CALEDONIA â St. Rita Parish has announced it will close its popular child care program on June 30.
The program, C.A.R.E.S., has a budget deficit of nearly $60,000; the parish itself has a budget deficit; and the repairs needed for the historic Cascia Hall are expected to cost more than $1 million. Cascia Hall is deteriorating to the point it may be a safety risk to keep it open.
Petersen
The Rev. Michael Petersen made the announcement during recentl Sunday services.
The parish â like restaurants, theaters, and clothing stores â is feeling the COVID-19 economic pinch.
With the doors closed for a while last year, gatherings limited and annual fundraisers are canceled, churches across the country are struggling with revenue. St. Rita, 4339 Douglas Ave., isnât even having a Lenten fish fry this year.
Marblehead teachers get creative during COVID-19
A look at how teachers are connecting and engaging with students during hybrid and in-person learning
Leigh Blander Wicked Local
There has been a lot of controversy about remote, hybrid, and in-person learning models during the pandemic, but one thing is clear: teachers have gotten creative in the ways they connect and engage with students.
“We have this new tradition at the end of every class, everybody turns their cameras on and they hold their artwork up to the camera,” said Shirley Huller White, a visual arts teacher at Marblehead High School. “I’ve got my nose up to the computer screen. It’s just a nice moment and it s our little way of building a community.”