Tell HHS to Keep Abortion out of Family Planning Program
May 5th, 2021On April 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule on the Title X family planning program that would reverse the Trump Administration’s 2019 Title X Rule (also known as the “Protect Life Rule”). On May 4th, the USCCB along with the Southern Baptists Convention’s Ethics and Religious […]
Watch the 2021 Ordinations LIVE
April 29th, 2021They have been affectionately tagged the 3Ms: Mac Hill, Michael Kieler and Michael Elias. They are the three seminarians who will be ordained on Saturday, May 15 by Bishop Felipe Estévez for service to the Diocese of St. Augustine. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the Ordination is invitation-only. However, the event will be live-streamed to the […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Names Christ the King Catholic School a Green Ribbon School
April 23rd, 2021The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday, April 22 that Christ the King Catholic School in Jacksonville is among the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. They are the only school in the state of Florida, among public and non-public schools, to be named a Green Ribbon School. Christ the […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s joins nationwide campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccination
April 23rd, 2021Ascension St. Vincent’s is collaborating with a coalition of 60 of America’s hospitals and healthcare institutions on a nationwide campaign to encourage adults to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Led by Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, the campaign “Get the Vaccine to Save Lives,” is designed to reassure the public that vaccines are safe, effective and […]
San Jose Car & Truck Show raises $8,616 for Bishop Snyder Center
April 19th, 2021By Joe DeSalvoSpecial for the St. Augustine Catholic Tim “T.J.’’ Mesmer has won his share of awards the past six years as owner of a beautiful 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda Convertible. Accepting them at fund-raising events is even more rewarding. That was the case on April 10 as Mesmer’s Limelight Green ‘Cuda, with its iconic […]
Christ the King Teacher Recognized as “Top Science Educator”
April 19th, 2021Congratulations to Suzette Gagnon, a teacher at Christ the King Catholic School in Jacksonville, for being recently recognized by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). Gagnon received the Corteva Excellence in Agricultural Science Education Award for her hard work revamping the school’s community gardens last year. “Christ the King Catholic School was the first Catholic […]
U.S. Bishops Monitor Developments at U.S.-Mexico Border
April 14th, 2021The USCCB’s Department of Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) continuously monitors developments at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as changes in U.S. immigration policy generally. This memorandum provides a broad overview of the current situation at the border and the Church’s most recent efforts to respond, both at the national and local levels. While the […]
Morning Star School Dedicates a State-of-the-Art Outdoor Fitness Area
April 14th, 2021By Fran Ruchalski After years of dreaming, two years of planning, designing, and hauling many truckloads of dirt and rocks to build a mountain for it to stand on, the Chartrand Family Outdoor Fitness Center at Morning Star School in Jacksonville was officially blessed by Bishop Felipe Estévez on Monday, April 12. Morning Star School, […]
Grandparents raising grandkids: A look at one grandfamily
April 13th, 2021By Roger Mooney, Step Up for Students Charles Sears recalled a conversation he had last winter with Stephanie Engelhardt, principal of Christ the King Catholic School. It occurred outside the school while Sears was waiting to pick up his 9-year-old granddaughter, Luna. Sears is 69. His wife, Colleen, is 49. They have full-time custody of […]
Kathy Boice to retire — again — from Cathedral Parish School in St. Augustine
April 13th, 2021By Lorraine Thompson, special to the St. Augustine Record After working 44 years in the education field, most of which have been with the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, it’s time for Kathy Boice to move on. Boice, who is currently principal of Cathedral Parish School, will retire in early July. Actually, this will […]
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