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Msgr. Riccardo Proudly Announces th 77 Annual SSCD Lawn Festival ear Parish and Community Members, Having recently celebrated my 41st year of Priesthood in the Diocese of Erie, I am both honored and humbled to have spent nearly threefourths of that time here in Punxsutawney.

The parishioners of Ss. Cosmas & Damian, St. Adrian, St. Anthony, and St. Joseph have become my extended family, and the community at large has always made me feel welcome. I have come to appreciate why so many local residents choose to spend their lives in Punxsutawney – because we are blessed to call such a wonderful town “home.”

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thing that began as a local celebration has grown into a day of wholesome fun around the world.

It is in this same spirit of celebrating our community and our traditions that I am proud to announce Ss. Cosmas & Damian’s 77th Annual Lawn Festival on August 5th, 6th, and 7th. I would like to invite everyone to visit the church grounds and join us for food, fun, and fellowship. This is very much a celebration of families – and you are our family!!

Finally, I would like to thank our festival chairperson, Renee Doverspike, for all of her hard work and leadership along with all of the local businesses, parishioners, school parents, and individuals who make this event possible.

Please mark the dates on your calendar and plan to join us!

Msgr. Joseph J. Riccardo, Pastor ◆◆◆

77th ANNUAL SSCD LAWN FESTIVAL August 5, 6 & 7

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Proceeds Benefit SSCD Catholic School, Punxsutawney

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 • 5:00 p.m. Basketball tournament begins in school gym.

• 5:00 p.m. the Food Shack opens.

• 6:00 p.m. Festival grounds open. Games for kids. Skill games. Bingo. Various food stands. Two sports baskets.

• 6:30-9:30 p.m. Open Mic Night for entertainment.

• 9:30 p.m. Friday cash winner.

• 10:00 p.m. Festival grounds close.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 • 8:00 a.m. Volleyball tournament begins in school gym.

• 4:30 p.m. Mass, SSCD Church.

• 5:30 p.m. Festival grounds open after Mass. Games for kids.

Skill games. Bingo. Various food stands. Two sports baskets.

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Festival Chair Sends Greetings, Invitation ear Friends, Saints Cosmas and Damian Roman Catholic Church is proud to present our 77th Annual Lawn Festival!

Our Lawn Festival began back in 1939 as an ice cream social on our church lawn. Over the years, it has grown into a three-day event where members of our church, our school, the community of Punxsutawney, and the surrounding area can come together for food, fellowship, and fun.

The Lawn Festival is one of the major fundraisers held to financially support our Catholic School. All proceeds help to defray educational costs in order to keep tuition affordable for families that believe in strong academic and faith-based education. The opportunity to attend our school is available to all children of all faiths.

The parishioners of SSCD Church and the families of the children attending the school would like to thank all of those who support our Festival.

Special thanks goes to the Home and School Association, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the Knights of Columbus, the Rosary Altar Society, St. Vincent de Paul, the

Secular Franciscans, the school parents and parishioners who work at the Festival, the SSCD office staff, and the Festival Committee members who continually go above and beyond.

We also greatly appreciate the local businesses that have donated resources and services throughout the year and during the Festival to make this all possible.

I personally would like to thank Frank Hetrick for all of the patience and guidance he has shown me during this Festival year; his mentorship has been invaluable.

This magazine lists all of the events, entertainment, raffles, games, and great food that are featured at this year’s Festival.

The grand prize drawing will be on Sunday night, August 9, at 10 p.m. All cash prizes this year with three chances to win!

Saints Cosmas and Damian Church hopes you will join us for our three-day event. Please come and enjoy the entertainment, food, games, and everything our Festival has to offer.

Hope to see you there!

Renee Doverspike Lawn Festival Chair ◆◆◆

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• 6:30-7:45 p.m. Citizens Band of Punxsutawney.

• 7:00-9:00 p.m. Alumni Social in auditorium. All graduates of SSCD High School (including those who finished at PHS); SSCD grade school; SSCD eighth grade; and St. Adrian.

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• 7:45-10:00 Hillbilly Addiction (bluegrass music).

• 9:30 p.m. Saturday cash winner.

• 10:00 p.m. Festival grounds close.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 • 10:00 a.m. Mass SSCD Church.

Pig roast / Chicken BBQ held immediately following Mass.

• 11:00 a.m. Festival grounds open.

