St. Mary's Visitation Parish School's Mission Statement
St. Mary's Visitation Catholic Parish School exists to direct children toward God and toward Christian Service to society through Catholic religious formation, academic challenge, and continuous improvement.
Principal Notes

Dear Families,

This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We are at the midpoint of our journey. The waiting and the watching for us is almost over. Perhaps God is waiting, too. Is God waiting for us, to be light for the world, to make peace? Is God waiting for us, to care more, to forgive more, to love more? Is God waiting for us to recognize Him already with us? I would suggest that perhaps you adopt the “Daily Examen'' as a way of detecting God’s presence in our lives and discerning His direction for us. 

  Pray for light: Begin by asking God for the grace to pray, to see and to understand.
  Give thanks: Look at your day in the spirit of gratitude…
  Review the day: Guided by the Holy Spirit, look back on your day.
  Look at what’s wrong: Face up to failures and shortcomings.
  Pray for guidance and strength.

The event we all have been waiting for, “Peace, Love & Prayer” our Auction for Education, is this weekend! We haven’t had an auction since 2019. I am so looking forward to inviting you back into the building.

Money raised at the auction is used to support things like our art teacher, the spring musical, the library, parish picnic, classroom updates like technology and new carpeting, our much loved playground, the outdoor classroom, new desks and money for teachers to use in the classroom. These are only a few examples of what the auction supports. This year some of the money raised will go toward improving our old playground. We could not do it without you.

If you have not had an opportunity to return your hygiene bag to support the Capuchins please do so by March 30th. 

Archbishop Jerome Listecki will be joining Pope Francis and Bishops around the world in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25. The consecration ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Pope Francis has invited all Catholic Bishops to hold a consecration ceremony at the same time as he will be at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. People are welcome to attend the ceremony at the cathedral, or they can watch via live stream from a link on the archdiocesan website. 

Since tomorrow is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Friday obligation to abstain from meat is lifted. The Archdiocese has suggested, however, that you may want to consider voluntarily maintaining Lenten abstinence as a penitential gesture in solidarity with the suffering of the people of Ukraine. 

We know that older students are now spending more time using digital devices and social media than ever before. Here is a great article from Common Sense with tips and questions to have conversations with kids about their screen time habits.

Our Celebration of Music Concert is Wednesday, March 30th. The concert starts at 6:30. We can’t wait for you to see how hard Mrs. Kesler and the students have been working.  

Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki
Mrs. Lewis is working with a K3 student.
Office Notes

SMV School is looking for 2 parents to be the new school grounds leaders. Please click here for more information.

Is your child an artist? We have just the thing for you. Please click here for more information on entering the Packers Art Contest.

Parents if you need to see your child's teacher, please make an appointment.
Save the Date
March 26
Auction
March 30
K3-5th grade Spring/Band Concert
Last Day to Turn in Lenten Bags
April 1
Labyrinth at School
Daddy Daughter Dance
April 4
Home & School/School Committee Meeting
K4 is excited for Spring to be here and for the warmer weather that is on its way.
The 5th grade boy scouts worked hard cleaning up the school grounds. They filled up 3 garbage bags. Way to go!!
SAVE THE DATE
Vacation Bible School 2022
Monumental
Celebrating God's Greatness
It is scheduled for June 20-24th from 9 AM - noon. Registration will take place in April, and details will be sent out next week. We will be looking for 7th/8th grade and high school volunteers, as usual, and a sign-up will be available soon. It should be a lot of fun and a great way for volunteers to get required service hours.

If you have any questions or would like to help us that week, please feel free to contact Andrea Ziel (andreacziel@gmail.com).
We are glad to offer prayers for your special intentions and consider it a privilege to pray for you and your needs. Please contact Mary Sue Protz via email with your requests, msprotz@stmaryeg.org. Confidentiality is always respected.
Mrs. Sinense class is working on a science experiment.
Home and School Updates

SAVE THE DATES!
The Daddy-Daughter Dance is just around the corner and we are looking forward to a magical evening for all SMV fathers and daughters. 

The dance will be held in the SMV gym on Friday, April 1st from 6:30-8:30 pm. 

Please register via SignUp Genius by Monday, March 28th

Grandparents/Special Someone Day
Save the Date, May 24. More information will be coming.
Athletic News

The SMV golf outing is scheduled for May 22, shotgun start for 12:30pm. Registration will be available soon.

Still finalizing a few details. More information will be coming in the next few weeks.
GoRiteway Phone number
414-249-5048
SMV Auction News

 BIDDING BEGINS TODAY!!! Click Here to begin bidding

Bid, setup your Auto Bids, share the auction link with your family and friends! You may bid online from home! SO MANY fantastic items. Make sure to look through each section! 

BRING CASH OR CHECK TO THE AUCTION
For a table game, you will need $5 to play. The Cash Purse ($50) & Cash Raffle ($5-$25) can only be purchased via check or cash! Other games will be purchased through the auction website!

DOORS OPEN AT 5:45 (games, raffles, DJ, Signature Drink Bar, Bar, Cocktail Hour) & DINNER SERVED AT 7 pm

THE CASH PURSE RAFFLE
SMV's Fan Favorite auction raffle, the Cash Purse, is back this year and it's better than ever! We've doubled its' usual value! Worth Over $1,500 (Gift Cards, Spa Experiences, CASH, & more) somebody is going to be smiling when they are announced as the winner on March 26th!! The purse itself is fantastic too: A Tory Burch Mini Nylon Tote in Navy! Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at the auction, or you may email us if you'd like one earlier! 

CASH RAFFLE TURN IN
Remember to TURN your CASH RAFFLE TICKETS in too! Who will be the BIG $2,000 winner? $1,000? $500? Find out the night of the auction! 

VOLUNTEER!
We need your help at the bar, games, wine pull, etc.! Click HERE to lend a helping hand. We also need to set up helpers during the day on Friday! You can bring your littles to "help". Only have 1/2 hour to spare after drop off? FANTASTIC!