Gathering Stone Ritual

Father Hutton and parent Brenda Cavallin help collect the stones with St. Christopher students Austin Hill, Jeffrey Toulouse and Noah Forteski. May 21, 2012 - On May 17 Father Jim Hutton and parent Brenda Cavallin travelled to three of the Sudbury Catholic District Schools that are closing in June - St. Theresa, St. Christopher and Corpus Christi. Students at each of these schools collected stones from the yard to symbolize something they wanted to bring to the new site of Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School opening in September. The stones will be placed in the yard but will represent the spirit of the school that have travelled from all three sites. With Father Him Hutton and Brenda Cavallin's visit to each of the schools, students were invited to remember love, patience and the virtues they hold true at their school while holding onto the stone. The stones were then collected and brought to St. Patrick's Parish to be stored until the students begin their new school year at Holy Cross. Share Tweet

More stories in the news... •  St. David School Rocks! •  Soccer Opportunities at St. Benedict •  Come Read With Me at St. Charles •  Funky costumes, make-up and theatrics make Godspell a must-see this week at SCC •  Learning First Aid at St. Anne •  Sudbury Catholic Students Participate in Metis Heritage Days •  Holy Cross Students Take Music Monday Global! •  Celebrating Catholic Education Week •  St. David Student Receives Surprise Gift •  What's Inside My Computer? •  Marymount Academy Presents - Sleeping Beauty •  Around the World and Back to Share Her Story •  St. David School Hosts Healthy Food Summit •  RCMP Visits St. Francis FDK Class •  SCDSB 2013 Badminton Tournament Results •  Hopping into Full Day Kindergarten at St. Anne Catholic School •  Holy Cross Free the Children Club “We Are Silent” Campaign •  SCC Students Take Part in a G.R.E.A.T. Adventure •  Vince Pawis, Elder / Instructor Presented with Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Education from SCDSB •  “Tanning is Out” at MMA •  Bringing Spring into the Classroom at St. Charles •  St. Charles College gets ‘All Dressed Up’ in Preparation for Graduation Festivities •  Music Alive at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School •  Learning Culture Through Technology at St. James •  Pink Day at St. Joseph •  St. Charles College Teacher's Story Included in Book About Resilience •  St. Andrew - Home to a Spelling Bee Champ! •  St. Albert and ICAN Making a Positive Difference in Health Care Through Partnership •  S.C.D.S.B. Celebrates L.D.A.S. Teacher of the Year - Caroline Mansourian •  Partners Sign Community Threat Assessment Protocol •  Sudbury Catholic Enhances Social Media Presence with Launch of Facebook Page