STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
PRAYERFUL REFLECTIONS

2023-24 Spiritual theme: Encountering Christ

This year begins a new three-year strategic plans to guide our spiritual journey. The spiritual themes will be:

  • 2023-24 Encountering Christ / Rencontrer le Christ
  • 2024-25 (Jubilee Year) Living Christ’s Mission / Proclamer le Christ
  • 2025-26 Celebrating Christ’s Presence / Célébrer le Christ

Each year we will focus on a different aspect of the relationship we have with Jesus Christ, and how that relationship informs and inspires our relationships with our students, families, and community. 

For the 2023-34 school year, we will focus on Encountering Christ.  But what does Encountering Christ mean?   Drawing on examples from the Gospels, we hear how individuals who have an encounter with Jesus resulted in a profound change in their lives.  Looking to their examples, we too can encounter Christ through prayer, scripture, the sacraments, and the community of believers.

In addition to our personal encounter with Jesus, we also encounter Christ in others. When we encounter others, who are made in the image and likeness of God, we try to see the face of Christ in everyone we meet.  Seeing the face of Christ in others helps our world rebuild and restore relationships. These encounters have the power to bring about change, healing, forgiveness, and a deepening of our relationship to God.

As we start a new school year, let us begin by first focusing on Encountering Christ, and seeing the face of Christ in all that we meet. 

Please pray the following prayer with us…

In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Loving Creator,
In the stillness of our hearts, we come before you today, seeking your divine presence and grace. We gather with open minds and open hearts, ready to encounter Christ, our Saviour.
As we journey through life, we often stumble and lose sight of you. But in your infinite compassion, you never leave us. Help us to recognize your guiding hand, to feel your comforting embrace, and to hear your gentle voice of encouragement and hope.
Eternal and merciful Father, as we welcome an encounter with Christ, open our eyes to see Him in the ordinary moments of our lives, and grant us the wisdom to recognize His voice amidst the noise of the world. May His presence ignite a fire within us and fill us with unwavering faith and hope.
Bless Catholic Education, our schools, and our families.  Help us to work towards embracing Truth and Reconciliation and the calls to action.  Through Christ our Lord.
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

OUR SCHOOLS
St. Catherine Catholic School(Prekindergarten to Grade 6)
École St. Anne School(Prekindergarten to Grade 8)
École Holy Cross(Kindergarten to Grade 8)
St. Michael Community School(Prekindergarten to Grade 8)
École St. Mary High School(Grades 9 - 12)
St. Francis School(Prekindergarten to Grade 8)
St. John Community School(Prekindergarten to Grade 8)
St. Joseph Facilities Centre