As a voluntary Catholic secondary school under the trusteeship of CEIST and in the spirit and tradition of the Presentation Sisters, we here at Presentation Secondary School place a huge priority on Faith Development.
Our Annual School Mass Celebrations
Here are some examples of Faith Development in our school:
- Opening School Mass
- Regular Meetings with our School’s Chaplain, Fr. Vincent Stapleton
- November All Saints’ Mass
- November Mass after school for deceased parents/relatives
- Presentation Day
- Concern Fast
- Vincent de Paul Christmas collection
- Advent confessions
- Christmas carol service
- Lenten confessions
- TY end of year Mass
- 3rd Year end of year Mass
- 6th Year graduation Mass
- Help with TY nursing home Masses, if necessary.
- End of year staff Mass in the convent
- Mission Collection every week
Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Collection
Other:
- Prayers over the intercom for sick or deceased people
- Looking after the upkeep of the Séipéilín
- Guest speakers
- TY, 5th and 6th Year retreats
- Liaise with music department regarding music for Masses
- John Paul II Awards opportunities
- Blessing of throats for the feast of St. Blaze.
- Organise for ashes to be collected and distributed on Ash Wednesday and for a prayer service to be said over the intercom.
- Catholic schools’ week
- Organise times for Cura to visit 3rd and 5th Years
- Liaise with Fr. Pat Coffey regarding the picking of two 5th Year girls to go on the Youth Section of the Cashel and Emily pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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