Summertime

In the aria Summertime, from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, George and Ira Gershwin proclaim …”the living is easy.” Although our students are enjoying some much needed rest and relaxation, taking in the sunshine and enjoying waves and sand, daily life is far from easy on campus during the hiatus. We are busy painting, carpeting, and cleaning so the classrooms are fresh for the fall. Textbooks, laptops, iPads, and supplies arrive daily, and those of us holding down the fort wait in eager anticipation for the grounds to come alive once again with laughter and learning.

This summer we said goodbye to our beloved Pastor Monsignor Dolan, and our Associate Pastor, Father Mel. Their service and dedication to the parish and school community was such a blessing to us all, and we ask God to watch over them in a special way as they move on to new adventures. We welcome to our family Father John, Father Lauro, and Father Augustine, and we pray that their ministry here is fruitful and joyful.

It will seem like no time at all before fall is upon us. Our students will return, and we will begin the routine once again. In the interim, taking the time to pause, reflect, and refocus helps us to recharge so that we will be ready to forge ahead.  Bess reminds us that,

One of these mornings  

You’re going to rise up singing 

Then you’ll spread your wings 

And you’ll take to the sky

Until then, let us relish in some “easy living.”

Kathleen Mock

Principal

St. Michael’s School