"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Dear Parents, Happy Valentine's Day (in advance)! Congratulations to our students who made their First Reconciliation this past Saturday! Our priests and our visiting priests were very impressed with the knowledge of our students - so we are very proud of them! Carnival is coming up quick!! See below for more info on Carnival. Ticket pre-sales are THIS WEEKEND! Get more tix for your $$! Tickets are used to play the games, to pay for food, and to pay for "prizes". You can feed a family of 4 for about $10! It's an inexpensive and fun night for the whole family! May God bless you and your families! Jen and Amy prep@holyapostles.net

Upcoming important dates: Next PreK-K classes - Feb 13, Mar 6, Mar 13 2nd Grade and Sacramental Prep Events: ** Parent meeting for First Communion is MARCH 10, 7-8pm, not Feb. You didn't miss it! CARNIVAL!! Feb 25th!! See below for more info and ways you can help. Volunteer sign ups are available online at https://signup.com/go/BmaQhox Ticket Pre-Sales will begin this weekend (Feb 12/13) after all Masses, and tickets will also be available in our office beginning Feb 13th. Mark your calendar! VBS will be the week of June 27-July 1! ** Check our Website (click HERE) for a list of class dates and other important information! March 5: 3rd Grade retreat 1:30 - 4:30. More info to come soon!

Pre-Lenten Carnival! Carnival is parish-wide event sponsored and run by the PREP department. We rely VERY heavily on volunteers to make it work! Volunteers will be needed to help sell tickets after Masses prior to Carnival. Set up volunteers will be needed on the afternoon prior to the event (Feb 24th), as well as the morning of Carnival (Feb 25th) to get all the rooms ready. We'll also need volunteers to help with running games, working the prize booth, with food (taking orders, etc. - Knights of Columbus prepare the food), and with selling tickets during Carnival. Then, we need volunteers for tear down and clean up when the event ends (it can be a bit of late night, but many hands make light work!!) TICKETS: Tickets are used to play for games (usually 1 ticket/game), and for purchase of food, drinks, and desserts. They are used to bid on our Bucket Raffle prizes and to buy prizes from the prize booth. Can't help in person but want to help somehow? Sign up to bring a dessert (individually wrapped items) or donate a cake for the cake walk! Please start thinking about where you would like to help! This is also a GREAT opportunity for high school students to earn volunteer hours!

2nd Grade and Sacramental Prep Families: We need a copy of your child's Baptism Certificate, if you have not already submitted it. You can bring us a copy, or simply scan/photograph it and email it to us. Please get it to us by the end of January. Thank you!

Got some outgrown boy's church dress clothes? We have several First Communion dresses available in various sizes for our girls making their First Communion this spring ... BUT!~ We have NO boys' clothes! If you have any boy's clothes appropriate for First Communion that you won't need anymore, please consider donating them for others to use!

Drop off and Pick up: Please remember that Drop Off and Pick Up will be at the door to your child's classroom this year! Please try to greet your child's catechists, or at least make eye contact, so they acknowledge your child's arrival or departure. It's always busy during that time, and we want to make sure every parent goes home with the right children! ** If you are going to be more than 5 minutes late, please contact the office - we'll let your child wait in our office til you arrive. Phone number is below! ** If your child will be going home with another family, please let your catechist know. We love carpools, but want to make sure everyone goes with the right people! **If you have a responsible 5th grader, or a teen sibling who will be collecting your child, please also make sure they greet the catechist so they let your younger child go!

Email us!! Please use the prep@holyapostles.net email address for all your general PREP needs! This email goes to both Amy and Jen, so one of us will get back to you quickly!

More Resources for families: Catholic Family Faith click here for some great resources for Catholic families. Lots of different options specifically geared toward families at home. Pray the Rosary together as a family. Whenever you feel like you need to bring a little peace upon your household, bring the children together and pray the Rosary! Go to Formed.org - the Holy Apostles code is: 62W3D4 Lots of resources there! IMPORTANT!! Please check the Holy Apostles Facebook Page regularly for updates! Link: https://www.facebook.com/holyapostles.church/ "They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles' wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.." ~Isaiah 40:31

Please contact us at any time if you have questions! Blessings, Jen and Amy prep@holyapostles.net 208-888-1182 x3017 or 3022