QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE CLERICS OF SAINT VIATOR Volume 2 , Num b er 4
Winter/Spring 1997
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F A I T H
Viatorian Parishes Collaborate ...
Springfield School Benefits _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ with an average 15 new
members to racism and
families each week.
potential gang and drug
Although some distance apart in size, geography and resources, both parishes share a common Viatorian perspective on sharing and commitment to issues of social justice.
problems. The school was reorganized in June of last year, following 11 years of dedicated service by the Springfield Dominican Sisters in operating the school while receiving no compensation for
As an inner city parish,
their labors. The
St. Patrick is
original enrollment was 53 students in
Fr. Eck preaching the Lenten Mission
"... both parishes share a common Viatorian perspective on sharing and commitment to issues of social justice."
T he cold of this past
education in an urban
winter in Springfield,
area of limited
Illinois was dispelled at
resources .
St. Patrick Parish School
St. Thomas More is
by the warm generosity
located in suburban Las
of members of the St.
Vegas at Henderson,
Thomas More Catholic
which is in the heart of
Community, Henderson
the Green Valley area,
Nevada. St. Patrick
the fastest growing
School has a small
community of new
enrollment of 76 pupils,
housing construction in
experiencing all these
but a large commitment
the country.
issues daily - from
The parish is growing
healthcare needs of its
to the values of Catholic
kindergarten through 8th grade, and has grown to 76 this year. Although the large majority of students are non-Catholic, the Diocese of Springfield offers strong annual subsidies to insure the success of the school and its mission of teaching values for a lifetime. Continued on page 3