1 Bishop Patrick McKinney of Nottingham joins pupils at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Matlock, Derbyshire, as they celebrate the school’s 25th anniversary.
2 Junior pupils at The Towers Convent School in Upper Beeding, West Sussex, perform The Peace Child musical.
3 Deacon Bill Dimelow of Our Lady and St Walstan Church in Costessey, Norfolk, cuts a cake celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination.
4 Five Polish children have become the first to make their First Holy Communion at Mass in the Polish language in Walsall (photo: Józef Łopuszyński).
5 Times journalist and author Matthew Syed has given a one-off speech to more than 300 teachers hosted by St Joseph’s College in Trent Vale, Staffordshire.
6 Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton celebrates Mass in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster for participants in a colloquium on nuclear proliferation and disarmament (photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk)
7 Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy in Kirk Hallam, Derbyshire, has named Anna Pancisi as head girl and Adam Kavanagh as head boy.
8 Pupils from Mount St Mary’s College in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Derby Tuesday Club working with adults with additional needs.
9 Bishop Seamus Cunningham of Hexham and Newcastle blesses a new science block at Carmel College in Darlington, County Durham, in memory of two senior leaders and a student whose lives were claimed by cancer.
10 The St John’s Hospice garden, designed by Jekka McVicar, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (photo: Helen Harrison).
11 Chaplain Fr Simon Ellis with the serving team from Barlborough Hall School in Derbyshire, which helped to celebrate Pentecost.
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