Scottish Catholic Education Service | SCES » Caritas Award http://sces.uk.com/new Promoting and Supporting Catholic Education in Scotland Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:59:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Pope Congratulates Caritas Award recipients http://sces.uk.com/new/pope-congratulates-caritas-award-recipients/ http://sces.uk.com/new/pope-congratulates-caritas-award-recipients/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:32:39 +0000 http://sces.uk.com/new/?p=119

Chief among the messages of congratulations sent to all 913 young people who have merited the Caritas Award in 2013, was one sent by Pope Francis, and read out by Archbishop Phiip Tartaglia at the award cermony in Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium on Sunday 2nd June 2013.  This is the main text of a letter which was sent on behalf of the Pope by Cardinal Bertone, Secretary of State:

His Holiness Pope Francis was pleased to be informed of the Benedict XVI Caritas Award ceremony taking place on Sunday 2 June 2013 at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, and he sends his heartfelt greetings to all who are taking part.  He appreciates the generosity shown by these 900 young people from all over Scotland and he encourages them to continue to place their lives and their talents at the service of their fellow men and women, especially those most in need.

As Pope Benedict taught, justice requires us to ensure that those around us receive what is rightly theirs, but charity transcends justice and completes it by prompting us to give what is ours and to forgive any wrongs we may have suffered (cf. Caritas in Veritate), in his way mirroring the gratuitous love shown to us by our Creator.

Commending all the award winners and their families to the intercession of Saint Andrew and Saint Margaret of Scotland, His Holiness cordially imparts his Apostolic Blessing.

 

]]> http://sces.uk.com/new/pope-congratulates-caritas-award-recipients/feed/ 0 Planning for the Caritas Award 2013-14 http://sces.uk.com/new/planning-for-the-caritas-award-2013-14/ http://sces.uk.com/new/planning-for-the-caritas-award-2013-14/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:31:42 +0000 http://sces.uk.com/new/?p=117 With planning for the Caritas Award scheme in session 2013-14 already begun, many schools will wish to introduce pupils to the award, explaining its purpose etc.  Likewise, schools and parishes will wish to consider what faith witness opportunities can be provided for them locally, as well as what co-ordination and support will be required.

Please note that an Introduction to the Caritas Award PowerPoint resource (and other materials) can be found on the Caritas Award Resources CD which was issued to every school at the start of session 2012-13.

Schools and parishes are reminded of the following key dates in the timeline of the Caritas Award journey:

  • June                      – schools and parishes plan the activities which they will offer and invite new S6 pupils to enrol
  • end August           – SCES meets with school co-ordinators
  • end August           – centres confirm enrolments to SCES
  • early September   – SCES issues Caritas Journals and other resources to centres.

Further communication with schools will take place by mid June.  In the meantime, please contact us if you require any more material or information at this stage.

]]> http://sces.uk.com/new/planning-for-the-caritas-award-2013-14/feed/ 0 Caritas Award 2013-14 Documentation http://sces.uk.com/new/caritas-award-2013-14-documentation/ http://sces.uk.com/new/caritas-award-2013-14-documentation/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:31:09 +0000 http://sces.uk.com/new/?p=115 As was explained at a recent meeting of school co-ordinators of the Caritas Award scheme, a number of documents used in the scheme have been updated for session 2013-14.  These new documents should be used by all schools in the course of this session.  Some are intended for use by pupils and others by co-ordinators.  These can be downloaded from the list of attachments below.  All other documentation and resources, included the Caritas Gathering Pint presentations, are contained on the CARITAS RESOURCES CD which was provided last session.

  1. a timeline for the main activities in the programme (co-ordinator)
  2. a logsheet for Faith Witness activities in the Parish (pupil)
  3. a logsheet for Faith Witness activities in the School (pupil)
  4. a sheet to record the parishes in which pupils are engaged in Faith Witness activities (co-ordinator)
  5. a set of FAQs – frequently asked questions with answers (co-ordinator)

TO FOLLOW

The four assesment tasks sheets contained in the Caritas Journal will be provided as documents which can be completed by Caritas candidates.

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Caritas Award Parish Engagement

School co-ordinators are required to provide some details of the parish activities in which Caritas Award students are engaged, as discussed at the meeting of Co-ordinators in late August.  This information will enable SCES to ensure that Bishops and Parish Priests are fully aware of the range of Caritas Award activities taking place in various parishes across the country.To help with this, in August SCES provided a pro forma which each school was asked to complete.  (Also available for downloading form attachment list below.)The deadline for receipt of this information is 30th November 2013.

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