Faith Day for Teachers

Yesterday the Teachers from all of our Elementary Schools in Bolton gathered for Mass as part of the Annual Professional Development / Faith Day held each September.  After Mass Catherine and Stephanie presented on the New Roman Missal, and the transition to the new Translation that are happening this Fall. Here is the LifeTeen / Edge resource that was part of the preparation:

Its a video aimed at Elementary School Students about the principles being used in the new translation.


Meanwhile - while all that was going on here in Bolton, I was in Mississauga at Queen of Apostles retreat centre leading a retreat for the staff of Ascension of our Lord Catholic Secondary School.
For the last 3 years I have been celebrating the School Masses at Ascension.  I went to school with the Chaplain - Colette Sicoli - who is the one who invited me to help there.  With the change of Pastors at the local Parish, the new Pastor is going to be celebrating Mass in the High School.  
I shared with them some thoughts about Stewardship, what it is, how they could see themselves as stewards of the students entrusted to them, and how as Catholic Teachers - they were also stewards of Sacramental Awareness. To be aware of the ways in which we can be aware of the simple pleasures in life, pleasures like reading, letter & card writing, cooking & building, and the ways in which these pleasures afford us sacramental moments.

I used the book, Morning Sun on a White Piano, which I have talked about here before, as the basis for this reflection.  These books had been given out to each teacher as part of the Administration's planning for the retreat - which was originally scheduled for last February.
Peace