Wednesday Herald

September 28, 2022

Heal our wounds and divisions. Guide us in prayer, especially in the liturgy and sacraments. Help us to grow intellectually, to develop spiritually, to reach out in service to one another, to respond generously to the poor and needy, to listen to others, to offer hospitality and friendship, and to responsibly steward our resources. 

We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord.

Amen. 

God bless,

Corey Stoops

Health Update

Between 9/21/22-9/27/22, 1 community member tested positive for COVID:

• 8th Grade

Thank you to all the parents who continue to contact the school nurse with notifications about positive cases, exposures within the family, and other health-related items. This strong communication allows us to properly notify our community of positive cases which we hope will prevent additional spread within the school, and prevent bringing it home to vulnerable loved ones.

Scholastic Book Fair is October 10th-14th

Guardian Angels is pleased to sponsor our fall Scholastic Book Fair again this year, held in the GA library. Make today the day you read something new just for fun! The lineup of titles is fantastic, so look for the flyers coming home soon!

Please mark your calendars to visit our Book Fair and discover your child's next favorite book!

Save the Dates!

Book Fair Dates: October 10th-14th

Shopping Hours: During school hours each class will be assigned their own shopping time. Lunchtime open shopping hours are available as well!

Location: GA Library

Online Shopping Dates: October 10th-23rd

Electronic payment is highly encouraged, so there is no better time to take advantage of the Book Fair eWallet. Let your child shop the fair cash-free with our digital payment option. Click here to create an eWallet. Please note that Ohio sales tax will be added to all purchases at a rate of 7.8% this year. Please discuss this with your child and take into consideration when budgeting book fair funds. 

See our Book Fair webpage for more information.

As always, volunteers are essential to the success of the fair. Volunteers are invited to sign up here.

Youth Ministry First Friday Meetings (Grades 5-8)

Join the Family of Parishes as we gather grades 5-8 on Friday, October 7th from 5-7 p.m. at Guardian Angels Church. This month we will be focused on October as the Month of the Holy Rosary, and we will have games, snacks, and activities! Join us and make a new friend! If you are not receiving Eastside Catholic Youth Ministry updates and would like to be added to our list or have any other questions, please contact Bradley Barnes.

8th-Grade Girl Scouts Food Drive

The 8th-grade girl scouts will be hosting a food drive during the 8th-grade volleyball night on Sunday, October 9th as part of their Marian Award Project. Come see our 8th-grade girls in their last GA Home volleyball game and help Inter-parish Ministries restock their pantry for the fall. 

• Game Time: B-team- 6 p.m., A-team- 7 p.m.
• Cost: Donations of Peanut butter, Jelly in plastic bottles, chili, canned meat, canned tuna, spaghetti sauce, or monetary donations will be accepted. 

If you can't make the game, feel free to drop off canned goods in the Jr. High homerooms.

Boy Scout Wreath Sale

Support Troop 445 and adorn your door with a beautiful fresh pine wreath or Candlelit centerpiece. All proceeds go to scout events, campouts, and expenses. To purchase, just complete the attached form or place your order online here. Orders are due Sunday, October 23rd. Pick-up is November 19th and 20th at the GA Scout House. 

Cherub Hoops League: Pre-K through 2nd Grade

Boosters are proud to announce the return of a fun and instructional basketball league for our littlest Angels this fall! Teams will be formed by grade. Cost is $75 per child. 

If you are interested in helping coach your son or daughter, please make sure to indicate that during the registration process. Our intention is to have boys and girls teams at every level, if possible. However, based on participation we may have mixed teams. Registrations must be complete by September 30th. To register, click here.

• Who: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade
• When: Saturday morning from October 22nd through November 19th (5 sessions)
• Where: Old Gym
• Times: Subject to change based on number of teams/participation
• Pre-K: 8-9 a.m.
• Kindergarten: 9-10 a.m.
• 1st Grade: 10-11 a.m.
• 2nd Grade: 11a.m.-12 p.m.

For more information or if you have any questions, please view the flyer or contact Tom Gruber or Mark McCall. 

St. Xavier Upcoming Events

Visit St. Xavier and learn how they assist young men to become leaders and Men for Others through rigorous college preparation in the Jesuit tradition.

• Shadow Days: Through December 16th
• X-perience Night: October 18th and 26th
• Entrepreneurship 8th Grade Boot Camp: October 21st
• Open House: November 13th
• HSPT: November 19th
• Application and X-cellence Award Deadline: November 30th

Visit the Xavier website for more information on upcoming events.

McNick Hosting Family-Friendly Boo Fest 

Put on your costumes and trick-or-treat during McNick's family-friendly, community event on October 15th! Admission is free for trick-or-treat, games, and an outdoor showing of The Addam's Family 2. For more information, click here.

Classroom Coordinators Needed

The PTA needs your help to support our teachers and students this year and is looking for classroom coordinators for each homeroom. Multiple spots are available for each homeroom, so grab your friends and sign up! To sign up, click here. Reach out to Allison Hermes with any questions.

