Jan. 28 - Feb. 3
Overall, enrollment is up at diocesan schools
"We’ve got to be authentically Catholic,” said David Perda, superintendent of schools for the Worcester Diocese. Catholicism must be “integrated into everything that we do, and that includes hiring and professional development.”
As National Catholic Schools Week approaches, he reports that “the state of the schools is very good.”
"I do sports because I love physical activity. I love all this stuff, but religion, to me, is the core. My life, it centers around that.”
Religion plays important role for student-athlete
James Kelly plays football, basketball and baseball for St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School and he’s known for giving total effort all the time. However, when you ask him what is more important to him, sports or religion, his immediate answer is religion.
Schools open doors to visitors
Check out when you can visit your local Catholic school
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
FITCHBURG: St. Bernard’s
Elementary, 254 Summer St.
Visit stbernardselementary.org to schedule a tour.
Elementary, 254 Summer St.
Visit stbernardselementary.org to schedule a tour.
GARDNER: Holy Family Academy, 99 Nichols St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, to tour and meet staff. Email admissions@holyfamilyacademyma.org or call 978-632-8656 X219.
LEOMINSTER: St. Anna Elementary, 213 Lancaster St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, to tour and meet staff. Email mpriddy@stannaleom.org.
MILLBURY: Assumption School,
17 Grove St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house from 10 a.m.-noon, Sunday, Jan. 28. Visit
assumptionschoolmillbury.org.
17 Grove St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house from 10 a.m.-noon, Sunday, Jan. 28. Visit
assumptionschoolmillbury.org.
SHREWSBURY: St. Mary Elementary, 16 Summer St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, to tour and meet staff. Register at school.stmarysparish.org or email admissions@stmarysparish.org.
SOUTHBRIDGE: Trinity Catholic Academy, 11 Pine St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, to tour and meet staff. Visit trinitycatholicacademy.org.
UXBRIDGE: Our Lady of the Valley Regional, 75 Mendon St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open house12-2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, to tour and meet staff. Visit ourladyofthevalleyregional.com.
WEBSTER: All Saints Academy, 48 Negus St., will hold its Catholic Schools Week open houses 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, and 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday Jan. 31, to tour and meet staff. Visit allsaintswebster.org; Email admissions@allsaintswebster.org.
WORCESTER: St. Peter Central Catholic School, 865 Main St., will hold its open house, 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28. St. Peter’s has openings in grades PreK- 8. Email Mary Beth Soucy at marybeth.soucy@stpetercc.com
or call 508-791-6496. Visit stpetercentralcatholic.com.
WORCESTER: Notre Dame Academy, 425 Salisbury St., will hold its Admissions Info Session for perspective students 6-6:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 13. To register visit nda-worc.org.
"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts" – Psalm 95
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