January 26th 2020

Catholic Schools Week

2020

Catholic Schools Week 2020 runs from Sunday January 26th until Saturday February 1st. The theme this year is 'Living in Harmony with God's Creation'. Today and every day this week, students will read 'prayers for the day' over the intercom at a chosen time and the entire school will be joined together in prayer.

December 19th 2019

Christmas Carol Service

2019

At approximately 11.15am this morning, all students and staff were joined by parents, guardians and friends in St Paul's Church to celebrate our annual Christmas Carol Service. A hush fell over the congregation as our violinists opened the service, followed by the choir singing the first hymn, 'Hallelujah'.  Children from fourth to sixth class reminded us of the story of Jesus' birth while members of the living crib gathered on the altar. The readings were interspersed with Christmas hymns sung beautifully by our school choir. The children from our second classes, who will make their First Holy Communion next year, took part in the Procession of Light and decorated the Christmas Tree with symbols of Christmas.

Back in September, we welcomed Fr Joe Campbell as our school chaplain and since then, he has visited the school every week or sometimes a few times a week. By now he has met all our students and is a familiar face to all. Today was Fr Joe's first time to officiate at the Carol Service and he was delighted to do it. 

At this time of the year, when one can get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the materialistic side of Christmas, it's nice to slow down and take a quiet moment to reflect and remember the true meaning of Christmas. This morning's service gave us the perfect opportunity to do just that.

May 2nd 2019

Trócaire

Today, the students from third to sixth class welcomed a visitor, Sophie Deegan from the charity Trócaire, to the school. Sophie, who is the Trócaire Fundraising and Events Officer, spoke to the children about the tremendous work that the charity undertakes on an ongonig basis.

Trócaire, meaning 'Compassion', is the official overseas agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It was established in 1973. Trócaire's headquarters is in Maynooth, Co Kildare. Their work is to support the most vulnerable people in the developing world and also to raise awareness of injustice and global poverty. Every year in Ireland, Trócaire hold the 'Trócaire Lenten Campaign' during the season of Lent. Sophie thanked the children for their support of the campaign. This support helps children like Maria, Maya and Patricia and their families, who are pictured on the 2019 Trócaire box.

The children and their teachers would like to thank Sophie for taking the time to visit us and for telling us all about the essential work that Trócaire do.

April 6th 2019

Confirmation

Congratulations to the 51 boys and girls from St Colman's who were confirmed in the Cathedral today. We hope you all had an enjoyable day with your family.