Welcome to the parish of the Sacred Heart RC Church, North Gosforth

The parish of the Sacred Heart has a reputation for being welcoming and friendly, with many varied activities for all age groups. This web site provides information about these activities and the liturgical life of the parish. Read our Parish Profile to get a flavour of who we are, what we do and how we do it.

The RC church of the Sacred Heart, North Gosforth is a Grade II listed building with an interesting and unusual history, having been built originally as an Anglican church. The pre-Raphaelite stained glass windows in the church were designed mainly by Edward Burne-Jones, with contributions from Ford Madox Brown and William Morris and constitute one of the best collections of stained-glass from the William Morris Company in the North of England.

Parish priest: Father Jim Dunne

Exploring Your Faith

A new section has been added to the web site about Adult Faith Formation with information about the oportunities and resources available, locally and on the web, to help you explore your faith and spiritual life.

Journey in Faith

Join us here at the Sacred Heart Church on Monday evenings 7 to 8:15 pm, beginning 2nd June to 7th July to explore our Journey in Faith. The weekly topics will be:

Is faith in God harder now than in the past?
Our images of God. Do they help or hinder our faith?
I find prayer boring. Help!
Is there any future for Confession / Reconciliation?
Is the church out of touch in its moral teaching?
Does Jesus appeal to me more as divine or human?

For more information contact Fr. Jim Dunne.

Just 10 North East

With music, video and an entertaining presentation from J.John the 10 Commandments are presented in a positive light, showing that far from being a set of rules to oppress us, they are the key to finding freedom in life. J.John, director of The Philo Trust, is regarded by many as the most gifted evangelistic communicator in the UK today. The Just 10 series will run on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm for 10 weeks between April 22nd and June 25th 2008 in the Big Top, site of the Gateshead Flower Festival - Lobley Hill, NE11 9RQ.

How to find us:

The Sacred Heart church is located in North Newcastle, near to Brunton Park, Wideopen, Hazelrigg and Newcastle Great Park.
Click on the map below to get directions from where you are.

Sacred Heart Church
Great North Road
North Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 5EB

Tel: (0191) 236 3182