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27 May 2008 |
His Eminence Zenon
Cardinal Grocholewski to Visit Diocese of Rockville
Centre
Prefect
of the Congregation for Catholic Education to Tour St.
Agnes Elementary School on May 30 |
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK —
As part
of his visit to the United States, His Eminence Zenon Cardinal
Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic
Education will visit St. Agnes Cathedral Elementary School
here on May 30, 2008. St. Agnes School is the only elementary
school that he will visit during his time in the United
States.
Cardinal
Grocholewski is coming to Long Island to witness a typical day
at a diocesan elementary school in the Diocese of Rockville
Centre. He will tour the school with
stops in the
computer lab and the library. At the library, students will
assist in a lesson on baseball. Fourth graders will read the
classic poem, “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer and
sing “Take me out to the ballgame.” He will also sit in on a
fourth grade religion class and witness students “Skyping” the
religion class at St. Anne’s Elementary School in Garden
City.
“It
gives me great joy to welcome Cardinal Grocholewski to our
diocese,” said the Most Reverend William Murphy, Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. “He is one of the
most admired experts in the law of the Church in the world.
He heads one of the Holy Father’s major congregations, that
of education where he oversees the Church’s commitment to
education from schools to universities to seminaries. It is
an honor to receive such a distinguished Cardinal of the
Church who wishes to visit St. Agnes Cathedral School, one of
the many excellent Catholic schools that serve our families
and our diocese and indeed the whole community.
Following
the tour, Cardinal Grocholewski will meet over lunch with
Bishop Murphy; Sr. Joanne Callahan, O.S.U., superintendent of
schools, Diocese of Rockville Centre; Lewis Ranieri, chairman
of the board, The Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation; Joseph Geoghan,
chair of the Education Commission, as well as diocesan
representatives of Catholic education on Long Island.
“The
Catholic school community is delighted to welcome Cardinal
Grocholewski to the Diocese of Rockville Centre,” said Sr.
Joanne. “As Prefect of Catholic Education, the Cardinal is
aware
of what is happening around the world in Catholic education.
We will have the opportunity to show him one of our elementary
schools. Our only regret is that he will not have the
opportunity to see all of the wonderful educational and
religious formation activities going on in all of the Catholic
elementary and secondary schools in our diocese. Perhaps he
will come again for a longer visit.”
Fordham University has invited Cardinal
Grocholewski to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters, the Catholic Leadership Award and to be present at a
symposium on Catholic schools. He will be in New York from
May 28-30, 2008. In addition to St. Agnes Elementary School,
Cardinal Grocholewski will visit the Cristo Rey Jesuit High
School in Manhattan and Xaverian High School in Brooklyn.
About The Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre
www.drvc.org was formed in
1957 and covers 1,198 square miles in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties. The diocese serves approximately 1.4 million
Catholics (total population in both counties is
approximately 2.8 million). There are 134 parishes in
115 towns. Last year over 18,000 baptisms, 18,000
confirmations, 19,000 first communions and 4,000
marriages took place in the diocese. There are
approximately 22,000 students in Catholic elementary
schools; 13,000 in secondary schools and 3,300 in higher
institutions. There are 69 Catholic elementary and high
schools and one Catholic college in the diocese. There
are also 120,189 total students in religious education.
Catholic Health Services of Long Island consists of five
hospitals, three nursing homes, a community-based home
for those with special needs and a hospice. Last year,
Catholic Charities assisted more than 59,000 individuals
who are poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged on Long
Island. (4/20/07)
Contact: Diocese of Rockville Centre
Sean P. Dolan
516-678-5800, ext. 625
rvcinfo@drvc.org
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