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A Message From Mr. Stoops
With Palm Sunday this past weekend, we began Holy Week. It is the most important week for the Church, as we mourn the death of our Lord on Good Friday and celebrate His resurrection on Easter Sunday. It provides us the time to draw closer to Jesus, more fully understanding the meaning of His sacrifice and willing to accept God's will; and challenges us to live more closely as Jesus did. Pope Francis states, "Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation, and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love."
Please know that your family will be in my prayers as we journey through Holy Week and begin to celebrate the Easter season. I hope everyone enjoys a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break and look forward to the return of students on April 24.
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Remaining Holy Week Parish Schedule
Wednesday of Holy Week - April 12
Mass 7:30 a.m.
Tenebrae at Cathedral 7:30 p.m.
Holy Thursday - April 13
Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.
Way of the Cross 9:00 a.m.
Mass of the Lord's Supper 7:00 p.m.
Adoration until 9:30 p.m.
Night Prayer 9:30 p.m.
Good Friday - April 14
Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.
Good Friday Liturgy-Veneration of the Cross 12:30 p.m.
Way of the Cross 2:00 p.m.
Way of the Cross & Veneration of the Cross 7:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday - April 15
Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m.
Solemn Vigil of Easter 8:30 p.m.
No Confessions at Guardian Angels on April 15
Easter Sunday - April 16
Masses 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. & 12 Noon
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Save The Date: Art Show
Our annual GA Art Show is the last weekend of April, after all Masses. It will begin with an Opening on
Saturday, April 29th at 4:00pm and continue after that Mass until 6:30pm. On
Sunday, April 30th, our exhibits will be open from 9:00am until 1:30pm.
Every student in the school has at least two works of art in our show, so please mark your calendars now to ooh and ahh at our hard work! Our GA angels are SO artistic!
A set of note cards, featuring your child's original artwork, can be purchased at the Art Show! These are wonderful gifts or great for you and your child to use for notes, thank you's, etc. An order form for the note cards is
attached. Orders are due by April 30th.
Thank you to Connie Ganim for organizing this Art fundraiser!
Volunteers Needed! If you are able to help set up the exhibit on Friday, April 28th anytime from 1:00-4:00pm, or help take down the exhibit on Monday, May 1st from 12:00pm-2:30pm, please email
Mrs. Pavely. Thank you so much!
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Schoolbelles Visits GA May 3rd
GA families have the option to purchase school uniforms through Lands' End or Schoolbelles. This year, Schoolbelles is offering a service where they will be sending a sales representative to GA on Wednesday, May 3rd from 3:00-4:30pm. During the visit, students will have the opportunity to be measured, as well as to try on a variety of Schoolbelles products including polo shirts, pants, jumpers, and skorts. Any orders placed on this day will receive a 20% discount! We hope to see you there on May 3rd at 3:00pm! Please RSVP to Kate Storms if you are planning to attend. Thanks!
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After School Enrichment Opportunities
Blast Off Paper Rockets
Grades: 2-6
Blast off with Sir Isaac Newton and explore his three laws of motion through paper rocketry activities. Investigate aerodynamics while building and launching paper rockets. Each student makes their own paper rocket and shoots it up to 100 feet high with our custom-built, high-powered air launchers. The countdown and pressing the launch button to initiate the rocket's flight is especially exciting! Guaranteed to be a blast!
Taught by: iSPACE
Class Meets
: Thursday, April 27th from 3:00-4:30
Location:
Science Lab, followed by blast-off in the old gym
Fee:
$20
More information is
attached.
Angel Players
Grades: 1-4
Angel Players is an interactive drama course. We will engage all students in fun-filled theatre games designed to encourage creative expression, & improvisational activities that may (or may not) lead to a performance piece that can be shared with the rest of the group. This is NOT an organized theatre production with costumes, assigned parts, and lines to memorize. Instead, students are encouraged to explore the craft of acting in a safe, fun, and imaginative way.
Taught by: Holly Leach
Class Meets
: Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00
Dates: 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16
Location:
Music/Chorus Room
Fee:
$50
More information is
attached
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Service Hours Due In May
Students at Guardian Angels from Kindergarten through 8th grade are required to support their Church, community and homes through selected hours of service. Each act of kindness done without payment can be used as service. Did your child help bake the cookies he/she brought in for the Monday Cookie Ministry? Did he/she help Grandma & Grandpa rake leaves or shovel snow? Did [older children] help out at an agency this year disstributing food, cleaning or working in some other capacity? Grade Level Service Requirements can be found at the bottom of the
Religious Education page of our parish website.
