We are now into our final two weeks of retreats for 2021 at Benildus Pastoral Centre. The two halves of the Autumn term saw us host on average four retreats per week.

This year St. Benildus College was once again proud to help the wonderful Christmas Shoebox Appeal campaign ran by Team Hope.

Br. John Deeney of the Oxford Community has shared his ‘Seventeenth Century Snippets’ that provide a reminder of the conditions that inspired St John Baptist de La Salle to provide education for the poor and vulnerable.

December at Stella Maris College is a month which we all hold dearly to our hearts. Apart from it being the month where we celebrate Christmas, it is also a time where we are share, care and look out for each other a little bit more than we do any other ordinary day.

St John’s College, Ballyfermot, held a 6th Year Prayer Service on Monday December 6th, with the theme of ‘waiting’ being chosen as the title of the service.

The experiences, reflections and wisdom in a recently launched book by an American Brother are certain to be of interest to many Lasallians in the District.

Students at St Peter’s Bournemouth are continuing to provide great support for the Reaching the Unreached charity which is very close to their hearts.

In November and December we have had the privilege to welcome many young people to the Castletown Pastoral Centre.

It is said that the journey from your head to your heart is the longest and most difficult journey to make. This can be the experience of us all so when we rolled out our new programme, Journey to Your Heart, at De La Salle Pastoral Centre, Belfast, many schools were interested in their students taking part.

As part of College Awareness Week, Transition Year, 5th and 6th year groups engaged in a number of technology talks hosted by Choosetech for those interested in pursuing college courses in this field.

To acknowledge COP26 the students at De La Salle have been celebrating Earth Week with a number of events organised on each day of the week to help raise awareness and take positive action. 

A student at St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge has combined her Lasallian spirit with her creative talents to help promote positivity and help vulnerable children.

The Lasallian community at De La Salle Junior School has reached another milestone in working towards a better environment for the present and future generations.

Session 3 of the Online Lasallian Induction Programme will take place on Thursday January 20th at 11am and 4pm when Lasallian Core Principles’ will be delivered by Edel Nolan and Brian Halpin.

A reminder that the third session of ‘A Conversation for the Lasallian Family’ takes place on Thursday January 20th at 7pm (UK/Ire) and 8pm (Malta) with Lasallians throughout the District invited to register.

It is with great delight that the District Leadership Team can announce that the entries selected for the official 2021 District Christmas card are by Harry Houghton from De La Salle School in St Helens and Matthias Agius from Stella Maris Junior School.

A reminder that the second session of ‘A Conversation for the Lasallian Family’ takes place on Thursday December 9th at 7pm (UK/Ire) and 8pm (Malta) with Lasallians throughout the District invited to register.

Dorota Hall, a teacher from St Edward’s School in Poole who has been inspiring students through the Lasallian values has been honoured with a prestigious national award for her efforts.

The Board of Governors of St Joseph’s College, Beulah Hill, have advertised for the position of Headteacher.

After attending the recent Online Induction Programme, Sam Cantillon, School Chaplain at De La Salle School St Helens, was inspired to share her thoughts on being a Lasallian teacher