Christ at Work through All of Us

Dear ACE Advocates Community and Friends of ACE,

Greetings from Notre Dame! I am humbled and honored to serve Catholic schools and the ACE community in this new role as director of ACE Advocates.

Seven years ago, I applied to teach with ACE after meeting incredible people who had dedicated two years of their lives to the mission of Catholic schools, which have shaped me profoundly. Through my time as an ACE teacher, I constantly met amazing disciples: administrators, teachers, families, fellow ACE teachers and ACE graduates, all of whom advocated for Catholic schools in their daily lives of service and prayer.

Through my five years on the ACE Teaching Fellows pastoral staff, I have been blessed to work with an amazing array of ACE communities, which has opened my eyes and heart to the common mission of diverse Catholic schools across the country – and even beyond. And I have been privileged to witness through all of these schools and teachers the person who makes our diverse efforts and hopes one – Christ the Teacher, working through all of us.

As a member and chair of the South Bend Advocates community, I've seen our regional community welcome many new faces and send forth many friends to continued and ever-deepening service in Catholic education. I feel truly blessed that my role in the South Bend region has offered opportunities to collaborate with new leaders in ACE Advocates nationally, and an ever-broadening circle of colleagues from the Remick Leadership Program, the ENL and TEC Programs, Notre Dame ACE Academies, and so many other friends and co-disciples in this mission.

I was – and remain! – amazed by the ACE community's passion for Catholic schools, for growth in faith, for increasingly effective service, for supportive and encouraging community. I greatly anticipate meeting or reconnecting with all of you who have worked to serve and strengthen Catholic schools and our ACE community in so many vibrant ways. I am grateful to work with our ACE Advocates team as we strive to learn from you, to support you, and to pray with you.

May God bless and keep you in these Lenten days!

Gratefully, in ACE,

Sarah Greene
Director of ACE Advocates