Our Catholic identity allows us to live with purpose, joy, and passion. We are called to share in the blessings of God and strive to become witnesses of faith through stewardship and action.
Everything we do is aligned with the formation and movement of the early church - Acts 2:42 -"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."
(student leadership & instruction, shared experiences, sacraments, prayers)
Student Leadership
Student-led Ministries - Prayer, altar serving, school chorus, lectoring
Helping Hands Service Project (based on St Therese’s Little Way) picking up little pieces of trash in the neighborhood
8th Prayer Apostles -group assigned to each class- will lead prayer each week with them
Instruction
Each class currently uses the Sadlier We Believe Catholic Identity Series as well as a supplemental program focusing on the Liturgical Calendar and Saint Feast Days
Shared Experiences
Monthly Assemblies based on Leader in Me framework
SACA Pillars (Stewardship, Appreciation, Character, Action)
One Word- what one word do we want to focus on this year-goal or trait
One Word Saints-Piergiorgio Frassati, Mother Cabrini, John the Baptist, Gianna Molla, Francisco/Jacinta, Perpetua/Felicity, Mary Magdalene, Tarcissius Each class picked a one word trait that best represents
This year we will be doing Virtues (7 of them- Theological & Cardinal)
School-wide Field Trips- one faith trip a year (Past trips include visiting the Our Lady of Guadalupe display at St. Mary’s Winfield and the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Inwood)
Sacraments
Weekly Mass for each class
School masses- Holy Days and Feast of St. Adalbert
Confessions- Back to School Sept, Advent-December, Lent-March
Prayer
Morning Prayer including Saint of the Day
Angelus at lunch
Closing Prayer - Shout Outs and Glory Be, ending with “Praise Be Jesus Christ- Now and forever!”
Monthly rosary
Catholic Schools Week Retreat
Stations of the Cross each Friday in Lent, Holy Week Culmination in Lower Church
33 Day Consecration to St Joseph, ending with Crowning of Mary on Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
School representation in Corpus Christi procession