The Diocese of Providence welcomed 48 new elementary and secondary school teachers during a special Mass held at Holy Family Parish in Pawtucket last week. Following a daylong orientation, the teachers were commissioned to serve in Catholic schools throughout the diocese in the coming year.
Please click here for more photos.Pictured above, Doris Higgin, a new kindergarten teacher at Blessed Sacrament School, signs the Book of School ministers during the Mass. Father Mark Sauriol, chaplain of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, celebrated Mass for the new instructors and welcomed them into the next chapter of their lives in Catholic education. “You are not only going to shape students in this life, but shape them for eternity and that is a big task, a privilege and an honor,” said Father Sauriol. Katie Strout is looking forward to beginning her teaching career at St. Peter’s in Warwick. “It’s going to be a great new experience,” the third grade teacher said. “I’m excited to be teaching at a Catholic school. I can’t wait to get started.”
