To the Holy Name parish family;
Peace be with you! As we complete Our Lenten journey, I pray that the Lord will fill you all with his many graces and blessings during this upcoming Sacred Triduum. I wanted to first inform each of you that on April 1st, I appointed a new lay director, (trustee) Susan Bigelow to replace Walt Wragge. I want to publicly thank Walt Wragge who has served 18 years as a lay director of Holy Name Parish. His Service and love of Holy Name has deeply enriched not only Holy Name but each of our lives personally. Thank you Walt! I also would like to thank publicly Susan for her yes. We have thrown her right into the mix with her feet running and she is already contributing greatly to the parish.
I am writing to you today with a heavy heart. As a pastor, sometimes we must make some very hard decisions even though we do not want to. After consultation with our bishop, lay directors, business managers for the school and parish, councils, and our principal, based upon our Christian responsibility to be financially responsible so we can continue Holy Name Catholic School’s tradition of “spiritual growth, achievement of academic excellence, developing gifts and talents, model the values, attitudes, and behaviors that foster a life committed to Christian service,” we have decided to focus on Holy Name Catholic School’s program, Pre-K through 5th grade. Our loss of the upper grades, its teachers, students and families is a deep loss to us all. While this decision was difficult to make in light of the precious relationships and the rich long history of the school, we believe it is the decision and direction that best serves our mission of providing a meaningful Catholic education to the youngest of our community and supporting their families.
Considering our anticipated fall 2020 enrollment by grade level, the tuition generated by that enrollment, the necessary adjustments of personnel, and the projected expenses for the preK-5 th grade structure, we believe the school budget, with historic annual support from the Holy Name School Foundation and former levels of support from the parish, will be balanced. This has not been the case for many years and hope this will allow us to continue to serve the many families in Sheridan and the surrounding areas. I want thank you all for your commitment to Holy Name and its school as I am continually moved by the many graces and blessings that have been witnessed in the lives of so many.

May this Easter carry to all of us the Hope of the Risen Lord and his life.
God’s Blessings,
Fr Glenn Whewell

"At Holy Name Catholic School, students are challenged to be the best they can be in academics, the arts, sports and in showing others respect.
They learn teamwork by observing interactions between teachers and through project based learning. The best part is that all of this is accomplished in a loving, family-like environment where the teachings of Jesus Christ and prayer are integral parts of daily education."

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