Here at Ss. Robert & William Catholic Parish we are blessed with a wonderful Catholic School that has a rich history of forming great Catholics. It represents the strong traditions of both the former St. Robert School and St. William School. For over sixty years, both parish communities have reached out to assure that young people receive good, solid Catholic Education.
Our school has over 400 students (Pre-School through Grade 8) and a very dedicated staff of people that serve our students. One of the things that I face as pastor is a growing request for financial assistance from families. In these tough economic times more and more parents are asking me for financial assistance. We have an Endowment that offers tuition assistance to families. This Endowment is managed by an Endowment Board and yearly gives out over $20,000 in Scholarships and direct Financial Aid. The Endowment currently has over $500,000 in it. If you would like to make a donation to the Endowment or receive more information about leaving the Endowment in your will please contact Ellen Ivory at eivory@srweuclid.cc or 216.731.1515 ext 230
In addition, we have a program that offers emergency assistance to families who find themselves in unique situations with their monthly tuition payments. In addition, we also use this same program to offer a few students full tuition assistance when the need dictates it. An example of this need is recently a family that was evicted from their house and both parents lost their jobs. Luckily they had family to take them in, but we were able to offer them tuition assistance and the kids did not have to change schools amidst all these other changes. The program is called ANGELS. It is a program that asks parishioners, especially those who have already raised their kids to be an ANGEL to a student and their family. The Scriptures tell us when we help those in need; many times we assist the Angels without even knowing it. I ask you to prayerfully consider making a donation to the ANGELS program. Every donation helps. I am confident that a few of you have the ability to pay full tuition for a few students and a few of you will be able to pay for a semester of tuition. I imagine most of you will not be able to do that much, but I ask you to consider paying for a day of school or a week of school for a student. If you would like to make a donation to ANGELS please contact Ellen Ivory at eivory@srweuclid.cc or 216.731.1515 ext 230
As I said before EVERY DONATION HELPS!
Peace,
Fr. John Betters
Pastor