I love being the pastor of a parish with a school. This is the sixteenth year for the Academy, and every year is better than the last. We've been having open house evenings, with another one tonight, and it's wonderful to be in the hallways as families are finding their children's classrooms, signing up for sports, getting lunches ordered, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
They'll all be here tomorrow -- 545 students at the moment, with more waiting to be admitted -- and our new academic year will begin. It will be my pleasure and privilege to celebrate daily Mass with all the students, faculty and staff, and we'll begin the schedule for students' confessions, too.
Last year's graduates are heading off to their various colleges in a few weeks, and we'll have lots of new faces here. The cycle continues!
5 comments:
I really think that your school is part of your vocation.
It is wonderful that you have been able to do this. Tell me, is your school based on the "Anglican (CofE)" model, the "Roman Catholic" model or something 'other'?
I'm not sure what you mean by the "Roman Catholic" model, but our school is Catholic and classical, and the Upper School is college preparatory. Every student must study Latin, must take part in the choral music program, and cannot graduate unless admitted to a four-year college or university. We have separate classrooms for boys and girls from third grade onward whenever possible.
Thanks Father for the clarification. "CLASSICAL" is what I was thinking of but I don't think most Catholic Schools provide that anymore. I don't know about the CofE Schools, probably not either.
Do any of the other Anglican Use Parishes have any schools?
So far, ours is the only school among A.U. parishes.
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