Autumn 2023

A Note from the Headmaster

Dear Friends,

Wow! We are overwhelmed by your generosity, and by the powerful witness to Rhode Island's desire for a school like Chesterton Academy. Thanks to you, our first annual Gala on October 14 was a huge success. More than 400 people attended, and we met and exceeded our fundraising goals for the evening. Your gifts allow us to make an affordable, classical, authentically Catholic education available to Rhode Island's families. Every dollar directly supports the education of the young men and women who enter our doors each day to grow in wisdom, joy, and virtue. Thank you.

Please see below for more updates about the Gala, as well as announcements regarding upcoming opportunities to join us and learn more, including our Open House Nov. 4, Shadow Days for prospective students, and Lessons and Carols with our student choirs in St. Francis Chapel on Dec. 20. Thank you for your prayers, and know that you are in ours every day. 

In Christ,
Robert Duffy, Ph.D.

Autumn Updates

We Did It!

Thanks to your generosity, and heartfelt gifts of all sizes, we secured and maxed out a $100,000 matching pledge, and raised a net total of just over $250,000 at our first annual Gala. These funds make significant progress toward satisfying our need for the upcoming academic year. We are grateful for everyone that supported our gala fundraiser, including attendees, donors, program and event sponsors, and silent auction contributors and bidders.

If you did not have a chance to attend or complete a pledge sheet and would like to contribute to our ongoing need you may do so here. All of these funds go directly to the operation of Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope, providing authentically Catholic, classical education to raise up a generation of joyful leaders and saints for the Church and the state of Rhode Island. Thank you! 

Open House: Nov. 4, 9:00 AM - All are invited!

Come and see Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope! On Saturday, Nov. 4, visit us to learn more about the only Classical Catholic high school in Rhode Island. There will be morning prayer, a campus tour, a presentation on Chesterton Academy's approach to education, and the opportunity to meet and greet with current families, teachers, and board members and have your questions answered.

Shadow Days

Are you seeking an in-depth look at Chesterton for your 8th grader? Call the school or go to our website to register for a shadow day, and experience a day in the life at Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope.

Save the Date! Lessons and Carols - Dec. 20, 2023, 6:30 PM

Join us for an evening of lessons and carols, sung by our student choirs, on Dec. 20, 2023. 

Gala photos are in the editing room. Keep an eye out for our next update!

Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton

 
“[The doctrines of the Church] specially affected one idea, which I hope it is not pompous to call the chief idea of my life; I will not say the doctrine I have always taught, but the doctrine I should always have liked to teach. That is the idea of taking things with gratitude, and not taking things for granted.”

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