Catholic School week starts on the last Sunday in January and runs all week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
The theme for National School week is, “Catholic schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”
I have a suggestion for parents to think seriously about, and that is giving their children a Catholic education.
I, for one, would like to praise Catholic schools for their ongoing contribution to education and for their role in ensuring a brighter, stronger future for the nation.
These fine schools produce students strongly dedicated to their faith, families and communities, and provide an intellectually stimulating environment, rich in spirituality, character and moral development.
The teachers in Catholic schools are dedicated to every child and try to bring out in them their hidden talents, to make the very best they can be. You see, these children are leaders of tomorrow and need what these Catholic schools provide.
I hope all interested parents get in touch with their parish or the Catholic school in their area and take the first step in improving their children’s future.
Now let me point out that as Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911, I have seen what these children can do.
My council has provided to St. Anastasia school and later Divine Wisdom Academy in Douglaston a essay contest called, “Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a free society.”
These students turn in quite impressive essays and wish we could have given them all awards.
These students due to the education they received helped them to excel and helped them to be the best they could be. So please consider a Catholic education for your children.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
