Celebrating Peace

Academy students spread peace with gardens of pinwheels and peace rocks

Congratulations to our February Artists of the Month!

REGIONAL NEWSLETTER

Volume 10: Issue 6

MARCH 2019

Dear Parents,

“Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning.”  (Joel 2:12, Lectionary)

March is a month that showcases one of the holiest times of the liturgical year, Lent. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer, doing penance,

repentance of sins, almsgiving, atonement, and self-denial. This event is observed in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, and Roman Catholic Churches. It is a 40 day journey of spiritual renewal and retreat through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It is a wonderful time to slow down and reflect on God’s place our lives and how we live out His love for us….

Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy 7th

8th grade boys basketball team won the South Shore Parochial Basketball League (SSPL) season and playoffs!

Learn, Serve, Lead, and Succeed

Lower Mills Campus students embarked on a Service Project to highlight the theme of Learn, Serve, Lead, and Succeed to support Boston Children’s Hospital.

Read Across America Day

Jack and Eileen Connors

Named in honor of Jack and Eileen Connors for their leadership in establishing Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy, a 1,100-student urban Catholic elementary school in Dorchester.  This elite honor is periodically awarded by the Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Trustees to recognize outstanding service to the Academy, specifically in the areas of leadership, administration, volunteerism, faith formation, fundraising, or teaching.  The award is given to those who have made extraordinary personal or professional commitments to the Academy, and who personify its values.