1,400 Educators Celebrate a New School Year with Auxiliary Bishop Sheltz
August 12, 2014
1,400 Educators Celebrate a New
School Year with Auxiliary Bishop Sheltz
By Catherine Rogan
HOUSTON - On Friday, August 8, more than 1,400
teachers and school administrators from primary
Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of
Galveston-Houston will celebrate the beginning
of the new school year with a Mass and award
presentation led Auxiliary Bishop George A.
Sheltz at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart,
1111 St. Joseph Pkwy., Houston. The Mass starts
at 9:30 a.m.
“Celebrating the
Eucharist together sets the tone for how we, as
educators, share the power of enduring love in
our Catholic schools where faith, culture and
life gel together in a unified way,” said
Dr. Julie Vogel, Superintendent of Catholic
Schools for the Archdiocese. “During the
Mass, Bishop Sheltz will celebrate and pay
tribute to the work of our educators, and pray
for God’s guidance as they nurture
students and help them develop in mind, heart
and spirit.”
After the Mass,
Bishop Sheltz will have the opportunity to honor
local Catholic school teachers and
administrators. First he will present 135 awards
to educators with milestone years of service in
Catholic education ranging from 5 years to 40
years. Bishop will then honor a Catholic school
educator who exemplifies excellence and
professional dedication when he presents the
Sally Landram Excellence in Education Award. The
award is made possible by the generosity of the
John W. and Alida Considine Foundation.
Teachers and staff began their back-to-
school in-service the first week in August; most
students start classes the second or third week
of August.
About the
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Catholic
Schools:
• The
Archdiocese has the largest private school
system in Texas.
• There are
currently 61 schools throughout the Archdiocese
(including a new school, Christ the Redeemer
Catholic School in the Cypress area).
• More than 19,000 students are
enrolled.
• The schools serve
students PreK-3 through 12th grade.
•
All schools offer need-based tuition assistance
for students.
It is the largest Roman Catholic diocese in Texas and the 12th largest in the United States.
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