“Charity in truth… is the principal driving force behind the authentic development of every person and of all humanity. Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace.”
Caritas in Veritate (Pope Benedict XVI, 2009)
“Caritate” – care- is an integral part of the mission and life of Cardinal Hume Catholic School and its students. Care and service to others and defining characteristics of our students. All members of our school community are called to bear visible witness to Christ by serving the local community of East Gateshead.
Faith in Action Years 7, 8 and 10
· Recent community facing projects have included visits to the Corpus Christ foodbank to meet service users and take donations collected in school.
· Gardening projects in the cemetery at St. Oswald’s and the parish garden at St. Peter’s.
· Year 10 volunteering in the community by supporting local Scout groups and running sessions for local football teams. · Being active travel ambassadors and working for change with our local council and environment groups.
John Paul II Award for 6th Form
An integral part of the community service strand of the John Paul II award, the last three years have seen over 90 students complete over 1800 hours to community projects outside of their parishes. Projects have included:
· Running a monthly Age UK coffee morning so that elderly people in the community feel less isolated and more valued.
· Cleaning churches
· Being reading buddies and school mentors
· Supporting CAFOD and being Young leaders
· Working in local charity shops
· Acting as visitors and supporters at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Whole School events
· Reverse Advent calendar collections to provide food for those in need within a three-mile radius of the school.
· Whole school Easter egg collection to bring chocolatey joy to children less fortunate than themselves.
· 6th Form Fashion Show which raised over £600 for Wrekenton based charity FACT (Fighting All Cancers Together)
