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Our Mission
St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School is a learning community called to educate the mind and soul with Jesus as inspiration. Success in academics, development of character, and dedication to service will be achieved with support from the home, Church, and school." |
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Our Belief |
Our school believes that a catholic high school is one in which the teachings of Jesus Christ are intergated into the day to day curriculm and social fabric of high school. The life roles, knowledge, skills and attitudes outlined in the Ontario Catholic School Graduates Expectations (Institute for Catholic Education) describe the seven distinctive expectation that the Catholic Community has for graduates of Catholic Secondary Schools.
We have many opportunities to pray and to demonstrate our Catholic faith including: pray services, classroom liturgies and Sacramental Life, daily prayer, an active pastoral team, opportunities for individual student relfection in our chapel, and retreats for staff and students.
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Chaplaincy Team | J. Morson and L. Vani |
We live our Catholic faith by focusing on service, relationships, the word of God, lay witness and leadership.
Our Chaplaincy Team co-ordinates with local pastors the many areas of our faith life. We also have Catholic symbols throughout our school.
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Demonstrating Our Faith |
Our faith is shown by: liturgical celebrations, reconciliation, outreach to Catholic organizations and contributions through fund-raising.
Christian Service is a component of every Religion course at St. Jean de Brebeuf. One important way of putting our faith into action is service (e.g. students are expected to perform 10 hours of service each year).
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Our Patron
Jean de Brébeuf, was ordained at thirty-three. He was the first Jesuit Missionary in Huronia (1626) and a master of the Indian language.
He worked throughout the Midlands of Ontario, founded Mission outposts and converted thousands to the faith. He inspired many Jesuits to volunteer for the Missions of New France.
Massive in body yet gentle in character, his visions of the cross and of his future martyrdom were fulfilled when captured March 16, 1649. Tortured for hours, he was martyred at St. Ignace, six miles from Ste. Marie at the age of fifty-six. Brebeuf is said to have had the heart of a giant. He was known as the apostle of the Hurons. The Indians called him Echon.
echon: Huronian for "...he who bears the heavy load."
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