Catholic Schools; working with Pope Francis to care for our common home.
Launch of week for the Archdiocese of Armagh ( Mainly Northern Schools) will be at St John The Baptist Church Drumcree, Portadown on Tuesday 31st January. Gather for 11.00 am start. This will be a para-liturgy exploring Pope Francis and his message about caring for the Earth and all its wonderful resources. Teachers and students from all our schools are most welcome to attend.
On Thursday February 2nd. Seinn will host the Annual Gathering for CSW in the Redeemer Church, Ard Easmuin, Dundalk mainly for Co Louth Schools. This will be at 12.30 during lunch break. Seinn will engage the students through music and singing, images and prayer and again we hope as many schools in Co Louth and South Armagh will travel to take part.
To mark Catholic Schools Week, Dromore Diocese will celebrate a special Mass in St Peter’s Parish Church in Lurgan on Wednesday 1st February 2017 at 10.30am. The celebrant will be Bishop John McAreavey and there will be representation from all the primary and post primary schools in the diocese.
Organising teams have been meeting to prepare the liturgies and suitable resources for our own celebrations.
National Resources for 2017: