The winter weather delayed, but it did not deny National Catholic Schools Week (CSW) 2026, January 25–31! Referred to as “abbreviated,” “belated,” “postponed,” and “delayed,” our Catholic schools found ways to celebrate CSW.
With some schools closed across the country due to heavy snow, frigid temperatures, dangerous winds, and relentless ice and “snowcrete,” the only possible hope for CSW was to pause it. Here’s a glimpse at how our Catholic school communities refused to let the weeklong celebration of Catholic education be called for weather.
1) PB&J drive, Cathedral Parish School, St. Augustine, FL, Diocese of St. Augustine
2) Dress like a teacher, Catholic Schools of Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, Diocese of Fairbanks
3) Mass for Catholic Schools Week, St. John the Baptist School, Madison, AL, Diocese of Birmingham
4) Fr. Nate Wills, CSC, blesses stuffed animals for donation, Queen of Peace School, Mishawaka, IN, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
5) Miraculous medals for high school students to take home to families, Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, GA, Archdiocese of Atlanta
6) Wear pajamas to collect pajamas for hospitalized children, St. Mary’s School, Annapolis, MD, Archdiocese of Baltimore
7) Celebrating our nation with prayer, St. William of York School, Stafford, VA, Diocese of Arlington
8) St. John’s University celebrates elementary school at Madison Square Garden, St. John the Baptist School, Yonkers, NY, Archdiocese of New York
9) Assembling blessing bags, St. Teresa of Calcutta School, Schwenksville, PA, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
10) Celebrating 100 years at Family Mass, St. Mary’s Elementary & Middle School, Manhasset, NY, Diocese of Rockville Centre
11) Eucharistic procession, St. John Notre Dame, Folsom, CA, Diocese of Sacramento
“Catholic Schools: Communities of Hope and Joy” is the next theme that will guide Catholic Schools Week celebrations from 2026–2029. Look out for new promotional materials this summer at www.NCEA.org/CSW and save these dates:
• Discover Catholic Schools Week 2026: November 15–21, 2026
• Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2027: January 31–February 6, 2027
