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May Virtue of the Month: Acceptance
Acceptance is the ability to respect the dignity and rights of all persons, even those whose beliefs and behaviours differ from our own. Everyone should strive to love and respect their neighbour, as they love and respect themselves.
May is:
Asian Heritage Month (National)
Community Living Month in Ontario (Provincial)
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month (National)
South Asian Heritage Month (National)
Speech and Hearing Month (National)
National Vision Health Month (National)
Polish Heritage Month (National)
Armenian Heritage Month
Dutch Heritage Month (Provincial)
May is the Month of Mary: Mother of God
The Church's tradition in many places dedicates the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary. During this time, Catholics try to keep the Mother of God more present in their hearts, with a love shown in affectionate devotion to our Lady. 鈥�
May - Community Living Month鈥�
Community Living Month is a province-wide annual awareness campaign to recognize the accomplishments of the Community Living movement. Join Community Living Ontario and 100+ local associations across Ontario鈥痑s they celebrate鈥� #CLInspiringPossibilities鈥痜or the inclusion of people who have an intellectual disability and their families.鈥� https://communitylivingontario.ca/community-living-month/
May 13-19 - National Family & Life Week
鈥淸Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.鈥� (1 Corinthians 13.7)
As a Catholic school community, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board affirms the sacred character of human life. National Family and Life Week is an opportunity to celebrate this. All life is sacred and we are called to serve and to love one another. Respect for life means that all human beings have value and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect from the eldest to the youngest; from those who are strong and healthy to those who are vulnerable because of illness or disabilities; and from those who can speak for themselves, to those who cannot. As a Catholic community, we will celebrate this call as we work together to nurture and empower our students and one another to stand up for those who are most vulnerable. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) extends an invitation to families, parishes, dioceses, and faith communities to celebrate together the annual National Family and Life Week. National Family & Life Week is an invitation to the faithful in Canada to celebrate the joy and beauty of family and life by seeking out new and creative ways to live out this call in our daily lives. The theme for this year is "Love hopes all things," which is taken from Saint Paul's hymn on love in 1 Corinthians 13.7: "[Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." During the week of May 13-19, Ji8福利网 invites all members of our community, including our students, staff, parents/guardians and families to celebrate the sacred character of human life as lived out in family life through the various resources provided by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Family and Life: National Family & Life Week Resources
May 16 - International Day of Living Together in Peace
May 16 - Faith In Action Volunteer Opportunity at The Open Door (Mississauga)
Staff are invited to serve as volunteers, donating a small amount of time to show acts of kindness towards others on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Time: 4:30 pm 鈥� 5:45 pm. This event will be held at The Open Door (100 City Centre Drive, Mississauga L5B 2C9). Register on: Professional Learning - Section # .
May 16 鈥� Faith In Action Volunteer Opportunity at the Orangeville Food Bank (Orangeville)
Staff are invited to serve as volunteers, donating a small amount of time to show acts of kindness towards others on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Time: 4:30 pm 鈥� 5:45 pm. This event will be held at The Orangeville Food Bank (3 Commerce Road, Orangeville L9W 3X5). Register on: Professional Learning - Section # .
May 18 鈥� Vigil of Pentecost
There shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7.38)
May 19 - Pentecost Sunday
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages. (Acts 2:4)
May 20 - Memorial of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Woman here is your son. Here is your mother. (John 19: 25-27)
May 23 - Parent Reaching Out Event: Employment Supports Resource Fair 2024
Ji8福利网 Board Special Education Advisory Committee invites students with differing abilities and their parents/guardians to attend the Parent Reaching Out Event Employment Supports Resource Fair 2024. It will be held at St. Marcellinus Catholic Secondary School on Thursday May 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Please refer to the event flyer for registration and information.
