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A new year, a new school

The Catholic Spirit

September 12, 2012

Archbishop Nienstedt, Community of Saints Catholic School — Quinn Shannon, a second-grader at Community of Saints Regional Catholic School in West St. Paul and a member of Holy Trinity parish in South St. Paul, asked Archbishop John Nienstedt a question during the archbishop’s visit to the school Sept. 5. Archbishop Nienstedt celebrated Mass with the students and then visited each classroom asking, “Do you have any questions for me?” He was asked everything from, “How long have you been the archbishop?” to “What is that hat you wear during Mass?” and “What do those guys [the Knights of Columbus] do with their swords; are they sharp?”
The new school has 237 students in grades kindergarten to eight and 32 preschoolers. It is a cooperative effort bringing together kids from St. John Vianney in South St. Paul, St. Matthew and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes in St. Paul and St. Michael in West St. Paul, as well as 25 students from other area parishes.

Community of Saints Catholic School — Third-graders, from bottom, Hayden Donkers from St. John Vianney, Sarellia Romo from St. Matthew, Jack Garvey from St. Michael and Joey Novack from St. Pius X in White Bear Lake work on following directions during a game in their classroom.

Community of Saints Catholic School — Third-grader Gabriana Haider from St. Matthew reads quietly in her classroom.

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