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St Josephs Primary School, Slate Street, Belfast
Transform Ed staff training will take place on Monday 13th April and Monday 1st June. Children will not attend school on these days | Afterschool clubs finish week ending Friday 27th March | P7 perform Stations of the Cross on Good Friday 3rd April at 7pm in St Peter's Cathedral - Everyone invited to attend | School office closed daily from 1pm -1.45pm
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Making St Brigid's Crosses

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1st Feb 2018
Brigid's cross is a small cross usually woven from rushes. Typically it has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Historically, there were also three-armed versions. It is suggested that the cross has pre-Christian origins and is related to the sun cross. Brigid's crosses are associated with Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. The crosses are traditionally made in Ireland on St Brigid's feast day, 1st February.