Games for kids. Skill games. Bingo.

Various food stands. Two sports baskets.

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• 10:00 p.m. Grand prize drawings. $10,000 cash for first prize, $5,000 for second prize, $2,500 for third prize.

the parish Lawn Festival is to raise much-needed funds to meet the financial obligations of the SSCD School.

The success of the Lawn Festival hinges on parents of our school children, parishioners, alumni of the school, members of the community, and friends of SSCD parish. The 2016 Festival chairperson is Renee Doverspike – with the help of previous chairperson Frank Hetrick. From year to year, many individuals are needed to make the Lawn Festival a success. If anyone would like to become a chairperson for a particular booth or would like to volunteer a few hours to help out, please contact Renee at 939-9336.

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Mark your calendar for August 5, 6, and 7 and join the parishioners of Ss. Cosmas & Damian Church for three days of fun and great food during the church’s 77th annual Lawn Festival. Traditionally held on the first weekend in August, the Lawn Festival brings together parishioners, former parishioners, members of the community, and many out-of-town guests for a weekend of games, prizes, and old-fashioned camaraderie. The biggest part of the festival is set up under brightly colored tents on the parish lawn. Many game booths and a variety of delicious foods and baked goods can be enjoyed throughout the weekend.

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SSCD School Focuses on Faith, Knowledge, Service, Friendships

Children are far and away the most important assets that we have. They are both our legacy and our future. As a parent, you want to give your children the opportunity to grow and learn and laugh in an environment that is safe and supportive.

You want to give them the benefit of up-to-the-minute academics and timeless values. You want to give your child the tools that he or she will need to navigate the complex world around them. Saints Cosmas and Damian School is uniquely qualified to support you in this endeavor.

SSCD School teaches faith. Your child needs faith because it is a really big world out there – one that presents some very tough decisions. Our students attend weekly liturgies, participate in the Mass, and are taught morals and character values.

Classroom discussions allow children to learn about, and share, how faith impacts their life.

Our academics are strong. Because we maintain small class sizes, our students receive more individual attention and support from PreK through Grade 6. All our academic programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Our curriculum is aligned with current

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Serving others is a priority. Our students learn core character values in the classroom and apply them in the communities in which they live. Through a variety of service projects, children get to see firsthand the value of helping others. In today’s society, empathy, kindness, and love for others are needed more than ever.

We form bonds that last a lifetime. From PreK through Grade 6, our smaller classes allow for, and encourage, the building of meaningful, lasting friendships. Our students learn together, pray together, and play together. Teachers have the time to learn about each student and their families. The staff, students, and parents become one big family that supports each other. The friendships that begin here often last a lifetime.

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aints Cosmas & Damian Catholic School has a long history, and many families in the Punxsutawney area have sent generations of children to the school.

Indeed, when conversation turns toward the school – universally referred to as “SSCD” – people often use the words “family” and “tradition” to describe their experiences as SSCD parents, or grandparents, or teachers. Others use “God” and “faith” as they talk about the school and their SSCD experiences. Indeed, SSCD’s atmosphere and environment are mentioned as often as the school’s devoted teachers and quality education.

When the time came for Joe and Kerri Presloid to send their oldest son, Tyler, to school, they explored private school options, including SSCD; however, young Tyler had ideas of his own: “I want to go where my dad and uncles went.” Even as a youngster, Tyler recognized a family heritage, so for the Presloids, the SSCD family tradition won the day – as it has for other area families through the years.

Tyler, a graduate of Penn State Erie and an electrical engineer, attended Saints Cosmas & Damian from first through eighth grade, and two younger brothers followed in his footsteps, just as he had followed those of his father and uncles – Ryan, now at Penn State Erie, studying mechanical engineering, and Ben, who attended SSCD from preschool through fifth grade.

Kerri is SSCD’s preschool teacher and, after “subbing” for a few years, has taught full time at the school for six years.

As both a parent and a teacher, Kerri is enthusiastic about SSCD and urges people to learn more about the school.

“I love the school – it’s wonderful,” she says, “People don’t realize the quality education that students get there. It gives them a good start.”

Kerri points out that the bottom-line aspect of sending a child to SSCD needs to be emphasized: “People don’t realize how affordable the school is.”

She also emphasizes another facet of the SSCD community. “As a parent, as a teacher, I have a family feeling there,” she concludes, adding that “I met my best friends there.”

