Gr. 9 Retreat (TRIP) at St. Paul’s - Students have a day for education and community service. (St. Paul’s Cathedral). The day will starts with prayer and service then the students will have an opportunity to learn, serve, and participate in the response of daily needs of those who are less fortunate at Good Shepherd Ministries Homeless Shelter. The day will consist of dialogue, letter writing, packing of goods, etc. Students will be responsible to pack their own lunch or have an option of purchasing their own lunch.
Grade 10 Retreat/TRIP – Sem1 and Sem2 (St. Michael’s Cathedral)
The Grade 10 retreat/trip takes place at St. Michael's Cathedral. Students will have an opportunity for an inner walk in the city and connect with St. Michael’s Cathedral. Students will be responsible to pack their own lunch or have an option of purchasing their own lunch.
Grade 11 Trip/Retreat – Sem1 and Sem2 (Places of Worship: Orthodox Church, Synagogue, Mosque, Hindu and Buddhist Temples)
Visit and connect with Places of Worship. Gr. 11 retreat will focus on interfaith dialogue and education. Students will have an opportunity to visit various places of worship. This is an opportunity for the student s of World Religions to discover the SACRED in each faith congregation. Students will be responsible to pack their own lunch or have an option of purchasing their own lunch.
End of Year and Grade 12 retreat (Our Journey from SBA to the world)
The grade 12 retreat program will bring back together the graduating class of 2023 for a full day of activities that will include prayer, small and large group discussions, a keynote speaker, lunch, and an opportunity to share their legacy with their peers.
This day will look at each student's journey. They will look at where they have been, where they are now, and where they are going.
Graduating students are at their utmost life decisions, responsibility, and independence. This retreat will focus on what students will expect after high school. They will be provided with the appropriate tools to strengthen, maintain and defend their faith. They will be challenged to vision the reality of their own lives, their habits, their morals, and how they will prepare for the secular world while they practice their Christian values.
School Liturgy: Liturgical Celebration (Mass or Prayer Service) is a way of responding to life, and when life is recognized as a gift from God, it is a way of responding to Him.
There are five liturgical seasons throughout the year. These seasons celebrate Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. The liturgical seasons and corresponding colours for linens are:
Advent (purple), Christmas and Epiphany (white), Lent (purple), Easter (white) and Ordinary Time (green). School liturgies are planned in a collaborative spirit of community to follow the Liturgical calendar