"Community is at the heart of Christian Education not simply as a concept to be taught but as a reality to be lived" (To Teach as Jesus Did: A Pastoral Message on Catholic Education, 23).
Although the responsibility for spiritual and moral leadership rests with the pastor and the principal, these administrators must be able to rely on a unity of conviction and purpose in the entire faculty if a genuine community of faith is to be achieved. Religious activities at the elementary school level are paramount in fostering this community climate in schools, in the gospel spirit of freedom and love.
The religioius coordinator at St. Brendan School, appointed and supported by the pastor and principal, helps create, promote, and oversee multiple opportunities for prayer, liturgy, celebration of sacraments, retreats, peer ministry, and Christian service programs. The active involvement and cooperation of faculty, students and their families support these endeavors.
