martyrs, in school this week. The lanterns will be used in a procession from St. Leonard's to St. Godric's Church on Saturday 8^th November and then will be displayed during Durham's Lumière Festival.

In school next week, all our classes are looking forward to performing a dance in order to raise some pennies for the Children in Need Charity. This will take place on Friday 14^th November. We hope our families can join us - to cheer us on!

St Leonard's Catholic Secondary School

https://stleonardsdurham.bwcet.com/

It is a pleasure to share with you the outcome of our recent Catholic School Inspection. It is a credit to the entire community – families, students, staff and our parishes – to be graded ‘Outstanding’ across all areas. When you read the report, which is now available online, you will see that it is the students that bring a strong sense of joy and vibrancy to the St. Leonard’s community. One of the most profound lines of the report from a comment by one of our students: "This school has made me become a better person." Whilst we do not know which student said this, we do know that everyone - teachers, support staff, families and students - have all taken their part in building such a powerful and transformative school community.

We look forward to our next youth led Mass at St Joseph's, sharing our thanks and joy with our local parish.

Youth section on website

Oct 26

There is now a youth section on the website collating information on Children's Liturgy, Parish schools and our Parish youth group.

24th October News from our Parish Schools

Oct 24

Parish School pages on our website

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

https://stjosephsgilesgate.bwcet.com/

St Joseph's School would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and extend warm wishes to all our friends and families.

It has been a busy term, filled with learning, growth and many moments have reminded us of the strength of our school community. We are especially grateful for the way our pupils have embraced their learning and cared for one another and lived out our Gospel values each day. From collective worships in school and support to our charitable projects, we have seen faith in action in so many ways. Thank you once again for your support and trust and we look forward to welcoming all of the children back for a new exciting term.

Loving God

Thank you for this time of rest.

Watch over us and keep us safe wherever we go.

Bless our families and friends,

and help us to return refreshed and ready to learn.

May we always walk in your light and love.

Amen

St Godric's Catholic Primary School

https://stgodricsdurham.bwcet.com/

We have had such a lovely start to the school year, and it is hard to believe the first half term is already over! The children have settled in so well, worked hard and brought so much joy and energy to school life - living out the school mission to be the light.

A big thank you to all our wonderful staff for their continued dedication, care and hard work. We are really proud of everything the children have achieved and so grateful for the support of our parish family. We hope everyone enjoys a fun, restful and well-deserved half-term break! Mrs Bridon

Our next Y4 Sacramental preparation Mass takes place at 9am Sunday 2^nd November in St. Godric’s Church. The theme for this Mass is Baptismal renewal. We then have our next session on Wed 5^th November 3.15-4.30pm.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

https://stthomasmorebelmont.bwcet.com/

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.

Please contact the school office if you can help.

St Leonard's Catholic Secondary School

https://stleonardsdurham.bwcet.com/

Year 7 Mass of Welcome: We had a wonderful celebration on Thursday 23^rd October. 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.