Catholic Life News & Events

The Mass is the most important gift we have as Catholics and so it is how we start a school year and finish our school year. This end of year Mass is traditionally known as the leavers Mass for the year 6 pupils. Fr Dan as part of the tradition...

Every year the Brentwood Diocesan Education department hold a Citizen of the Year award service at Brentwood Cathedral in the presence of the Bishop of Brentwood, Alan Williams. In the diocese, there are 90 Catholic schools and most of them nominate a pupil for Citizen of the year. This year...

As part of preparing children for secondary school life, the schools of Our Lady of Grace Catholic academy Trust come together at Chigwell Row to provide all the Year 6 children a chance to meet up with children from other schools to establish early friendships and effectively 'melt the ice'...

We were delighted to welcome a CAFOD representative, Margaret, who delivered a Summer World Gifts assembly to the whole school. The assembly helped the children understand how small acts of generosity can make a big difference to communities around the world, inspiring them to think about how they can put...

As part of their work on Catholic Social Teaching, the Year 2 children took part in a litter-picking activity inspired by the teachings of Laudato Si'. Before beginning, the children were introduced to the key messages of Laudato Si' and learned why Pope Francis calls us to care for our...

On Thursday we held a very special and holy religious service for our whole school. This was held following 27 of our children making their First Holy Communion. Communion, also known as the Blessed Sacrament, is the most holy experience Catholics can experience on Earth. As Catholics, we believe that...

On Sunday 10th May we celebrated at the 9am Mass St Joachim's School 130th anniversary since it was founded in 1896. It was a wonderful celebratory Mass, with over 50 current pupils attending and many former pupils present, including some wearing old St Joachim's jumpers and hoodies. In addition to...

On the last week of term before Holy Week children from St Joachim’s and St Helen’s Year 6 walked around central London to do the Stations of the Cross, a traditional Catholic prayer liturgy following the final hours of Christ’s life on Earth. Together they visited 10 different churches by...

Rome has long drawn pilgrims from all over the world since the times when the Romans embraced Christianity under the ruler Constantine. Our Year 5’s, along with Y5’s of St Helen’s and St Edward’s, travelled on the second week of Lent on the 2nd March to this exciting city full...

On Tuesday 27 January 2026, pupils from our school attended Newham Council’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration at the Old Town Hall in Stratford. The event brought together Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, council members, local residents and local schools for a moving morning of reflection and remembrance. This year’s theme, ‘Bridging Generations’,...