Year: 2024

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"

Black Excellence Celebrated by Quilt Project at YCDSB School

Students and staff of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy in Woodbridge did an extraordinary job participating in the “The Fabric of Our Being” quilt project to celebrate the International Decade for People of African Descent.

Community partner Nadine Williams guided the project, and much of the project was inspired by her poem, “The Fabric of Our Being” (found below). ... Continue reading "Black Excellence Celebrated by Quilt Project at YCDSB School"