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Hats and Horses - Pearl's Derby Party
Ladies don your hats, and gentlemen grab your bowties! Join your fellow GA parishioners to watch the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Pearl's Bar in Columbia Tusculum on Saturday, May 6th from 5:00-8:00pm in the Pearl's party room. This private event will feature a dinner from Eli's BBQ, open bar, silent auction, and best dressed award. Great prizes to win include a Nashville weekend get-away and a Taste of Bourbon basket. Generously hosted by The Yards Family.
The cost is $75/person or $100/couple - cash or check made out to GA Parish Festival.
A very limited number of tickets are available; please make your reservation today. Contact
Stephanie Yorn to buy a ticket
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Mother-Son Event
Mark your calendars for Saturday,
May 20th.
Mothers and sons are going to a FC Cincinnati Soccer Game at Nippert Stadium. FC Cincinnati faces Bethlehem Steel at 7pm. Tickets are $17 each. Order forms and the money must be returned to the school office by April 13th. An order form with more information is attached.
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Grandparents' Day
Guardian Angels School will host Grandparents' Day on May 19, 2017. Additional details for the event will be communicated following Spring Break! Please reserve this date now, and begin to invite our special guests!
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Athletic Boosters Golf Outing
Join us for the 2017 Athletic Booster Golf Outing
Friday, May 26, at the California Golf Course!
Check-in and lunch, compliments of John Morrell and Curly's BBQ, begin at 11:00am.
- Shotgun start at noon
- Best Ball Scramble / On the Course Contests / Putting Contest / Hole in One / Door Prizes
- Buffet Dinner following Golf
- $500.00 for a foursome, $125.00 single player
- $150 / $300 / $500 / $1500 hole sponsorship opportunities
All proceeds benefit the Guardian Angels youth sport programs!
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Join Us For Our Last Fish Fry Of The Season
Please join us for our our last fish fry of the Lenten Season this
Friday in the undercroft. Items available for purchase include: fried and baked fish, shrimp, crab cakes, cheese pizza, mac-n-cheese, fries, cole slaw, and bake sale items. Dinner is available from 5:00-7:30pm and all items are available for dine-in or carry-out. Senior dining will be available in nearby Room B. There will also be a kid craft corner set up for the children. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
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Save The Date: AngelsFest Is Coming
The festival is the parish's largest fundraiser. This year it will be held
June 9, 10, and 11.
You'll find plenty of food and games for adults and children of all ages. We also have live entertainment every night.
Friday, June 9: Festival Hours 7:00pm-12:00am
Live Entertainment:
Devils Due, an 80s rock tribute band
Saturday, June 10: Festival Hours 5:00pm-12:00am
Sunday, June 11: Festival Hours: 4:00pm-9:00pm
Live Entertainment:
Naked Karate Girls, a professionally touring Las Vegas style dance/rock show band.
Also on Sunday,
Party Princess Productions will be bringing some of your favorite characters to AngelsFest. Have your camera ready!
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Bid-N-Buy Wish Cart
We are also welcoming donations from businesses that might offer any kind of services (for example: spa, house cleaning, home improvements,etc) vacation rentals, tickets to sporting events, theater, concerts, etc.)
Have a fun theme or idea? Go for it!
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Family Mission Trip June 16-18
Guardian Angels Parish is gearing up for its 3rd annual Family Mission Trip to Frenchburg, KY on
June 16 - 18. This family-friendly mission trip will include service projects for all ages and skill levels. Projects may include construction, landscaping, painting, crafting, and visiting the sick or elderly. See the
attached flyer for more information. Registration deadline is May 1.
You can register here.
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will attend and All School Mass (1-8) on Wednesday, April 26th at 8:15am.
For a calendar of upcoming Mass times, log into your parent portal in
Rediker. Click on the Calendar, the box with the arrow, found on the right side of your home page. School Masses are shown in the light blue color. Or you can make a selection in the filter drop down, to the right above the calendar dates, to just show School Masses.
Parents and other family members are invited to attend any Mass your child will be attending. You are also welcome to bring any younger siblings with you.
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Other News & Announcements
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Join Us Each Thursday In Church
The Guardian Angels community invites you to join us for Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament each Thursday in the church.
In the month of April, the whole Church is invited by Pope Francis to pray for our youth. Specifically, we are asked to pray that young people may respond generously to their vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to God in the priesthood or consecrated life. Join us as we offer a Family Rosary each Thursday at 3pm in the church for this intention and many others.
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Cookie Ministry
Guardian Angels School Cookie Ministry teams up with the Parish Parish Peanut Butter group to feed families in need. The Peanut Butter group makes 1,500 peanut butter and bologna sandwiches. GA students donate cookies. St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine gives the food to families in need. Students are asked to bring in two dozen cookies, brownies, or rice krispie bars on their classroom's designated day. They do need to be bagged, two treats per bag.
All 5th grade classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, April 24th.
