b'certain you can accomplish all youdays and weeks. As we explore our have planned and to set a positive toneCatholic faith, we grow individually and for the coming year as you start thecollectively. We learn to support each process of becoming community. other and challenge each other. We even And yet, even whenannoy and learn to like the fi rst day goes well,As we explore oureach other. And then, at it can feel a little off.the end of the year, our Inevitably you fi ndCatholic faith, wecommunity disperses, yourself comparing thisnever again to exist as group with the last. Thisgrow individuallythat unique community.class is not as solid asAs you approach the the previous class, or asand collectively. fi rst day, perhaps responsive, or as opennervous and intimidated, and fun. But it is important to recognizeremind yourself that this group in the imbalance of comparing a classroomfront of you sits poised, ready to be community that is just beginning, with thea community of faith and love, of more mature community that had formedacceptance and growth. And at this time over the entire course of the prior year. next year, THIS is the community you will miss. This is your new community, Classroom communities are built,at the cusp of its beginning.nintentionally and over a period of "let us remember that we are in the holy presence of god.SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE "We Pray As One provides daily liturgical prayer for schools and parishes. Modeling the Liturgy of the Hours, these simple liturgical prayers re\x1f ect the liturgical seasons and the lives of the saints, as encountered through the liturgical year. Introductory material will help teachers understand liturgical prayer and introduce it to young people.learn more:SMP.ORG/WEPRAY'