As Catholic and Christian faithful, we await the coming of Our Lord to his Mother and St. Joseph. The Lord of all the world chose to first come to us in the context of a family, and isn't that what we want for our own families - that Jesus would come and shine His light, joy, and peace in our families this Christmas? 

Take a moment to share a prayer together as a family before meals this Christmas break. Go to Mass together. Ask your child or children their greatest blessings in faith this semester at Memorial. Pray with your spouse and with your children. Find, in such simple ways, space for Christ to be born into your family like he came Mary and Joseph long ago.

Know of my prayers and sincere support,

- Father Tyler Tenbarge, Chaplain

The family’s mission, received from God, is to be the first and vital cell of society.  It will fulfill this mission if it appears as the domestic sanctuary of the Church by reason of the mutual affection of its members and the prayer they offer to God in common, if the whole family makes itself a part of the liturgical worship of the Church, and if it provides active hospitality and promotes justice and other good works for the service of all the brethren in need.

Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity

(Apostolicam Actuositatem) Vatican II

Hello Parents,

Do to the overwhelming response to the reconciliation service we were unable to complete two of the planned four sessions.  Therefore we are offering a second reconciliation time on Tuesday December 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the auditorium for those students who were unable to attend the December 14 service.  The reconciliation times of the parishes whose pastors participated in the reconciliation service are listed to give all possibilities for the youth to receive this most important sacrament.  Below are the spiritual opportunities for the coming month.  May the preparation of the Advent Season bring you to the full joy of the birth of our Savior on Christmas Day. 

December 20 - Reconciliation - 10:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Auditorium

December 21 - Weekday Mass - 7:00 a.m. - Chapel

Christmas Break December 22 - January 2

January 5 - Assembly Mass - 10:25 a.m. - Auditorium

January 12 - Weekday Mass - 7:00 a.m. - Chapel

January 19 - Weekday Mass - 7:00 a.m. - Chapel

May God bless with peace, love, and harmony.

Good Shepherd - Fr. Zach Etienne

Thank You

To all of our volunteers for the countless hours  you put into helping our students and staff. A special

thank you to Sandy Bitter for chairing the Fall Fundraiser. Your efforts do not go unnoticed and are appreciated!   

PSAT testing booklets, paper score reports and an instructional sheet on how to read the score reports were sent home with your student at the end of last week.  To help your student improve their score you can log onto satpractice.org and link their PSAT scores to Khan Academy for free personalized instruction or download the Daily Practice SAT app to their phone and receive a daily SAT question to increase their learning over time.  If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Cullum at dorrindacullum@evdio.org or (812) 476-4973 Ext. 2231.