Annunciation Catholic School programming to resume
The Annunciation parish and school population is resuming certain of its on-campus initiatives following a mass shooting that left two children dead and injured people one of whom is still hospitalized We have spent the past weeks preparing for a safe supportive resumption that is focused on healing and connection Annunciation stated in a Sunday news release Amidst the heaviness of tragedy Annunciation released that school initiatives centering endorsement connection and play will be available Tuesday through Thursday for students of all grades according to the release Annunciation wants its neighbors to know how favored they feel by the love and endorsement surrounding them on all sides the release noted As we continue to lift up Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel and to pray for Sophia Forchas and all our injured society members in their recovery we recognize the natural interest in the timetable for the reopening of our school On Wednesday August a gunman shot through the windows of Annunciation Catholic School during the school s first week during Mass people were injured two children Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski were killed during the shooting and one child remains in serious condition Following the shooting Minnesota neighborhood members have continuously gathered to mourn those lost and create environments that foster sponsorship and togetherness Countless people and students have also advocated for legislative action on gun control This week the Washburn Center for Children and the Minnesota Department of Learning will be on campus at Annunciation Catholic School to offer materials and promotion to students and staff A visible guard presence will remain on campus throughout the week the release stated As we experience next week we will have a better sense of our next measures for the weeks ahead the release explained When we have firm plans for the week of September nd and beyond we will share those first with our families staff and then update others Staff and school leaders will not engage in interviews for press events during this time Members of the press are requested not to visit the campus this week Related Articles Condition of the last hospitalized Annunciation Church shooting victim has improved Hundreds mourn -year-old Fletcher Merkel who was killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church Children s Minnesota releases its last Annunciation shooting victim from hospital Joe Soucheray To keep each other safe we ll pray with our feet Aspirant walkouts demand gun control following Annunciation shooting