A Message About Fortitude  

    Monday, we kicked off our Community Leader recognition. This year, staff will be sharing how various virtues are present in their lives. Listening to Mrs. Goodman share her experience with fortitude was a treat. It is easy to see how the saints are virtuous, and even though Mrs. Goodman is close to that, having her right in front of us to tell us her story and point out her struggles makes it so much more real. 

   It is easy for students to forget that teachers are people, too. Mrs. Goodman launched this year's initiative in a perfect way. She explained that she also struggles; after all, she is human. But, even more so, she works each day to try and live a virtuous life. 

   Having Mrs. Goodman's reflection showed we can all try to do that.When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Thank you for your message, Mrs. Goodman. 

     Kind Regards, 

            Erin Brinkley

            Principal

Athletic Practices and Games

• October 7
• Home Cross Country Meet @ 4:00PM
• October 8
• PECSAA Volleyball Tournament
• October 9
• Boys Basketball Open Gym Grades 4th-8th @ 6:00-7:30PM
• October 10
• JV and Varsity Volleyball Practice @ 3:00-4:30PM
• October 11
• Cheer Tryouts for Grades 4-8: 4-5:30PM
• October 12
• XC Practice @ 3:00-4:30PM
• CISC Soccer @ 3:30-4:30PM
• October 13
• XC Practice @ 3:00-4:30PM
• Cheer Tryouts for Grades 4-8: 3-5:00PM
• CISC Soccer @ 3:30-4:30PM
• October 14 
• Home XC PECSAA Conference Meet @ 4:00PM

Apply for Sacraments

The link to the Sacrament application is here.

Suggestions for applying:  

1) Applications are open from October 3rd-December 9th.

2) Application are available on October 3rd, HOWEVER, this does NOT mean everyone should apply on October 3rd. It is important that you are sure that your child is ready and prepared for the interview before applying. Therefore, if your child is not ready on October 3rd, maybe wait until November or December to apply. As long as the application is in before December 9th, you and your child will be interviewed for the possibility of receiving the Sacrament in May.

3) If your child is applying for First Communion, I would encourage you to wait until November or the first week of December to apply since the Heart and Soul Issue on the Eucharist is coming out this month. That way they have a little more time to go over the material. (However, if you feel your child is ready, I will not hold you back from applying sooner)

4) If you feel like the child will not be ready/ does not want to receive the Sacrament by December 9th, I would encourage you to wait until next year to give the child more time to prepare. 

5) At least one parent, your child, and your SAP are expected to attend the interview. So just keep that in mind. I will try my best to work around all of our schedules.

FIDE October Resource 

The October Issue for Heart and Soul can be found here. This topic is of great importance for those preparing to receive First Communion, but it is also very important for everyone due to an unfortunate lack of understanding of what the Eucharist actually is.