Dear Saint John’s School Families,
What, no school tomorrow??
Not so! No school for Saint
John’s students that is. Yes, teachers must go to school tomorrow. What?
When? Where? Why?
Saint John’s Faculty
members are enrolled in an all day Catechetical Class. We will travel to Greeley to join Saint
Mary’s Catholic School Staff for a
Pillars I Course. This will be taught by
an instructor from the Archdiocese of Denver Catechetical School .
Teachers in Catholic Schools in
the Archdiocese must become certified in the 4 Pillars: A Journey Through
the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The
Catechism is an invaluable resource for learning the Catholic Faith . In his document declaring the Year of Faith, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI
highlighted that it is in the Catechism that “we see the wealth of teaching
that the Church has received, safeguarded and proposed in her two thousand
years of history. From Sacred Scripture
to the Fathers of the Church, from theological masters to the saints across the
centuries, the Catechism provides a permanent record of the many ways in which
the Church has meditated on the faith and made progress in doctrine so as to
offer certitude to believers of faith” (Porta Fidei, 11)
The Catechism is divided into 4 sections, or pillars, upon
which the Church’s teaching is based:
the Creed, the Sacraments, the Moral Life in Christ, and Prayer. These 4 pillars come from Scripture when we
are given a look into the life of the early Church: “ And they devoted themselves to the
apostles’ teaching (creed) and
fellowship (moral life), to the breaking of bread (sacraments) and the prayers
(prayer)” (Acts 2:42) Tomorrow, we will be taking the Creed pillar
which is an excellent summation of how God has revealed Himself in human
history and how we respond to Him in the relationship of faith The word “Creed”
comes from the Latin word, “credo” which means “I believe.”
It is important for us here at Saint John’s School to keep
current and knowledgeable in our own Catholic Faith in order for us to model
and teach our students.
Have an enjoyable long weekend. Hopefully, we will see many of you at the
Gala Saturday night.
Shalom,
Mrs. Schmitt