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Members of the Morning Star Neighborhood Church Community group gather for refreshments in the home of Jim and Mary Ann Sovar after a home Mass. From left to right are Mary Ann Sovar, Peter Busalacki, Jim Sovar and Father Jim Mitulski, pastor of St. Norbert Parish in Florissant.

When Father Jim Mitulski, pastor of St. Norbert Parish in Florisant, looks back on his childhood in North St. Louis, he best remembers the sense of friendship and camaraderie that existed among his neighbors.

Super Bowl time

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL: General patronage.

AVATAR: Adults.

THE BLIND SIDE: Adults.

THE BOOK OF ELI: Limited adult audience.

DAYBREAKERS: Morally offensive.

EDGE OF DARKNESS: Limited adult audience.

EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES: Adults.

INVICTUS: Adults.

IT'S COMPLICATED: Limited adult audience.

LEAP YEAR: Adults.

Alyssa Lopiccolo, 9, and her grandmother, Barb Wilhelm, played bingo Feb. 2 at St. Joseph School in Cottleville. The school, one of the largest parish schools in Missouri, celebrated Catholic Schools Week by holding a “Grandparents Bingo” to bring generations together. Catholic Schools Week celebrations were held throughout the archdiocese.

Quality TV

HEC-TV is showing its original one-hour documentary on Catholic education in the St. Louis Archdiocese throughout February at 1 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Mondays. "Mission To Educate -- A Faithful Past, A Faith-Filled Future" tells the story of almost 200 years of Catholic education. HEC-TV is Channel 26 for Chater Cable customers and Channel 99, with HEC-TV option, for AT & T U-Verse customers.

St. Joan of Arc

Spanish teacher Rebecca DeLegaretta worked with third-graders at St. Frances Cabrini Academy in South St. Louis, giving instructions for a game in Spanish. Financial support from the archdiocese allows the school to provide many educational opportunities, including foreign languages.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis provided more than $14.2 million in aid to Catholic education in the 2009 calendar year, an increase of $700,000 over the previous year, despite the poor economy.

George Henry, superintendent of Catholic education, credited the funding increase to the "generosity of the Catholic community." The increase came from donations to the Annual Catholic Appeal and a boost in assistance from the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation. Funding also comes from stewardship efforts by parishes for Catholic education.

Msgr. Richard E. Hanneke is the director of the Office of Priests' Personnel. He was incorrectly identified in the Jan. 29 issue of the St. Louis Review.

Father Robert T. Evans, a member of the Board of Catholic Education, is the pastor of Annunciation Parish in Webster Groves. He was incorrectly identified in the Jan. 29 issue of the Review. The Review regrets the errors.