MISSION STATEMENT
Together We Learn
The mission of the St. Veronica Catholic School
Community is to provide, in a responsible manner,
a Catholic Education which develops the various
capabilities of each individual to live fully today and
to meet the challenges of the future, thus enriching
our community.
We are dedicated and committed to the building of
a strong partnership between the home, school
and parish to help our children grow spiritually,
intellectually, emotionally, morally, socially in the
image of Christ.
VIRTUE EDUCATION
Every month we will gather as a community of
faith and recognize the virtues in the actions of our
students. The virtues are rooted in the Gospel
Values and emphasized in the Catholic Graduate
Expectations with an emphasis on the
development of the whole child.
These are the virtues that we will recognize and
promote throughout the school year:
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Faith
Empathy
Conscience
Hope
Self Control
Respect
Kindness
Love
Acceptance
Fairness
BELIEF STATEMENTS
We believe that
… we grow in our faith as a community by
living the gospel values of love, justice,
compassion and service in our daily lives.
…each individual within the community can
grow intellectually, emotionally, socially and
spiritually through meaningful and challenging
learning experience.
ST. VERONICA CATHOLIC
SCHOOL
680 Novo Star Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5W 1C7
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Pastoral Plan
2013-2014
…we bring out the best in each other by
working together to create welcoming and
supportive relationships.
…all partners in our school – staff, parish,
parents, and volunteers strive to put children
first by building a community that
communicates effectively and works
cooperatively with one another.
…each individual is unique and that treating
each other with courtesy, kindness and respect
fosters a caring and safe learning environment.
… a professional staff working collaboratively
to enhance the learning environment and their
own learning enriches the lives of everyone.
Faith in Education
“Enter to Learn, Prepare to Serve”
THE CATHOLIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
(Proverbs 29:18) Our Catholic journey is strongly
rooted in developing future Catholic leaders. We
create opportunities rich within the Catholic
experience to help us work towards the attainment
of our Catholic Graduate Expectations.
When our students leave our school we will have
created discerning believers, effective
communicators, reflective and holistic thinkers who
are self-directed, responsible lifelong learners,
collaborative contributors, caring family members
and responsible citizens.
S. Donaghue
C. Duke
Principal
Vice-Principal
PARISH, SCHOOL & HOME CONNECTIONS
St. Francis Xavier Parish and St. Veronica School
work together with the home to ensure that we are
all working towards the achievement of the Catholic
Graduate Expectations for our students. Leading
our pastoral team is Pastor Msgr. Edgardo Pan,
Associate Pastors Fr. Joshua Roldan & Fr. Susairaj
Savarimuthu. Their visits to our school community
add to the development and celebration of our faith.
Regular, continuous and open communication
between home, parish & school is essential for
supporting our students’ faith formation and creating
successful faith-based learning experiences.
Parents are invited and welcome to attend school
liturgies, sacramental preparations, and to support
our efforts in creating a strong sense of stewardship
among our students by supporting school outreach
projects and community charities.
SCHOOL PASTORAL PLAN
As the adult faith ambassadors for our students, our
school pastoral plan allows us to explore our role in
the formation of our future Catholic leaders.
Through the Use of Prayer…
Daily Prayers, Praying the Rosary, Liturgical
Reflections, Bible readings, and O’ Canada are
parts of every student’s opening exercises. Our
Faith and Prayer is further deepened by regular
engagement in praying the rosary. At St. Veronica
we welcome the Rosary Apostolates into our school
community and work alongside with them in the
faith development of our students and staff.
Through Special Liturgical Celebrations…
As Catholics, we praise God every day and we are
thankful for our many blessings. We use special
times of the year to highlight our thanks to God for
all that He has done for us by bringing us together
in church. Our liturgical celebrations are included
on this pamphlet, are posted on our website & will
also be included in our newsletters.
Through Community Service & Outreach
Projects
As a faith community, we strive to find ways to live
our virtues, demonstrate compassion and
generosity by giving to those in need. As a
community of caring, concerned citizens we will
strive to find opportunities to demonstrate our
commitment to Jesus and His ministry through a
range of community service projects. With a strong
and active group of Catholic Youth Leaders, St.
Veronica reaches out to our community by
supporting Terry Fox, Operation Christmas Child,
Canadian Food for Children, Sharelife, United Way,
The Knight’s Table, St. Francis Xavier Parish, St.
Vincent de Paul Society & Sick Kids Hats Off to
Cancer as well as other Catholic charities.
LITURGICAL YEAR AT A GLANCE
DATE
Sept.24th 1:00pm
Opening & 10th Celebration
Mass at St. Veronica School
Sept.26th 7:00 pm
Parent’s Meeting First
Reconciliation First Communion
@ St. Francis Xavier Parish
Oct. 10th 1:00 pm
Thanksgiving Liturgy
3rd
Nov. & 4th– all
masses
First Communion Inscription
Ceremony
Nov 6th 7:00 pm
Parent Meeting for Confirmation
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Nov 11th 10:50am
Remembrance Day Liturgy
Dec 8th & 9th all
masses
Confirmation Inscription
Ceremony
Dec 9th 1:00 pm
Advent Mass @ St. Veronica
Jan 16th 9:30am
First Reconciliation, @ St.
Francis Xavier Parish
Feb 27th 9:00am
Grs.3-8 Reconciliation
Mar 5th 9:00 am
Ash Wednesday Liturgy,
St. Veronica School
April 1st 9:15am
Lenten Mass @ St. Francis
Xavier Parish
April 16th All day
Whole School Lenten Retreat
April 24th 7:00pm
Confirmation @ St. Francis
Xavier Parish
May 4th-9th
Catholic Education Week:
Serving in the Love of Christ
May 5th 9:00am
Catholic Education Week
Opening Liturgy & Music
Showcase
May21st 9:00 &
10:00 am
Crowning of Mary
May 24th 10:00am
First Holy Communion @ St.
Francis Xavier Parish
June 12th 9:30am
Year End Mass St. Veronica
June 24th 9:00am
Grad Mass
Sacramental Preparation
Sacramental preparation is central to the faith
formation of each and every student. At St.
Veronica, our grade two and grade eight teachers,
supported by their family and the parish team at St.
Francis Xavier, spend a great deal of time preparing
students for the sacrament of Reconciliation, First
Holy Communion and Confirmation. These are truly
significant moments in the formation of our student’s
catholicity and to our commitment to the Catholic
Church.
CELEBRATION