Thursday, September 19, 2019


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FROM THE DESK OF MS. BRESLER...                                 
Dear Parents,

  
     In Mass yesterday, Fr. Del's homily talked about our words and actions as a "church" are a way we live, teach, and preach the gospel. It matches our parish mission exactly!  To prepare ourselves for this mission we listen to Jesus' words and teachings in the Gospels and we take time to understand them.  Living a gospel centered life is living in such a way that the gospel is central to all our thoughts and actions.  When situations arise, you can say, "How does the gospel apply to this situation? What would Jesus do? Our Catholic Social teachings remind us to follow Jesus' great example.  We are to take our eyes off ourselves and look at others with love.  Love is wanting good for another and doing whatever it takes to make that good happen.  We live the gospel when we love others.
     
     Pope Francis reminded us that our Baptism makes us children of God and the Eucharist unites us to Jesus.  This must become our daily life, not just on Sundays.
       
     There are habits, which when practiced every day, will enable God to transform our lives. Here are two we talked about at our Mass last week:
 
Schedule time for meditation and prayer : Silent, restorative time needs to be scheduled into each day. This will enable us to listen and hear God's voice and will for us, allow God's grace to influence our actions. We can begin by giving God ten minutes a day.
 
Bless others with our words :
All words we speak have the magnificent power to bless. When we are living the Gospel, choosing positive words will always be a blessing to others. Consider the blessing of these words: "Good morning! I'm glad you are here. Welcome! I appreciate you. You did a wonderful job. Great idea! Thank you for your kindness. Come join us. I am sorry for hurting you. I forgive you. I will help you."
 
     Below is a link with more ways you, as parents, can live the gospel in your home.  This is a good, and pretty short article.  Please take the time to read it - it may just change your perspective.  
 
 
LISTENING SESSIONS:
     Last night I attended one of the Listening Sessions being offered by St. Veronica concerning the abuse scandal in the church.  While there wasn't an answer to how we are all feeling, it did give time to discuss feelings and think about the future, as well as generate some ideas of what we, as the faithful, can do to make positive steps for ourselves and the church.  I encourage you to attend one of the upcoming sessions to hear and share viewpoints.
 
RETURNING FOR LEFT BOOKS:
     Classrooms and hallways are open each day until 3:30 for students to return for any forgotten items.  After 3:30, there will be no access to the hallways, classrooms, or lockers.  All school personnel have been notified of this and are not authorized to give access to students or parents.  So, please, do not put them on the spot by asking.
 
APPROPRIATE SCHOOL DRESS :
     We enjoyed Picture Day this week. Unfortunately, there were some outfits that were not the most appropriate for school.  There were students who wore very short shorts and/or skirts.  In the future, when choosing an outfit for an out-of-uniform day, make sure that when the young lady or man bends at the waist all private areas of the body remain modestly covered.
   
PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND:
     Work on the new preschool playground will get underway very soon.  If you would like to donate to this Eagle Scout Project or read more about the plans, please CLICK HERE!

 
 

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CHURCH NEWS: 
 
This weekend (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) and next (Sept 7 & 8) after all Masses we will be handing out the book "Letter to a Suffering Church" by Bishop Robert Barron. Fr. Del will be facilitating listening sessions on:
 
September 16:  10:00 am/Parish Ministry Center
September 18:  7:00 pm/School Cafeteria
September 19:  1:00 pm/ Parish Ministry Center
September 21:  5:00 pm/ Church/Chapel
September 29:  12:45 pm/Church/Chapel
 
 
Come to one, all or some of these open discussions on the Church's sexual abuse crisis.