Catholic Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, the province and to Canada. Our Catholic Graduate Expectations challenge students to articulate in society those fundamental values that underpin Catholic education.
Catholic Education Week 2016 combines both the theme of mercy and the act of opening doors of reconciliation, mercy and forgiveness to all around us.
During Catholic Education Week May 1 - 6 Catholic schools across the province will be celebrating Catholic Education Week. Schools within the Kenora Catholic District School Board will host activities to encourage the community and the public to visit and experience what takes place at our Catholic schools every day. These events are open to the public and the media.
At the Kenora Catholic District School Board we will be celebrating from Saturday, April 30th beginning with the evening Masses in our local parishes and ending on Saturday, May 7th with a system staff retreat at Andy Lake Resort with Archbishop James Weisgerber as retreat director, speaking in the theme of opening the doors of mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation to all those around us.
Catholic Education Week is celebrated annually by more than 600,000 students who attend approximately 1,500 Catholic schools across Ontario. The purpose of this special week is to encourage the Catholic community to celebrate the distinctive contributions their schools make in the lives of students, the community and the province at large. Catholic Education Week is marked by special activities in all schools, including prayer celebrations and service activities.
Catholic Education Week Activities
Join your Catholic school for Catholic Education Week. Here is a listing of activities taking place throughout Catholic Education Week:
| System Wide Schedule |
École Ste-Marguerite Bourgeoys |
St. Louis School |
| Pope John Paul II School |
St. Thomas Aquinas High School |
St. John School |
Celebration of Eucharist
Each school has a celebration of Eucharist during Catholic Education Week. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join mass with your school community. At mass students and staff will be participating through ministries:
St. John School
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| Saturday, April 30th 6:00 p.m. Mass at St. John the Apostle Church |
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
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| Sunday, May 1st 9:00 a.m. Mass at Notre Dame Church |
St. Louis School
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| Sunday, May 1st at 10:30 am. Mass at St. Louis Church |
École Ste-Marguerite Bourgeoys and Pope John Paul II School
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| Sunday, May 1st 11:00 a.m. Mass at Notre Dame Church |