All in the District have been saddened by the passing of a number of Brothers in recent weeks. You are asked to remember them in your prayers.

Best wishes to the team of volunteers who will be travelling to India on Monday to help complete a construction project that will provide an education and give hope to many underprivileged children in the in Saint Joseph’s De La Salle School in Keelamudiman, Tamil Nadu.

Over the May Half term, 10 students from St Margaret Ward, alongside staff, went on Pilgrimage to Lourdes. They spent the week serving sick and disabled pilgrims in the Accueil, taking part in Mass and various services, as well as exploring the town of Lourdes and learning more about the apparitions and the story of St Bernadette.

The 15th of May, Founder’s Day, is always a special day for the Lasallian Family. Around the District schools, centres and Brother’s Communities hosted events to celebrate the feast of our Holy Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle.

Br John Deeney, from the Oxford Community, has shared a poem that celebrates ‘The Spirit of Kintbury’.

At the beginning of March, we celebrated World Book Day 2025 at St Illtyd’s. Pupils took part in a World Book Day quiz during form time, staff dressed up in literary costumes and form classes decorated their doors.

The fact Term 3 has only lasted five weeks has not stopped the students and staff of St Benildus College from cramming the weeks full of fun!

A group of Lasallian volunteers took advantage of the glorious sunshine by holding a fundraising walk to help complete the building of a school in one of the poorest parts of India.

The school community at St Gregory’s Catholic College Bath have harnessed their creative talents to highlight the Lasallian Core Principles.

De La Salle School St Helens celebrated the Feast of St John Baptist de La Salle with joy, reflection, and a real sense of community.

St Joseph’s College Beulah Hill is celebrating the success of 12 students from Year 7 and Year 8 who have graduated from The Scholars Programme, organised by The Brilliant Club.

One of the best know Lasallians in the District, Jason Poole, is taking on a new role after being appointed Deputy Principal at Beneavin De La Salle College.

The team at De La Salle Retreat Centre Dublin made the most of the recent good weather with a number of retreats at Glendalough.

Monastery NS Ardee is proud to announce the official launch of its innovative Sensory Corridor and Climbing Wall, designed to support pupils’ emotional and sensory needs while enhancing their learning experience.

The final term at Castletown Pastoral Centre coincided with the election of a new Pope and all have offered prayers that Pope Leo XIV will guide the Church to be a beacon of hope for all.

Leaving Certificate students at De La Salle College Macroom celebrated their time at the school with a graduation Mass for students and parents.

Students and staff at St Margaret Ward gathered for a special Mass in the diocese that celebrates the efforts to help those in need.

St Stephen BNS in Waterford celebrated the great Lasallian spirit in the school when they held Lasallian Awards in April.

As the Church celebrates the Youth Jubilee 2025, part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Lasallian Commission on Youth is pleased to invite all Young Lasallians who will be in Rome at the time to the International Gathering of Young Lasallians.

The vibrancy of the Lasallian Community in Malta was once again reflected with the hosting of another very successful Culture of Vocations Week.