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Mission Frère - Advocacy

2025 Global Week of Action on HomelesnessMar 11, 2026

In November and December of 2025, ERCBNA Schools participated in the 2nd annual Edmund Rice Global Week of Action on Homelessness. This campaign invites ERCBNA schools and their communities to dedicate a week to build awareness, take action, and advocate to end homelessness.

Mission Frère - Advocacy

Continued ACTION for Juvenile Diabetes at Iona PrepMar 11, 2026

During the 2024-2025 academic year, Iona Prep students Matty Zimmerman, Daniel Resua, and Lucius LoCicero, served as Iona Prep’s ACTION Youth Ambassadors under the guidance of Iona Prep teacher and ACTION Moderator, Christine Chana. Last year, their outstanding efforts on advocacy campaigns surrounding homelessness, children’s concerns and chronic illness, and environmental concerns helped to earn them the 2024-2025 Tom Gambardella ACTION Advocacy Award.

Mission Frère - Advocacy

Iona University Partners with Edmund Rice International at United Nations HeadquartersMar 11, 2026

For the 2nd consecutive year, Iona University students will be spending their semester interning at the United Nations in New York City. Ian, Laila, and Kaelen are enrolled in an Independent Study Program at Iona that gives them access to the UN properties by means of an Edmund Rice International affiliation. Each received accreditation with the UN Economic and Social Council via a Grounds Pass to allow ease of access to the working areas of delegate conference halls . The students are enrolled

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The Edmund Rice Network

We are being invited to tap memories and participate in a “Big Tent” survey. We are called to reflect on how the experience of the Charism of Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers might be influencing our current engagements.

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ABOUT US

Brothers serve in a wide variety of ways, according to the needs of their communities and neighbors and their own individual gifts.

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BECOME A BROTHER

The Candidacy Program is the initial stage of formation in North America for the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers.

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EDUCATION

An ERCB education provides Catholic and non-Catholic families a rigorous educational experience grounded in faith and service.

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LATIN AMERICA MISSION AREA

Working with the poor, it soon becomes apparent that unjust structures ensure that the poor remain poor.

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The Essential Elements of an Edmund Rice Christian Brother Education

The Essential Elements of an ERCB Education calls educational ministry sites and those working in them to:

  • Evangelize Youth within the Mission of the Church.
  • Proclaim and Witness to Catholic Identity.
  • Stand in Solidarity with those Marginalized by Poverty and Injustice.
  • Foster and Invigorate a Community of Faith.
  • Celebrate the Value and Dignity of each Person and Nurture the Development of the Whole Person.
  • Collaborate and Share Responsibility for the Mission.
  • Pursue Excellence in all Endeavors.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 5 May 2026
OES Closed for Feast of Blessed Edmund Rice
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
ERI Environmental Action Advocacy Campaign Due
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026
Pilgrims in Peru
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026
Pilgrims in Peru
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026
Pilgrims in Peru
Thursday, 1 Oct 2026
ACTION Advocacy Workshop, Kearny, NJ
Monday, 5 Oct 2026
Called and Gifted Loyola Center, Morristown, NJ
Monday, 26 Oct 2026
School Leaders’ Retreat, Waterford, Ireland

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