Catholic Identity Committee of the Parish School
Celebrating Liturgically
Praying for Each Other
Members of the parish and school community are invited to adopt a student for the school year to pray for, sacrifice for, and lift up daily. In the same way parishioners are invited to pray for students, students will be encouraged to pray for those who spiritually adopted them. Families are encouraged to join the virtual rosary with the parish, too.
Serving Others
Lending Library
Virtues Program
The CIC supports the enrichment of students through the Virtues in Practice Program. In 2020-21, the virtue of the year is HOPE. Learn more in our parent guide.
27 December: Feast of the Holy Family & 28 December: Feast of the Holy Innocents (‘Childermas’)
27 December: Feast of the Holy Family. Little is known about the life of Jesus’s earthly family. The gospels tell of the early years, including the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the flight into Egypt, and the finding of Jesus in the temple. Pope Leo XIII promoted this...
26 December: Feast of Saint Stephen
26 December: Feast of Saint Stephen. On the second day in the octave of Christmas, we celebrate the Feast of St. Stephen, an early Church deacon and the first Christian martyr. The Book of Acts 6-7 tells us about Stephen. He came from a family of Hellenists,...
14 December: Saint John of the Cross
14 December: Saint John of the Cross. Born in 1542 as Juan de Yepes, he was the son of a poor silk weaver in Spain. His father was of noble birth but had married much beneath him and thus had been cut off by family. He had taken to silk weaving as a means of...
9 December: Saint Juan Diego and 12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe
9 December: Saint Juan Diego and 12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is fitting to celebrate these two feast days together. The beautiful story of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe is well known. A poor Indian man named Juan Diego was walking for many miles to...
POPCS feeds the hungry at Christmastime!
The Catholic Identity Committee at POPCS has identified 10 local families who are in need of a Christmas dinner. When we say "need," we mean that without our support, they will not have a holiday meal.This opportunity for service is a beautiful way to teach...
6 December: Feast of St Nicholas
6 December: Feast of St Nicholas. St Nicholas is the patron of children, the hungry, brides and scholars! He was born in the year 270 and grew up on the coast of what is now Turkey with his wealthy Greek parents. He became bishop in Myra and died there on December 6,...
22 November: Feast of Christ the King
22 November: Feast of Christ the King (the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe). Celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, this feast day was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. As a response to the rise of secularization, atheism,...
18 November: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Born into a wealthy family in Grenoble, France, Rose learned political skills from her father and a love of the poor from her mother. At age 8, it became her dream to go to America and work with Native Americans after hearing a Jesuit missionary speak of his work...
11 November: Saint Martin of Tours
Born to pagan parents, this son of a veteran was forced at the age of 15 to serve in the army. Martin was baptized a Christian at age 18. He lived more like a monk than a soldier. One of the most famous stories associated with Martin happened while he was in the army:...
3 November: Blessed Solanus Casey
3 November: Blessed Solanus Casey. Born Bernard Francis Casey to Irish immigrants in 1870, he first considered the priesthood after witnessing a brutal murder as a young man. In seminary, he struggled with studies and mastering languages. Because of his poor grades,...
The Giving Manger features an empty manger in which straw is added by children through their good deeds and acts of service across Advent, a time of preparation. Each classroom will have a handmade Giving Manager crafted by Dave Richardson, straw to add, and a baby Jesus to arrive for Christmas! Fr Smith blessed each manager!
Across the year, the Holy Family Traveling Statue will live in the home of each of our families! Learn more about this beautiful statue, a gift from the Catholic Identity Subcommittee, by watching this video explaining what to expect when you have it in your home! Watch here.
On 8 September 2020, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, children gathered from our K4 and K5 to witness the dedication of a new statue to the Blessed Mother installed nearto the playground. This statue is to serve as a reminder of beauty, joy and holiness for our children across the school day. And, is the result of a generous gift from:
the Lewis family, Antici family, Escude family, Rivera family, and Richardson family
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