Catholic Education Week 2021 Prayer

Gracious and generous God,
Creator of the earth, our common home,
with each new day, we prepare the earth
of our lives by sowing seeds of gratitude
for all you have given. Inspire us to
cultivate relationships with all living
beings. May we harvest new fruit and
marvel in the wonder at the beauty
around us. Nurture us in hope.
Amen.

“Those who hope in the LORD will renew
their strength.“(Isaiah 40:31)

Catholic Education Week 2021 begins on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The Catholic schools in our parish will engage in a series of events to celebrate the ongoing gift of publicly-funded Catholic education. You are invited to learn about the various celebrations that are happening in your children’s school, and are welcome to attend, if possible. Publicly funded Catholic education has existed in Ontario since 1841 and its graduates have served Ontario and Canada very well. The current generation of students in our publicly funded Catholic schools will serve with the same spirit and generosity as their previous generations.

This year’s Catholic Education Week theme is, “Nurturing Hope.”

The theme for Catholic Education Week 2021 was inspired by the following considerations:

• Recognition of the special Year of Laudato Si’ which will run through May 24, 2021, announced by Pope Francis on May 24, 2020, the fifth anniversary of his papal encyclical, “On Caring for Our Common Home.”
• In the face of the ongoing reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong desire by the planning committee, along with those consulted, and supported by feedback from the survey, for continuity with the theme for Catholic Education Week 2020, Igniting Hope, which has served so well during the spring recess from in-school instruction.
• The challenges to personal and spiritual well-being posed by the uncertainty and physical isolation of the current global crisis makes the timing and the concerns of Mental Health Week, which takes place during the same week as Catholic Education Week, all the more relevant.
• Ongoing recognition of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and the relevance of Indigenous culture and spirituality to the spirit of Laudato Si.

The CEW biblical quote is, “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.” (Isaiah 40:31

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  Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

  Location: Via Zoom by Registration

  In response to the new legislation on Euthanasia, Bill  C-7, we have invited Sister Nuala Kenny to present a workshop via Zoom May 5^th from 6:30-8:30.  Her workshop is called Rediscovering the Art of Dying: Challenges for Today.  Please check your bulletins and our website for Zoom registration information. We will be doing registration for this event. Email Gorett at ore@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca.

  This event is free to attend. 
  Sr. Nuala P. Kenny is a Sister of Charity as well as medical doctor, O.C., M.D., F.R.C.P. Shortly after receiving her MD from Dalhousie University, she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and was certified by the American Board of Paediatrics. Among her many accolades, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to child health and medical education and has received a Queen’s Jubilee Medal. She is author of hundreds of papers and two books: among them, What Good is Health Care? Reflections on the Canadian Experience(2002) and Healing the Church, by Novalis (2012)

Please note that we are now taking registrations for

the Masses for the week of May 4-9, 2021.

Please call the office  at 613-257-1284 to register

to attend a Mass for that week.

Mass on Wednesday April 21, 2021 will be streamed

on our Facebook site

at 9:30 a.m.

See link below.

https://www.facebook.com/stmaryscp/