Some School Sisters visited School

We had some special visitors to the all school Mass and St. Columbkille Catholic School this morning.  They are the School Sisters of Christ the King.

One of them once had Mrs. Wilson

 as her Third Grade Teacher.

Thank you for visiting!

A Saint Among Us

Today is the feast of St. John Neumann. As the fourth bishop of Philadelphia he oversaw the growth of the Catholic Schools from two to over 100. He is considered a Patron Saint of Catholic Schools. Because he was born 200 years ago, the Redemptorists are celebrating this as his Jubilee year.

After he was canonized in 1977, the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann was constructed at the Parish of St. Peter the Apostle in Philadelphia. His remains rest under the altar of the shrine within a glass-walled reliquary.

Mrs. Wilson's third grade glass is borrowing a relic of St. John Neumann and will have it in their classroom from his feast day through Catholic Schools Week.

Relics vary from a hair or bone of a saint to a piece of cloth touched to a saint. Relics can be a way to come closer to the saints and thus form a closer bond with God. A relic can never be sold.

Fr. Damian is talking to the Chancery about relics that may be available for our parish. We would like to be able to put a relic in the new altar as part of our remodeling.

Visiting Wel-Life

Mrs. Wilson's 3rd grade class has been getting

to know residents at WEL-Life assisted living

in Papillion. They visited again last week.

They sang Halloween songs.

They read some of their stories.

The residents had some treats and snacks for them.

The students brought gifts as well.

It was a good time getting to know one another.