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A Little About Myself

I’ve worked at Blessed Sacrament School in Westminster, CA for 11 years and absolutely love working here. I’ve taught early childhood, 3rd grade, and am currently teaching 4th grade. Blessed Sacrament School has been around for 75 years and has strongly grown and changed in its time. It’s been incredible to witness this in the short duration that I’ve worked here. Education and teaching have been a strong passion of mine. Prior to working at Blessed Sacrament School, I’ve had no experience attending or teaching at a Catholic school. It is by the grace of God that I was brought to work in Catholic education. Working in Catholic education has personally helped me grow closer to my faith and has helped me become more aware of God’s presence in all that I do, including teaching. It’s been an amazing opportunity to experience not just teaching, but to be a part of a faith-filled community while guiding and supporting my students towards their faith journey.

Teaching the Whole Child

Along with teaching academics, I enjoy being able to teach to the whole child. Our school motto is, “Act Justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8).” When I am teaching across subjects, it is an honor to model and witness this day-to-day. I am grateful to teach students about God’s goodness, to pray with my students, and to teach Catholic values. I love that I can share a bond of loving God with the students and the community. There is a warm family among our school community. I truly see Christ all around and in each of my students. By working in Catholic education, my hope is that the students I have taught will be able to carry out Christ’s mission and bring His light and love out into the world. It’s been a true blessing to be able to work in Catholic education!

For more information about Blessed Sacrament School, please visit the school’s website.

All students in the 35 Catholic schools located in Orange County received Miraculous Medals from a donor during the month of May 2023. Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen blessed the medals and he prayed over them. The OC Catholic Schools superintendent and associate superintendents also prayed over the medals.  A few high school students from Rosary Academy and Mater Dei sorted the medals in order to be delivered to all the schools. The student volunteers spent hours sorting the medals and placing them in the correct boxes. The medals were intentionally distributed during the month of May to honor our Blessed Mother Mary.

After the medals were delivered, schools decided how to distribute them. One school in Santa Ana, St. Joseph School, decided that they would teach a lesson about the history of the medal. Sonia Ramirez, the principal, explained “All of the students were presented with this wonderful donation of the Miraculous Medal. All the teachers explained to the students that the Miraculous Medal is a devotional medal that originated from the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Laboure in Paris.”

Another school, Our Lady of Fatima Academy, in San Clemente distributed the medals and captured the moment with many smiles on their students’ faces. A similar lesson also took place at that school.

Another school, Mater Dei High School, held a special ceremony with their campus ministry office where Chaplain Fr. Mark blessed the medals, alongside the students, by the Mary statue in the Grotto.

We are very grateful for the donor who made it possible for our students to receive these medals. The medals came in two sizes. The smaller medal was provided to elementary school students 1st-4th grade and the larger medal was provided to fifth grade students through high school. Enough medals were provided that staff at each school also received a medal.

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