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OLDP Update
Congratulations to the students from OLDP and St. Mary Magdalen Church Parishes who were confirmed together on Wednesday, May 11th, at St. Mary Magdalen Church by Bishop Fernand Cheri. We pray that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit truly makes an impact in their lives and enriches and empowers their faith journey.
For those who were not at Mass, at OLDP, on Mother’s Day Weekend, I will tell you, as I did those who were in attendance, something that happened recently. There were 3 rumors going around at our Spring Fest.
The first rumor was that St. Therese Academy School was leaving our campus to go to St. Mary Magdalen because St. Therese was growing and needed more space. This is true. Since Mary Magdalen’s school was closing the space would be available at an opportune time for St. Therese Academy. We wish them well at their new location.
The second rumor was that since many people know my love for children, with special needs, I was going to be going with St. Therese Academy to St. Mary Magdalen. That is, absolutely, NOT true. I am not going anywhere.
The third rumor was that since St. Therese Academy was leaving then OLDP would be closing. That is Definitely NOT True! In fact, as soon as St. Therese Academy began looking at leaving, to go to St. Mary Magdalen, there were 2 groups that were very interested in utilizing some of our vacant space. We are still in negotiations with one group that was offering the better deal of the 2 groups. This particular group would be using less space, than St. Therese Academy used, and also providing us with much higher rent. They would be bringing somewhere between 80 and 100 young children and using the Bahan Center classrooms and the Media Center Library for their program.
I would say that is a Win, Win, for everyone!
Please pray that all goes well in this new endeavor. Thank you.
I will let you know more information as soon as things are finalized.
God bless you,
Fr. Mike