Resources for Resurrection Families

Learn More About Catholic Schools in Lancaster County
- Thank you to our Resurrection families who joined us on Monday, April 7 to learn more about the five Catholic elementary schools in our area. Representatives from each school were there to answer your questions about their schools and to explain their enrollment processes. The Resurrection Catholic School office can also answer your questions as you prayerfully consider the next steps to continue your child's Catholic education.
  
  Our Lady of the Angels | 404 Cherry St, Columbia PA 17512
  Website: https://ourladyoftheangels.org
  (717) 684-2433 | office@ourladyoftheangels.org
  
  Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) | 330 Church Ave., Ephrata, PA 17522
  Website: https://www.omphschool.com/
  Phone: 717-738-2414
  
  Sacred Heart School | 235 Nevin St., Lancaster, PA 17603
  Website: https://www.sacredheartschlanc.org/
  (717) 393-8433
  
  St. John Neumann School | 601 E. Delp Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601
  Website: https://sjncslancaster.org
  (717) 844-6100
  
  St. Leo the Great | 2427 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601
  Website: https://www.stleoschool.org
  (717) 394-1742
  
  These schools are prepared to take calls from our families to talk about their school and what they have to offer your family. Please call the RCS office if you have questions - we are here to help you.
- Lancaster City Parishes to Combine Resources for Catholic
  Education; Resurrection School to Close
  It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Resurrection Catholic School will close at the end of this school year.
  The decision to close Resurrection comes after years of work to improve the economic standing of the school. The precarious financial situation, coupled with significant capital improvements needed for the Resurrection school building, has created an unsustainable situation. Years of work with consultants, Diocesan representatives and ad-hoc committees of stakeholders and advancement professionals have not made enough progress to alter the school’s financial trajectory.
  “The commitment to Catholic education in the city of Lancaster is strong, but the limited resources available have made operating Resurrection financially unsustainable. To continue offering Catholic education in the city, we must use these limited resources in a means that best supports our families and allows our parishes to remain financially sound,” said Fr. Matthew Morelli, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish and head pastor of the school.
  While this closure is heartbreaking for the Resurrection community, the pastors and the Diocese will be supporting families and staff during
  this period of transition.
  
  “In the coming weeks, the school administration and the Diocesan Office of Catholic Education will assist families with transitioning to another local Catholic school for the next school year, if that is their wish. In addition, we will help families choosing public education to coordinate with their local school district to ensure a smooth transition,” said Dan
  Breen, Secretary for Catholic Education and Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese.
  “Everyone in our community has worked so hard to make Resurrection a safe and nurturing environment for our students to encounter the love of God. They have accomplished amazing things and have changed so many lives. Every day, our staff, faculty, and administration sacrifice so much to share the love of Jesus Christ with our children who need it most. We should always be thankful for all they have done. Personally, it has been one of the greatest joys of my priesthood to be part of this amazing family,” said Fr. Morelli.
  
  Resurrection Catholic School, a preK through eighth-grade school, currently has 102 students and 22 staff. The school was founded in 1991 as a consolidation of Saint Mary’s, Saint Joseph’s, and Saint Anthony’s Catholic schools. These schools have served Catholic families for more than 166 years in the city of Lancaster. The decision to consolidate was made by Bishop Nicholas Datillo to ensure that families in these parishes had access to a primary and secondary Catholic
  education. Resurrection Catholic School is housed in the oldest continuously operating Catholic school building in Lancaster County.
  The Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg enroll nearly 10,000 students and they continue to be recognized for their rigorous academic education while providing moral and faith formation according to the teachings of Jesus Christ. To learn more about Catholic education in
  the Diocese of Harrisburg, visit www.GoCatholicSchools.org.
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  Resurrection Catholic School, 521 E Orange St, Lancaster, Pa. 17602
  Department of Human Services, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, Room 223, Health & Welfare Bldg, PO Box 2675, Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
  PA Human Relations Commission, Harrisburg Regional Office, 33 Market Street-8th Fl, Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
  US Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Suite 372, Public Ledger Bldg, 150 South Independence Mall West, Phila., Pa. 19106

Resources for Resurrection Families

RCS has a proud tradition rooted in the history of Catholic education in Lancaster County.