Dear Parishioners,
The TEC weekend last week was wonderful! There were 35 people making the TEC for the first time, and was one of the largest TECs I worked. God was definitely working as a number of people let go of hurts and pains of the past, found forgiveness and the love of God, and began asking to become Catholic! Thanks for your prayers.
This weekend, we begin Catholic Schools Week. I am so thankful for our School, and for your support of it. There is a tremendous support system of volunteers, benefactors, and prayer warriors. This is what makes our school stand out from even other Catholic Schools (but I am a little biased, too). Catholic schools by and large enjoy higher academic successes, possibly due to the teaching of morality and ethics, smaller class sizes, and teacher commitment (not that these are altogether missing in our public schools, though). The success of our Catholic school ultimately lies in the faith formation that Catholic education provides. But this formation is not automatic by any stretch. It needs reinforcement at home and most especially at Sunday Mass. My hope and prayer for all of our Catholic School Students (and actually after school RE students, though modified) is that they take the faith they have learned, the example of service they have witnessed, and the model of practice of the faith at Mass and prayer, will grow and become a part of the student as they move through life.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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