Stephanie Hall attended SSCD from kindergarten through eighth grade. Her daughter, Grace, is an alumna of the school, and her son, Sawyer, who has been enrolled at SSCD since preschool, will enter fifth grade when the 2016-17 school year begins. “My children are the fourth generation of the family to go to SSCD, so it’s a longstanding tradition with us,” she says. “Since my parents were so active in the school, I grew up there – pretty much year round!”

“I believe a Catholic school education gives the kids such a solid foundation – a high academic foundation and a solid moral foundation,” Stephanie continues. “I think the whole atmosphere of the school provides a good foundation for life.”

Stephanie’s memories of being a student at SSCD extend into the present. Today, her best friends are those from her years at the school. “I can’t narrow my time at SSCD down to one memory – I can’t,” she says. “It’s the strong family environment of the school, and the relationships that I built

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there.” Stephanie adds that her parents’ best friends are also those whom they met at SSCD. Members of Justin Riggie’s extended family attended SSCD, and Justin himself is an alumnus of the school, having attended classes there from kindergarten through seventh grade. His daughter, Teaghan, was a student at the school for grades one through three.

“It’s kind of a family tradition at this point,” he says, “and I wanted to send my daughter to the school.”

Justin feels that SSCD, with its smaller class sizes, can offer a better education than public schools and that students, including his daughter, are academically further ahead of their peers, especially in math and reading.

In addition to the academic advantages of a Catholic school education, Justin recalls the fun and good times that he had at SSCD: “I remember being there all the time, running around in the grass and the parking lot and having a good time.”

Justin also talks with fondness of the parish’s annual lawn festival and about his grandmother, who worked in the kitchen, and his aunt, who was a festival volunteer.

“I just remember that we always had fun,” he concludes.

Jim Simmons attended SSCD for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. His son, Joseph, is a recently minted SSCD alumnus, having been promoted from the seventh grade at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Joseph had been at the school since being enrolled as a preschooler.

For Jim, the decision to send Joseph to SSCD was based on both tradition and the type of education offered by the school. “I went there, and I felt that faith-based education was important,” he says. In addition, having his son attend a hometown school was a practical convenience – Jim lives across the street from the school.

Justin Crago – husband of Jessica Lowmaster – was a student at SSCD from kindergarten through fourth grade. Justin and Jessica’s children have followed in their father’s grade school footsteps. “All five of our children went to SSCD,” says Jessica.

Their oldest daughter, Lily, attended the school from second through sixth grade, and their son, John Isaac, attended SSCD from kindergarten through seventh grade and became an SSCD alumnus when he was promoted at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Three younger daughters will walk the SSCD halls during the 2016-17 academic year: Maria will enter sixth grade, Katherine will begin fifth grade, and Johanna – the youngest member of the Crago family – will be a third grader. Maria and Katherine began their SSCD adventures as kindergarteners, and Johanna began hers as a preschooler.

“My children love the school,” says Jessica, who also expressed her fondness for the school. “The school has a real close, family environment. I can go to the teachers about anything, and they will go out of their way to help.”

“To sum it up, I think that students get a better education at a small school,” she says.

Terry Myers is not an alumna of SSCD; however, the

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Monsignor Joseph Riccardo, Principal Jessica Dinger, and students of SSCD School gather to thank Fred Roberts of Frank Roberts & Sons, Inc., for the business’s donation to two scholarship programs that benefit Punxsutawney area students. (submitted photo)

SSCD School Thanks Local Family Business

embers of the SSCD School family recently gathered to thank a local family business for its support of the school’s scholarship programs.

Monsignor Joseph Riccardo, Principal Jessica Dinger, and SSCD students thanked Fred Roberts of Frank Roberts & Sons, Inc., for the company’s donation to two scholarship programs that benefit Punxsutawney area students through its participation in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The Roberts’ Corporation has been a long-standing supporter of the Punxsutawney community and Saints Cosmas & Damian Parish. Among the first to participate in the Commonwealth’s EITC program, the company has funded hundreds of scholarships that benefitted students enrolled at SSCD over the years. The school’s gratitude goes out to the Roberts family for its continued leadership and support.

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We are wondering if it’s really worth the financial struggle; are we obligated to do this?

