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2024 Lenten Mass
On March 21, 2024 the York Catholic District School Board celebrated the third annual board-wide Lenten Mass of Renewal and Reconciliation. Livestreamed to the board’s 50,000 students, the Mass featured the talented students of St Edward Catholic Elementary School and St Brother Andre Catholic High School, in Markham, who performed the music and helped with the readings.
The celebrant was Bishop ... Continue reading "2024 Lenten Mass"
Lenten Charitable Initiative
During the Lenten season, we will be focusing on prayer, fasting and almsgiving as ways to reflect on who God calls us to be. To support the almsgiving pillar, we will be participating once again in the 40 Cans, 40 Days of Lent challenge as a school community. Each class is tasked with collecting 40 non-perishable food items, one for each day of the lenten ... Continue reading "Lenten Charitable Initiative"
2024 OLHC Carnaval Week Events/Schedule
Anticipation is growing among the students and staff at OLHC as we prepare to celebrate our annual “Carnaval d’hiver de OLHC”! Our French club team has been working diligently to prepare a week full of exciting and fun activities for students which will take place February 5-9, 2024. There will be theme days, visits from Bonhomme and special arts projects ... Continue reading "2024 OLHC Carnaval Week Events/Schedule"
Hot Lunch Session 3 Orders
Our Catholic School Council is pleased to share the information and offerings for Term 3 of our Hot Lunch Programs, which run from February 20th to April 19th. There are two new vendors, and the service dates for Kids Kitchen have changed; for a full listing of details and offerings please carefully review the information items attached:
Hot Lunch Term ... Continue reading "Hot Lunch Session 3 Orders"
Advent Mass
We are pleased to welcome Fr. Jojo Kachapilly to OLHC on Thursday December 14th at 12:45 p.m. to celebrate our Advent mass. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend and join us in prayer as we celebrate the Advent season of anticipation:
God’s hope to direct me; God’s love to surround me;
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Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love
Each year during Catholic Education Week, Ontario’s Catholic community engages in a week-long celebration of the unique identity and distinctive contributions of publicly-funded Catholic education. This year, Catholic Education Week occurs on May 5-11 with the theme, “We Are Called to Love.”
The theme was inspired by many aspects of our faith community, including our ongoing efforts to promote equity and ... Continue reading "Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love"
Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a full solar eclipse will occur in southern Ontario, which will block the sun’s light in some areas.
In York Region, we will experience the effects of the eclipse between roughly 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., which coincides with the scheduled dismissal times for our schools. Looking at the sun during this time period has the ... Continue reading "Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse"
Welcome John De Faveri – Interim Director of Education
– St. Francis de Sales
February 12, 2024
Dear York Catholic District School Board Community,
I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and express how delighted I am to return to the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) as Interim Director of Education.
My career started ... Continue reading "Welcome John De Faveri – Interim Director of Education"