Thursday, December 12, 2019
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Christmas Toy Drive
Thank you to everyone who donated toys to our annual Christmas Toy Drive! All toys were donated to Inspirica to ensure that many local children will have a Merry Christmas!
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Rejoice in an ‘Unsafe’ God
"Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you".
In this quotation from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, Susan asks Mr. Beaver about Aslan, the Lion, who functions in Narnia as the Incarnate Deity. We are brought face to face with a stubborn truth in all of our relationships with God: we want Him to be safe, that is to say He won’t set us challenges we cannot meet and won’t force us to make changes to ourselves we don’t want to make.
Instead, the challenges that God asks us to make are always beyond our capacity, because He invites us to be a part of His Life (which is infinite) rather than for Him merely to be part of ours (which is not). If we are only content for Him to be a part of our life, then in a fundamental way we have, as the Gospel warns this Sunday, taken offense at Him.
We have heard His invitation and found it to be too much. We are prepared to go so far along the way, but we are not prepared to give our whole life to Him.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ does not come to point out a way of life to us, but rather He Himself is that Way - He is no guru or therapist, He is Truth itself, Truth become Flesh.
This should not be a cause of consternation or anguish for us, because when we recognize Him as the Way, we have hope that the promises given to us can be fulfilled. They are not wishful thinking, but only God Himself could restore us after our wanderings in such a desert. Therefore the Liturgy this Sunday invites us to rejoice because what is bleak has turned to bloom and what was parched has received life-giving water. We recognize what the prophets have been trying to tell us - God is not safe, He cannot be put in a ‘Sunday box’ - and if we let Him in, our whole life must be transformed! Blessed is the one that takes no offense at Him!
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Important Date:
January 15, 2020
Students interested in applying for the following scholarships must submit their completed application and all pertinent paperwork no later than January 15, 2020.
Please go to the Trinity website, Admissions Tab/Scholarship section (
direct link here
) to find a description of each scholarship, along with a link to download the application and instructions. Students may also pick up an application from Mrs. Szymanowski in the front office. If you download an application, please email Mrs. Szymanowski at
kszymanowski@trinitycatholic.org
and let her know which scholarship your family will be applying for.
- Brian Bill Memorial Scholarship
- William Nayden Memorial Scholarship
- The Tristan Lippmann Memorial Scholarship
Our website also has links to the following scholarships with all the necessary information to apply for:
- The Mickey Lione Jr. Award for Youth Scholarship (also available in the front office)
- The Mary Alice & Thomas O'Malley Scholarship
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Re-Enrollment Reminder
Our re-enrollment package has been sent home to all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade families. Your
complete registration package
includes your enrollment form, your $250 fee ($200 registration fee and $50 Home School Association dues) and your completed FACTS application (where applicable). Note: families must re-apply each year for financial assistance).
Our early-bird special this year: paperwork postmarked (or processed on-line):
- by January 6th, your re-enrollment fee is discounted to $150
- between January 7th and January 24th, your fee is the full $250
- hard copy paperwork or on-line registration after the 24th, a fee of $350 is required
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FACTS
The application window for financial aid is now open.
Please go to
FACTS
to start your application for the 2020-21 school year. From the home page, select Parent Log In at the top right, and then Payment Plans/Financial Aid. As a reminder, even if you applied and received assistance this year, you
must
re-apply for next year.
Financial Aid application review will begin after the new year, so don't wait to start your application.
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Congratulations to Tahjee Morgan!
Congratulations to Tahjee for being named All-State 1st Team, FCIAC 1st Team and All-time Receptions Leader!
Tahjee was a Tri-Captain of the Varsity Football Team and a four year Varsity Football player.
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Multicultural Night 12.18
Parent participation is greatly appreciated and needed. We need parents to volunteer to make dishes of food, provide drinks, help serve, etc.
Parents have always been the frontliners in making this night a success, we need your help!!
PARENTS, WE NEED YOU - Thank you!
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The Crusader Fund
Gifts to The Crusader Fund have an enormous impact on Trinity's ability to enhance its standards of excellence in teaching, scholarships, student development, and facilities. We thank those who have already given to the Fund this year.
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Buy a Yearbook Ad!
Celebrate your senior & support our yearbook!
A 10% discount for ads submitted by 1/11/20. Deadline for all ads is 3/2/20.
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Reminder: School Policy
If your child is absent, please call the school 203.322.3401 #1 and leave a message. If your child needs to leave early, your child must bring a note to the office in the morning to receive an early dismissal pass to give to their teacher when they leave. Please do not drop in to pick up your child unless it is an emergency. Having to call into the classroom disrupts the entire class. Thanks!
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Volunteer to Sell Crusader Nation T-Shirts at Home Games
We are looking for volunteers to sell these
Our new Crusader Nation t-shirts were sold at Homecoming and our Crusaders loved them!
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Thank you for all your support and participation!
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Winter Athletics Program Schedule:
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Parents/Coaches, have some great shots? Bring in a flash drive or upload them to your Google Drive and share with
Jen.
Coaches you can also send game highlights!
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Scholarship Opportunities:
- Junior League Greenwich Scholarship for local high school females: Click Here
Tuition Break Opportunities:
Essay Contest:
Testing
:
- Register for the December ACT Test HERE
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Click below calendar links:
At a Glance
2019 - 2020 Calendar
Click here
for directions to sign-up for Remind texts about events or simply send text to 81010 with message @tchs926
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Missed an edition of the Crusader Weekly this school year? No problem! Archived weekly newsletters can be found on our website, under
Parents
,
Crusader Weekly Newsletters
or direct link
Here
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We recently sent out our latest Alumni Newsletter. For those of you who would like to see it, you can find archived alumni newsletters on our website under
Alumni
,
Alumni Newsletters
or direct link
Here.
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