CCD catechists and participants to the Formation Seminar took a group photo at San Antonio Social Hall. The event was organized by the Of ce of Religious Education in preparation for the new CCD school year.

Office of Religious Education facilitates formation seminar for CCD teachers

Posted by - August 18, 2018

In preparation for the coming catechetical year 2018-2019, the Office of Religious Education held a Formation Seminar for all the CCD teachers over the last two weekends. Last August 4, 2018, Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP and her team gathered 11 new catechist/aide from the different parishes who answered the call as volunteers to help in

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2017 Teacher of the Year, Filmah Buenaflor, who taught AP Computer Science Principles, helped many of her students earn a 3 or higher on the College Board test for the course.

MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL STUDENTS SCORE HIGH MARKS ON NATIONAL TESTS

Posted by - August 18, 2018

Mount Carmel School announced that its students fared very well in recently administered SAT-10 and College Board AP national standardized tests. The results show significant improvement in all subjects across all grade levels. On average, students performed at or above the 50th percentile on the SAT-10 and improved from previous years. For the complete 2018

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2nd grade teacher, Zita Sablan (right), lines students up on the first day of the school year.

FOR SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW, MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL OPENS NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH ANOTHER ENROLLMENT BOOST

Posted by - August 11, 2018

Marking a seventh year in a row of enrollment increases, Mount Carmel School opened doors for the new 2018-2019 school year with over 600 students, up from a historic low of 260 seven years ago. In addition to the enrollment increase, the school launched the year with some new additions, including new teachers, new courses,

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The delegates, translators and secretaries of the XVI General Chapter of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz at their motherhouse in Berriz, Spain. One month was spent in the Chapter, in this every six year gathering, by the sister-delegates from around the world in prayerful discernment of their ONE MISSION.

GENERAL CHAPTER 2018

Posted by - August 11, 2018

The spirit of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana pervaded the XVI General Chapter of the Institute of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz which she founded.  An updated Missionary Plan for the next six years (2018-2024) was formulated, along with the election of a new governing structure and leadership team. Our own–Sr. Isabel Seman–from Saipan, was elected

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Holy Days of Obligation for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

Posted by - August 11, 2018

EVERY organization, whether secular or religious, requires its own laws and customs in order to maintain order. As citizens of the state, we enjoy certain rights and privileges, but we likewise have civic duties to fulfill. As Catholics, Canon Law is the internal system and guidelines which guides us. As baptized faithful we do have

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A Pastoral Letter: Preparing for the November 2018 Elections

Posted by - August 4, 2018

05 August 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The heart of Christian discipleship is living out the commandment of love. Love is manifest not only in our single-minded devotion to the Lord but even more so in the actions that flow from our love of neighbor. Such love is realized in the practical charity

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COMMISSION ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND OUTREACH
CNMI ELECTION 2018: Forming Faithful Voters

Posted by - August 4, 2018

As the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa moves forward with its five-year Diocesan Pastoral Plan, the plan’s priority ministries — evangelization and faith formation, liturgy, social justice and outreach, marriage and family life, vocation, and youth — are now putting into action the goals they have set forth. Many of these ministries are quite familiar to

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Mount Carmel School vice principal Barbara Merfalen guides teachers through a discussion about effective classroom management.

NEW YEAR, NEW OPPORTUNITIES: MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL SET TO LAUNCH SY 2018-2019

Posted by - August 4, 2018

Mount Carmel School is all set to launch the 2018-2109 school year with a set of new opportunities, including new teachers, new courses, and new programs. While work has been ongoing throughout the summer to prepare for the new year, preparations ramped up with this past week’s professional development sessions. Led by vice principal Barbara

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Ahead of the new school year, 1st grade teacher, Del Muña, prepares her classroom with some friends.

MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL RE-OPENS DISCOUNT ON REGISTRATION FEE

Posted by - August 4, 2018

In the wake of the passage of the CNMI Workforce Act and the lifting of government austerity measures, Mount Carmel School announced that it is re-opening the discount on registration fees that was originally restricted to students who registered back in May under the school’s annual “Early Bird” discount. “Many former and prospective parents wanted

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