December 1, 2020
Dear Calvary Families,
Thank you for your continued support of our ministry to your students. I am so impressed with the character I see displayed in their lives each day. I am blessed to be able to share the message and love of Jesus Christ with your children. I pray for them and encourage them and I see God working in their lives. I hope you notice that as well. While these have been very difficult and changing times for us, our students and teachers have continued to adjust and make progress. Some schools in our country are still locked down. I am grateful that we have been able to meet in person since the beginning of the school year, and we continue to safeguard our students and keep our school well. Thank you for your help with this. I’m sure these trying days have placed much strain upon your family, and I pray for God to help you and protect you.
As I am sure you are aware, our Governor has placed more restrictions upon us including masks and a limit in the number of people who can meet together. Because of this, we have been forced to cancel our Christmas Concert on December 11. I hate that this has happened, because your students have worked hard to perform for you. What I can do is have an in-school concert sometime next week and record it so that you may view it. I will work out these details with our Church video team. Therefore, there will be no need for a ½ day on December 11, but school will dismiss on Thursday, December 10 at the normal time for Christmas break, and resume on Monday, January 4, 2021.
The Governor’s new restrictions have also affected us in the way of wearing masks. At first, private schools were free to develop their own plans for dealing with the Coronavirus, but now we are required to follow the guidance given to the public schools which means wearing masks. The StrongSchoolsNC guidance allows for some mask breaks during the day, and we will give those as we can. What I do need is for your student to wear a mask when they come to school, and as always, stay at home if they are sick. I am very sorry about this new regulation, but we must do what we can to comply.
So, once again, I thank you for working with us to get through this difficult time and know that we are doing everything we can to help our students not only academically, but emotionally and spiritually. I am thankful that we can still open our doors, and that God continues to protect us. Please help me pray that the next year will see an end to this virus, and all the problems it has caused. And remember what this season is really about; it is about Jesus our Savior. His gift of eternal life is the most important gift we could ever receive, and we can be grateful that nothing can take that away from us.
I hope you and your family have a very blessed Christmas.
Pastor Donnie