Prayer Corner
We pray for these people in our community:
The Bea Neal Family
The Mikaila Lucido Family
The Karl Dietzel Family
The Abel Garcia Family-
Lucina and Andrea
Gina Rubin-
mother of alumni
Jessica and Amanda
Fr. Jordan Bradshaw
Israel Salazar-
Father of Samuel and Anthony
St. Dominic pray for us.
If you or someone you know are in need of prayers, let us know and we will add them to our prayer list.
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Holy Rosary School
Dear Parents,
There are many of our school families who are in need of prayers. I ask that you pray for Mrs. Dena Lachney, 6A Teaching Assistant. Mrs. Lachney suffered a mild stroke on Monday and is currently in the hospital. We continue to pray for her recovery.
Another of our school families need prayers and we were shared the following gofundme page to support the Rubio family. If you would like to support them, please visit the following link.
Catholic Schools Week is coming!
To help us better plan and prepare, we ask our families to complete the surveys below for the Grandparents/Special Persons Day and the Family Lunch Day:
Click the link below to complete the survey for the Grandparents/Special Persons Day:
Click the link below to complete the survery for the Family Lunch Day:
Thank you for completing the surveys! We hope you will join us in the events and activities of CSW as we celebrate the good news of Catholic education!
Book Fair
Everyone loves a good book! Come and support our annual Book Fair! We have books of all interests and all reading levels for our students. Check the Catholic Schools Week daily calendar below for Book Fair hours.
Proceeds from this year's Book Fair will go toward paying off the debt from the school renovations that were completed in 2002.
We celebrate Catholic Schools Week with our annual Mass and Open House! Students will share thank you cards made during Faith Families with members of the parish after 8:45 am Mass and beginning of the 10:30 am Mass.
Sunday Mass ... 8:45 a.m.
(Church)
Please join us in celebration of the Sunday liturgy.
Holy Hotcakes & Boutique ...
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
(Dominican Hall)
Everyone is welcome to join us in the Dominican Hall for a pancake breakfast! Remember to visit the boutique & raffle tables - you could be one of our lucky raffle basket winners!
Uniform Sale ... 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(Parish Center)
Need some uniform items for your students? Bancroft Uniforms will be in the Parish Center for your uniform shopping convenience.
Open House ... 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(School Campus)
Come visit the campus and see what our students are doing! The classrooms are open to visitors and the office is open for anyone interested in dropping off or picking up applications for the 2017-2018 school year.
Science Fair ... 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(Science Lab & 7th/8th Grade classrooms)
Winning projects will be on display in the Science Lab. Projects of our 7th and 8th Grade participants will be on display in the 7th & 8th Grade classrooms.
Book Fair ... 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(Music/Spanish/Lit Portable by 8th Grade Portables)
This is the first day of our Book Fair ... come pay us a visit and purchase some good books to read!
Blessings,
Mr. Hooke
Registration of current students and applications for new students for the 2017-2018 school year has begun! The Registration form and fee are due by Friday, February 17, 2017 to hold your child's enrollment for next school year.
If you are interested in enrollment for a new student (sibling) for 2017-2018, information and application forms are available for download on the school website or you may pick up an application packet at the school office.
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12 noon - Minimum Day Dismissal
CATHOLIC SCHOOL'S WEEK
Sunday, January 29 - Saturday, February 4
Saturday, January 28
Sunday, January 29
8:45 am- School Mass
8:00 am-11:00 am Holy Hotcakes and Boutique
8:00 am-noon Uniform Sale (Parish Center)
10:00 am-noon Open House
10:00 am-noon Book Fair
Monday, January 30
11:00 am- PreK Grandparents & Special Persons
10:00 am-
Kindergarten Grandparents & Special Persons
12:45 pm-
1st - 8th Grade Grandparents & Special Persons
1:30 p.m. Prayer Service
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Book Fair
3pm - MUSE Band practice
Pizza Sales (lunch)
8:15 am Town Hall
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Book Fair
PreK Parent/Teacher Conferences
PreK Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:30 am Spelling Bee
Kindergarten Spell-a-thon
PreK Parent/Teacher Conferences
9:00 am prayer service
11:30 am - Family Lunch Day
School Geography Bee finals will take place during the week of January 30-February 3. The school Geo Bee winner will go on to the state contest on February 3!
LOOKING AHEAD ...
Monday, February 6 ... new student applications due for 2017-2018
... testing for grades 1-8 is @ 3:45 on February 7 and testing for grades
PreK and Kinder is by appointment on February 8
Tuesday, February 7 ... 7pm School Board meeting
Wednesday, February 8 ... Grade 3 Retreat
Friday, February 10 ... 8:15am Jump for Heart Town Hall
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The Antioch Police Department is excited to announce the
78th
installment of the Neighborhood Cleanup Program. This is a collaborative community effort which involves active participation from The Antioch Police Department Crime Prevention Commission; Neighborhood Watch Program; Volunteers in Police Service; community volunteers and the Public Works Department.
Collectively,
"We", everyone who works and lives in the City Antioch, can make a difference and improve the quality of life. It's our community and it's our chance to make a difference.
The City of Antioch Neighborhood Cleanup program is not just for residential neighborhoods. It is a program that will change venues on a monthly basis and it will include business and commercial areas as well. Neighborhoods that are free of trash and refuse are inviting, and a clean community instills a sense of community pride.
