April 2020
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Dear Feeder School Families,

Our sense of normalcy has shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic that our world is experiencing. For most of us, we are doing as we are asked by the state of Ohio and sheltering at home for the sake of others in our community. Some have essential jobs that have become much more stressful. Whether your job is deemed essential or non-essential, whether you are working at home or on the front lines, we can all lean on our faith to get through.

Holy Week is the most important time in the Catholic year, and while we cannot be together at our church services, we can join together in prayer and through online services. I encourage you to use the events of Christ’s Passion as a source of focus during these troubling times.

Let this week and Easter become for you symbols of hope, renewal and triumph.

Deacon Chris Campbell
Principal
Deacon Campbell's Message to Students
Prayers and Resources

We have a web page with prayers and resources during the COVID-19 crisis that you are welcome to access. The page includes the traditional rotation of the prayers we say on school days as well as patron saints that we can pray to for intercession and help. We post these daily on the Bishop Watterson Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts as well.
Lenten Photo Challenge

 Bishop Watterson is participating in the @BustedHalo InstaLent creative photo challenge! Each day during Lent, our students and our staff have been sharing a photo following the theme of the day. Themes so far: ashes, Lenten sacrifice, meatless meal. We invite you to follow our progress this Lent on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
 Holy Week Resources From Campus Ministry

Walking With Purpose Holy Week Reflections
 
Holy Week Podcast with Fr. John Burns
 
How To Make The Most of Holy Week at Home

Holy Week Stations of the Cross on Abiding Together Podcast

Be Not Afraid Conference
(Through April 16)
Join to receive a 10-15 minute video reflecting on living our faith from a variety of nationally known Catholic presenters.

Andrea Bocelli Music of Hope Livestream Easter Sunday
 
Holy Week at Home, free guide.
It is written specifically for this Lent by Fr. Michael J. Callaghan and designed by Erica Tighe Campbell. 
Each day has a section on gather, reflect, pray, act.
You can find the link to download at  beaheart.com

Full of Grace , a movie made to inspire peaceful reflection and increase our love for and devotion to the Blessed Mother, will be free to view on Holy Thursday only. 
 
 Online Stats

We took a peek at the amount of activity on our  bwhs.org  email accounts for students and staff over the past week and found some impressive numbers on our online school efforts! More than 61,000 emails were sent and received by teachers and students.
 BWHS Family Businesses

We are sharing a list of businesses owned by Bishop Watterson alumni and families which are operating during the COVID-19 shelter-at-home order. If you have a business to list, please contact Alumni Director Scott Manahan, smanahan@cdeducation.org.
Enthronement to the Sacred Heart

A message from Bishop Brennan:
I want to encourage you to pray regularly with your family during this challenging time. Regular, scheduled prayer is a very powerful habit and I hope that you continue new family prayers that you start now and continue into the future. I want to invite you to do something special this Easter: enthrone your home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. All the information that you need for Enthronement to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is available at   WelcomeHisHeart.com .
 Summer Camp Registrations Open

 Bishop Watterson will offer a variety of summer camp options this year, from sports to the arts.
Sports camps include baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, boys lacrosse, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys and girls tennis, track and girls volleyball.
In addition, we are offering five wood shop camps, making either an Adirondack chair or cornhole boards.
We will also hold a theatre camp, an art camp and a special edition Christmas art camp. For more information and to register, click on the button below.
Girls Basketball Team District Runner-Up

The BWHS girls basketball team finished the season as the District runner-up. En route to the district championship game, the Division I Eagles defeated Westerville Central, Hillard Darby and Worthington Kilbourne before losing to Pickerington Central. Junior Kylin McGuff was named D1 first-team all-district. Junior Danielle Grim and senior Paige Woodford
received honorable mention. Congratulations on a great season, Eagles!