We were also lucky enough to have Bishop Stephen visit St Columba’s on Thursday 13th February.
Bishop Stephen is fulfilling his pledge to visit all Catholic schools in the Diocese, following his appointment as bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
This week, he has been visiting all three Catholic schools within the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and will be in attendance at the weekend masses at St Columba’s, St Aidan’s and St Bernadette’s.
The children all got the chance to ask him questions and there were some great ones, including:
Do you like being the Bishop?
What is your favourite part of your job?
Is it nerve wracking to be the Bishop?
How did you feel when you got the job?
Can you do miracles, like Jesus did?
The children also all received a special blessing; they thoroughly enjoyed his visit!