As part of Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Fisher celebrated Mass with our NDA students, at St, Martin of Tours Parish. His sermon explained the parable of the mustard seed from the Gospel of Mark. The bishop shared that he kept a small Victory Garden as a child. He was always amazed at how a small seed, when nurtured, would turn into a giant bush of delicious fruit. “Jesus is giving us this image today of this seed, this seed that really becomes His kingdom,” Bishop Fisher explained. “He came here really to proclaim His kingdom to us. We’re all part of that, in unity, in faith, in community. When we talk about unity and community, it’s all about being part of that kingdom of God.”
After mass, he talked to the 8th graders about graduation and high school.
Then we had a tour of the Elementary school and talked to a number of classes. In Mrs Lackie's Kindergarten class he talked about Groundhog Day. The students were very eager to tell him their groundhog stories. He was impressed with our indoor playground and the tricycles going up and down the hallway.
5th graders in Spanish were able to recite the Hail Mary with the Bishop in Spanish. They also got to ask a number of questions. They were curious about the process of Father Baker becoming a Saint. His last stop was in Ms Szymanski's 4th grade. They had so many questions we ran out of time. They were determined to figure out the Bishop's age. They were creative in their questions to him to gain that answer.
The most important question that was asked of the Bishop was "Are you a Bills fan".