Drive-thru Pet Blessing at St. Albert the Great Church on October 3

St. Albert the Great Parish has marked the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on the first Sunday in October with a blessing of our pets since 2014. St. Francis is associated with a love of nature through his beautiful prayer, The Canticle of the Sun, which praises the beautiful elements of nature and the earth as God’s gifts to humans. St. Francis is also credited with saving a village from a wolf that was ravaging the sheep and terrorizing villagers. St. Francis talked to the wolf and as a result, it didn’t terrorize the village, was always fed by the villagers and everyone was safe and happ ....

Sep 21, 2021

School Board News from September 13 meeting

The September meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on September 13. One resident addressed the Board regarding questions on the COVID mask mandates. The Board approved the 2021-22 appropriation adjustments. The Board adopted the comprehensive continuous improvement plan for 2021-22 as listed: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III, $2,734,776.89 Title I - Expanding Opportunities for Each Child $11,902.05 The Board authorized a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for the abatement of Royal View Elementary School not to exceed $250,000. The Board author ....

Sep 21, 2021

St. Albert the Great’s Purple Star designation is renewed

The Ohio Department of Education announced that St. Albert the Great School is among the schools to have its Purple Star designation renewed for 2021-2024. The Purple Star Award indicates the school is military friendly and shows a major commitment to students and families that are connected to the United States military. St. Albert first received the award in 2017. This designation is earned by schools that demonstrate support of active duty, reserve and veteran military members and their families. Here are some of the activities undertaken by the St. Albert the Great community to support ....

Sep 21, 2021

Operation Christmas Child prepares for holiday giving, accepting donations

It’s almost the Christmas season again, which means time to request those Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, pack them, and get them to Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church (RRLC) for inspection and packing, ready for the national collection. If you are unfamiliar with Operation Christmas Child, it is a program of Samaritan’s Purse a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine w ....

Sep 21, 2021

Plans begin for vacated elementary schools

At the September 13 North Royalton School Board meeting, the Board of Education voted to authorize the district to abate the asbestos from the three vacated elementary school buildings and the demolish two of them. The three schools have been vacated now that the new elementary school is open. Albion Elementary was constructed in 1956 and had additions in 1976 and 1988. Valley Vista originally opened in 1960 and then in 1962 the balance of the building was completed. In 1988 the new addition was dedicated. Royal View Elementary was built in 1965 and then had an addition in 1988. The Board aut ....

Sep 21, 2021