The Measure of Success

How do you measure success?  Is it in achievements?  Is it in the lives you touch?  Is it through a legacy that you leave?  For St. Boniface I would have to say that the answer would be "all of the above."  As we closed out a fantastic Catholic Schools Week we welcomed countless new families who toured our campus and got a glimpse of  what it means to be a part of our family.  We celebrated students, teachers, staff, volunteers, parents, and all the VIP's in our lives.  We worked together as a community and each played a role--from baking, to event coordination, to classroom helpers.  We made 40 baby blankets to welcome newly baptized babies into our parish family.  We prepared 100 lunches for an area shelter.  We danced, learned about the weather with Craig Koplein, had fun with Ronald McDonald, and made school memories for children that will last a lifetime. 

We finished our week with a Mass that celebrated our grandparents and VIP's. We needed to add chairs to our worship space to accomodate all of the special people that share our liturgy with us!  Watching generations of families sit together and celebrate in faith and love was perhaps my most favorite memory.  I imagine that those grandparents must have felt a great sense of pride knowing that Catholic education and the Catholic faith will live on in the little ones who held their hands throughout our liturgy. 

We planted many seeds this week.  Some of the fruit we will never see.  But, to have shared a part in the planting is really all I need. 

(Our full day K4 has received great response!  If you are at all interested in this program, or you know someone who might be, please contact us for more information.  We do anticipate a waiting list.  Registration forms are due on February 13th to begin planning for our staffing and budget needs)