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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Responding to 13:23-
I am not suggesting that parish schools are more Episcopalian than non-parish schools. I never stated such. We like St. Patricia for many reasons. Proximity to home being one of them. We also like that it is a parish school since that is the model we are most familiar with in our current diocese. We are open to non-parish schools which is the reason behind my initial question regarding WES and SAES. We are also aware that some Episcopal schools such as Beavoir do not have weekly chapel or regular religion classes, and they rarely if ever observe the Church liturgical calendar and celebrate the Eucharist. That approach is not what we are looking for. I am not denigrating that approach; it is just not what we are seeking. And the reason we want a chaplain who is a priest is because we want our DD to have meaningful connections with clergy outside of typical church activities. [/quote]

I think where we disagree  -- and, of course, I respect your right to do so -- is in what makes a "strong Episcopal culture".  Again, to me it is about teaching and living the good news of the gospel of God's love.  I love the Eucharist with all my heart, but I don't feel that my children would need to celebrate the Eucharist at school in order to have a strong Episcopalian identity.  Actually, we chose a Quaker school, and have found as our children have grown into young adults that the Quaker values they encountered have strengthened their faith and identity as Episcopalians, and, more fundamentally, as Christians, and, even more fundamentally, as people striving to live lives of compassion and justice.     [/quote]

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