St. John the Evangelist School honors, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at 75th Anniversary Mass
“This is where it’s at, a preK-8 Catholic school… where students get the skills they need to be good students and to build their faith,” said Shindana Crawford, principal of St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Silver Spring, Maryland just before Mass on Sunday, June 7.
Crawford, who is finishing her fourth year at St. John the Evangelist School, said that it was important to honor the legacy of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for what they created when helping to found the school, and even more importantly, to see that foundation “be revered by future generations of students at the school.”
The Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), closed out the year-long celebrations of the parish and school’s 75th anniversary. Father Joseph Calis, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, opened the Mass, acknowledging the Sisters of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, seated in the front row, who will soon end their time in residence in the parish.
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