Open the doors

What better way to celebrate community but to open wide the doors and to welcome friends and family, as well as the odd long lost companion, to join in a time of fun and sharing.

A group of school children welcomed their parents and friends to their school yesterday, for a pizza party and for an occasion to meet with teachers and students, not in a formal manner (there will be other occasions for that as time goes on) but rather for a very informal time of getting to know one another.

Friends and family were given a wonderful opportunity to visit one another, to see the school, its staff and students up close, and even to preview some children's books which were on display. The senior class sponsored a bake sale, with proceeds being contributed to the students' year-end trip, and there was even an opportunity to purchase school shirts: white t-shirts complete with stencils of the school crest and a series of other emblems.

There have been many questions posed of late with regard to the Catholicity of schools today. This experience of visiting with students in such a relaxed environment is and was a valuable opportunity to see faith in action, welcomes being extended and love being shared in simple and profound ways.