Posted: 7th December 2025
We enjoyed a wonderful Edmund Rice England Schools’ Conference this term: Changing Lives; One Day, One Child at a Time. Our speakers Jaz Ampaw-Farr and Paula Bacchiella from Flexi Schools Edmund Rice Education Australia and
Posted: 7th December 2025
On 24 September we welcomed almost 30 new staff to our office and to the College for our autumn term induction day ‘A Call to Participation’. We began with coffee and pastries at the house
Posted: 7th December 2025
Each year, to celebrate and thank the incredible coordinators and mentors who dedicate years of voluntary service to Edmund Rice Camps, we organise a pilgrimage — a time to reflect, share, and give thanks for
Posted: 7th December 2025
To harness the enthusiasm and the genuine desire to “make a difference” shown by our camp leaders and mentors — and inspired by similar work in Dublin — we launched a new evening group in
Posted: 7th December 2025
By Will Hollis, St Anselm’s College My first encounter with Edmund Rice Camps was at a school assembly, where a leader named Luke said something that stayed with me: you can’t describe how the camp
Posted: 7th December 2025
By Chloe Marks, ERC Ireland My name is Chloe Marks, and I am a coordinator for Edmund Rice Camps Ireland. I first joined camp as a leader at Newry in County Down when I was
Posted: 7th December 2025
July and August saw four highly successful Edmund Rice Camps take place across our network. Stoke Camp opened the summer in the first week of the holidays, followed by Liverpool and Wirral in week two,
Posted: 7th December 2025
During the Advent season we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus almost 2,000 years ago. As we remember this appearance of God among us we are invited to reflect on our own
Posted: 7th December 2025
Welcome to the Winter edition of Presence, our Edmund Rice England Network magazine—a space where the stories, commitments, and voices of our schools come together in a shared spirit of hope. Winter invites us to pause,
Posted: 7th December 2025
As we enter this sacred season of Advent and Christmas, our hearts turn once more to the message of hope that lies at the very centre of our faith and our mission as Edmund Rice
O God, we thank you for the life of Edmund Rice.
He opened his heart to Christ present in those oppressed by poverty and injustice.
May we follow his example of faith and generosity.
Grant us the courage and compassion of Edmund as we seek to live lives of love and service.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.