The message ?Welcome Bishop Perez? scrolled across the digital sign on the front lawn of Lake Catholic High School in Mentor on Nov. 7. The bishop spent the morning with 700 students, faculty and staff there, offering Mass, touring the school and eating lunch in the cafeteria with a group of students.
When asked what was special about Lake Catholic, one student replied, ?Everything.? When the bishop asked for some specific examples, he heard about the food; teachers; the principal and the girls? volleyball and soccer teams, which remain in contention for state titles.
Bishop Perez encouraged the students to enjoy their time in high school, since it will be gone soon. He also asked them to thank their parents for making their Catholic education possible. This expression of appreciation was linked to the Gospel, in which Jesus told the story of the man who hosted a banquet, but no one came so he sent his servants out to recruit people for the event.
?Appreciate what you have,? the bishop said. ?God invites us to a banquet
