Chapel & Chaplaincy

Our Chapel is truly unique. It's circular design- based on Christ the King Cathedral- creates a sense of togetherness and equality, the stained glass windows take us through the eventful life of St Cuthbert and our officially documented reliquary contains the relics of saints such as St Philip Neri which bring the reality of sainthood into the present and serve as a focus for prayer and inspiration.

As part of our 140 year anniversary celebrations the Chapel will be dedicated to St Philip Neri by Bishop Robert.

The situating of the chapel geographically at the centre of the school in a sense typifies the status that Collective Worship has in school. It is clearly a major statement of faith."

Outstanding Diocesan Inspection June 2017

Upon entering our Chapel your eyes are immediately drawn to the Tabernacle which reminds us that Christ is present in this place through the Blessed Sacrament. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved and is treated with the greatest of reverence by all pupils and staff of all faith backgrounds.

Our Chaplaincy Team is at the heart of the Catholic life of St Cuthbert's. Staff and pupils with a wide range of skills and talents enhance the faith of our community. Our Chaplain is Mr Swindells. We offer opportunities and participation for all of our boys enabling them to grow in their spirituality, be confident in expressing their faith and be keen to lead through their actions. The breadth and depth of the Catholic life opportunities offered to our pupils is something we are incredibly proud of- there is truly something for everyone.

The life of St Cuthbert, the patron of our school and Diocese, inspires our Catholic life.  As both a Prior and a Bishop, Cuthbert taught us that leadership involves showing care and commitment to those who you meet and also service of others.

Our Chapel is truly unique. It's circular design, based on Christ the King Cathedral, creates a sense of togetherness and equality, the stained glass windows take us through the eventful life of St Cuthbert and our officially documented reliquary contains the relics of saints such as St Philip Neri which bring the reality of sainthood into the present and serve as a focus for prayer and inspiration.

Pupils prepare and lead the prayer life of the school. This includes daily collective worship based on the liturgical calendar, regular celebration of Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and working with Blackfriars Partnership for sacramental preparation. Pupil-led liturgies are celebrated weekly in our beautiful chapel alongside times of quiet reflection. We enable our boys to be confident in their spirituality.

Faith in action is at the heart of our catholicity. We have recently sent donations to a parish in Zambia to buy Bibles for evangelisation, we regularly collect items for local foodbanks and we work closely with a local homeless charity ‘The People’s Kitchen.’

St Cuthbert was an environmentalist and is widely regarded as the world's first conservationist when he passed laws to protect the Eider ducks (or Cuddy ducks) on the Farne Islands. Our school's Green Team keep alive these principles in their care of nature and the poor. Our Green Team have recently achieved CAFOD’s Live Simply Award for their  dedication to living out the values of Pope   Francis’ Laudato Si. Alongside this, the team grow fresh produce which is donated to those in need and have a partnership with The Little  Sisters of the Poor care home. Sixth Form collect items for local foodbanks and support the work of CAFOD. All students in Years 7 and 8 will attempt to achieve St Cuthbert’s bespoke Award in Catholic leadership, the Fortis Dux Award, which is based around the Gospel values of caring and commitment and has featured in the international Catholic magazine The Tablet.

We run a vibrant retreat programme for all year groups, including youth camps, youth festivals and national conferences. Each summer students undertake pilgrimages to Lourdes and Holy Island and a number of our students sit on the Diocesan Youth Council.

We work for greater glory of God.