Welcome to the April 9th edition of the Eagle Update. Today is Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. The Mass reflection is below. The complete reading can be found on the USCCB website.  

"Speak, Lord, your servant is listening;

you have the words of everlasting life.”

Dear Savio Family,

Being busy is a good thing, and a not so good thing. Depends on what is consuming your time, attention, or energy and what level of choice or ownership you had with deciding your role with it.

Some things are pre-planned and scheduled like weekly meetings, workouts, errands, and attending Mass at your parish (the pastors appreciate when I put in a plug for this obligation). All of these activities and many others are part of our set course, our choice, and our priorities.

Then there are "God's Plan" moments such as illnesses, accidents, last-minute meetings, home and car needs, and other needs that just pop up. These are the ones we have to attend to but were not in our scheduled "busy" list.

No matter what fills our calendar or our minds and hearts, we need to remember that God walks with us every step of the way. Not just during Lent, or retreat, or moment of crisis. Every breath, every step, every moment He is with us. We can rely on that, even if we do not feel His presence or hear his voice during those times.

Let us all remember that we are apostles and we can also provide help to others during their unplanned moments. Sometimes it is simple, like refraining from spreading gossip, or offering a listening ear and heart, or giving a "just because" note or message of love and encouragement. 

May this last stretch of the Lenten journey, with all the "busyness" of Holy Week and Easter Sunday, be filled with awareness that you are not alone, you are loved, and you can be a part of God's plan to let others know that too.

Take care and God bless.

Tim

Dear Savio Family, 

As I write this letter I am sitting in a Diocesan Prinicpal’s meeting on evangelizing catechesis and missionary discipleship. It is really good information and I should be paying more attention but I have a deadline to keep so I’ll do my best to keep this short and to the point. 

As we approach Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, it is good for us to remember our call to be missionary disciples. To be a missionary disciple doesn’t mean we have to be actual missionaries who travel to far off lands trying to share the Gospel with those who do not know Jesus. To be a missionary disciple means our faith should always be one that sends us out. Our faith is not something that should be lived in private. It is a faith that should be shared with others. The first disciples after encountering the risen Lord on Easter immediately went to share the good news with others. 

This Holy Week as we walk along the road with Jesus to Calvary and then encounter the risen Lord on Easter Sunday, let us remember this call and be people who share the good news of our faith with others. 

Thank you and God Bless, 

Evan

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VOLUNTEER FOR SAVIO SOIREE We are looking for some help next week to create silent auction baskets, input items into spreadsheets, printing, etc. We also would like some assistance with pre-event set up and post-event tear down. Please sign up if you are able to spare a few hours and earn service hours at the same time!

Upcoming SPA Sponsored Events:

Stations of the Cross:  Friday, April 11th at 8:15 am in the Courtyard. All parents are invited to join in praying the Divine Mercy Stations of the Cross as a school.

SPA Parent Social: Friday, April 11th at 8:45 am in Courtyard following Stations of the Cross.

Sophomore Breakfast: Thursday, April 24th

SPA Community Session: Friday, April 25th

SPA Rosary Group

Volunteer Opportunity During Lenten Season

In addition to Wednesdays' School Mass, students have the opportunity to attend mass in the school chapel on Thursdays during Lent (except Holy Thursday).  SPA would like to provide light refreshments for the early risers after each mass. Please sign up below, label your item "Thursday Lenten Mass" and drop off in the front office Wednesday morning.  In addition, please remind your kids that confession is available after school on Mondays. (Please note: this is just for students and teachers). To sign up to bring refreshments: All School volunteer sign up.

The SPA Rosary Group gathers to pray daily around 8:35 am Monday through Thursday in the Chapel on campus. We also offer a Zoom meeting Monday-Thursday for those who would like to join remotely. You are welcome to join us anytime! One of our regular members will always be there to lead, so there’s no pressure. We look forward to praying with you! 

Over the course of the year, we pray one decade of the rosary by name for every student, staff member and coach at Savio. We are currently praying for our juniors. Intentions can be shared with us by emailing sparosary@saviochs.org, but no action is required. We also have two boxes for intentions placed in the SSC near Mr. Gamboa’s office. These intentions are kept private and not read by us or anyone else. We just pray over the boxes.

Click here for the:

Junior Schedule

Daily Rosary Guide 

Divine Mercy Chaplet Guide

To Join our Zoom Meeting: Zoom link

MeetingID: 558 531 0293 

Passcode: prayrosary

Check out our Rosary Signup Page and our bulletin board outside the library for more information on rosary and spirituality events.”

2026 Project Grad Committee

Thanks to those who have stepped up to help plan the 2026 Project Graduation event! We only need a few more! Do you have experience with marketing/social media, fundraising, finances or mums/garters? Time commitment is approximately one meeting/month (September-May) and a couple of hours a month on your specific sub-committee. Any parent - current freshman to junior - is encouraged to be a part of the planning! Email us with your interest at savioprojectgraduation.com

Penny War

Ash Wednesday kicked off the school-wide Penny War, a competition between school Houses, that will help us to raise money for CRS Rice Bowl in lieu of the little paper boxes. Bring in loose change for your house all through Lent!