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There are many facets to the Christmas season; the most important thing about Christmas is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The nine religion classes at St. Joseph’s School decided to participate in Operation Christmas Child to honor the birth of the Savior at Christmas time, according to Sister Mary Ana Steele, OSF, who teaches religion at St. Joseph’s.

“In an effort to become more civically engaged citizens and because of their belief in the importance of education and through their commitment and dedication, these 13 people have led their own Catholic community in bringing this project to a rousing success,” said Father Robert A. Busch, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo and Head of School at HCCA.

“We’re losing our children and their parents to an increasingly secular world. Catholic schools offer our children and their parents an opportunity to learn their faith, come back to their faith and increase their faith through a family centered atmosphere where all staff are concerned with each child’s well-being every day.”

“The philosophy that I have always worked off of is that all children need an environment in which they feel safe and loved. They need to belong and be accepted by others. Then when these conditions are met, they can truly learn and become whatever it is God wants to do with them. We are there to help them to Know Him, Love Him and Serve Him and learn how to extend that Christian attitude into the rest of their life.”