CATHOLIC Schools

In Matthew 7.7 Jesus taught his followers to ask, and they will receive. Recently, a group of
Beckman Catholic students thought of a creative way to help fellow students to foster a “big ask” of the Lord. They developed a prayer for an end to the coronavirus pandemic that would be shared with schools throughout the Archdiocese of Dubuque. This group, with the guidance of Fr. Tyler Raymond, Beckman Catholic Chaplain, and Mr. Kielkucki, Principal, completed their effort last week. The pandemic prayer campaign, titled #prayerdemicarchdbq will be distributed to each school within the Archdiocese of Dubuque prior to the first day of the 2020-21 school year.

Their idea is to engage 10,000+ students, grades K-12, teachers and administrators, to pause and pray the pandemic prayer at the same time each day - to flood the Lord with prayers asking for help in ending the Coronavirus and healing those who are ill. Prayer is an integral part of our Catholic schools. What better way to help students recognize that as Catholics, our first response in times of crisis is to turn to the Lord - to unite together as community and pray?

All Archdiocese of Dubuque Catholic Schools have been busy preparing to reopen schools safely and responsibly. Mitigation efforts may look different across the various school sites, but the health and safety of our students, staff, and families is of utmost importance. 

Schools will be following the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health's Return to Learn Reopening Guidance to determine when to use each of the learning modules they have planned for during the 2020-2021 school year and how to handle potential and/or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in schools.