OLM pastor Fr. Healey urges Catholics to respond with faith not fear.
Pope Benedict’s surprise announcement Monday morning that he would resign Feb. 28 has prompted curiosity, concern, and gratitude from some East Greenwich Catholics. “I think the Pope showed great strengh of character,” Susan McManus wrote on EG Patch’s Facebook page, “a very selfless act.” Another EG Catholic, Michelle Brodeur, said her response was a mix of “a little fear and plenty of curiousity!” She said she was “shocked” when she heard the news that the leader of the world’s more than 1 billion Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, would step down due to a decline in health. Benedict is 85 years old. “Catholics believe that the Pope is chosen by God to carry out His work here on earth. It is not a post that a worker can retire from. The pope…
Supt. Mercurio has been in contact with a two or three people to fill in as principal in the interim.
In a move that took many by surprise, Meadowbrook Farms Principal Ron Areglado resigned his job Monday, effective immediately, citing health concerns. Supt. Victor Mercurio told School Committee members during a meeting Tuesday night that he is talking to a few people about filling the post in the interim. "This abrupt decision is one that I had not anticipated having to make," Areglado wrote in a letter to the Meadowbrook community. "But due to personal circumstances related to my health, my personal physician, my loving family and I have determined this course of action is necessary." The announcement comes as a blow to many at Meadowbrook. "I was as surprised and disappointed with the news as was the rest of the MFS community," said …
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Bambi Lukens
6:42 am on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dr. A you will be missed. Your commitment to encourage citizenship in the students at Meadowbrook Farms will make for a far better group of people in years to come. Thank you for all the work you have done! more ›