Social Justice Week
You belong | Nō konei anō koe
Sunday, 6 – Saturday, 12 September
This year we begin a three-year journey exploring what it means to truly belong — to God, to one another, and to creation — starting with the first and most important thread: we belong to God, made on purpose, fully known, and unconditionally loved.
Pope Leo XIV reminds us that every person carries a dignity that is not earned and not given by others but woven into us by the God who made us. In Aotearoa New Zealand, this truth echoes in the idea of tūrangawaewae — a place to stand, a place to belong. Wherever we come from, whoever we are, we are held by a God who knows our name and calls us home.
Education resources include:
Background Notes for Teachers
Daily Prayers
Learning Activities
Achievement Objectives Highlighted
Poster
Woven Thread - 2026 theme element
Liturgy (Notes and Slides)
Caritas Stories and Videos
Catholic schools around New Zealand will receive hard copies of the poster which will be used over the next 3 years along with the 2026 focus “woven thread” element - You belong to God | Nā Te Atua anō koe.
Please feel free to order more posters or bricks by contacting education@caritas.org.nz.
“I have called you by name, you are mine,” Isaiah 43:1
Key Resources
Caritas Stories and Videos
Relevant Resources from 2023 and 2024
Share With Us
Please share with us again this year — we’d love to see photos or hear stories of how students are building peace in your school and community.
By sharing your experiences, we can all be inspired by the many ways Social Justice Week is making a difference across Aotearoa.
Let’s build peace together!
Send your stories, reflections, or images
Previous Years Resources:
2024: Choose Forgiveness, Know Peace.
2023: Imagine Peace For All / Peace Begins With You!
2022: Say No to Racism. We are One in Christ.
2021: A Culture of Encounter: Be the Church
2020: Easy as CST: unlocking the Church’s Potential
2019: Fair, You Say? Seeking fairness in an unfair world
2018: Enabling Communities. Everyone has a part to play
