Dear Parents,
We have entered the month of May...the month we honor Blessed Mother Mary, and our own beloved mothers. Thursday, May 7th is the feast of the Holy Rosary. A rosary is a beautiful bouquet of prayers that can be offered for any person or cause, but especially for our moms this month. You can find the mysteries, the "how to" and the
prayers here. This is also a nice time of the year to plant a
Mary garden outside (if you have a green thumb), or set up a
Mary altar in your home, to honor the mother of our Savior. Place photos of the mothers of your family here too.
In England, instead of Mother's Day, they celebrate Mothering Sunday. I really appreciate this name because my children received "mothering" not only from me, their grandmothers and godmothers, but from aunts, cousins, siblings, teachers, my friends, dad, grandpa, etc. So many people help us to raise our children in the faith! A "Happy Mothering Sunday" to ALL who are "mothering" during this "stay at home" time. Enjoy your day in whatever way makes you happy. I will be praying for you!
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VBS UPDATE:
Due to many issues surrounding the corona virus, we will not have a live week-long VBS this summer. What we will have remains to
be seen. We are catching up with some new ideas on May 18th and should 
be able to give you the whole story by June 1. We know how much EVERYONE
was looking forward to VBS-us too. We will do something-so watch this space. 
As we would now be ending our REP year, I would like to say a BIG "Thank You!" to everyone who
has worked to make this year a great one. First, our wonderful catechists. Sadly we say good-bye to 5 beloved catechists: Mrs. Meerah Roy, gr. 1; Mrs. Ree Foltz, gr. 2; Mrs. Julie Carlascio, gr. 4 and Mrs. Tina Vyancih and Ms. Kay Stephanics in gr. 7. Thank you for your time of service! You have touched many souls.
Also thanks to our returning catechists: Mrs. Sheryl Sheshull, gr. 3; Mr. Mike Banish, gr. 5; Mrs Mary Ann Marker, gr. 6; and Ms. Linda Pleiman, gr. 8. I would also like to thank Fr. Del and Fr. Alex for the
ir
many visitis
, Bishop Binzer for a great
evening, Mrs. Farwick for making sure everyone had what they needed
for our "big events", and Mr. Ecker who made it possible to for us to have visits with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
A BIG thank-you to all the parents who ensured
the students arrived on time and ready to learn each week; for placing your family's faith
formation as a top priority, and especially for
taking on the task of catech
i
s
t
for the last weeks
of our year. I have enjoyed going over all the work that has been turned in through the office.
I hope you have enjoyed learning with your child.
You have done a wonderful job! And for our students...keep up the GOD work this summer. There as so many ways you can spread the love of Jesus to the world around you!
Here is our
Its not too late to get YOUR pictures in
the newsletter
. Let us see or hear
what you are doing while you are at home with your famil
y. D
oing service? Spreading joy? Cooking toget
h
er?
Enjoying f
amily game night?
Celebrating Mother's Day long distance with Zoom? Finishing up school work?
Let's see them!
Also remember you can turn in cards for the elderly in the church narthex
when you turn in your REP "homework" in the same place.
Be sure to use the chapel entrance, not the main church doors.
If you're lucky some of Mrs. Foltz's cookies will still be there.
Y
ummy!
For REP 20-21! Receive $25.00 off your family tuition by turning in you registration form postmarked before May 13. Print, fill out and mail your form in. If desired, call Bill Frantz to make arrangements for monthly payments.
Have another blessed week together!
Stay safe, stay healthy, stay connected at
www.stveronica.org and call us if you need anything!
Theresa Kearney and Barb Farwick
office hours: Tuesday 10-2
Phone (513) 688-3155
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