On Friday 14th June 2024, we were blessed with a brilliant visit from Jaswinder Singh from the Newcastle Sikh Gurdwara. Jaswinder Singh is also a hospital and university chaplain and spends his life serving the community, devoting his life to God and those in need.

Jaswinder explained about his life in the Sikh community, the key beliefs and practices of Sikhs and the role that the Gurdwara can play in the community. At the end of June we are really excited to take some of our students up to the Gurdwara to see these beliefs and practices lived out and to serve in the Langar (community kitchen) at the Sikh Gurdwara.

Thank you Jaswinder for your amazing support and dedication to our students. God bless.

This week we were blessed with a second visit in two weeks by a fantastic group of American Christian interns who came in to work with our fabulous Y7 and Y10 students in RE.

Students had the opportunity to ask questions about their faith, their favourite scripture passage, their culture and even their opinion on Greggs! Students had debates on philosophical and ethical topics ranging from the purpose of suffering and the existence of God through to issues of stewardship and religion and society.

We are really thankful for the time and devotion of these students to sharing their faith with our students. Next week they will be returning to work with Y12s and Y8s. God bless and thanks again to Hope Family Church for facilitating this.

On Tuesday 11th June 2024 we were blessed with a visit by Fr. Saji from Jarrow to talk about his life and his vocation as a priest.

Fr. Saji explored the unique vocation as a priest from Kerala in India and the Catholic order that he belongs to. Students asked thought-provoking questions to Fr. Saji ranging from beliefs about God and the creation of the universe, vocations, his hobbies and interests and life as a priest.

We are truly grateful for the fantastic support of Fr. Saji and all the priests of the parish who come in to support us.

God bless and thank you Fr. Saji.

This half-termY7 students have been working hard in RE to plan and deliver their very own Celebrations of the Word in our school chapel.

Students have been planning their own themes, choosing how to gather, what scripture they want to hear, creating personal reflections (including liturgical dance, drama, poetry and art work) and then choosing a mission to go forth with.

Students have been excellent, reflective and creative as always.

On Monday 3rd June 2024, we were blessed with a visit from 4 American Christian students who are doing a post-graduate Christian internship in the North East of England. The college students, supported by Hope Family Church, Rev. Gavin and Suzie came in to give our students the opportunity to explore American faith, culture, beliefs and practices.

Students had the opportunity to get to know the interns, pose theologically challenging questions ranging from ‘when have they experienced Jesus in their lives’ to ‘why would an omnibenevolent God allow the existence of evil and suffering’. Then students had the opportunity to have lunch with them in the refectory. We will be welcoming the American interns back several times over the next coming weeks and we are really looking forward to working closely with them in the future to help share our faith and explore their faith through our inter-faith dialogue programme.

Thanks again to Rev. Gavin, Suzie and Hope Family Church for supporting us with this opportunity.

The theme is “Movement: moving for our mental health.” Exercise has been proven to reduce anxiety and depression, and it can help us to prevent physical illnesses. This year, we want you to move your way by finding something that moves your body and mind.

For more information about the Move campaign see the website

https://mentalhealth-uk.org/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-days/mental-health-awareness-week/

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