Catholic Faith
-
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
~ Saint Augustine -
"Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it."
~ Proverbs 22:6
-
-
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School infuses Catholicism in all aspects of student life - from academics to athletics, from arts to service. In addition to the Religion curriculum from the Archdiocese of Denver, our parish school is piloting the Augustine Institute’s sacramental preparation program entitled Signs of Grace. We are currently working with the Dominican Sisters of Nashville’s program Virtues in Practice. The three year program focuses on helping children grow closer to Jesus by imitating the lives of the saints.
-
Prayer with Our Lady
We are honored to have a school dedicated to Our Blessed Mother. We ask for Mary’s intercession in all we do, especially during:
- Monthly school-wide Rosaries and Divine Mercy Chaplets
- Living Rosary
- May Crowning
- School-wide art exhibition honoring Mary
-
Daily Religion Class
Religion is taught on a daily basis by Catholic religion teachers. The student body participates in school-wide prayer services throughout the year. Highlights include:
- 8th graders attend the Archdiocesan Schools’ Chastity Rally.
- 6th grade students attend the Focus 11 Vocations Awareness Day.
- 5th graders attend a special liturgy with Archbishop Aquila at the Cathedral.
-
Weekly School Mass
Our students attend Mass on Wednesdays with the parish. Students are engaged in the Mass through proclaiming the Word, helping Fr. Henri and Fr. John preach, singing in the School Liturgy Choir, and altar serving.
Students are paired with their buddies for Mass. Our buddy system fosters relationships between older and younger students, allowing the older students to nurture and lead the younger to follow positive role models. -
Monthly Adoration
Eucharistic Adoration is a powerful opportunity to spend one-on-one time with our Lord. Children are uniquely poised to open their hearts and minds to Jesus, and adoring Him in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament showers God's grace upon them. All students attend Eucharistic Adoration at least once a month in the parish Adoration Chapel.
-
Stewardship
Our Lady of Fatima is a stewardship parish, and that value is embraced by the school community. In addition to school-wide stewardship, each class completes two stewardship projects per year.
Some highlights from recent service projects include:- Middle School helped at Food Bank of the Rockies.
- 2nd grade students wrote thank you letters to all donors who participated in the Children’s Hospital Book Drive at our school.
- 1st grade held a coat drive for “Coats for Colorado” and brought in 100+ for the needy.
- Pre-K and Kindergarten collected new baby items for the Gabriel House and assisted the Parish in their Easter Food Drive.
- Preschool made Valentine’s Day placemats for residents of the Mullen Home for the Elderly.
