Faith
Students learning and actively living their faith on a daily basis is vital to the complete SVdP education. Prayer is integrated throughout each day. Students regularly attend Mass, Adoration, and Reconciliation; receive Sacramental preparation and religious instruction; and demonstrate their faith by working to develop virtues and treat each other with kindness. SVdP also has a very unique peer-nominated Saint of the Month award.
Mass
St. Vincent de Paul Church has Daily Mass at 8 AM with our students attending and having active roles in the Mass twice per week and on Holy Days of Obligation. SVdP students serve as altar servers, gift bearers, lectors, cantors, and the choir.
- Mass on Thursday is attended by third through eighth grade students. Second grade students join this Mass starting in the spring semester.
- Mass on Friday is our “All School Mass” with all Kindergarten through 8th grade students attending.
- Mass on Holy Days of Obligation also includes our Pre-Kindergarten students.
Adoration
Our Kindergarten through eighth grade students attend Adoration once a month. The practice of spending time, truly intentional and peaceful time, with the Blessed Sacrament allows us to experience God in ways that otherwise might go unnoticed in the busyness of our daily lives. Whether it be through specific prayers or meditation, our students become Guardian Angels of the Blessed Sacrament.
Reconciliation
Jesus Christ, in His love and mercy, established this Sacrament so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God. Our second grade students make their First Reconciliation as part of their First Communion preparation. Third through eighth grade students have the opportunity for Reconciliation during Advent and during Lent each year.
Saint Award
Started in 2017, the Saint Award was designed to help foster character formation in our students. With a purpose of instilling a desire in each child to practice Catholic virtues at home and school, the program also allows for many ‘teachable moments’ that arise each day.
Throughout the month, students learn more about the Saint of the Month through classroom discussions and independent study. At the end of each month, students vote for a classmate that best represents the virtue of the chosen Saint of the Month, and the winners from each class are announced and celebrated.
December 2019 Saint Awards were given to the following students for demonstrating the virtue of zeal:
Our December Saint: St. Francis Xavier
Connor Lang
Zachery Whiting
Fiona Pearce
Kelsey Hancock
Maddie Courser
Elizabeth Scudder
Emma McCarty
Jianna Huerta
Henry Skaggs
Eli Stamps
Ryan Moriarty
Eva Olenberger
Matilda Gutovnik
Diana Lockton
Brandon Geiger
Amanda Sta. Ana
Liam Brigance
