HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark Catholic School is celebrating the canonization of the Blessed Mother Teresa Sept. 2.
The first Friday of the month at St. Mark School is typically a dress down for $1 day — a day when the students donate a dollar for the privilege to dress in street clothes rather than their school uniform.
As part of this long-standing tradition, the school then donates all of the money to a different charity each month.
All of the money raised Sept. 2 will go to Missionaries of Charity in Charlotte in honor of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. In addition, the students were asked to dress in blue and white and will learn about the life and work of Saint Teresa.
A special banner was also created to remain in the lobby of the school as a further reminder of her message of love and mercy. Monsignor Richard Bellow, Dean of Students, specifically selected the printed quote as a message to the students and to all who enter the school:
"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
Pictured, left to right: Michael Buck, Mark McMahon, Kelsey Keegan, Bianca Andexler, Mallory Foglesong, Caroline Tuschong (front), Lauren Munn, Anna Bowman, David Fisher and middle school religion and language arts teacher, Chris Ostrom.
—Submitted by Amy Burger