Are you preparing to celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2021? Looking for ways to explore the themes of Faith, Learning, Love, Resilience and Hope? Why not engage with our online programme, using the resources below, celebrating the gift of Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience.
Catholic Schools Week Resources
Daily Assemblies, led By Bishop Donal McKeown, on the themes of Catholic Schools Week 2021
Links to Assemblies:
- Monday Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith https://youtu.be/8QzGbwJ4ZVk
- Tuesday Catholic Schools: Communities of Learning https://youtu.be/hSyoUaMKW0I
- Wednesday Catholic Schools: Communities of Love https://youtu.be/w8EWhuFWqIA
- Thursday Catholic Schools: Communities of Resilience https://youtu.be/EDVME25647Y
- Friday Catholic Schools: Communities of Hope https://youtu.be/k8ykeGKLTy0
Daily Reflections, by Guest Speakers, on the themes of Catholic Schools Week 2021
Links to Reflections:
- Monday Communities of Faith Bishop Donal McKeown https://youtu.be/coxY1XIQTP4
- Tuesday Communities of Learning Rita Moore https://youtu.be/it9vW9rtPx8
- Wednesday Communities of Love Fr Paul Farren https://youtu.be/eFzfttKUov0
- Thursday Communities of Resilience Michael O Kane https://youtu.be/zAm4Fgijtf8
- Friday Communities of Hope Marguerite Hamilton https://youtu.be/WdRBnApRdqo
Bishop Donal McKeown in Conversation with
Live broadcasts each evening at 7:00pm via catecheticalcentre.org/webcam/
- Monday, 25th January: Joyce Logue, Principal, Long Tower Primary School
- Tuesday, 26th January : Mark McConnellogue, Masters in Catholic School Leadership
- Wednesday, 27th January: Evie Doherty, Diocesan Scholarship Student
- Thursday, 28th January: Q&A with Bishop McKeown. Fr Paul Farren, Director Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre, will host a Question and Answer session with Bishop McKeown.
Submit your question for Thursday’s Q&A
You are invited to submit questions for Bishop McKeown on his vision and views for Catholic Education. Questions may be submitted, via email, to tferry@derrydiocese.org Please provide your name, role (parent/teacher/pupil etc) and we will endeavour to ask Bishop McKeown as many of the questions as possible, within the time given.
Diocesan Prayer for Catholic Schools in English and Irish
We are inviting schools, families and friends to say the Diocesan Prayer for Catholic Schools, at 11:00am, each day of Catholic Schools Week.
Prayer in English https://youtu.be/RHshUWDjR0k Cillian Black, Year 4, Glendermott Primary School
Diocesan Prayer for Catholic Schools English
Prayer in Irish https://youtu.be/_RVBMlJRAXI Tyler Ó Doinn, Rang 7, Bunscoil Cholmille Dhoire
