Our new Year 7s celebrated their first school Masses as part of their welcome to their new secondary schools.

Trinity Catholic College Year 7 pupils at St Thomas More Church

Over two days pupils from Trinity Catholic College Pupils joined the parish community of St Thomas More and Father Dominique Minskip for the first Mass.

St Hilda, Blessed Nicholas Postgate and St John Fisher B houses celebrated mass first with the other half of the year group – members of St Bede, St Margaret Clitherow and St John Fisher A houses – attending a second Mass a few days later.

The theme was “Giving thanks for creation”, which is the topic pupils have been studying in RE.

Father Pat O’Neil was the celebrant at the joy-filled Year 7 Welcome Mass held at St Patrick’s Catholic College, which had the theme “I am a Child of God”.

It was a wonderful opportunity for pupils to come together and share their hopes for the future with parents, carers and loved ones. 

Pupils from each form class helped write the reflections, which looked at how they should incorporate Gospel Values into their everyday lives in order to be the best version of themselves.

Year 7s from St Peter’s Catholic College walked together to St Andrew’s Church, where Father Michael Sellers celebrated a beautiful Year 7 welcome Mass.

The service was an opportunity to pray for the new pupils, who have made a  fantastic start, and to ask God to bless all of their young people.

At the end of Mass the entire year group joined together to sing St Peter’s school song.