Welcome to ADEO CLUBS - FORMERLY KNOWN AS NARNIA CLUBS | ADEO CLUBS

Dear Parents and Friends:

We are writing to let you know that, after 37 years of being known as The Narnia Clubs, we are changing our name to Adeo Manhattan Catholic Catechism Clubs. We’ll be known as “The Adeo Clubs”.

Adeo is a Latin word with several meanings, among which are to go to, to approach, to undertake. The mission of The Adeo Clubs—and of all Catholics—is to “put out into the deep” (Luke 5:4) and bring God’s word and love to others (Mark 16:15).

Pope Francis puts great emphasis on this aspect of the faith when he talks about “going to the peripheries” and encountering people where they are. This means
more that simply teaching Catholic doctrine, important as that is. Rather, it reflects a profound truth about who we are. There is a sentence from the Second Vatican
Council (1962 – 1965) which recent popes have quoted repeatedly: we can fully discover our true self only in a sincere giving of self.

To be a Catholic Christian means to radiate outward, and the Board of Directors wishes to help the Adeo community to live more fully this aspect of the faith. Our conversations with parents, friends and students are helping us to find ways to address more effectively the spiritual and educational challenges your children
face.

Thank you for being part of this family and for your ongoing support.

Respectfully,

The Adeo Clubs Board of Directors

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