"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
- Sir Francis Bacon
Taking advantage of our opportunities is extremely important. My family and I went to Memphis to see my sister and father for Thanksgiving last week and I told my wife that this would be a "no swim" vacation. To my surprise, my oldest son secretly hatched a plan with my wife to swim with an age group team at the University of Memphis for two of the days we were there. I find that this passion that my son has is incredible. As much as I wanted to say "no," how could I hinder a passion that he himself has--that is driven by him? It is admirable: my wife and I will continue to feed and cultivate it.
Along these same lines, faith is a gift from God. We might compare it to someone's gift of seed to a farmer. He can bring only one sack to be filled, or he can bring 100 sacks. God proportions God's gifts to our readiness to receive them. And when the farmer receives the seed, he can plant it and cultivate it. Or he can store it and ignore it. The same option is open to us when it comes to God's gift of faith. We all must feed our faith and passion! Opportunities are all around us, but it is our job to take advantage, seize the moment, and cultivate our faith and passions!
This raises an important question: How am I cultivating my faith and passion? Remember to feed these as we enter this wonderful season of Giving!
Saint Joseph our guide and guardian - Pray for us
Live Jesus in our hearts - Forever
Yours in faith,
Clay Jones
Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, December 5th: Mass/NHS Induction @
8:30am (St Joseph Catholic Church) - Parents Welcome!
Girls Varsity Basketball Friday, December 1st @ 6pm: vs Manilla
Tuesday, December 5th @ 6pm: vs West Ridge
Thursday, December 7th @ 12:30pm: APA West Valley (at Vivint Smart Home Arena)
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball
Friday, December 1st @ 3pm: vs Manilla
Tuesday, December 5th @ 4:30pm: vs West Ridge
Boys Varsity Basketball
Friday, December 1st @ 7:30pm: vs Manilla
Wednesday, December 6th @ 7pm: Ben Lomond
Thursday, December 7th @ 1:30pm: APA West Valley (at Vivint Smart Home Arena)
Tuesday, December 7th @ 3:30pm: @ Ogden/Bonneville
AP Capstone School
Saint Joseph Catholic High School is proud to announce that we have been accepted to offer the AP Capstone program beginning in the 2018-19 school year!
"Winds in the east, there's a mist coming in, like somethin is brewin' and 'bout to begin. Can't put my finger on what lies in store, but I feel what's to 'appen all 'appened before." -Bert
SJCHS is thrilled to present our most ambitious musical yet, "Mary Poppins, the Musical!" Featuring our new upgraded lighting and sound systems and...wait for it, FLYING! You won't want to miss this classic, heart-warming tale of a family brought together by the magic of a very special nanny.
Tickets are available! You can reserve tickets online at our website, www.stjosephmusicals.com, or you can reserve tickets by calling Scott Reinhard at the front office, 801-394-1515. When ordering tickets please be sure to mention the student who sold you the ticket so so they will receive credit toward our ticket sales competition.
Our Saint Joseph basketball teams have the exciting opportunity to play at the Vivint SmartHome Arena, home of the Utah Jazz! On
Thursday, December 7th, the Girls Basketball team will take on American Preparatory Academy at
12:15pm on Larry H. Miller Court, followed by the Boys Basketball team at
1:30pm. Finally, the Utah Jazz will take on the Houston Rockets that night at
8:30pm.
As part of this opportunity, Saint Joseph basketball teams are selling discounted tickets for the Utah Jazz game that night! Ticket prices and seating options are as follows:
$24- Red seats (upper bowl)
$52- Light Orange seats (upper bowl)
$93- Pink seats (lower bowl)
$115- Purple seats (lower bowl)
$149- Orange seats (lower bowl)
Tickets are valid for all three games that day, including both the Saint Joseph Basketball games and the Utah Jazz game. Any tickets not purchased through the school office are not valid for entry for the high school games. All tickets must be ordered in advance, no onsite ticket sales on day of the game.
Thank you to everyone who supported the Holiday Greenery Fundraiser! Special thanks to Christa Windsor for doing an awesome job chairing this activity once again! There are still two wreaths and swags available. Please contact Christa at [email protected]to purchase.
SJPA Christmas Social - December 12
SJPA Members and Faculty (and Spouses too) are invited to the SJPA Holiday Social on Tuesday, December 12 at 6:30 PM at the home of Mikelle and Brent Weil. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Please RSVP to Kym at [email protected].
Faculty Luncheon
The Faculty Christmas Luncheon will be on Friday, December 15 at Noon. If you would like to help, please contact Cheryl Martinez at [email protected] or Mikelle Weil at [email protected].
Faculty Christmas Fund
Please consider contributing to the Faculty Christmas Fund. Information has been mailed to each high school Family. This is a wonderful way to show our appreciation to our amazing faculty and staff.
To order Jayhawk Java, please click on the following link-
Order coffee Jayhawk Java makes a wonderful gift!!!!
It is my second year heading this project at St. Joseph Catholic High School, and I am inspired by the student's involvement in the Operation Christmas Child Project. This Christmas, I will be traveling to my hometown in Nicaragua where I will have the chance to deliver these Christmas boxes. Last year, our first year with this project, we've collected 156 boxes, and this year we will have over 300. Students are bringing their filled boxes daily, and I enjoy hearing the stories of students telling me how much they enjoyed putting these boxes together. One student that has inspired me in this project is Hannah Olsen. She took it upon herself to work with her theater group in Salt Lake City, and she has distributed 70 boxes. I also want to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Serbinowska for promoting this project with The National Honor Society students.
In closing, thank you and have a blessed Christmas 2017 and a Happy New Year 2018
The Diocese of Salt Lake is doing the Sub For Santa project again this year. Sub For Santa is a gift giving opportunity for underprivileged families. We have been given 10 individuals to purchase for. We have NHS that will take on 4 kids, and the rest of the student body will take on the other 6. I realize there is some over lap, but at least everyone will be covered. I've divided the list into classes.
The way it worked last year, we collected gifts and monetary donations. With the monetary donations we were able to provide every person with their wish list items. Rhonda Ingram did the shopping for us and it was a big hit. We will then wrap, tag and deliver all of the packages on the
20th of December, immediately following dismissal.
I will be announcing the class situation and how the process works at prayer all week with the kids.
I appreciate your support in all of this. I would like to have us all send something out to our classes with specific information on what the expectations are. If people are unable to give, we just ask that they come and wrap with us;) Everyone can get involved in some way.
