The Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will celebrate their 49th annual Catholic Schools Week 2023 from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4.
Catholic Schools Week 2023
The 19 counties that make up the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will begin celebrating the 49th annual Catholic Schools Week with the theme "Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service."
According to the archdiocese’s announcement, its 112 Catholic elementary and high schools will celebrate the week with a variety of unique events, including open houses, days off from wearing school uniforms, community service projects, liturgical celebrations, talent shows, special decorations, student-faculty competitions, and entertainment.
During Catholic Schools Week, students and other Catholics have the chance to celebrate the illustrious legacy of excellence established by the Catholic schools and pray for God's graces to be bestowed upon their school communities.
The annual teleconference dialogue with high school students in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will take place on Monday, and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr will be one of the participants. Archbishop Schnurr will be available for question-and-answer sessions with each of the 23 Catholic high schools in the area.
The teleconference will be televised live on social media, including the Catholic Schools – Archdiocese of Cincinnati Facebook page, as well as at each high school.
The annual Catholic Schools Week Mass will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. as per the announcement. The archbishop will preside over the mass, which will also include the participation of more than a dozen other priests.
Students from over 80 different catholic schools in and around Cincinnati are encouraged to attend. Before the start of the mass at 9:40 a.m., there was a parade of banners representing each school
There will also have a mass on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at St. Peter Church in Huber Heights. Once more, it will be presided over by the archbishop and other priests.
Schools from the greater Dayton region will be represented physically and symbolically by their presence at the event and participation in the liturgy.
About Archdiocese of Cincinnati
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the fifth-largest Catholic school system in terms of enrollment, with nearly 40,000 students. According to the church's website, it is the 51st-largest Catholic diocese in the country and has approximately 435,000 Catholics.
The territory's 19 counties are in 113 Catholic primary and secondary schools, in addition to 208 canonical parishes organized into 57 Families of Parishes.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati communicates the Catholic faith's truth, goodness, and beauty through its families, parishes, schools, hospitals, social service organizations, and other ministries. This faith is what leads to peace, joy, and a life that is lived to its fullest potential.
The local Church, established as a diocese in 1821, is made up of over half a million Catholics who live in the 19 counties in western and southern Ohio.
