St. Patrick's Church & Day School

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School is dedicated to the nurturing of children academically, physically, spiritually, and morally within a caring Christian environment. For more information visit: https://stpatricksdayschool.org/

Philosophy

The St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School invites students to be part of a vital community that believes in the education of the mind, body, spirit, and heart.  St. Patrick’s students are guided to be responsible, moral individuals with a sense of purpose and a commitment to service and kindness to others.  We embrace the Episcopal tradition of inclusiveness and respect for differences.  We value the formation of an active partnership between our families and the school.

At the St. Patrick’s School, we

• strive for excellence in all aspects of the curriculum;
• offer a curriculum designed to develop problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking skills;
• provide children the opportunity to be creative and develop their aesthetic sensibilities through the visual and performing arts;
• encourage our students to strengthen their bodies, develop poise and confidence, and practice good sportsmanship through physical education;
• teach morals through an insistence upon integrity, honesty, respect, and kindness;
• promote environmental awareness and an appreciation of nature;
• encourage our students to develop compassion and care of others through service learning;
• ensure that our students know what it means to be responsible citizens and leaders, and we
• foster a sense of family and community.

Welcome to Saint Pat's, the place with a Big Heart!

When folks I meet out in the community learn that I am the Rector of St. Pat's, more often than not they declare something along the lines of, "That is the most welcoming church I've ever been to!" New members tell me all the time, "I felt so welcomed on my first Sunday here, and I keep coming back because of its' big heart." 

That's why I'm here. The big, open heart of this place. The mission of this community is to reflect the big, open heart of God for all people, no matter who they are or who they love. No matter what they do or how big their bank account. No matter the color of their skin, the language they speak, or their political party, this place takes seriously Jesus' directive to love our neighbors as we have first been loved.

We seek to be people of loving action. 

We seek to “put our creed into our deed,” as Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote. 

"First we were loved, now we love" is from the First Letter of John and it is the driving force of this beloved community. We love one another because God first loved us. We love our neighbors because God loves our neighbors. We love those who are hard to love because God's love moves in us to love our enemies and pray for those who would do us harm. We love because God is love. And love always prevails. That's why I'm here. The big, open heart of God reflected in the faces of those who call this place home.   George +