Philipsburg:--- The students and teachers of the various Catholic Schools on St. Maarten opened their week of activities to celebrate the Catholic School Week with a mass and march through the streets of Philipsburg on Tuesday.The students gathered at the Sports Auditorium after attending a mass on Tuesday morning, they then marched through the streets of Philipsburg carrying posters of their themes. Students and some parents who joined their children in the celebration were chanting "shelter the homeless, visit the imprisoned, feed the poor and clothe the naked."
A Principal from the St. Dominic School told SMN News that Catholic School Week commenced on Monday but the official opening was held on Tuesday. She said each school was given a theme to focus on this week. The themes, she explained, focused mostly on humanitarian needs.
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