Answer: Thank you for asking this: it’s quite the important issue. I’ve been blessed to serve as a priest for a little more than seventeen years, and every assignment I’ve been given in that time has had a school connected to it. Over the years, I’ve really come to see that Catholic schools are a great gift God offers us; a gift that we often overlook.

Is Catholic education a sacrifice? Of course. If it’s not, you’re doing it wrong. Catholic education, for many people, is a great sacrifice. It’s a sacrifice for the teachers who, in my experience, are paid significantly less than their public school counterparts. It’s a sacrifice for the parish that the school is tied to, as that parish commits no small amount of its resources toward running, improving and supporting the school. It’s a sacrifice for parents who choose to work to come up with the money needed to pay the tuition. It’s a sacrifice for the students who often are in a building that is not as nice as the public school options.

Catholic education always has been and always will be a sacrifice. The question is: is it one you are called to?

I’d like to offer you a three-, possibly four-, step process to help you determine whether or not you and your family are called to be a part of a Catholic school.

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I remember when I was in seminary, I spoke to a priest about some of my fears in regard to being a priest. I caught myself articulating what I thought was the core question, “Do I have what it takes to be a priest?” He said something in response to that which changed my life.

“Of course you don’t have what it takes to be a priest, but that is not the question. The question is, ‘Are you called to be a priest?’” I’ve never forgotten the abject power of that simple question. The same principle applies here: Are you being called to send your child to a Catholic school? If so, put aside fears and worries and push forward.

A key part of the process of asking God that question is to listen for the answer. God may give it to you in the quiet of your heart (note: quiet time needed here!), or he may give you the answer through the process of finding out if it’s possible – who knows how? The key is this: Ask the question and listen for the answer.

The next step is to evaluate. Look at your finances and see what you can do and what you can’t. Please note that this is something for which you may be called to sacrifice “wants.” My dad and mom always gave us kids the speech about making sure to separate “wants from needs.” Look, too, at any special needs your child may have in order to present that information to the school later. Once you have this information ready, head on over to the local Catholic school and set up a time to ask questions.

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Cake and ice cream go hand in hand at the SSCD Lawn Festival. The question is, “One scoop or two?” (submitted photo)

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longstanding tradition at the SSCD Lawn Festival is the variety of great-tasting food! The 77th annual Lawn Festival will feature the following food stands: “Frank’s Star Lunch” Hot Dog Stand, the Food Shack, the Popcorn Stand, Pam’s Famous Fried Dough, the Funnel Cake Stand, and, of course, the CD of A Cake and Ice Cream Stand. On Sunday, the festival will hold a pig roast, featuring, of course, roast pig, barbecue chicken, sauerkraut kielbasa stuffing, coleslaw, baked beans, and beverage.

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The Funnel Cake Stand offers not only funnel cakes – a traditional festival and palate-tempting snack – sprinkled with either powdered or cinnamon sugar, but also deepfried Oreo cookies.

The Food Shack’s menu features Laska pizza, sandwiches (hot sausage, meatball and shredded Italian beef), stuffed cabbage, haluski, pierogies, and chicken strips, French fries, cheese sticks, Pepsi products, bottled water, and juice boxes.

In addition to offering festival-goers fresh buttered popcorn, the Popcorn Stand will help quench their collective thirst with Sno-cones, not only in assorted flavors, but also with sugar-free flavors, and with specialty drinks, including peachy iced tea sangria with fruit (blueberries, raspberries, and peaches) and a tropical breeze drink (coconut milk, ginger ale, and pineapple).

Pam’s Famous Fried Dough is a yummy treat covered with either powdered or cinnamon sugar. In addition to her famous fried dough, Pam will offer freshly squeezed lemonade.

A longstanding tradition at the SSCD Lawn Festival is the CD of A Cake and Ice Cream Stand, which offers both homemade pies and cakes by the slice. The stand features ice cream from the Penn State Creamery, and choices may include the following flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Peachy Paterno, Chocolate Chip, Butter Pecan, Peanut Butter Swirl, White House, and Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy (a new flavor that consists of vanilla ice cream with coconut, chocolate chunks, and nuts with pieces of candied fruit throughout) – available in regular cones or in waffle cones.

