November 13th

Dear Friends,

Last year’s St. Patrick Day Corned Beef Dinner committee met last week, and we are looking ahead for ways to possibly expand the event beyond the 6-9 pm dinner for adults. While we want to keep that “signature” part of the event intact as-is, we thought it worth exploring how to beef up the “after party” and maybe even look to something more family friendly (and less expensive) on the front end of the evening- perhaps using the gymnasium or even a tent on the lawn. We also hope to expand involvement on the various committees, which include set-up/clean-up, bar, raffle, baskets, add book, etc. If you’d like to get involved, please let me know. In any case, mark your calendar for   March 4th!

I’d like to take this opportunity to say a public “thank you” to Mrs. Katie Thompson, who has served as Assistant Principal at our Bridgeport Catholic Academy for the past seven years. Katie is moving to a new position at CPS to help them in their teacher recruitment efforts., but stayed on for the start of this school year to help us get things up-and-running. Mr. Dan Flaherty will assume the primary responsibility for administration of that school while retaining his oversight role for both our schools. Mrs. Julian Jurisic has demonstrated incredible leadership at our  St. Gabriel Catholic School  and will manage day-to-day operations there while finishing up her principal certification- a mere formality from my perspective. We continue to “feel our way” along as we seek to leverage opportunities for collaboration that will enhance our parish’s educational ministry.
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May your week reflect the encounter with Christ
we experienced at Mass today!