{"id":1612,"date":"2019-12-12T08:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2019-12-12T08:13:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:13:32","slug":"principals-corner-december-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/blog\/archives\/1612","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Corner: December 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 99.5585%;\">\n<h3><strong>Message from the Principal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hello St. Al Families,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaiting should not be passive.\u00a0 Rather, it should be an active practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I heard this on Christian radio this morning.\u00a0 I love this statement because it is a call for faith and works.\u00a0 When we actively wait we are listening while we serve God\u2019s people.\u00a0 Often we think of waiting as a pause in our motion.\u00a0 We stop moving until further notice.\u00a0 But, waiting does not have to be a still and silent experience.\u00a0 It can be filled with activity: service, prayer, community gatherings.\u00a0 These are the moments we embrace the season.\u00a0 We share hope with one another through service.\u00a0 We share peace through individual and group prayer.\u00a0 We share joy and love through community gatherings and connections.\u00a0 These are active moments of waiting that embrace the spirit of our Advent season while allowing us to still wait and prepare.<\/p>\n<p>This week we lit the second candle and I encouraged students to take some time to embrace and share peace.\u00a0 This could be stepping away from the hectic activity of the season to pray.\u00a0 This could also mean sharing their gifts with those who may need to experience a positive moment.<\/p>\n<p>However, you choose to wait this season, make it active.\u00a0 Share hope, peace, joy, and love actively as you await the coming of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Blessings,<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Daspit<\/p>\n<p>Principal<\/p>\n<p>St. Alphonsus Parish School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Message from the Principal Hello St. Al Families, \u201cWaiting should not be passive.\u00a0 Rather, it should be an active practice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-principals-corner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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