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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - St. Thomas More Boynton Beach

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Our pre-School <strong>in</strong> Florida<br />

Catholic Newspapers<br />

LINDA REEVES<br />

of the Florida Catholic <strong>St</strong>aff<br />

BOYNTON BEACH | In August,<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Preschool<br />

saw the summer camp<br />

program hitt<strong>in</strong>g its stride<br />

with children hav<strong>in</strong>g fun dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

its f<strong>in</strong>al sessions.<br />

Instruction <strong>in</strong> art and the<br />

love of Christ accounted for<br />

most of the action. Now the<br />

school is gear<strong>in</strong>g up for the<br />

begg<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the new school<br />

year and open<strong>in</strong>gs are available<br />

for children ages 30<br />

months to 4 years old.<br />

"All of the children have to<br />

do their morn<strong>in</strong>g prayers and<br />

grace before meals," said<br />

school director Adriana Palazzi<br />

about the Catholic camp<br />

and school with the theme<br />

"A lov<strong>in</strong>g, car<strong>in</strong>g place to<br />

grow."<br />

"We work with the children to<br />

learn the love of Jesus and to<br />

respect others," the 11-year<br />

veteran of the school added.<br />

The camp served 25 to 30<br />

children each week dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the summer months and programs<br />

ran for eight weeks. A<br />

mother who was at the camp<br />

when the Florida Catholic<br />

visited said, "They do a great<br />

job here." (The parishioner of<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> and mother<br />

of a 3-year-old and a 5-yearold<br />

wished to rema<strong>in</strong> anonymous.)<br />

"The teachers are<br />

lov<strong>in</strong>g and car<strong>in</strong>g with the<br />

children attended here and<br />

had a great experience."<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Preschool<br />

is located on the gorunds of<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Parish <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Boynton</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. The school<br />

offers special programs <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Spanish, music,<br />

technology and religion. The<br />

facility has a small student<br />

body, but large faculty and<br />

well equipped classrooms.<br />

"We are open to members of<br />

all faiths," Palazzi said. "We<br />

still have open<strong>in</strong>gs."<br />

Article taken from the Florida Catholic published on page 16 of the<br />

Aug. 24-Sept 13, 2012 issue. Special thanks to L<strong>in</strong>da Reeves for pictures.<br />

Above, tw<strong>in</strong>s Claire and Megan Mulford,<br />

4, push a cart dur<strong>in</strong>g playtime at<br />

summer camp <strong>in</strong> August.<br />

Above, Daniella Petrucci, 4, pa<strong>in</strong>ts with bright colors.<br />

At right, Isabella Guevarra,<br />

4, climbs up a water slide<br />

and prepares to get wet<br />

and have fun.<br />

(PHOTOS by LINDA<br />

REEVES | FC)<br />

Above, Julian Beltran, 3, cools off dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

summer camp at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>More</strong> Preschool.<br />

At right, campers gather to listen to Bible stories.<br />

8 <strong>23rd</strong> <strong>Sunday</strong> <strong>in</strong> Ord<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>Time</strong> September 9th 2012

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