Pope Francis has declared that the year 2025 will be a Holy Year of Jubilee for the Catholic Church – an event that takes place once every 25 years.

The theme for the 2025 Jubilee is “Pilgrims of Hope”, an invitation to showcase the hope of our Christian faith to people right across the world at a time when there is so much suffering from the impact of war, poverty, climate change, and the lasting effects of the COVID pandemic.

The Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee presents each one of us with an opportunity to reignite the flame of our faith in our own hearts and to share the light of that faith with those in darkness.

How are we celebrating?

We are launching the Year of Jubilee in school at the end of January with a celebration of the Word and by sharing the Prayer of Hope. 

Each child in school will make a Jubilee pledge. 

We will have a focus on hope in scripture through prayer journalling. 

The children will take part in Cafod's Big Lent Walk and take action in their local community by raising money for the Bishop's Good Shepherd collection. 

We will be revisiting our school mission statement and what it means for how we live as a community. 

The children will be undertaking a pilgrimage. 

We will end the Jubilee year with a celebration day.