[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 21, 2014

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the heart of Catholic education is 
encompassed in this year's theme for National Catholic Schools Week--
January 26 to February 1--Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service, 
the three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be 
judged. This year's theme will be highlighted throughout the week in 
all Catholic schools in daily celebrations of the inherent value of 
Catholic education to the students, which is the development of mind 
and body, soul and spirit. Similar to a small family, Catholic schools 
are part of a larger community comprised of home, church, city and 
nation. Students will draw upon this concept through the week as they 
recognize their parents for providing them with a Catholic education, 
and also connect the mission of their schools with the greater 
community. Therefore, we join in the celebration of Catholic education 
as a gift to the Church and also the nation, on this, the 40th 
anniversary of National Catholic Schools Week.

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