The week of May 4 to 9, 2025, marks Catholic Education Week (CEW) across Ontario. This year’s theme, Pilgrims of Hope, invites us all to reflect on our journey of faith, hope, and community. At the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board (NPSC), we are proud to celebrate the role of Catholic education in fostering a vibrant, compassionate learning environment.
Throughout the week, students, staff, and members of our community will come together to participate in a variety of events and activities that highlight our shared commitment to living out our faith. We invite everyone to join us as we walk together on this journey, embracing hope and renewal as we continue to build a strong, supportive Catholic school community.
Please explore the full list of community events for Catholic Education Week 2025 at NPSC here.
This year, NPSC students will share reflections on the five subthemes of Catholic Education Week in a special video series. We invite you to click on the video below to listen to our Board Chaplain, Father Joseph de Viveiros, C.R., as he offers an introduction to the week ahead.
Catholic Education Week Subthemes and Scriptural Passages
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Day of the Week
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Subtheme
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Scriptural Passage
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Monday
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Honouring human dignity
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For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
- Psalm 139:13-14
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Tuesday
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Caring for creation
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Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the Earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth.”
- Genesis 1:26
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Wednesday
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Responding to the poverties in our world
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Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
- Luke 6:20
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Thursday
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Serving in solidarity
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If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26-27
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Friday
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Living as peacemakers
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God.
- Matthew 5:9
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Additional Resources:
- View the Pilgrims of Hope lyric video here.
- Register for the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association’s (OCSTA) virtual Ontario Catholic Youth Day event (Wednesday, May 7) here.
- View the full list of OCSTA’s community resources for CEW, including liturgies, prayers, bulletins, and more here.
