January 20, 2002
Our Wonderful School
Christmas
Past
The church seems so stark this week since the Christmas decorations
were taken down last week. Many thanks to Elaine Trentacoste and Anne
Craft who led a church-ful of volunteers in decorating for Advent, Christmas
and then had the task of un-decorating. We're now back in "ordinary
time", time in church life where we expect God to come to us in
ordinary moments of our lives. Look and see! God comes!
Cool Way to Pray
If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online,
go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church
Interactive” link.
Away
at College?
If you know of a St. Brigid parishioner who
is away at college, you can help us stay in touch through our parish’s
weekly “letter from home”. Send in their name and e-mail address
just click here.
Today’s
Bible Quote
“It is too little for you to be my sear will make you a light to
the nations." -- Isaiah 49
Read
Bob Keeler's
Series on Priests
Part
One
Part
Two
Part Three
Technology Ministry
If you’d like toggle your time and expertise at helping our parish
connect its telephone systems or develop its computer networking or
work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our
online
form
El
Salvador Trip
If you’d like to see the parish’s mission trip to
El Salvador online, you can see photos and a travelogue by
clicking here.
Want
to e-mail Father Ralph?
Past Columns:
Jan 13: Changing
Times
Jan 6: Farewell Father
Augustine
Dec 30: A Great
Christmas
Dec 23: First Christmases
Dec 16: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 9 : Future Priests
Dec
2: A Grateful Thanks
Nov 24: The Grinch Who Stole Advent
Nov 18:Let Me Count
the Ways:
Nov 11:Plenty of
Rooms
Nov 4: Treat, Definitely Treat
Oct 28: Figuring
It Out
Oct 21:Prayers for
Our Time
Oct 14: Warring Words
Oct 7: Getting more
from the Word
Sept 30: Saying Goodbye
Sept 23:
Gray Days
Sept 16: This
Week's Tragedy
Sep.9: Summer Vacation
Sep
2: I Used to be an Embryo
August 26: Holy
Walking
August
19: Just Like Family
Aug
12:Incredible Forgiveness
August 5: Diocesan Doings
July
29: On A Mission
July 22: Piecing Together
July 15th: Unpacking St Brigids
July 8th: Happy to Be Here
July 1st : First Words
This is the time each year
when parents start considering the question, "Where shall our children
go to school next year?" Some opt for their local public school;
some consider the benefits of a Catholic School Education. Well I'm new
to this community and I'm only starting to get to know the local public
schools in Westbury, Carle Place and East Meadow. But I REALLY know our
St. Brigid's/Our Lady of Hope School and I'm not ashamed to brag a little
(OK a lot) about this remarkable community of administrators, teachers,
parents and students.
I used the word "community" first,
not "educational institution". Of course our children get a
great education at St. Brigid's/Our Lady of Hope School. But the community
life forms children and their families in ways beyond academic education.
Look at some of the things
that our school community offers:
• Extracurricular activities- Drama Club, Chorus, Band, a program
which integrates Science, Technology and Social Studies, Dance, Student
Council, Reading Club, and National Junior Honor Society.
• Students are involved in a variety of service activities -- cards
for veterans, Christmas giving tree, Walk-a-thon for the Red Cross, Thanksgiving
Luncheon for Senior Citizens, food drives, Math-athon for St. Jude's Children's
Research Hospital, Make-a-Wish, Boy's & Girl's Town, UNICEF and Senior
Connections.
• Older and younger students are paired throughout the year as prayer
buddies for Mass and service projects
• The school participates in and sponsors various co-curricular activities
-- Math Fair, Science Fair, Art Contests, Career Day, Humanities Fair,
and Multicultural Festival.
• The school offers an after-school child care program
• Each classroom has a collection of books, dictionaries, encyclopedias
and one or more computers.
• All students regularly write in journals.
• There's an excellent program for gifted and talented students...
I'm running out of room with a lot more to brag about. It has been my
pleasure to be involved in the school community on a regular basis. A
few weeks from now parents will have a chance to register their children.
It's an excellent place to consider.
Have you visited St. Brigid's Presepio?
Find out what it's about: Click Here
Come Visit Our Online Tour of our Youth Group's Trip To El Salvador!
For the Record..
See Father's Ralph's first spoken greeting to the community at St. Brigid..
Italian Mass
(translation provided)
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Haitian Mass
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