It's the Final Countdown! ~ National Day of Giving ~ February 2 and 3

The Diocese of Victoria is blessed to have 15 Catholic schools on 13 campuses, with 2,585 enrolled students for the 2020-2021 school year. 

The Office of Catholic Schools needs donors like you to help provide our Catholic schools with what they need to provide a F.I.R.S.T. class education to all students, in all schools. 

The National Day of Giving will begin Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at noon (EST) and continue through noon on Wednesday, February 3. MasterCard, Visa and Discover will be the only accepted forms of payment. A receipt will be sent directly to your email once your gift has been made. You can give to as many schools as you would like. Your gift will go only to the diocese or school you have selected and your donor information will not be shared with any other school or organization.

Don’t forget to let others know that you participated. Share on your social media networks and challenge your former teachers, classmates and friends to give as well! Remember—Many Gifts, One Nation will only be available for 24 hours. 

Thank you for your generosity!
 

Catholic School students learn that God is present and active in their lives and in the world. They learn to recognize the “footprints of God” in their daily experiences, especially in the midst of life’s challenges. 

Catholic schools promote self-discipline through clarity of moral vision that is based on the Gospel. Students are challenged to be Christ-like in word and action. They are asked to examine their choices and action in light of the Ten Commandments and the Gospel law of love. They are given a theological foundation for ethical behavior. Students are not good because they act in accord with rules and expectations. Rather, because students are good, i.e. sons and daughters of God, they are expected to act and make choices that are in keeping with this dignity.

Catholic school students learn that since community is at the heart of who we are, there are no strangers, only brothers and sisters in the Lord. We have a responsibility to respond to the needs of others because we are all part of God's family.

~excerpts taken from "Ten Reasons Why Catholic Education Still Matters" 
Written by: Reverend Ronald J. Nuzzi, Ph.D. Director, ACE RISE