Last Herald of 2019
This is the last Wednesday Herald of 2019. The next Herald will be emailed out on Wednesday, January 8th.
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The Who Was? History Bee
Last week, Guardian Angels held the first ever The Who Was? History Bee, based on the popular book series, Who Was?. Congratulations to winner Molly Armstrong, sixth grade, and runner-up Claire Helton, third grade. This competition tested student knowledge of historical facts of people, places, and events throughout history, all coming from the Who Was? books.
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Bracelet Lost at Christmas Concert
We had a parent lose a sterling silver bracelet, like the one pictured below, at the Christmas concert on Sunday. She thinks it may have fallen in the parking lot. If you've seen or found the bracelet, can you please turn it in at the rectory?
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Financial Aid Applications Due for Archdiocese
The Catholic Education Foundation for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is currently accepting applications for 2020-2021 elementary school (K-8) tuition assistance grants. The Catholic Education Foundation tuition aid program became a reality for the 2017-2018 school year through the One Faith, One Hope, One Love Capital Campaign. Due to the generosity of local parishes, including ours, the Catholic Education Foundation will again be able to offer over $2,000,000 in financial aid! I strongly encourage families to apply for tuition assistance through the Catholic Education Foundation.
All families who plan to apply for financial assistance from Guardian Angels must first apply for assistance from this source.
The deadline to apply is January 31, 2020.
Last year, over $20,000 was given to Guardian Angels families from the Catholic Education Foundation Tuition Assistance Fund.
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Preschool Registration Open for GA School & Parish Families
Preschool and pre-kindergarten registration and re-enrollment is now open to current Guardian Angels School and Parish families. We absolutely expect all preschool and pre-kindergarten classes to fill again this year. Current GA school and parish families have first priority in registering and re-enrolling but we recommend completing the process as soon as possible to ensure a spot. Last year our preschool and pre-k classes filled very quickly. There are only a few spots available for pre-k as most students currently in preschool will be moving up to pre-k for the 20-21 school year. If there are spots available after this early enrollment period, we will open registration up to the community at our school Open House event on January 26th. At that point, spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Registration materials for new students are available on the
preschool page of the school website. Re-enrollment information was shared with current families individually.
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Chipotle Dinner Benefits GA
Foil your dinner plans and stop by the Chipotle at Anderson Town Center (7630 Beechmont Ave) for a fundraiser to support our 8th graders on
Saturday, December 21
from
4:00pm-8:00pm
. Just
download the flyer
or mention the fundraiser at checkout and they'll donate 33% of the proceeds to our 8th graders trip to Washington DC!
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Save the Date: Father-Daughter Dance
The Father-Daughter Dance will be held on
Saturday February 29th
in the Undercroft. More details and theme will be announced in early 2020. Look forward to another fun event for our daughters and dads!
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After School Enrichment Opportunities
After School Enrichment will be offered again for the 19-20 school year. Please see the
attached flyer
for more information on classes available throughout the year.
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Lil' Angels Program
Lil’ Angels Athletics is a program offered by GA Athletic Boosters to boys and girls in grades K-2. The program will expose the children to several sports with basketball and volleyball being the main emphasis of the program. This year's season will be 8 sessions starting mid-February through early April; school calendar/gym availability will determine the exact dates. The program takes place on GA property outside and/or in the gym. A small fee of $25 is charged to each participant. The goal of the program is to offer children in grades K-2 the opportunity to interact with their friends in an extracurricular environment while introducing different sports to the children in a fun and casual atmosphere. The kids will learn fundamental skills to be prepared for the GCCYS (Greater Cincinnati Catholic Youth Sports) programs offered beginning in 3rd grade.
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Winter Sports Mass
All Guardian Angels athletes are invited to attend the winter sports Mass at
10:00am on Sunday, January 19th with their families and teammates. Angels athletes are invited to wear their team jerseys.
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Faith & Fellowship Friday Events
Join our parish family for the final Faith & Fellowship event of Advent this week. On Friday, the very Rev. Anthony Brausch, Rector of Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary and President, Athenaeum of Ohio will discuss St. Joseph and Spiritual Fatherhood. We’ll begin with soup, chili and fellowship at 6:00pm, followed by the presentation at 7:00pm; the evening ends with Stations of the Infant Jesus at 7:45pm. Please RSVP
here if you plan to attend.
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Amazon Shopping Supports GA
During the holiday shopping season, remember you can now support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a participant in the AmazonSmile Program. You can
sign-up
to have a portion of your purchase sales come back to Guardian Angels. When you make purchases through the AmazonSmile page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA.
You have to be shopping from smile.amazon.com page of the site for GA to receive the benefit.
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will attend an All School Epiphany Mass on
Monday, January 6th
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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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 2nd grade classes
are responsible for the next donation on
Monday, January 6th
. A
complete schedule
for the school year is
attached
.
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Spirit Wear
PTA is offering a new spirit wear option this year. Just go to the
online shopping site
and choose what you like. There are many different options available. If you need to check sizes, stop in to U Sports on Five Mile Rd. Orders placed online are typically ready for pickup in the store within 10 days.
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Parents Service Hour Challenge
The PTA is encouraging every parent to give a minimum of two hours of service to the School or Parish. Any GA school parent who submits the
attached form
no later than May 1, 2020 with over 25 hours of service documented will be entered into a drawing for one free in-parish tuition for the 2020-2021 school year. The winner must also be in good standing with VIRTUS. Examples of service opportunities and a list of the official rules for the challenge are listed on the PTA section of the
website
.
The scholarship prize is sponsored by PTA, Music Boosters & Athletic Boosters.
The winning family will be announced prior to the end of the school year.
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Greeter Ministry
Guardian Angels Parish is looking to enhance what a welcoming community we are. Our parish will resume the MINISTRY OF GREETERS starting in November.
We are asking for some friendly faces to be at the Gathering Space doors 20 minutes before the Saturday and Sunday Masses.
You would be committing to a once a month obligation.
We would like to have a minimum of 3 people greeting at each Mass. Feel free to have the whole family at the doors welcoming fellow parishioners and new ones as we join in the celebration of Mass together. A single person or a family can all serve in this ministry. (GA students may count this activity as Service to the Parish for the Christian Service Program.)
Please sign-up
here
if you would like to participate.
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Family Rosary
Join us for Family Rosary and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday beginning at 3:00pm in Church. Check the schedule to see when your child’s class is signed up to lead! Feel free to sign your family up to fill in any dates not taken.
Please sign-up
here.
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Box Tops Goes Digital This Year
Box Tops is going digital! The Guardian Angels PTA collects Box Tops and uses the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. This year, Box Tops is switching to a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App. No more cutting labels off boxes! Instead, you’ll go into the Box Tops app and just scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information
attached
. You can also watch a quick video showing how the new digital platform works
here.
Currently, you can still find old Box Tops labels on some products. GA students can still submit those paper Box Tops to their homeroom teachers and parishioners can drop them off in the special collection envelope located on the bulletin board in the Church Gathering Space. Those labels will be picked up again on
March 1st
. These physical labels are being phased out though so at some point the digital option will be the only way to submit Box Tops.
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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. 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.
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Stay Connected with GA on Social Media
Stay up-to-date with all things GA by following us on social media.
Guardian Angels is active on several social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Facebook serves as our primary social channel
to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish. If you want to make sure you see information posted through the Guardian Angels page, please make sure you
go to our Facebook page
, click Following (just under the cover photo), and then choose See First. This way anything we share will still be seen in your newsfeed.
You will also be able to find links to our social media channels at the bottom of every Wednesday Herald.
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