Our YOUTH From the
Superintendent’s Office…
AUGUST 2017 | FOUR COUNTY CATHOLIC | www.norwichdiocese.org
My Dear Friends,
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In a few short weeks, our Catholic schools will be bustling with students, faculty, and administration. We welcome two new administrators this year: Dr. Gail Kingston, the new principal at Sacred Heart School in Groton and Mr. David Eustice, the new headmaster at Xavier High School. In addition, Mr. Larry Fitzgerald, former principal of Sacred Heart School in Groton, is now the new principal at St. John Paul II School in Middletown. I also would like to welcome all of the newly hired teachers in our Diocese this year. During my first year as superintendent, I learned a great deal about our schools and can say with all sincerity that I am quite impressed with the sense of Catholic identity and mission-driven atmosphere in all of them. Our students go on to the best colleges and universities in the Country. They are academically prepared as well as spiritually prepared. It is such an honor to serve our schools where prayer is prevalent, respect and good manners are the norm, and school personnel model the faith which we espouse. It is a communal effort with administration, faculty and staff, school boards, parents and guardians, grandparents, and most importantly, the children. Bishop Cote sets the tone for the importance of Catholic education, and is a visible presence in our schools. We are so fortunate to have the pastors, priests, deacons, and religious sisters and brothers, all of whom have dedicated their lives to service in Our Lord, deeply involved in our Catholic schools. Please join me in praying for continued vocations. In our society today, we should never take those in the religious life for granted, and should encourage our children to respond to and recognize the calling of whatever vocation they may have. I look forward to serving our schools this year, and am extremely blessed to do so. Please spread the good word about our schools, and know that it is never too late to enroll!
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Henry Fiore, Jr. Superintendent of Schools
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