Pandemic can’t dampen Christmas spirit December 20, 2020
In a year that has been anything but normal, the Christmas spirit is still alive and well at Ontario Catholic schools.
From live reindeer to Advent liturgies, virtual concerts to helping the needy in the community, staff and students are doing their best to maintain the season’s spirit despite the unforeseen circumstances.
At St. Martin of Tours Catholic School in Whitney, Ont., the hallways have been decorated with lights and classroom doors decked out for the holiday season by staff and students. Vice principal Tara McEnery says a virtual Christmas concert and Nativity play was in the works for several weeks with the children from Kindergarten to Grade 8 working hard, refining their acting chops and creating musical numbers amid COVID-19 restrictions.