PTA Dues

Please pay your dues for the 2022-2023 school year through this link. Dues are $75 and includes fees for PTA, Athletic Boosters, and Music Boosters.

Classroom Fees

Classroom party fees are $15 for each child's homeroom. Parties include Halloween, Christmas, and either Valentine's Day or at the end of the year for 5th-8th grade. 

Teacher Gifts

Parents are welcome to donate towards gifts for GA staff. This is not mandatory but is a nice way to make sure our teachers and staff know how grateful we are for them. Please visit this link to contribute.

Save the Date for Parents Night Out

Save the date for a "Fabulous Night in Vegas" Parents Night Out event on November 12th from 7-11 p.m. in the Parish Center! Ticket sales will open October 1st. Purchase your tickets here.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for the event, please click here. 

Cork Pull donations are new being collected. Learn more here. 

The Feast of the Guardian Angel

Please save the date for our celebration of the Feast of the Guardian Angel on Sunday, October 2nd! Our celebration will begin with the noon Mass and continue with a parish picnic. All are welcome to attend! Guardian Angels will provide pulled pork and chicken from Sweets & Meats BBQ. We ask parishioners attending to bring a side, salad, or a dessert to share. Please bring your dish in a throw-away container. Please RSVP through this link by September 23rd. 

Public Rosary Rally

Please join us in praying for our nations on Saturday, October 15th from 12-1 p.m. A local Public Square Rosary Rally will take place at Guardian Angels Church main entrance on Beechmont Ave. Be sure to bring your own chairs, and an extra if you can, as no chairs will be provided. 

Please email Nick Carpinello with questions. More information is attached.

October is Respect Life Month

Angels for Life will continue the tradition of setting up the crosses for the "Cemetery of the Innocents" on the front lawn of the school. Cross will go up on Saturday, October 1st at 1 p.m. and come down on Saturday, October 15th at 1 p.m. We need volunteers to help in this effort. It is a great way for students to get service hours as well. 

Monster Mash Save the Date!

Tickets are now available for our Monster Mash. All families in our Parish community are invited to this Halloween bash. The event is Saturday, October 22nd from 6-9 p.m. in the GA Lower Lot. Tickets are $50 per family or $15 per individual. To purchase tickets, click here. If you prefer to purchase using a check, an order form is attached. 

Donations and volunteers are still needed for the 2022 Monster Mash. All food and drink donations can be dropped off at the school office by October 20th. Click here to sign up for donations or to volunteer.

7th and 8th-grade students can sign up to volunteer for set up, clean up, or as event help to help meet their service hour requirement! Click here to sign up as a part of the Parish service activity requirement.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is not a drop-off event. 

Young Men's Faith and Fellowship

When: 1st and 3rd Monday every month from 8:00-9:00pm 

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft or by zoom 

Age: 20s - 40s 

Join together in brotherhood with other men to grow in virtue and faith. Each session combines the best research from science with the teaching of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of a man fully alive and capable of transforming himself, his family, and greater society. Contact the group at mensfaith@gaparish.org for more information or to join via zoom. 

Young Women's Faith and Fellowship

When: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month from 8:00-9:00 pm, beginning July 27th

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft

Age: 20s - 40s

Join together with other women to expand your Catholic faith and build meaningful relationships as we dive into "Ways to Pray" from the Blessed is She devotional. Contact the group at womensfaith@gaparish.org for more information. 

Fathers Team

Each Friday, Fathers Team will be meeting for Fathers Team "Lite” which consists of review and discussion of the upcoming Sunday's scripture readings. All GA fathers are invited to join in person in the Undercroft (Conference Room B), or by Zoom, this Friday at 6:05 a.m. Contact us at GAfathersteam@gmail.com for the zoom information, or to get on the GA Fathers Team email distribution.

Basketball Registration is Now Open

Guardian Angels boys basketball registration is open to all families of Guardian Angels Church and School for 3rd-8th grade students. To register, please visit the Boosters website. Boys registrations must be received by October 15th. 

Evaluations:

• Girls: September 28th
• 3rd Grade: 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the OG
• 4th Grade: 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the OG
• 5th and 6th Grade: 5:30-7 p.m. in the PC
• 7th and 8th Grade: 7-8:30 p.m. in the PC
• Boys: October 16th
• 3rd Grade: 5-6 p.m. in the OG
• 4th Grade: 6-7 p.m. in the OG
• 5th Grade: 7-8 p.m. in the OG
• Boys: October 16th and October 19th (both dates required)
• 6th Grade: 5-6:15 p.m. in the PC
• 7th Grade: 6:15-7:30 p.m. in the PC
• 8th Grade: 7:30-8:45 p.m. in the PC

Important Dates:

• Girls
• October 17th: Practice May Begin
• October 28th: League Schedule Published
• November 4th: Season Begins
• January 8th: Regular Season Ends
• January 12th-15th: End of Season Tournament
• Boys
• November 1st: Practice May Begin
• November 21st: League Schedule Published
• December 2nd: Season Begins
• February 5th: Regular Season Ends
• February 8th-12th: End of Season Tournament

Please email any questions you may have to boysbasketball@gaboosters.org or girlsbasketball@gabooster.org. 

