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Catholic Schools Week: Celebrating your community

By emilyappert January 17, 2023Catholic Schools Week, Social Justice

Typically Monday of Catholic Schools Week schools celebrate their local community. This day highlights service and involvement of students and community members in making your town or city a better…

Celebrate a Feast Day

By emilyappert September 15, 2020Prayer, Saints

I originally published this post before our school's feast day (St. Joseph Day), but yesterday as my family celebrated my baptism day, I thought this might be a good resource…

Holy Week Series: I am the Bread of Life

By emilyappert April 5, 2020Eucharist, Lent, Prayer

"I am the bread of life." John 6:35 Happy Palm Sunday! Like me, many of you are probably spending this Palm Sunday in semi-isolation, away from your worship family. In…

All Saints Party Ideas

By emilyappert October 25, 2019Saints

It's always bugged me a little that so many classrooms at our school have Halloween parties instead of All Saints parties, and while I am known to be the grumpy…

Religious Education Congress Day Two Highlights

By emilyappert March 24, 2019Catechesis, Social Justice, Spirituality

Yesterday was a great day. We got to sleep in a little bit later and had some time to poke around the vendors before our first session. While this may…

Celebrate a Feast Day

By emilyappert February 21, 2019Prayer, Saints

I've always loved a good feast day. I remember the year our son was born, I was sooooo excited to take him to mass on his feast day. We were…

Catholic Schools Week: Door Decorating Contest

By emilyappert January 9, 2019Uncategorized

Catholic Schools Week: Door Decorating Contest Ideas #csw19