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Wilmette parish raises money for tax-credit scholarships for sharing school in Chicago

As a way to raise awareness of Illinois’ Invest in Kids program, parishioners at Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier in Wilmette are raising $800,000 for tax-credit scholarships.

In appreciation of teachers

As we approach Catholic Schools Week this year, let’s take a moment to appreciate the teachers.

High schools prepare for in-person graduations

Some Chicago-area Catholic high schools are renting professional sports venues for graduation this year, and others will use their own outdoor fields. Others are carefully planning how to arrange the graduates in indoor spaces, often with the ceremony livestreamed to family members elsewhere.

Catholic Schools Week looked different, still festive

Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated Catholic Schools Week this year by highlighting their Catholic identity and showing appreciation to all the members of their communities, just as they always have, but things did look a little bit different.

Archdiocese distributes $1.4 million Gratitude Fund to teachers, school staff

The Office of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago had two extra things to celebrate as it observed Catholic Schools Week, which this year took place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.

Cardinal Cupich visits students during Catholic Schools Week

Cardinal Cupich visited several local Catholic elementary and high schools during Catholic Schools Week 2020.

Catholic schools: an investment through partnerships

As we celebrated Catholic Schools Week this year, I was reminded of the many partnerships that have made them possible throughout our country. Growing up in an immigrant community in south Omaha, my eight brothers and sisters and I were able to get a Catholic school education because of the sacrifices made by my parents and grandparents.

Wheels on the bus

It was a chilly, cloudy damp day when the bus broke down. It was one in a long chain of chilly, cloudy damp days we had in January, but it was Monday of Catholic Schools Week, and for Teresa’s school, that means a field trip. Specifically, a service-oriented field trip.

Two schools celebrate Renew My Church connection

When Cardinal Cupich celebrated a pre-Catholic Schools Week Mass with students from Queen of the Universe and St. Nicholas of Tolentine schools Jan. 24, it gave the students a chance to meet the archbishop.

School turns focus to those in need

Students at Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph School came together Jan. 29 to pack “blessing bags” for Catholic Charities as part of their outreach to the community for Catholic Schools Week.
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