Saint Agnes School - Spirit Magazine

Spirit Magazine
Companions on the Journey

Fall 2007 Edition

Volume XIV, No. 1

The following articles appeared in the latest edition of the Spirit Magazine.

There are many people who companion our children throughout each school year. Recently, we hosted one of those special groups - the grandparents of our children. Over 400 grandparents attended this early event of our school year. Thank you, grandparents, for all the love and goodness you share with your grandchildren. the smiling faces of your grandchildren are proof of what you mean in their lives. Thank you for the wonderful support of your grandchildren and their school.

This newsletter carries the names of all of those who were companions in the education of Saint Agnes students during the 2006-2007 school year. At the end of that list is a financial accounting of the gifts received in last year's Annual Fund. Your gifts surpassed our goal of $60,000.00. Thank you for your generosity. You have helped us improve many of our areas of learning.

A song that our children use at the All-School liturgies "We Are Companions on the Journey" proclaims this message: "We have been gifted with each other; and we are called by the Word of the Lord to act with justice, to love tenderly, to walk humbly with our God." Thank you for gifting us. Thank you for sharing the journey of faith with our Saint Agnes children. As companions, we walk the journey together - just as Jesus walked with His friends. We thank God for the journey behind us and for the journey ahead of us. We walk with new companions and with the most important companion of all - with Jesus.

Gratefully,

Sr. M. Joan Sorge, O.P.

"And it happened that while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him whereupon he vanished form their sight." Luke 24:31

The above scriptural quote is from the famous Easter account of two disciples on the road to Emmaus and the Risen Lord who appeared to them. Though the disciples did not recognize Jesus at first, he accompanies the two along the way. These disciples were companions of Jesus in his earthly ministry; Jesus now becomes their companion along the way. And it isn't until Jesus breaks bread with them - an early reference to the Eucharist - that it finally dawns on these two disciples just who this person is - the Risen Jesus in whom they had so many hopes.

The word "companion" comes from the Latin words "cum panes" (bread with). Companions along our journey are those we break bread with in the everyday events of our lives. In this newsletter, we wish to give thanks for those who have journeyed among us here at Saint Agnes School; who have been genuine companions in revealing the presence of the Lord about us; who have broke and shared the bread of Life with us. Thanks so much for enriching our children and youth with your lives!

Blessings,
Fr. Bob