School Masses

You can find a full schedule of school Masses on the calendar in Rediker. We will be livestreaming all of the All School Masses through GA’s YouTube channel. 

Lunchroom News

Kaldi's offers a hot lunch option every day for our students. All meals must be pre-ordered before 8:30 a.m. the day of service; this is done through the Ez-Parent website. Students will have the option to buy additional items during lunch, as long as they have an established account with a positive balance. To set up a new account, or manage an exisiting account, click here.

If you have questions regarding the lunch program, please contact Kaldis at ga@kaldiscatering.com.

The menu is available on the school website.

Cafeteria Volunteers Needed

We are always in need of helpful hands to keep an eye on our students in grades K-8 during lunch. Please consider sharing a small part of your day to assist. All volunteers must be SafeParish trained or have transferred their VIRTUS training to SafeParish. If you are interested, please sign up!

Cookie Ministry

Guardian Angels School Cookie Ministry teams up with the Parish Peanut Butter group to feed families in need. The Peanut Butter group makes 1,500 peanut butter and bologna sandwiches. GA students donate cookies. St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine gives the food to families in need. 

Students are asked to bring in two dozen cookies, brownies, or rice krispie bars on their classroom's designated day. Treats need to be bagged, with two treats per bag. Donations of juice boxes and prepackaged snacks are also needed. A complete schedule for the school year is attached. 

Attendance Line

If your child will be absent or late to school, please call the main school office by 8:00 a.m. each morning. All parents needing to report their child absent or late to school should call our Office Assistant, Melissa Boston, using the main school phone number (513) 624-3141.

Christian Service Program - Faith in Action

The purpose of the Christian Service Program is to enhance the religion curriculum at Guardian Angels Church. It is the duty of all Christians to reach out in service to those around them. Christ asks us to be His hands and feet on earth, keeping His mission of reaching out to those in need alive. The students will complete their service within the following settings: at home, the parish community/school and the community at-large. This outre/ach may be completed individually, with a partner, or in a group. 

This program will focus more on the meaning of the actual service opportunities rather than completing a prescribed amount of time. You will choose activities for each component—service to your family, service to your school/parish and service to the poor and vulnerable in our community. There is no minimum requirement of hours to complete. Grades 1-3 are required to complete at least 2 activities for each component; grades 4-8 at least 3 for each. You are certainly encouraged to complete more! See your Religion teacher, Mrs. Froehlich, or the parish website for a list of suggested activities and the log sheet.  

Questions? Contact Kay Froehlich, Director of Religious Education, for more information.

Box Tops For Education

The Guardian Angels PTA collects Box Tops and uses the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. Box Tops is now on a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App and scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information here.

Kroger Community Rewards

Have you signed up for Kroger Community Rewards and designated GA as your beneficiary? The more families who register, the more money our school receives through the program. Kroger Community Rewards offers a great way for you to support our school's technology fund...and you don't have to spend a penny. You can search for GA or use our NPO number, 80200. The amount Guardian Angels receives depends on the points our supporters rack up while grocery shopping.

Amazon Shopping Supports GA

You can support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a participant in the AmazonSmile Program. You can sign-up to have a portion of your purchase sales come back to Guardian Angels. When you make purchases through the AmazonSmile page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA. You have to be shopping from smile.amazon.com page of the site for GA to receive the benefit. 

Bulletin Advertising Available

Our bulletin publisher is looking for new advertisers and sponsors. Thanks to our sponsors, the bulletin is published weekly at no cost to our parish. Please consider purchasing an ad. Your ad and participation make the bulletin successful, and you attract customers! If interested, please email Sherry Montel or call/text her at 614 301-7444.

Advertisements and sponsorships can be purchased for a business, family, charity, in Honor or in Memory of a Loved One, or to support the church or a community service organization, such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters. We appreciate your support.

Community News

Elder High School Upcoming Events

Grade school boys are invited to visit Elder High School and see how they offer a place for students to express their individuality and make their high school experience unique. Visit the Elder website for more information and to register for shadow days, Open House, or other admissions events. 

Archbishop McNicholas High School Events 

Visit McNick and learn more about how you can Find your Brilliance as a Rocket! Visit the McNick website for more information and to register for shadow days, Open House on Oct. 23rd and 24th, and all fall admissions events. Email any questions to admissions@mcnhs.org.

Mercy McAuley Upcoming Events

Grade school girls are invited to experience the excitement of Mercy McAuley and what it's like to be a Wolf! Visit the Mercy McAuley website for more information and to register for upcoming events. 

St. Ursula Academy

St. Ursula has a number of events planned for this fall — offering great opportunities for interested students to learn more about the campus. Details can be found here. 

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