May 23 - St. Monica Catholic Elementary School鈥檚 25th Anniversary
Come celebrate 25 years of Catholic education. Thursday, May 23 鈥� 5:30 pm Barbeque, 6:30 pm Walk Down Memory Lane, 7:00 pm Liturgy and Celebration. Location: 60 Sterritt Drive, Brampton. For more information, call 905-454-6346. Event Flyer
May 24 鈥� World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI asked that May 24 be observed as a Day of Prayer for the Church in China. He chose this day since it is the traditional Feast of Our Lady of Help of Christians, venerated at the Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai. Ordo 2023-2024
May 26 鈥� Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. (Matthew 28: 19-20)
May 26-June 1 - National Accessibility Awareness Week
National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) takes place every year starting on the last Sunday in May. It is a time when accessibility and inclusion is promoted across communities and workplaces and a time to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with disabilities. It is also an opportunity to recognize the efforts of Canadians who are actively removing barriers and ensuring persons with disabilities have an equal chance to participate in all aspects of Canadian society. https://www.easterseals.org/
May 28 - Ji8福利网 Board Meeting鈥�
May 29 鈥� Canadian Martyrs C.E.S. 50th Anniversary Celebration
All CMART alumni, current & former staff members, and all community members are welcome to come and celebrate 50 years of Catholic Education at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School (1185 Mississauga Valley Blvd., 鈥嬧赌婱ississauga). Celebrations begin with Mass at 6:00 p.m. followed by an Open House from 7-8 pm. For more information, please contact the school at canadianmartyrscatholicelementaryinfo@dpcdsb.org.
May 29 - Red Shirt Day
Red Shirt Day鈥�(of Action for AccessAbility and Inclusion) is a day when people across Canada come together and wear red in schools, workplaces and spaces everywhere in order to create a visible display of solidarity: to show their support for persons and families who are living with disabilities, celebrate the achievements of people living with disabilities, and to pledge their commitment to help create a fully accessible and inclusive society that honours and values the contributions of people of all abilities in all aspects of life in Canada. 鈥�丑迟迟辫蝉://别补蝉迟别谤蝉别补濒蝉.肠补/别苍/谤别诲蝉丑颈谤迟诲补测/ 鈥�
May 31 鈥� The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
鈥淏lessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.鈥� (Luke 1:42)
June Virtue of the Month: Fairness
Fairness is the ability to be open-minded and act in a just and fair way. Fairness allows us to treat others with mercy and compassion - to feel and act with and for another person.
Month of June: The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
June is:
National Indigenous History Month (Provincial)
Pride Month (National)
Filipino Heritage Month (National)
Italian Heritage Month (National)
Portuguese Heritage Month (National)
Brain Injury Awareness Month (National)
Deafblind Awareness Month (Provincial)
Seniors' Month (Provincial) 鈥�
June 1 鈥� Triple D-iamonds Softball Tournament is Back
Save-the-date of June 1 for the DP Staff Softball Tournament (12 team tournament). Please express interest to Melissa.Pouw@dpcdsb.org鈥� once you have confirmed interest from a minimum of 12 staff members. Open to Elementary and Secondary Staff Teams. Location: Duggan Park, Brampton. More information to follow.鈥�
June 2 鈥� The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
All ate and were filled. (Luke 9:17)
June 7 鈥� The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
The love of God has been poured into our hearts. (Romans 5:5)
June 7 - World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
Catholics worldwide are urged to pray for Priests today. The day was begun by Saint John Paul II in 2002 with the objective of having all Catholic faithful join in prayer for the sanctification of Priests. World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests coincides with the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ordo 2023-2024
June 8 鈥� The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
His mother treasured all these things in her heart. (Luke 2:51)
June 9 鈥� Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time鈥�
June 10 - PA Day for Elementary Schools
June 16 鈥� Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time鈥�
June 18 - Ji8福利网 Board Meeting鈥�
鈥婮une 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 - Secondary Examination Days
June 23 鈥� Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 24 鈥� The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
The birth of John the Baptist was one of the earliest feasts to be named to a particular day on the Church calendar. When John was born, his parents, Elizabeth and Zechariah, called him John in accordance with an angel's instruction. Living with Christ, June 2024鈥�
June 26, 27, 28 - 鈥婸A Day for Secondary Schools鈥�
June 29 鈥� The Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
Peter, a fisherman, was chosen by Jesus to be his disciple. After Simon confessed that Jesus was the Christ, Jesus changed Simon鈥檚 name to Peter and told him that it was on this rock (petra) that he would build his Church. Paul鈥檚 experience of the risen Christ resulted in his conversion from a zealous persecutor of Christians to an apostle. Paul called himself the 鈥淎postle of the Gentiles.鈥� Living with Christ, June 2024
June 30 鈥� Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time