Liturgical Calendar

   LITURGICAL CALENDAR   

Month

Event

Year Group

AUGUST

Inset Day 1 

Mon 12th

 BLESSING ON SCHOOL YEAR  12th AUG -

STAFF

Fr Paul

Wed 14th Aug

WELCOME MASS   S1 /Caritas

S1 /Caritas

Thursday 15th Aug

Feast of the Assumption

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

 

All year Groups

Holy Mass

Thursday 22nd August

Annual Vocations Mass

HT/SLT/CARITAS

SEPT

P7 /S1  Family Mass

 

Staff, S1/P7 and Parents

 

17th Sep

ACN Faith and Freedom Rally  (Right to Faith )

RE and  Caritas

Tbc

Ozanam Centre

RE and seniors

VOCATIONS WEEK

10-17th Sept

Apostles of Hope

All year groups

Sept – 22nd September

St Andrews Hospice 6K Road race

HT/SLT/RE /STAFF and S5/6

 

 

 

OCTOBER

Praying the Rosary – Mission Month

All year groups

Tuesday 1st October

Caritas Commissioning Service / Retreat Training

11am

 

HT/SLT/Caritas

Wednesday 2nd October

Feast of the Guardian Angels

P7 /S1  Family Mass

 

Staff, S1/P7 and Parents

 

Rosary  29th October

Lead Rosary  Carfin Grotto

Caritas/HT

Before Oct Break

Emergency Food Bank Appeal

RE and Caritas

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER SERVICES

ALL

1St November (Friday)

ALL SAINTS DAY – 1st November

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

 

ALL  Year Groups

Holy  Mass

Monday 25th November

Education Mass 7pm

SLT/RE/Caritas

INSET DAY 3

Monday 11th November

Catholic Education Week Reflection for staff - Theme

All staff

 

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK 16th-30th

(St Margaret’s-St Andrews Day)

Catholic Education Week – Parish Visits

 

ALL STUDENTS

Wednesday 20th November

ACN Red Wednesday

Food Bank, Raffles, cake and candy

ALL and Caritas

November 27th

Catholic Education Week Service

ALL  and selected Caritas

Advent Begins

1st Sunday in Advent 1st December

 

DECEMBER

ADVENT  SERVICES /ADVENT TREE

ALL

 

SSVP FOOD BANK APPEAL

ALL

Week 1

Themed Reflection and Tree Prayer S5/6  (Right to Faith )

S5/6

 

Reconciliation

S5/6

Weekl2

Themed Reflection and Tree Prayer S3/4 ‘ Right to Faith -

S3/4

 

Reconciliation

S3/4

Week 3

Themed Reflection and Tree Prayer S1/2 Right to Faith

S1/2

 

Reconciliation

S1/2

 Friday 20th December

CHRISTMAS MASS  - theme – right to faith

ALL /STAFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

JANUARY

 

 

Monday 27th January

HOLOCAUST  MEMORIAL DAY 

‘THEME –  For a Better Future (80 years auschwitz –birkenau)

ALL STUDENTS

FEBRUARY

 

 

 

Wednesday 19th February

Inset Day 4

 

Reflection Prayer – inset day

 

 

All staff

MARCH

 

 

 

Wed 5th March

ASH WEDNESDAY

LENT SERVICES – stations of the Cross

ALL STUDENTS

 

LENTEN FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

ALL

 

LENT SERVICES -

ALL

Monday 17th – Friday 21st March

Reconciliation Services

ALL year groups

APRIL

 

 

Wednesday 2nd April -

S6 Leavers Mass - Evening

S6 and S5 leavers

Friday 4th April

School closes 2.30pm

S4/5 Exam Masses

S4/5

Friday 18th April – Good Friday

Good Friday

On holiday

Easter Sunday

Sunday 20th April

Easter Sunday

On Holiday

MAY

 

 

Monday 1st May

Inset Day 5 - Staff Reflection -

ALL

9th May

ASCENSION THURSDAY  9th MAY – HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

 

ALL

Tuesday 27th May

P7 Full Day Visit – Prayer  (P1)

RE, P7

 

Wednesday 28th May

P7 Full Day Visit – Prayer Service (P6/7)

 

RE/P7

TBC

Meal for local Clergy

HT/SLT/RE

Thursday 29th May

ASCENSION THURSDAY

Ascension  Thursday

All

30th May 

P7 Full Day Visit – Prayer Service

RE, P7 and Seniors

 

JUNE

 

 

tbc

Gen Hope Residential

S2

 

Monday 2nd June – new timetable

S6 Induction Day 1

Prayer and Blessing

RE/S6

Tuesday 3rd June –S6 Induction Day 2

 

 

5th June

Caritas Award Ceremony 

HT/SLT/RE and Caritas 2024/2025

Tuesday 17th June

TRINITY SUNDAY – Sunday 15th June

PATRONAL FEAST DAY  

 

S1 and representatives from all year groups (possibly streamed to classews

Last day of term Wed 25th June

School closes 1pm

SUMMER MASS 

 

All Year Groups