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SSCD — What’s in a Name?

s. Cosmas & Damian Church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2010. The church’s historical roots extend to August 26, 1885, when Father Herman Clement Wienker blessed and laid the cornerstone of the new building at 6 o’clock in the morning. At this time, Father Wienker also revealed the saintly patronage after which he decided to name the church, and in doing so, went against the grain of the day’s common practice. During this time, priests often waited to name a new church until the bishop arrived for its dedication. Generally, the church’s name was derived from the feast day that coincided with the day that the bishop came to the dedication; however, Father Wienker did not want to wait – plus, he had another notion for naming the church. His brother was a Benedictine monk in Great Britain, and out of respect and admiration for him, Father Wienker named the church after the name his brother had chosen in his religious life – Cosmas.

St. Cosmas and St. Damian were early Christian physicians and martyrs whose feast is celebrated on September 26. They were twins, born in Arabia, who practiced the art of healing in the seaport of Ægea, now Ayash, on the Gulf of Iskanderun in Cilicia, Asia Minor. Ss. Cosmas and Damian attained a great reputation. They The cornerstone of the original Ss. Cosmas & Damian Church – accepted no pay for their services and were shown here, circa 1920 – was blessed and laid by Father Herman called anargyroi, meaning “the silverless.â€? Their Clement Wienker on August 26, 1885. (photo courtesy of SSCD selfless service brought many to the Catholic Parish Archives) Faith. medical emblems. They are invoked in the Canon of the When the Diocletian persecution began, the Prefect Lysias Mass and in the Litany of the Saints. The Byzantine tradihad Saints Cosmas and Damian arrested and ordered them tion refers to them as “the Holy Wonderworkers.â€? Locally, to recant. Refusing, they remained constant under torture they are regarded as the holy martyrs and are patrons of Ss. and, in a miraculous manner, suffered no injury from water, Cosmas & Damian Church of Punxsutawney. fire, air, or on the cross. Finally, they were beheaded. Saints Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physi◆◆◆ cians and surgeons and are sometimes represented with

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Three young ladies smile and wait patiently for a drawing to occur at the SSCD Lawn Festival. (submitted photo)

Cash Giveaway to Close 77th Lawn Festival

One of the highlights of the 77th annual Ss. Cosmas & Damian Lawn Festival will be three cash giveaways totaling $17,500 – first prize ($10,000), second prize ($5,000), and third prize ($2,500) – that will be held on the festival’s final night. Tickets for the cash giveaway are available for a $5 donation (for each ticket). Remember: all proceeds from the giveaway benefit the SSCD Catholic School, so don’t be shy about obtaining more than one ticket! The drawings for the first-, second-, and third-place prizes will

be held at 10 p.m. Sunday, August 7, at the Lawn Festival Grounds, 616 W. Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney. Ticketholders do not have to be present to win. Tickets for the giveaway are courtesy of Punxsy Shop ’n Save and Kengersky Insurance Agency. (S.G.O.C. License #5.

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Lawn Festival Tradition Began as Ice Cream Social

The ladies of the SSCD Catholic Daughters of the Americas began and organized the first parish gathering on the church lawn in 1939. The Cake and Ice Cream Social was meant to be a gathering of the parish to socialize and enjoy fun and fellowship together. The original philosophy has continued in each successive lawn festival. The ladies’ famous cake and ice cream stand is still going strong and remains a vital part of the SSCD Lawn Festival celebration.

The parishioners of SSCD are eternally grateful to the ladies of the CD of A for their seventy-seven years of dedication to the annual lawn festival and to the SSCD Catholic School.

Thank you, ladies!

The SSCD Catholic Daughters of the Americas (Court St. Rita #353 – Unity and Charity) offer the following prayer to Saint Rita: “O God, Who communicated such great grace to Saint Rita that she imitated your example and bore in her heart and on

her countenance the sacred marks of your love and passion; God, we beg you, by her merits and intercession, that we may love our enemies and ever contemplate with deep contrition the sorrow of your passion. Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.”

