"Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. Perhaps he will again relent and leave behind him a blessing, offerings and libations for the LORD, your God." - Joel 2:12-18
Christian Brothers HS, of which I am an alumnus, always offers Lenten Reflections during this season. Ash Wednesday's reflection was given by my former teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend of mine, Bro. Joel McGraw. He is a legend at CBHS (he has been there over 50 years) and has touched the lives of so many Brothers Boys, and I thought I would share his thoughts from the Ash Wednesday reflection.
"Brother Adrian's niece Ramona would visit the Brothers in Memphis. Ramona lived in Brother Adrian's hometown, Ossian, Iowa and she would bring with her a tub of "freshly rendered lard" with which to make pie crust to encase strawberries and rhubarb grown in her garden. A hog butchering plant was not far from Ramona's home and she was able to procure "freshly rendered lard" with ease. The fat from the hog had been boiled down and "rendered" to use in cooking. And boy, what scrumptious pie crust was the result of Ramona's expert use of that lard and flour and water. Maybe not the most heart-healthy crust...but definitely the most delicious!
Ash Wednesday's first reading starts right away with directing us to rend our hearts, not our garments. Like that hog fat, we are directed to "boil down" the fatty elements in our hearts...the anger, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and sloth and render from that boiling the healthy elements of patience, contentment, moderation, generosity, chastity, humility and zeal. Rather than tearing up and shredding the sinful ingredients of our daily lives, during Lent we can practice the virtues of patience, contentment, moderation, generosity, chastity, humility and zeal. These are the holy spirits that can fill our hearts and push away the evil spirits of anger, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and sloth. We can then feast on the delicious pie of mercy, joy and love in our daily lives, this pie of spiritual health. Taste and see how good the Lord is!"
I hope that everyone appreciates the Lenten season and are able to participate to improve their lives and come closer to Christ!
Saint Joseph our guide and guardian - Pray for us
Live Jesus in our hearts - Forever
Yours in faith,
Clay Jones
Upcoming Events:
Thurs, February 15th, 3-6pm: Parent Teacher Conferences
**These Parent Teacher Conferences are voluntary for any parents who would like to meet with teachers. No appointments necessary, drop-in only
Thurs, February 15th:
4:30 & 5:30pm: New Tuition Model Q&A, AP Capstone Q&A
in the Black Box Theatre
Thurs, February 15th @ 6pm: Alumni Association Meeting (Conference Room)
Fri, February 16th @ 1pm: Bridging the Gap @ Gramercy ES
NO SCHOOL
Mon, February 19th: President's Day - NO SCHOOL
Tues, February 20th: Confessions
February 26-27: 8th Grade Shadow Days
Wed, February 28th @ 8am: Coffee with the Principal (Conference Room)
Girls Varsity Basketball
Friday, February 16th @
8:40pm: vs Millard (play-in game in St. George)
Boys Varsity Basketball
Saturday, February 17th @ 8:30pm: vs (play-in game in St. George)
Re-enrollment
Re-enrollment for current students for the 2018-2019 School Year is underway. Information was mailed out last week. This is an online process and no physical forms will be mailed. Please log into your (the Parents') ParentsWeb account to re-enroll your student for next year. This is located under the Family Information option on the left hand side. If your child is not returning, you can select the option to not enroll. Please complete this no later than Friday, March 16th.
Also, course requests are being accepted until
Friday, March 16th. Students have been introduced to the process in their Theology classes this week. This is located in ParentsWeb under the Student Information option on the left hand side. Students have been advised to speak with their parents and their current teachers to make the appropriate decisions on their course selections.
If you have any questions about the re-enrollment process, please contact registrar Denise Wright:
[email protected], or call
801-394-1515 ext 06.
Trig Course
We are in the preliminary stages of organizing a Summer Trigonometry Course. More information to come in March.
You Can Help Your Marriage - Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue ... or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10's of 1000's of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on May 18th
- 20th call 801-450-4965 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
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AP Capstone
Saint Joseph Catholic High School is proud to announce that we have been accepted to offer the
APCapstone program beginning in the 2018-19 school year!
This program will be available to our students graduating in the Class of 2020 and beyond!
Thank you to everyone who helped Rhonda with the Valentine's Faculty Luncheon last Friday! The food was delicious! The decorations were awesome! The next SJPA Faculty Luncheon will be Friday, March 16.
SPREE Baskets
Calling all High School teams, groups and classes! Let's make this the best SPREE ever by putting together awesome baskets for the Silent Auction! Please contact Roe Schoof
[email protected] if you would like to organize a basket.
Next SJPA Meeting
The next SJPA meeting will be
Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 PM in the Fine Arts Conference Room.
Jayhawk Java
We still have some whole bean and ground Smooth Joe Organic Medium Roast and Grounds for Hope Decaf! Order yours today - $13/bag or $25/2 bags - by clicking the Order Coffee link.
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Order coffee Jayhawk Java makes a wonderful gift!!!!
