Playground and Serving Children

 Friends, 

I have some exciting news to share about our St. Mark Community Preschool. This week the new school year began with a brand-new playground! This playground seemed to appear overnight, but of course it took a lot of hard work and planning. A “Playground Committee,” has been planning this work, selecting the equip
ment, scheduling the destruction and removal of the old equipment and the installation of the new. It was no small feat, and all the removing and installation took place in between the end of the Summer School and the beginning of our Fall Semester. 

 

The Playground Committee has been composed of Preschool parents Michael Manning, Ameen Lalani, Novelle Shakeel-Campoli, Lisa Barrymore, and Mark Rogerson; with our Preschool Assistant Director Noemi Carrillo, as well as Kathy Roberts and Greg McCollum, members of our Facilities Commission. We are so thankful for the long hours of perusing catalogs, taking measurements, studying safety features, and calendar planning that enabled this work to be done so well and in such a timely fashion. 

 

There is one more recent addition to the Preschool that you will appreciate. Last month a Patrick’s Purpose Bench was installed, with the hope that no child (or adult) ever feels that they are alone, particularly when life can feel overwhelming. We give thanks for the life of Patrick Turner and the legacy that John and Kim Turner have established in his memory. 

 

We give thanks that St. Mark is able to provide such a stimulating and lovely place for children to learn to love the depth and beauty of God’s world. 

 

Mark of St. Mark