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I am sure that you will make the right decision Catherine, we really can't make it for you, especially those of us who are not Catholic. It should be a consideration though the distance your OH has to go to take him to school. and how do you manage if OH is ill? Can you still get there?

ann
Glos

Hubby is a practicing catholic but I.m not we married in the Catholic church and our only child was brought up as Catholic. She went to the local Catholic Primary school when we lived in London and did her Communion etc. when we moved to Kent we had no choice but to send her to the local non Catholic School and then she went to the local Comprensive. The onus was on us(hubby!!) to ensure she kept up with her Catholic faith. We felt we did our best and she got the best of both worlds. a good education . she got 9 O levels and she kept up with her religious upbringing. I feel both are important.

Shirley

Both are extremely important but I believe it is important to stress that catholicism is not important - tolerance is.

It must be a hard decision but i think you have to choose the best school for your little one first, your priest should still be able to arrange his communion lessons.

You will do whats best in the end hun xx

Im sure you have had great advice hun,


Just going to read thread,


Caz xxxx

I think if the school just down the road is an excellent one then that is the sensible and practical choice. If it is within easy walking distance then that will make life much easier for everyone in the family.

Surely any religious instruction can happen out of school? I'm C of E but when I went through Confirmation classes aged about 12 that was all done in the evenings and was nothing to do with my school.

I don't see this as an either/or situation......it sounds to me as if your son can have both.

Also I would also have thought it would be easier for you to have more involvement in the school and for your son to make local friends if the school is so close.

Good luck in your dilemma anyway.

Sue
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Catherine
Although my grandson attended a catholic Infant/juniorschool His preparation for his first communion etc was done on Sunday mornings after church
Hope you can get things sorted out soon

Love

Bren

thanks sue that is much easier for me to take on board as it were.I know exactly what you mean.
I appreciate your help love.
catherine
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Catherine,

Three times I have tried to add to your thread and three times it has disappeared...

Therefore, I shall be short and sweet..

My boys went to a catholic school when they were young..it was further from where we lived then the non catholic school.

OH and I worked weird hours and could not go to mass on Sundays but at least our boys got the religious beginning that the needed...

Lindy XX

Maybe British secular schools ought to do more in dscussing indigenous values and beliefs!

Go for the school which will give your son the best start in life - surely you and the priest can look after his secular needs? I assume that there is no longer any pressure nowadays for a catholic child to attend a catholic school?