Weekly Newsletter 4-3-23

Weekly Newsletter: 4/3/2023

Holy Week/Easter 2023

Having just prayed with the Church on Palm Sunday, the Sacred Concert that took place yesterday was an excellent way for so many of us to enter into Holy Week. Their execution of Allegri’s Miserere Mei was simply stunning—what a talented group of sopranos we have! Congratulations to Dr. Ganza and the entire choir for a beautiful concert.

Reminder: we have no school on Holy Thursday (4/6), Good Friday (4/7), or Easter Monday (4/10). The school office will be closed all three days in observance of the Triduum.

We hope that the extra time with your family will allow you and your children to participate in Triduum liturgies at your parish (or here at the Church of Saint Agnes)!

Please Welcome Our New Business Administrator!

Today (4/3), Mr. Joe Hermerding begins in our business office overseeing the business operations of both the parish and the school. He takes the place of Mr. Bob Collett, who will be retiring in May 2023 after five years of service to Saint Agnes. Mr. Hermerding’s four children are students at Saint Agnes School, and Saint Agnes has been his parish since he arrived in Minnesota from Texas in 2018-19. Please welcome Joe to Saint Agnes with a warm Aggie welcome! Please also offer some thanks to Mr. Collett for his dedication to our institution when you see him.

Statement on Nashville School Shooting

With school safety in the news again, I want to ensure you that we are continually reviewing and evaluating our building security and our approach to safety checks and lockdowns. Our current protocols would have prevented a shooter from entering our building the way she did in Nashville. We will be having another lockdown drill this week along with subsequent safety checks and lockdowns this spring.

Our Community Support Liaison, Mr. Kiehl, has been an integral part of our adjustments to student and employee safety this year, and he continues to be a valuable advisor to our school’s administration.

TADS Fee Adjustment & Correction: 23-24 Tuition Agreements

Due to a timing issue in setting up our 23-24 Tuition Agreements on TADS, the Payment Set Up and Billing Fee was not originally flagged to be present as families selected the number of payments they desired. The Business Office will be manually adding this fee to the first invoice for the 23-24 school year. Families selecting one or two payments will not be charged a fee.

The good news is the school was able to reduce this fee from $55 down to $50 as we strive to reduce costs wherever possible for our families. If you have questions or concerns, please contact our new Business Administrator Mr. Joe Hermerding, or call 651-925-8801.

2023 Summer Series

We are excited to invite students and adults to campus this summer, hosting a wide array of classes and camps ranging from athletics and academics to arts and adventures!

We are offering classes and camps for all ages, from PreK through adults, and participants do not need to be enrolled at or have graduated from Saint AgnesSchool to take part in our Summer Series offerings.

Supporting and extending our school’s apostolate, each of the classes and camps offered will honor the mission of Saint Agnes School by promoting Faith, Reason and Virtue as well as serving Christ and His Church in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Our Summer Series offerings are led by members of the faculty, staff, and community of Saint Agnes School. We hope you'll join us this summer!

Musical Tickets On Sale Now!

Click the link below to purchase your tickets for the 2023 Spring Musical: Good News! You can also call our dedicated box office line to purchase tickets at: 651-395-7340

Performance Dates:

April 21st-22nd @ 7:30 PM

April 23rd @ 2:00 PM

April 28th-29th @ 7:30 PM

April 30th @ 2:00 PM

Ticket Prices:

Center Seats: Adults - $20; Students (18 and under) - $15.

Side Seats: Adults - $15; Students (18 and under) - $10.

PURCHASE TICKETS

The Passion of Divine Mercy Public Performance

The public showing of the Passion of Divine Mercy Performance will be at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, April 4^th.

The 6th grade class has been working hard during the month of March to prepare for this beautiful and solemn tradition. Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4th at 5:30 PM in the Helene Houle Auditorium as we reflect on the Lord's Passion. Our performance will surely help you prepare for the Sacred Triduum!

Easter Break

This is one more reminder that there is no school on Thursday, April 6th, Friday, April 7th, or Monday, April 10th. Enjoy your Easter Break!

ScreenStrong Presentation at Saint Croix Catholic School in Stillwater

Monday, April 3

6:00 PM

Saint Croix Catholic School

621 Third St. S.

Stillwater, MN 55082

Important April Dates:

April 3 – Spring Sports Pictures

April 4 – The Passion of Divine Mercy public performance

April 6 – No School, Holy Thursday

April 7 – No School, Good Friday

April 10 – No School, Easter Monday

April 11 – 7^th Grade Field Trip

April 12 – 8^th Grade Confirmation Retreat

April 13 – K-12 Mass

April 14 – 5^th Grade Virtue Assembly

April 15 – ACT

Spring Swing Dance

April 18 – SAT10 JH

April 19 – SAT10 JH

April 20 – Upper School Grandparents Day

April 21 – K-6 Mass

K and 1 Field Trip

Musical Performance Opening Night

April 22 – 8^th Grade Confirmation

Musical Performance

April 23 – Musical Performance

April 27 – 12^th Grade Retreat

April 28 – 2^nd Grade Field Trip

Musical Performance

April 29 – Musical Performance

April 30 – Musical Closing Performance

Youth Group Opportunities

A number of nearby parishes have opportunities for middle school and high school youth to gather together in fellowship and prayer.

Click here to view the schedule.

Upper School Grandparents Day - Thursday, April 20th

Calling all Aggie grandparents! Invitations were sent to the grandparents of Upper School students for Upper School Grandparents Day. If you would still like grandparents/senior friends to be invited please use this link to send us their email addresses.