By Light of Christ Catholic Schools

Igniting Hope

Catholic Education Week Ignites Hope across the Province

May 25, 2020 | 9:31 AM

“Igniting Hope” was the theme of Catholic Education Week in Saskatchewan from May 17-24, 2020. Light of Christ Catholic Schools celebrated along with seven other Catholic Schools Divisions from across the province like never before. Due to COVID-19 and remote learning, schools had to be creative as they sparked hope throughout the week.

To kick off the week, a Mass was celebrated at St. Peter’s School for the staff via video conferencing. Other schools celebrated as staff members and their parish priests offered daily prayers and video reflections that were posted to their school Facebook pages. Students were encouraged to hope in Christ and find the hope that exists within them, among them, and throughout the world. Additionally, other social media posts included special stories and books about hope to listen to and share while learning from home. École Monseigneur Blaise Morand finished the week by bringing their school community together in prayer through a virtual Living Rosary led by both students and staff.

North Battleford schools joined in the community wide ‘North Beautiful Rocks’ initiative by sharing messages of hope, faith, and love throughout the community on hand painted rocks.

To encourage participation, Notre Dame School had a contest for families to win a Pizza prize. For every activity they participated in throughout the week, students received an entry to the contest. This was one way to celebrate that Catholic Education is a “pizza” our hearts!

Thursday, May 21, 2020 was World Catholic Education Day. A special liturgy led by Archbishop Donald Bolen was livestreamed and viewed by Catholic educators, staff, students, and community members across the province. Archbishop Bolen’s message encouraged students and staff alike to find sparks of joy within ourselves and each other in order to live a life filled with joy and love in order to set the world on fire with hope.

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The rich tradition of joining with our neighbours and friends across the province to celebrate Catholic Education in Saskatchewan was different given the suspension of face-to-face learning but extremely successful anyway!