The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2024 is Catholic Schools: Communities of Service.
Each of us belongs to a community – it might be the local GAA or soccer club, or another group in our town. Catholics also belong to a special community of faith. We see this in our parish when people come together to pray at Mass, to support each other in sad times, and to celebrate important moments in life together. Jesus calls us to be a community and tells us that when we gather together in faith, hope and love, even in small numbers, he will be there too. Throughout his life, Jesus showed what is means to serve others, especially those on the margins of society. Every Catholic school is called to be a community that serves, inviting students to use their gifts and talents at the service of others. This Catholic Schools Week, we celebrate and recognise the unique contribution our schools make serving out pupils, our communities and our Church. May the Lord bless us and guide us in being communities of faith, hope and love.