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Catholic Schools Week 2021 – Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Education

Published: January 13, 2021

“A Catholic school is not just teaching secular subjects and then little bits and pieces of Church teaching. Our schools locate excellent teaching in the context of the experience of a world where we belong together.” (Bishop Donal McKeown)

Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated from 24th – 31st January 2021. The theme this year is Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience

To launch Catholic Schools Week in the Diocese of Derry, Bishop Donal Mc Keown will celebrate Mass on Thursday 21st January at 10 am in St Eugene’s Cathedral, via the webcam. The Mass can also be viewed on n Saint Eugene’s Cathedral Facebook page. St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry Diocese | Facebook

This year is the anniversary of the birth of Saint Columba/Colmcille, the Patron Saint of our diocese. He was a man of great faith and resilience, who followed God’s plan for his life, by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ wherever he went. In preparation for the Mass, schools in the diocese are asked to use the Oak Leaf Template provided to write a prayer for Catholic Schools Week and return it to the Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre, via email to ddcc@derrydiocese.org

Below are the National Resources to help schools celebrate this week and reflect on how in the current situation, ‘our faith sustains us’ and ‘how we as a community support and care for each other.’ (National Resources, Catholic Schools Week 2021)

  • Monday theme – Faith
  • Tuesday theme – Community
  • Wednesday theme – Love
  • Thursday theme – Challenge
  • Friday theme – Hope
  • St Columba Leaf

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    Thought For The Week

    Prayers for Ukraine – written by Schools in the Diocese of Derry

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