Throughout the month of October, we have been focusing on the virtue of compassion. Our quote is from John’s Gospel, “Jesus saw her weeping…his heart was touched, and he was deeply moved.” John 11:33. True compassion is not always easy to practice. In the words of Jean Vanier, “Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish.” Who wants to do that as the autumn leaves change to beautiful colors of orange, crimson and brown and the sun shines warmly upon us? This is all the more reason to show our compassion for those who cannot share in the light.
For this month, Saint Paul School has demonstrated compassion by collecting blankets for the Humane Society. Our Student Council will also be hosting a walk-a-thon for breast cancer awareness month. Raffle tickets sold for Saint Paul School breast cancer awareness tee shirts will enable us to provide a donation to our guest speaker, a young mother who is currently battling this horrible disease. Pledge donations will be submitted to the American Cancer Society.
As we look toward November, we are already planning our Veteran’s Day assembly. The assembly will take place in the gymnasium on November 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM. All parish Veterans are invited to attend as we honor those who have so bravely served our country.
As always, good things are happening at Saint Paul School. We encourage you to come in and take a tour!