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The Ark Is Returning!
It is time to sign the little ones up for this summer's Vacation Bible Camp
NOAH'S ARK.
Children entering kindergarten through third g
rade are invited to come aboard 2 x 2 (Noah's Ark humor - they can come alone, we will find them lots of friends!) Our four days promise to be filled with faith and fun.
Vacation Bible Camp runs June 19TH - June 22nd with drop off at 8:45am and pick up at 12:00pm. Click here for
registration and
release forms.
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Camp GAudeo
Camp GAudeo 2017 registration is now open! This exciting event, held at GA on the week of June 26th-30th, will include fellowship, prayer, and fun activities (including Coney Island and Run Jump-N-Play). Go to our
parish website
today to register as a camper (currently in grades 5-8), high school counselor (grades 9-12), or adult volunteer.
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Box Top Collection
The Guardian Angels PTA is collecting Box Tops and Labels for Education from various consumer products. GA students can submit labels to their homeroom teachers and all parishioners can drop off labels in the special collection envelope located on the bulletin board in the Church Gathering Space.
The final pickup date for labels and box tops is May 23.
We used the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. Please start collecting Box Tops and Labels for Education today and help us make this year even more successful!
Kroger Community Rewards
Have you signed up for Kroger Community Rewards and designated GA as your beneficiary? The more families who register, the more money our school receives through the program.
Kroger Community Rewards offers a great way for you to support our school's technology fund...and you don't have to spend a penny. Register your rewards card online and select Guardian Angels as your beneficiary. You can search for GA or use our NPO number, 80200. The amount Guardian Angels receives depends on the points our supporters rack up while grocery shopping. Enrolling does NOT impact the points you use to redeem for discounts at the pump.
Have News To Share?
If you have information you would like to be included in the Wednesday Herald, please email it to
Tiffany Strah. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the next Wednesday Herald.
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Have You Checked Out Formed.org
Guardian Angels invites you to explore all of the resources offered through Formed.org by registering with the parish code 4EVXRB. Registration is complimentary to all parishioners and residents of our parish area, so be sure to tell your friends. Great programs, videos, books and more are added every month. There are also a number of resources now available for children!
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School Events Calendar
Looking for more information about upcoming events at GA? You can find a calendar in your Rediker Parent Portal. Log into your account, then click on the Calendar on the blue navigation bar. The calendar shows school events, parish events, and much more.
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Like Us On Facebook
If you're on Facebook, that is a great place to stay up on the latest happenings at Guardian Angels School and Parish. We post information about upcoming events, ways to get involved, and share stories about news on our campus. You can find our Facebook page
here.
In an effort to keep spam out of your newsfeed, Facebook has changed how you see information from organizations and businesses. If you would like all of our posts to show up in your feed, click on the like button. A drop down menu will appear. Click on See First instead of default.
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Growing in Faith
Growing In Faith is a monthly publication produced by a company in Virginia. It offers our parishioners advice for living the Catholic faith, guidance about prayer, insights into Catholic traditions, and explanations about seasonal feasts and celebrations. For the latest edition, click here.
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Other Opportunities For GA Families
Moeller Rugby Club Invites You To An Easter Egg Hunt
Moeller Rugby Football Club invites you to an Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 15, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at Moeller High School, (behind school on rugby field). The Egg Hunt will begin at 12:15; crafts and games will follow. Students in preschool through second grade are invited and the cost is $3.00 per child. Children under two are free. Moeller High School is located at 9001 Montgomery Road. Proceeds benefit the Moeller Rugby Football Club.
SUA Girls Night Out
Come to SUA Girls' Night on
May 5 from 5:00-9:00pm and get your first look at Saint Ursula Academy!
You can participate in a variety of activities:
- Elective in Art (tie dye a t-shirt!)
- Physical Education elective - try Zumba!
- Try a cool Science experiment!
- Play games, WIN PRIZES, and meet girls from around the city!
This free event is open to current 6th and 7th grade girls; please feel free to invite a friend. Dinner will be provided.
Parents are invited to a Q & A session from 5:15-6:00pm with optional tours at 6:00pm.
Please RSVP
here
by April 28 to reserve a spot!
Summer Camp At Goddard School
Active and S.T.E.A.M. powered summer camps are available through the Goddard School on Nagel Road this summer.
Campers will enjoy opportunities which include neighboring Comboni's west facilities and grounds, large indoor gym, crafts, projects, gymnastics, acting, dance, sports, science, engaging visitors, and plenty of age-appropriate field trips. Join us for a few weeks or the entire summer! Click here
for more info or call the school at (513) 474-5292.
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Contact
Corey Stoops, Principal
Kate Storms, Assistant Principal
6539 Beechmont Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45230
513.624.3141
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