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April 29, 2014
Catholic Schools
T
he Valley Catholic
St. Mary School cupcakes brighten seniors’ day
Augustinian Recollect Sisters with fifth grade class at St. John the Baptist School, Milpitas;
youth led Stations of the Cross at St. John’s Church March 28.
St. John the Baptist students re-enact Stations of Cross
Students at St. John the Baptist
School, Milpitas were asked, “What
has the Cross given to those who have
gazed upon it and to those who have
touched it? What has the Cross left in
each one of us?”
Sister Marisa Dacuya, AR, said, “It
gives us a treasure that no one else can
give: the certainty of the faithful love
which God has for us. A love so great
that it forgives our sins and gives us the
strength to bear our sufferings.”
As a reflection of these words, Sister
Marisa and the fifth grade class did a
project in their Religion class. Crosses
were made and each student chose a
favorite passage from the Bible, wrote
it on the cross, and reflected on it.
Eighth graders at St. Mary School,
Gilroy baked and decorated more than
150 cupcakes March 30 and delivered
them to residents of Wheeler Manor, a
local senior citizen community.
The cupcakes are part of eighth
graders’ Lenten Project and an extension of Project Cornerstone, a literaturebased program which trains volunteer
parents to go into classrooms to read
selected books, initiate discussions
and lead projects that focus on issues
such as respect, tolerance, peaceful
conflict resolution, honesty, caring and
friendship.
Earlier in March, St. Mary School
parent Ann Fiorio talked to students
about a website, 40acts, which offers
ways groups can “give back” to make
Lent meaningful. Students watched a
video which featured cupcake baking
and distribution as an act of love and
kindness.
The students were inspired, and
Mrs. Fiorio offered to host a Sunday
afternoon cupcake baking party. She
St. Mary School eighth graders deliver
homemade cupcakes to Gilroy senior
citizens.
recruited neighbors to donate use of
their ovens.
“It felt good to give people something,” said Angela Martin, St. Mary
eighth grader. “All of the elderly people
were very nice and very thankful.”
Disney ‘Imagineer’ visits alma mater, Bellarmine
Bellarmine College Preparatory
held its 7th annual Senior Networking
Luncheon in March. More than 65 Bellarmine alumni returned to campus to
meet with seniors and offer career advice in areas ranging from engineering
and education, to finance, science and
entertainment.
A highlight was the keynote address
presented by alumnus David Crawford,
who was raised in Saratoga, graduated Bellarmine in 1990, and majored
in engineering at UCLA. Crawford is
the executive in charge of Creative, Research & Development at Walt Disney
Imagineering