Catholic Schools Week 2021 will be celebrated from Sunday 24 January to Sunday 31 January 2021 on the theme ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience’.
Please find below a link to the resources for Primary, Post-Primary and for a resource for the celebration of Catholic Schools Week in your parish.
https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2021/01/12/resources-for-catholic-schools-week-2021/
This prayer resource is an initiative of the Catholic Schools Partnership. It is the product of a collaborative engagement to provide a practical prayer resource for use by Boards of Governors. You are invited to download and use these resources for Board of Governor meetings and other meetings within the school where you find them useful.
Please find more information below:
https://www.catholiceducation-ni.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CSP_Prayer-Resource-2020-1.pdf
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The Catholic Schools’ Trustee Service (CSTS) provides The Trustees with a professional support body to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities within the network of Catholic managed schools in Northern Ireland.
Further details can be found at:
In St. Columba’s Primary School, ‘Catholic Schools Week’ is a pivotal moment in our School’s calendar. We look forward to this week and celebrating all that is good about our Catholic School.
On 23rd January, representatives from Year 7 travelled to St. Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry to celebrate Mass.
Two students from our Head Girl Team had the privilege of experiencing the 2020 Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at Belfast City Hall.
Tomi Reichental gave the key note speech. We were very privileged to host a talk by Tomi in October, in St. Mary’s. His honest testimony was astonishing and had everyone in attendance with him as he walked us through what life had been like for him during this horrendous time.
St. Mary’s High School is a partnership school in the Holocaust Education Programme. As part of this initiative two of our students were invited to speak at the event. This was a huge honour and both girls were very humbled by their experience. indeed, this was a humbling experience for all the young people involved.
Tomi’s aim is to educate people about what happened during the Holocaust so that we can remember the people who died in it and to take action so it never happens again.
During the week junior students received certificates for their acts of kindness. The girls were encouraged to live in harmony with God’s creation by doing things for others in school and at home.
The year 8 pupils also gave an assembly on living in harmony with other generations, they focused on looking after the elderly in our community, valuing their grandparents and spending time with older generations.
The year 10 students created posters outlining the different themes throughout the week:
On Friday 31st January Mount Lourdes Grammar School welcomed Bishop Larry Duffy, Bishop of Clogher as he joined them in celebrations to mark Catholic Schools Week.
Bishop Duffy was welcomed by Monsignor Peter O’Reilly PP, VG, Chairperson of the Board of Governors, and by Mrs Sinead Cullen, Principal and Head Girl Bronagh Duffy. Bishop Duffy was accompanied by Deacon Martin Donnelly and by Dr Gary Carville, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Clogher.
During the visit, Bishop Duffy met with staff and students including the student liturgy committee and fundraising committee.
The visit ended with a prayer service involving students from Mount Lourdes Grammar School, St Joseph’s College, St. Fanchea’s College and St Micheal’s College.
Each pupil from P1-P7 contributed and recorded how they can live in harmony with God’s Creation.
