Education Sunday 2024 – 8 September

Education Sunday is a special Sunday on which churches across England and Wales pray for all those who work in education, and pray for all those who learn. It has been celebrated for over 100 years.

It is a time to think about how the Church can support education and a time to give thanks for the gift of education.

CTE General Secretary Bishop Mike Royal explains more…

“We’d like every church, across the traditions, to take a moment during their services on Sunday 8 September to pray for all the learners and educators in their community. Why not invite them to visit that day so your congregations can meet them?” said Education Sunday Coordinator and Free Churches Group Education Officer Sarah Lane Cawte. “Education Sunday is a great way for churches to start to build or deepen relationships with local schools, colleges and universities in their area,” she added.

The theme for 2024 is Learning together: education in our community.​

Education Sunday podcast from Roots for Churches featuring coordinator Sarah Lane Cawte

This year’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary are:

• Proverbs 22 v1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23​
• Psalm 125​​
• James 2 v1-10, (11-13), 14-17​​
• Mark 7 v24-37

Resources for Education Sunday from the Catholic Education Service.

The Education Sunday working group

The resources for Education Sunday are developed by an ecumenical working group. The current members of the working group are from the following churches and organisations:

• The Baptist Union
• Bible Society
• KiCK
• Pray for Schools
• The Methodist Church
• Student Christian Movement
• The United Reformed Church
• West Midlands Churches Further Education Council

Education Sunday is co-ordinated by The Free Churches Group of England and Wales, on behalf of Churches Together in England.