Below is the text of an e-mail from Barbara Couper who is Director of the Scottish Catholic Education Service. The e-mail highlight motions being put forward in the Westminister Parliament and the Holyrood Parliament – both motions are in support of Catholic Schools. 

Dear Colleagues,

As we celebrate Catholic Education Week, I wanted to bring to your attention two Motions put to the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments in support of Catholic Education, and in particular the note that we are marking the Centenary of the 1918 Education (Scotland) Act.

 We would like to encourage every MP and MSP to sign the appropriate Motion as a sign of the continuing partnership between Church and Government. I would therefore ask your assistance in encouraging our parents, parishioners, staff and pupils to contact their local MP and MSP to ask if they will be publicly supporting Catholic Education by putting their name to this Motion.

 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5M-10034&ResultsPerPage=10

 http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2017-19/735

 As you will see there are already 8 supporters (including the proposer Donald Cameron) in the Scottish Parliament and 19 in Westminster.  We would hope that with the help of our Catholic Education community we could contact all MPs and MSPs and encourage them to sign.

Kindest regards,

Barbara.

To highlight the Catholic Ethos of St Ninian’s and our Cluster Primary Schools, St Clare’s, Our Lady of the Missions, St Joseph’s and St Cadoc’s, we have produced a booklet showing activities in our schools. The booklet shows the strengths of our schools which are indeed #CatholicSchoolsGoodForScotland.

To read our booklet follow this link.        CEW Week booklet 2018 GB

Tuesday

8.25am

Wednesday

Mass for Secondary Schools, Diocese of Paisley, 7pm, St Mirin’s Cathedral.

Thursday

8.25am

Mass for Secondary Schools, Archdiocese of Glasgow, 7pm, St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

Glasgow Faith Forum, Turnbull Hall, with Anthony Horan on the place of politics in religion – Bus leaving the school at 6.30pm.

Friday

8.25am

Feast of Presentation of Our Lord, (Candlemas Day).

Eucharistic Adoration: 12-1pm. Rosary at 12.25pm.

The plans for Rome 2018 are well underway with the flights, hotel and restaurant for the evening meal. Over the next few months the Itinerary will be finalised and bookings made for set-piece events. Information will be posted here and on the RE Twitter Account    @StNiniansRE

Please note that each pupils requires an individual passport and an individual European Health Insurance Card. We will need these in June 2018 and so I would suggest that you check these soon as June will come sooner than we may expect.

Our Travel Agent advises that the passport should remain valid for six months after the trip.

A deposit of £200 has already been paid and the remainder of £745 can be paid in instalments but needs to be paid by Thursday 24 May 2018.

A suggested plan of payment.

Friday 23 February 2018      £145.00

Thursday 29 March 2018    £200.00

Friday 27 April 2018             £200.00

Thursday 24 May 2018        £200.00

As part of the Christmas Charity Campaign our very active SCIAF Group sold ‘Real Gifts’ and raised over £300. Yesterday, Mark Booker, SCIAF’s Education Officer, visited the Group which meets every Wednesday Lunchtime in RE Room 1. The Group took this opportunity to present Mark with the cheque for their efforts.  For information on Real Gifts follow this link.

https://www.sciaf.org.uk/real-gifts-store

St Margaret’s Children & Family

Please reads letter from St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society for donation raised by a small group of pupils. Well done.  #CatholicSchoolsGoodForScotland.

The Pro Life 40 Days For Life Prayer Vigil will take place this Lent 2018. Some people describe this prayer vigil as confrontational. Attached are the publicity documents from the organisers which will allow you to reach a balance opinion on this project and your involvement. The project is supported by the Bishops of Scotland.2018 Bulletin Notice A4 Flyer Dear Fellow Pro Site Map Parking advice 2 Statement of Peace 3

Meeting for dinner in Street at 5.45pm and remember your Consent Forms. @stninianshigh https://t.co/JvEIvbBOW2

— RE Department (@StNiniansRE) January 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/StNiniansRE/status/953682731334094848

As a school we hope that St Ninian’s provides our pupils with an environment which builds on the work of families and primary school to support them in learning about and celebrating their faith and being solid witnesses in work and action. We hope that our pupils continue this when they leave St Ninian’s to further or higher education or to join the work-force.  The Church has set up Catholic Chaplaincies in most of the larger universities. These can be important for students who want to be involved or for those who find themselves a little ‘at sea’ away from the support of their school. The following links we hope will be useful to our former pupils and our current Sixth Years who leave us in a few short months.

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Another great chance to hear Anthony Geilty. Tuesday 23rd at 7.00pm Chaplaincy Cente. One of Scotland’s most violent prisoners, His life changed through a chance encounter with a priest. He is now a committed member of the Church. See Mr Bradshaw.