Principal's Corner

Dear Parents/Guardians,

November is generally a month filled with mixed feelings. It begins with joyful celebration of our future glory on All Saints’ Day, November 1, immediately followed by All Souls’ Day on November 2, when we pray for our dearly departed. This year, November brought a unique mixture of emotions with the election of a new president on November 4. Realizing that some of our families are feeling confused about the outcome of the election, perhaps some words of wisdom from Father Frank Pavone will bring you peace of mind. His message is entitled, “A grave mistake and an abiding hope.”

“Americans have made a grave mistake…Yet America herself remains great and is not a mistake, which is why so many of her citizens will continue, with even greater energy and determination, to defend her founding principles…The pro-life movement has made significant gains…in these last eight years. For the next four, the movement will work to prevent the erosion of that progress. It would be a serious mistake for people to think that this election means the pro-life movement has no political power…It is alright to be disappointed…, but one must never walk away. Amidst disappointment is abiding hope in America, where everything remains possible, and where a new chapter of the pro-life movement has just begun. The efforts that were made, and the sacrifices endured in this election…made a difference, and we will build on that…to see another day when… [we] will dismantle the Culture of Death. We will keep marching toward that pro-life America we seek, and won’t stop until we get there.”

Thanksgiving 2008 will be especially meaningful as we count our blessings and pray for the future of our country. In 1620, the Pilgrims faced unimaginable hardships compared to the modern conveniences we often take for granted today. It is when we face losing our freedoms, that we treasure them most.  Therefore, we must continue to pray daily asking God to save our nation and our world from man’s inhumanity to man. Among your holiday blessings, please pray for our teachers and all of our staff who by their daily sacrifices support your right to choose a faith-based education for your children.

We end the month of November with a new beginning, the first Sunday of Advent, as we await the coming of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior, into our hearts at Christmas, and who will one day return to earth. On that glorious day, He will far outshine and forever render insignificant all the other so-called historic days combined.

God bless,

Mrs. Venarchick

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Saint Columba Catholic School
40 E. Third St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 784-5932
(570) 387-1257 (Fax)
Principal: Mrs. Mary Ann T. Venarchick
Pastor/Executive Director: Rev. Patrick Devine