Let Your Light Shine Scholarship Fund

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 speaks to us:

To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born,
and a time to die;
a time to plant,
and a time to pluck up
that which is planted.

In our faithful lives, we’ve heard this passage many times. Events occur that cause us to truly reflect on these poetic words. Six years ago, God called home one of His angels. Audrey Ford, sister of Ashley and Nicholas Ford and daughter of Martin and Celine Ford, active St. John parishioners and Catholic educators, was just 9 years old when sudden illness claimed her young life. The sorrow that followed was unimaginable, for the Fords and for a community that cherishes its blessed members. With God providing strength, hope blossomed from the pain. The Fords established the “Let Your Light Shine” scholarship fund. The intent of this scholarship is that many children benefit from the faith-filled education they value so deeply for their own children and that they live through their vocations.

Funds from the Let Your Light Shine scholarship contribute to the tuition assistance of children who attend St. John the Baptist Catholic School, nearly 10% of our student body. These awards range from $1,000 to total tuition coverage of approximately $5,000. We are blessed by dedicated parishioners who also contribute to financial assistance, along with dedicated funds from our school budget. Our total allocation is over $50,000 for students in need. Parents seek assistance because they have lost their jobs, suffer medical crises or experience other tragedies that impede their ability to provide their children a solid academic education in a faith-filled environment.

My appeal to you is heartfelt. I ask you to consider donating to the “Let Your Light Shine” scholarship fund. If you wish to recognize a deceased family member, school alumnus or friend, I invited you to donate in their name. The “Let Your Light Shine” scholarship fund began with one little girl. Her legacy shall live on through the lives of many. We need your assistance, no matter how great or small, to ensure that Catholic education is available to any family who desires it.

Thank you. Nancy Jordan,
Principal
St. John the Baptist Catholic School

Please contact Nancy Jordan, Principal at 224-8388 or njordan@stjohnscatholic.org.