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