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Wednesday, August 10 9 am: Horse Show 5 pm: Rides Open 6:30 and 8:30 pm: Rock N Roll Pet Store Kid’s Show 7 and 9 pm: Spruce Creek Band Classic Country Rock 7:30 pm: School Bus Demolition Derby 7 and 8:30 pm: The Fearless Flores Family & the Globe of Death 7:30 and 9 pm: Welde’s Big Bear Show Thursday, August 11 9 am: Horse Show 5 pm: Rides Open 6:30 and 8:30 pm: Rock N Roll Pet Store Kid’s Show 6:30 pm: Tri County Tang Soo Do Demonstration 7 pm: Full Pull Productions Truck & Tractor Pull 7 pm: Cheerleading Exhibition 7 and 8:30 pm: The Fearless Flores Family & the Globe of Death 7:30 and 9 pm: Welde’s Big Bear Show Friday, August 12 5 pm: Rides Open 6:30 and 8:30 pm: Rock N Roll Pet Store Kid’s Show 6:30 and 9 pm: The Belle Tones Premier Vocal

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retired teacher spent “at least” thirty years of her thirty-four-year teaching career at Saints Cosmas & Damian, where she was also the school’s principal for three years (while still teaching). Her five children – Greg Myers, Renee Zettle-Sterling, Dawn MyersRoedel, the late Tommy Zettle, and Christopher Myers – all attended SSCD through the eighth grade, and her grandson, Landon (Christopher’s son), will enter fifth grade at SSCD when school begins in the fall.

Terry’s Catholic school education – elementary school, high school, and college – and her experience at SSCD give her a unique and authoritative perspective on the importance of faithbased education in general and education at SSCD in particular.

“As a parent, I wanted my children in a school atmosphere similar to the home atmosphere – similar to the morals and standards that they were taught at home,” she says. “Religion was the foundation of everything they were taught at home, and I wanted that emphasized at their school.”

“As a teacher, I knew from my own experience that this would happen at a Catholic school,” she continues. “It was important that I teach at a Catholic school to make sure it did happen.”

Terry also touts the family atmosphere that she found in Catholic schools as a student, as a teacher, and as a parent. “I just think the Catholic school system is like a family – a school family, but still a family,” she says.

“Teachers are conscientious at SSCD

and go out of their way to help students,” Terry continues. “I think that it’s more than just a job – yes, it’s more than a job.”

Born and raised in Punxsutawney, Liz LaBance has been a teacher at SSCD for more than thirty-five years.

“I have spent most of my teaching career there,” says Liz, who clearly and passionately espouses the advantages of a Catholic school education.

“In our world today, students need to learn, yes, but they also need to have values along with their learning,” she says, “and learning revolves around faith and our relationship with God.” Liz points out that an advantage that Catholic schools have over some schools is that they are not legally prohibited from bringing God into the classroom. “You cannot relate all that is happening in our world today to God and faith in a public school,” she says, “and we have to include God in anything we talk about.”

Family and tradition, God and faith, devoted teachers and quality education – Saints Cosmas & Damian Catholic School offers many parents just what they are looking for in a school for their children. A pillar of the Punxsutawney area, the school has sent generations of students on to middle school and high school, on to college and careers – students who, regardless of where they go or what they accomplish, remain alumni of SSCD, the school that gave them, in two parents’ words, “a good start” and “a good foundation for life.” ◆◆◆

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grams, ask about that. See if they have a program where you can volunteer at the school (or parish) in exchange for tuition assistance.

If, after that, you don’t feel you have the information you need, you can do a next step and ask to meet with the pastor. Walk him through your decision process thus far and see if he can’t pray with you and show you resources/ possibilities that the school didn’t know about or share with you.

If, in the end, you do these things and come to the conclusion that you cannot “do” Catholic school, what are your choices?

Religious education. Every parish has a Catholic education program: a place where kids are formed in their faith, usually on Sunday or some other day. Be sure and check that out. The reason we have these programs is because some people are simply not called to Catholic school and this is a beautiful way to experience the joy of growing in our faith. Your parish more

than likely has a youth group. Check that out and see if it doesn’t help you with your decision.

To be honest, it’s hard for me not to use this article to tell you how much I loved and love the experience of being in a Catholic school as a priest. It regularly blows me away to be around employees at the school and parents who scrape and sacrifice so that the kids can grow in love and knowledge of Jesus and the world our Father made. I could write a whole article just about that. You know, as I think about it, I might just do that. Keep watching this space to find out. Enjoy another day in God’s presence!

If you have questions you’d like Father Joseph Krupp – “Fr. Joe” – to consider answering in Faith magazine, please write to: “In the Know with Fr. Joe,” Faith Magazine, 429 E. Grandview Blvd. Erie, PA 16504, or send an email to JoeInBlack@priest.com. ◆◆◆