De La Salle Brothers join ROE

At the Conference of Religious in England and Wales annual conference 2018 the idea was introduced of establishing an association of the trustees of religious order schools and sixth form colleges.

This association would support the work of those religious orders who are the trustees of schools or colleges and who continue to exercise active governance responsibilities. It would enable congregations to explore new ways of working together and to develop links that would support the sharing of resources and collaborative ventures. It would also give religious order trustees a voice with key national bodies such as Diocesan Schools Commissions and the Catholic Education Service.

In the following year a group representing twenty congregations, including the De La Salle Brothers in GB, worked to make this a reality and in July 2019 the new National Association of Religious Orders in Education who are trustees or founders of schools and colleges (ROE) was launched with the support of Archbishop McMahon, then Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Education Commission, Bishop Marcus Stock, who was appointed as the next Chair, and Paul Barber, the Director of the Catholic Education Service.

ROE’s vision is to see 21st Century Catholic education strengthened and enhanced by the distinctive charisms of religious orders continuing to animate and enrich the schools and colleges of which they are the trustees or founders.

Other ROE Members:

·         Brothers of Christian Instruction (de La Mennais Brothers)

·         Congregation of Christian Brothers

·         Benedictines -Downside Abbey

·         Benedictines -Worth Abbey

·         Sisters of the Holy Cross

·         Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus

·         Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

·         Society of the Holy Child Jesus

·         Society of the Sacred Heart

·         Sisters of Charity of St Paul

·         Salesians – SDB

·         Salesian Sisters – FMA

·         Faithful Companions of Jesus: FCJ

·         Franciscan Sisters Minoresses

·         Congregation of La Sainte Union des Sacre Coeurs

·         Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary: IBVM (Loreto)

·         Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart: MSC (Cabrini Sisters)

·         Religious of Jesus and Mary: RJM School

·         Sisters of Notre Dame: SSND

·         Poor Servants of the Mother of God: PSMG

·         Sisters of Christian Instruction:

·         Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

·         Josephites CJ

·         Society of the Divine Saviour SDS (Salvatorians)

·         Order of the Friar Servants of Mary (Servites)