The 76th Neighborhood Cleanup event will occur on
Saturday, February 4th 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We will be cleaning the neighborhoods adjacent to Knoll Park and surrounding streets. Volunteers will meet on Valley Way and park along the curb next to Knoll Park (see map).
Volunteers will receive instructions and the equipment necessary to accomplish the goal. The targeted area is within walking distance. Excluding inclement weather, future Neighborhood Cleanup events are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month and the locations will be announced in advance.
Remember, cleaning up your neighborhood can make life better for your family,
your neighbors and your community!
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for information and contest rules and deadlines.
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We have a chance to win $5,000!
Thanks to General Mills and Walmart, every Walmart-exclusive Box Tops Certificate that we clipand collect until 3/1/2017 earns our school a chance to be one of 20 winners of 50,000 Bonus Box Tops - that's $5,000 for our school!
Click here for the product list.
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We need pictures uploaded! Urgent!
There are a couple of ways to share your photos for the yearbook:
Use the Smartphone App:
Herff Jones Eshare
log in: HRSAntioch
Upload your photos on the Herff Jones Website:
You can bring a disk to the school, know that these disks can not be returned.
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Fr. Roberto's Corner
The Dangers of Love
As [Jesus] was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-22)
This Gospel of the call of Jesus' first disciples is so powerful because it shows that their response to Jesus' invitation is immediate and total: they left their nets, their boats and even their family to follow Jesus. In other words, they left their source of income, of their identity, of their comfort and security - all that they knew and cherished - in order to become Jesus' disciples. It can be a dangerous thing to fall in love; it is especially dangerous to fall in love with Jesus. You see, these guys didn't know it yet, but Jesus was going to challenge them to leave their comfort zones again and again in their lives. He would eventually call them to do things they could not even imagine at this early stage: he would eventually call them to heal the sick and cast out demons, to walk on water, to leave behind their egos and wash each other's feet in humility, to forgive their enemies, and to continue to believe in him even when he was tortured and killed before their very eyes. And eventually these disciples would be sent beyond the boundaries of the world they knew.
It is a very dangerous thing to fall in love with Jesus - just think about the millions of martyrs who have given their lives throughout the centuries and all those Christians who are being persecuted right now. Becoming a disciple of Jesus can be incredibly scary and unsettling because you have no idea what you will be asked or how you will cope with what is to come. It is a hazardous adventure, and it is especially alarming for our current culture with its fear of risk and obsession with health and safety. If you fall in love with Jesus, you can be sure he will challenge you to leave behind your comfort zones again and again; and he will send you beyond the boundaries of the world you now know.
In the end, falling in love with Jesus is an invitation to lose control of our lives. As Pope Francis has said: "There is no greater freedom than that of allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit, renouncing the attempt to plan and control everything to the last detail, and instead letting him enlighten, guide and direct us, leading us wherever he wills...I have the sense of being in someone else's hands, as though God were taking me by the hand" (The Joy of the Gospel, #280).
I would like to share with you one of the most amazing things I have ever read. It is a letter that was found in the clothing of a dead child at the Nazi Concentration Camp in Ravensbruck, Germany:
Lord, remember not only the men and woman of good will, but also those of ill will. But do not remember all of the suffering they have inflicted upon us. Instead, remember the fruits we have borne because of this suffering-our fellowship, our loyalty to one another, our humility, our courage, our generosity, the greatness of heart that has grown from this trouble. When our persecutors come to be judged by you, let all of these fruits that we have borne be their forgiveness. (Source unknown)
I cannot imagine being able to write something like that, especially in the midst of that awful place and awful time. But someone did. Someone was able to let go of their justifiable anger and hatred and let Jesus lead them to a place of incredible love and forgiveness. Are you willing to make that kind of journey in your life? God's love often propels us into deep waters where we must either sink or trust in him. To love anyone is risky. Who knows what it will involve? How much more dangerous to fall in love with the One who is love incarnate.
There is a great saying: "It is easier to worship Jesus than to follow him." In other words, it is easier to put Jesus on a pedestal and worship him - and, therefore, keep him at a safe distance - than it is to do the hard work of letting go of our "nets," i.e., our sources of identity, comfort and security and follow Jesus the Messiah and Lord. My brothers and sisters, Jesus calls us to be disciples who are not afraid of the danger of losing control of our lives; who are not afraid of the dangers of love.
Save the Dates:
- Called and Gifted Workshop given by the Catherine of Siena Institute. Find out what spiritual gifts God has given you to achieve your own fulfillment and to serve others. It is a two-day workshop which will take place on Friday, February 10, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I am asking all of you who are part of any of our ministries, committees or groups to attend this workshop if you have not already done so. It is important for us to know what our gifts are so we can continue to develop them and use them more fully in our ministries and in our lives.
- Parish Retreat - March 3, 4 and 5. This is a powerful experience of allowing the Holy Spirit to transform our lives. Hear moving testimonies of fellow parishioners, and experience great music, fellowship, prayer and fun. It can change your life!
- Lenten Mission with Tom Booth - Well-known singer, songwriter and speaker, Tom Booth will be at Holy Rosary for Lent. Tom has written beautiful songs such as "I Will Choose Christ," "Can We Love?" "Here I Am," and "Sacred Silence." He will join us for our Masses the weekend of March 11-12 and then conduct a parish mission Monday-Wednesday, March 13-15. See Tom's website at www.tomboothmusic.com for more information about him.
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