Dear Fathers Brothers and Sisters, 

World Day for Catholic Education

As you are aware, we are celebrating the World Day for Catholic Education on 13^th May 2021. The theme for this year's Catholic Education Day is "those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength." (Isaiah 40:31). The World Catholic Education Day was launched in 2002 at a Congress of OIEC in Brasilia. It has been observed on the Day of the Ascension, which is 40 days after Easter. The Day is being relaunched by OIEC and other organizations this year for its 20th anniversary. The aim of the Day is to reflect on, recognize, and celebrate Catholic education. Please find attached a 8- page brochure about the World Day for Catholic Education 2021 and also a report of Interview with Educators from different parts of the world in connection with Global Compact on Education. Please organize in your schools, colleges and at the Institution level, some seminar or a meeting or some reflections to share with your teachers and students. Though the COVID period does not permit us to have celebrations in common yet please find some way to observe this day to commemorate the contribution we ought to make in the field of Education in India today.

Webinar on “Spirituality of Catholic Educators during COVID 19 Second Wave”

To commemorate World Day for Catholic Education, we shall have a Webinar on the theme “Spirituality of Catholic Educators during COVID 19” at the National level on 13^th May from 11.00 am to 12.30 pm! May I request in the name of our Chairperson, Most Rev Thomas D’Souza, Archbishop of Kolkata, all our Regional and Diocesan Education Secretaries to take part in this webinar! There will be two resource persons. May I request each of the Regional Secretaries to share the challenges and responses by their commission during COVID 19- Second Wave.

We shall have the meeting on Google platform. 

Please participate in the webinar on the 13^th May where experts speak about developing a spirituality to cope with the present COVID crisis! Please find the link for the same.

The link for the webinar on 13th May 11.00 am to 12.30 pmPlease join a few minutes earlier! 

meet.google.com/rbz-sinu-wcb

 With best regards,

Fr. Maria Charles SDB