At Mass opening Catholic Schools Week in St. Mary’s County, bishop emphasizes dignity of life
The morning was bright and sunlit as yellow school buses pulled into the parking lot at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lexington Park, Maryland. The steady splash of the fountain at the center of the drive blended with the calls of geese overhead as students stepped off the buses, their laughter and conversation rising briefly before settling into quieter tones as they made their way inside for Mass.
Students from Catholic schools across St. Mary’s County gathered Jan. 22 for a countywide Mass to celebrate the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. The liturgy brought together students, faculty, and staff from Little Flower School in Great Mills, St. John’s School in Hollywood, Mother Catherine Academy in Mechanicsville, St. Michael’s School in Ridge, and Father Andrew White, S.J. School in Leonardtown.
The Mass was organized by Father Andrew White School and celebrated by Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar. Music was provided by the choir from St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown.