FAITH

Faith-Filled Learning

• Christ-centered environment emphasizing the integrity and value of each student, respect for self and others and the centrality of prayer.
• Catholic faith fostered by teachers in the classroom, at weekly Mass, and beyond into the family and community.
• An environment supporting self-discipline, accountability and honesty.

OLPH is a faith-based School.

As an institution of faith, it is our charter to instill faith, social and moral responsibility, diligence, and integrity in our students, preparing them spiritually as well as academically for what the future holds.

The K-8 classes attend weekly Mass. Preschoolers attend Mass monthly. Our older students are paired with younger students, sitting alongside them at Mass, serving as their prayer partners. OLPH’s students also prepare and host weekly Mass and Mass once a month with the parish community

OLPH offers preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion within the curriculum of first and second grade, and also prepares those older students wishing to make their First Communion.

Our students volunteer as altar servers for school Masses and Sunday Masses. They collect canned and packaged food to donate to the food pantry for the needy, and adopt a family to provide gifts at Christmas. They have partnered with the Elks Club to send letters to our men and women stationed in the military. OLPH students also share their time and skills with other students in the peer tutoring.

Above: OLPH hosts a Rosary Walk on
Mt. Rubidoux every Holy Thursday
after classes let out.

FAITH-BASED EDUCATION

According to the USCCB document, the Catholic Bishops support faith-based education.

The Catholic Bishops of the United States have unequivocally committed themselves and the whole Catholic commmunity to the following set of goals.

Catholic Schools will continue to provide a Gospel-based education of the highest quality.

Catholics schools will be available, accessible and affordable.

Catholic schools will be staffed by highly qualified administrators and teachers who would receive just wages and benefits, as we expressed in our pastoral letter "Economic Justice for All"