Close Alert Banner
Skip to Content
Instagram Facebook Page Twitter page YouTube Page
  • Feedback

Toll Free: 1-877-482-0722

HomeTransportationTrusteesCareersStaff Login

Register for School

DCDSB Logo

Contact Us
  • Students
    • Assistive Technology
    • Athletics
    • Black Excellence, Celebration, History
    • Bullying Prevention and Intervention
    • Catholic Graduate Expectations
    • Code of Conduct
    • Community Involvement Hours
    • Continuing and Adult Education
    • Edsby
    • Equity and Inclusive Education
    • Graduation Requirements
    • Homework Help
    • International Education Program
    • LaunchPad Learning Portal Login
    • Mental Health
    • myBlueprint
    • Safe and Accepting Schools Anonymous Reporting
    • School Year and Holiday Calendar
    • Student Agenda
    • Student Census
    • Student Trustees and Student Council
    • Student Office 365
    • Transitions and Pathways
    Learning Management System

    Edsby

    Social Work Access Line

    Social Work Access Line

  • Parents
    • Absent Student Reporting
    • Admissions Requirements
    • Assistive Technology
    • Black Excellence, Celebration, History
    • Bullying Prevention and Intervention
    • Child Care and Early Years Programs
    • Concussion Protocol
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • DCDSB SafeArrival (New)
    • Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (DCPIC)
    • Edsby
    • Equity and Inclusive Education
    • Find My Local Catholic School
    • International Education Program
    • myBlueprint
    • News
    • Our Faith
    • Register My Child for School
    • Return to Learning
    • Safe and Accepting Schools Program
    • School Cash Online
    • Student Census
    • Student Services and Special Education
    • Student Transcript
    • Volunteer
    • Why Choose the Durham Catholic District School Board
    Learning Management System

    Edsby

  • Schools
    • Book a School Space
    • Continuing and Adult Education
    • Distribution of Public Materials to Schools
    • EcoSchools
    • Find My Local Catholic School
    • Our Faith
    • Register My Child for School
    • School Listing
    • Transportation
    • Water Sampling
    Kindergarten, French Immersion or High School

    Register for School

  • Programs
    • 21st Century Learning
    • Alternative Education
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • Black Excellence, Celebration, History
    • Continuing and Adult Education
    • Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
    • De-streaming
    • Durham Elementary Catholic Athletics (DECA)
    • French
    • Grade 7 to 12 Schools
    • Guidance
    • Indigenous Education
    • International Education Program
    • Kindergarten
    • Mathematics
    • Student Services and Special Education
    • Transportation
    Register for High School

    Check Us Out!

  • Our Board
    • Accessibility
    • Administration (Superintendents of Education)
    • Agendas and Highlights
    • Bids Opportunities
    • Board of Trustees
    • Board Policies
    • Boundary Reviews
    • Careers
    • Catholic Education Week and Child and Youth Mental Health Week
    • Community Calendar
    • Community
    • Contact Us
    • Departments
    • Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award
    • Durham Catholic Children's Foundation
    • Freedom of Information Requests
    • Our Faith
    • Publications
    • Pupil Accommodation Review
    • School Year and Holiday Calendar
    • Strategic Planning
    View our Board of Trustees page

    Board of Trustees

    Ontario College of Teachers

    Ontario College of Teachers

Hand with rosary

Our Faith

  • Open new window to share this page via Facebook Facebook
  • Open new window to share this page via LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Open new window to share this page via Twitter Twitter
  • Email this page Email

Our Catholic schools provide a faith based education rooted in the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.  We challenge each student to meet Ontario's Catholic Graduate Expectationsby promoting their spiritual development with an emphasis on social justice and Catholic Social Teachings. We believe that this formation will not only serve our students today, but also in the future as they contribute positively to our society in the service of others.

Each year we identify an essential element of evangelization, through a spiritual theme, to focus our faith formation initiatives. 

 

Welcome to A Community of Faith (2021-2022)

We would like to welcome all students, families, and staff to the 2021-2022 school year. This year, the spiritual theme, calls us to reflect on what it means to be A Community of Faith.  Tree with fruit and people surrounding the tree holding hands

The Pastoral Planning Team would like to thank all the incredible student artists who entered the Spiritual Theme Poster Design Contest. Congratulations to Dimiana Saeed and Emma Fischer from All Saints Catholic Secondary School for their winning designs which have been combined for this year’s poster. 

Dimiana used a tree to represent the foundation of our community’s faith. The three large main branches of the tree represent the Trinity, the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Dimiana explained, “The roots of the tree represent the foundation of our faith just like how a tree’s roots hold it in place and keep it up.” The fruits on the tree represent the fruits of the Holy Spirit which include, charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity. For Dimiana, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, “represents Jesus Christ’s everlasting love for everyone.”

“As a faith community, we all come from different places and have different genders, sizes, and backgrounds,” said Emma, student at All Saint Catholic Secondary School. “We each have been given different gifts from God and it is these gifts that bring us together as a community to serve God.” 

As St. Paul states, “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together.” Emma added, “the symbols on the people used in the image represent people at different stages in their life. There are happy and sad emotions, celebrations of awards and song, love and heartbreak, etc. While we are individuals with different strengths, needs and wants, we are brought together in the body of Christ: ‘Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.’”  

The DCDSB Community of Faith is a community of inclusion, respect and love for each individual because we are the body of Christ. 

Community of Faith Artwork

Dimiana and Emma had the opportunity to share their ideas behind their artwork and express what a Community of Faith means to them. Click play to watch their video:

Click play to see the incredible talent of the other student artists who submitted designs for the poster contest in June.

 

Our parishes

We partner with our local parishes to strengthen the relationship between school, home and church.

 

Renewing the Promise

"Our Catholic schools offer an extraordinary contribution to the social and environmental fabric of our society and world. In partnership with parents, who bear the primary responsibility for the education of their children, all those who work in Catholic education are called upon to reflect, in a faithful and discerning fashion, God's presence in this world."

(Source: Renewing the Promise a Pastoral Letter for Catholic Education, May 2018)

Find the Pastoral Letter for Catholic Education "Renewing the Promise" here.

Contact us

To learn more, call us at 905-576-6150 ext. 22238.

Contact Us


Subscribe to this page

DCDSB footer logo

Contact Durham Catholic District School Board

650 Rossland Rd. W
Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4
Phone: 905-576-6150
Toll Free: 1-877-482-0722

Quick Links and Resources

  • Students
  • Parents
  • Schools
  • Programs
  • Our Board
  • Feedback
  • Staff Login

© 2022 Durham Catholic District School Board

AccessibilityContact UsReport ItSitemapCareersFOI Request

Designed by eSolutionsGroup

×
Close Browser Alert Banner
Browser Compatibility Notification
It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.