Our Community

Religious of Jesus and Mary

We are part of the Global JM community and our school is within the European Province of the Religious of Jesus and Mary. We maintain our relationship with the RJM Order by visiting the sisters who reside in Felixstowe each year as part of our Retreat programme.

We have visited the places of St. Claudine, where she lived, prayed and founded the RJM Order. The Chaplain attended an International Conference in 2023 which involved a total of 187 persons, from the four corners of the JM world, in Mexico City, where they actively encouraged Shared Mission, drawing inspiration from the charism of our foundress St. Claudine expressed in the JM Preferences and the Church’s document - Global Compact on Education (GCE). In September 2023 Sr Monica Joseph, the then Superior General of the Religious of Jesus and Mary made a visitation to our school, with her was Sr Helen Haigh and Sr Carmen Munoz, on their visit they had the opportunity to meet staff and students and we had the opportunity to share how we, students and staff, live in the modern world and yet follow the example of St. Claudine.

 As of November 2025, Sr Carmen Munoz became the new Superior General of the Religious of Jesus and Mary (RJM) order for the next 6 years. Working alongside her as part of the General Council is Sr Encarna Viarnes (Province of Spain), Sr Selma D’Souza (Province of Pune), Sr Lourdes Varguez (Province of Canada) and Sr Jennifer Burke (Delegation of Ireland).

I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the Superior General of the Convent of Jesus and Mary.  It was a wonderful experience and chance to meet such a peaceful person.

Sister Monica Joseph talked to us about the journey to her position.  Listening to her answer powerful and deep questions allowed me to see life in a different way and have a better spiritual understanding of her and I saw how her life was an extraordinary calling from God.

Being in the presence of Sister Monica filled me with tranquillity and I will always remember this moment at St Claudine's.

Mayé, Year 12

Schools

Our links with local primary schools are strong and we regularly host Key Stage 2 students at a variety of events, for example matinees of our performances, taster days for year 5s and after school clubs for year 5 and 6. Year 6 students who are coming to us enjoy a transition day.

We also share aspects of the liturgical life of our school with other schools in the Deanery; for instance we all attend the Brent School Deanery Mass in the summer term.

Parishes

Our School is in the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden parish. Fr. Stephen Willis is a regular visitor to school and the parish hosts some of our larger Masses during the year. We take part in the annual May Procession to the Shrine, which traditionally stops at our school on the route for a liturgy. We have close links with other parishes in the Brent Deanery as well as Sacred Heart Church, Kilburn in the Camden Deanery.
 

Diocese

Staff regularly attend meetings and training offered by the Diocese. We participate in the annual Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes and attend the Advent Mass and Good Samaritan Mass with the Catholic Children’s Society.