Bishop Helen-Ann’s Diary
September 2025
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Mon 1st Sept |
Catch-up and Preparation |
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Tues 2nd Sept |
Catch-up at Community Foundation, Gosforth; Licensing of Head of Chaplaincy as Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust |
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Wed 3rd Sept |
Visit to Marie Curie Hospice; Meetings in the afternoon |
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Thur 4th Sept |
Meetings in the morning; Catch-up and preparation |
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Fri 5th Sept |
Attend Great North Run lecture at Newcastle University (eve) |
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Sat 6th Sept |
Attend Great North Run dinner (eve) |
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Sun 7th Sept |
Great North Run |
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Mon 8th Sept |
Travel to Liverpool; Lords Spiritual meeting & College of Bishops |
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Tues 9th Sept |
College of Bishops |
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Wed 10th Sept |
College of Bishops |
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Thur 11th Sept |
Travel to London (am); Legacy Planning Group Meeting |
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Fri 12th Sept |
House of Lords: 2nd reading of the Assisted Dying Bill |
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Sat 13th Sept |
Travel to Newcastle |
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Sun 14th Sept |
Commemorative service to remember those that died on the Flodden Battlefield of 1513 at St Paul’s Church, Branxton (am); Armed Forces Covenant Service – Evensong at Newcastle Cathedral |
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Mon 15th Sept |
Day off |
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Tues 16th Sept |
Annual catch-up with Bishop’s Advisor for retired clergy – Lindisfarne archdeaconry; Training Incumbents lunch at Bishop’s House; Garden Party Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust at Alnwick Castle |
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Wed 17th Sept |
Bishop’s Staff Meeting at Church House |
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Thur 18th Sept |
Senior Leadership Safeguarding Training at Church House; Catch-up with Communications Director |
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Fri 19th Sept |
Foodbank Workshop at Strawberry Lane |
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Sat 20th Sept |
Bishop's Council Strategy Away day at The Sill |
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Sun 21st Sept |
Morning off; Commissioning of LGBTQI Chaplains at Newcastle Cathedral |
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Mon 22nd Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Tues 23rd Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Wed 24th Sept |
Catch-up with Archdeacons; Catch-up with Leader of Diocesan Deliverance Ministry Team |
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Thur 25th Sept |
Meeting with CEO of North East Combined Authority (NECA); Greater Churches conference in Hexham Abbey |
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Fri 26th Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Sat 27th Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Sun 28th Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Mon 29th Sept |
+HA Leave |
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Tues 30th Sept |
Newcastle Diocese Safeguarding Advisory Panel Meeting; Archbishop Buendia (Papal Nuncio) visit to Newcastle Cathedral; Bishop’s Council at Church House (eve) |