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Gospel Message

9 September 2019 (by tinablack)

Yesterday, Sunday 8th September, marked Education Sunday. On Education Sunday, Catholics are encouraged to reflect on the Church’s enormous contribution in this country and pray for all those involved in Catholic education.

The Catholic Education Service (CES) is the agency of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales charged with safeguarding and promoting our remarkable network of successful Catholic schools. The CES represents Catholic education to the Government, Ofsted and other national bodies to ensure Catholic schools are empowered to flourish.

This week, the children focused on Education Sunday and our message was: “Form and flourish – unless you are ready to give up all that you possess, you cannot be my disciple.”

The children listened to this week’s Gospel and we discussed what they thought it means to ‘take up your cross and come with me.’ We discussed ‘Form and Flourish,’ and what the children thought this meant to them and their education.

“True education enables us to love life and opens us up to the fullness of life.’ – Pope Francis