Celebrating Christian Unity
Saint Patrick Catholic School prides itself on being “Authentically Catholic and Warmly Ecumenical” and understands that it is important to recognize and celebrate what we have in common with Friends of Other Faith Traditions. When Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council in 1960, he made it clear that he regarded the unity of Christians as a major concern of the Council. In this spirit of ecumenism, the Catholic Church sets one week aside each year in January to celebrate Christian Unity.
Each year Saint Patrick celebrates Christian Unity Day by inviting our area pastors, priests, and ministers to attend Chapel to celebrate them. These ministers and priests work in collaboration with us to deepen the faith of our students, and this is worth celebrating! Our students see and experience that we embrace all that we have in common as Christians as we strive to deepen the faith of all of our students.
We had a number of ministers and priests join us today. Thank you to the following for sharing their morning with us: Father Jim Curran, Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception; Father Win Lewis, Christ and Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church; Reverend John Rohrs, St. Andrews Episcopal Church; Doctor Rick Goeres, First Lutheran Church; Pastor Keith Olivier, St. John Lutheran Church and Bishop Boney, Church of Latter Day Saints, Norfolk 2nd Ward.
