The CCC all-male choir led by Fr. Frans Berkhout had its inaugural performance at today's Catholic Schools Week Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert N. Lynch and concelebrated by Msgr. Michael Devine, Fr. Frans Berkhout and Fr. Gary Dowsey. 
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ST. JULIE BILLIART

Spiritual Mother of the Sisters of Notre Dame

 July 12, 1751 – April 8, 1816

Saint Julie was a woman completely immersed in God’s love and goodness, even in the midst of great suffering. She was a woman of vision who responded to the needs of the suffering world around her.

 Born in Cuvilly, France, on July 12, 1751, Julie lived a humble life in a loving family. She was a woman of serenity, despite the great personal suffering she endured. The Billiart family survived many hardships, including the deaths of several children. When Julie was 16, she went to work to help support her family. At the age of 23 she became paralyzed by the trauma of a shooting that was aimed at her father. She spent more than 20 years confined to her bed, unable to care for even her most basic needs.

Besides her physical pain, Julie suffered religious persecution, lived in hiding as a refugee. Throughout her suffering, she steadfastly trusted in God’s goodness. At the age of 53, Julie and her very good friend, Françoise Blin de Bourdon, along with two other women, made their vows as Sisters of Notre Dame in Amiens, France.

 Julie reached out to the poor and forgotten, she brought comfort and hope to those  around her, she encouraged faith in the seeking and the lost. More than anything else, she was a witness to the deep, loving goodness of God. Her motto and mantra was: “Oh, how good God is!” In 1969 Julie was named a saint by the Catholic Church. The impact that Saint Julie had on the world continues through the life and ministry of the sisters who share in her heritage. Julie’s sisters ministered here from 1971 – 2007. We here at CCC have been entrusted by the Sisters of Notre Dame with living the charism of St. Julie. Put simply it is a call to live out of a deep experience of God’s goodness and provident care which moves us to say: “God is good. All the time.” St. Julie Billiart, pray for us.

                                                                     Excerpted from © 2004 The Sisters of Notre Dame. All rights reserved.

Vision of Campus Ministry

The Campus Ministry Department serves to foster the development of faith filled leaders by calling each member of our CCC community

• to deepen his/her own spirituality
• to contribute to the building up of a school community rooted in Gospel values
• to transform our society by acting for justice with and for others, especially the poor and marginalized 

Department Responsibilities

• Plan school liturgies, paraliturgies and penance services
• Recruit & train retreat leaders
• Plan and coordinate class and faculty retreats
• Identify students with community service
• Plan and coordinate a Service Fair
• Connect students to local service organizations
• Oversee service projects
• Moderate Outreach - a school service organization
• Connect students with their parishes
• Support parish and diocesan youth programs

 

Promote Your Parish or Community Event/Recognize a Student's Accomplishments
Promote a Future Service Hour Opportunity

 
Msgr. Devine & Friends 
Mission Trip to South Africa
sponsored by Niall Mellon Township Trust (Ireland)


 

Msgr Michael F. Devine
Minister of Presence and Encouragement

  

SOPHOMORE CLASS - BUILDING HOPE FOR THE HOMELESS


Mary Alice Beck, a sophomore at Clearwater Central Catholic High School holds her hammer firmly as she taps the head of a nail into the side of a wooden panel. She and more than one hundred of her classmates gather next to the school’s baseball field to assemble 10 wooden platforms. When the work is complete, the 11-by-11 foot platforms will be delivered to Pinellas Hope, a homeless shelter for adults. (click here for more...)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament