By focusing academics around a deeper spiritual view of the world around us, students develop an inner sense of moral responsibility. They learn the value of devoting time to charity, treating others with respect, and listening for God's guidance in their life choices.
Students who attend our school come from different faith backgrounds, practices, and levels of participation. Nearly 30% of our families are non-Catholic.
Daily, students come together as a group to begin their day with prayer, song, and announcements. Each week our students attend Mass at their campus church, and have the opportunity to serve as readers, cantors, gift bearers, or altar servers. On special Feast Days within the Catholic Church, our students celebrate Mass together at one location.
Religion class is a part of the daily curriculum and is suitable for all students concerning age, faith, and academic ability. Clergy members from St. Paul the Apostle Parish make weekly rounds to different grades to help foster the relationship with the church and with God.
Through the Prayer Partner Program, our students develop relationships with each other and promote peer mentoring. Pairing older students with younger ones, the partners exchange special projects and cards throughout the year, sit together during joint school Masses, and spend time together when visiting each other's campuses. Students are encouraged to pray for each other, and it is beautiful to see the bonds they form as the year progresses.
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Each year our school families support a variety of service projects organized by our students and staff to provide students with the opportunity to make a difference in the community in which they live. We have collected non-perishable goods for food pantrys, clothing and socks for homeless shelters, blankets for animal shelters, and provided small gifts, toilletry items and cards of joy to the elderly. Through these simple acts of kindness, our students learn how to put their faith in action.
(2022 - donations collected to support the Bangor Humane Society)