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A parochial school is often considered a parish’s largest ministry. It can also serve as a parish’s largest form of evangelization. Take the school of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Franklin, for example. Bethany and James Skaggs and their son Xander were not Catholic when they enrolled him in second grade at St. Rose of Lima School in the fall of 2023. Another non-Catholic couple, Widd and Jamie Lewis, enrolled their daughter Elena in the school’s pre-kindergarten class last fall.
 

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