Our school provides opportunities for students, staff and parents to know and celebrate their Catholic faith. This is done through the religious life of our school. Members of our community experience a rich liturgical and prayer life, celebration of the Sacraments, faith formation, social outreach activities, and opportunities to share faith with each other and with youth from other schools in the Archdiocese.
Our Catholic faith is at the heart of our school. A rigorous religious education curriculum is implemented throughout the school. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd forms the foundation of our Kindergarten through Year 3 religious education programme and the school houses a Level 1 and 2 atrium. Religious formation is part of each day in various forms, whether this be through formal classes, prayers, special events, atrium time, retreats, individual reading, or other special events. The school community prays together at the start of the day, at noon with the Angelus, and at the end of the day. Further, students are encouraged to pray regularly on their own to explore their relationship with God. They are exposed to various prayers such as Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the Cross, and other reflective and meditative prayers. We participate in the Jubilate Deo Sacred Music Program, forming our students in the rich history of the Catholic Church in Her worship and liturgy. Students attend Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly. The liturgical calendar of the Church year shapes our focus throughout each month. Further, teachers take their classes to the church for lessons and prayer opportunities. The heroic examples of St. Peter Chanel and St. Mary of the Cross permeate the school.