Lion's Roar January 15, 2021

Christ-centered, service minded, servant leaders of tomorrow.

~SJPS Vision

Dear SJPS families and friends,

I am so blessed to be the principal of St. Jerome Parish School! After I share this next school-wide "Something Beautiful" with you, I'm sure that you will agree. It happened this morning.

We had our school mass for our 1st through 8th graders. At the beginning of the homily, Fr. Jerry spoke with the children about Fr. Tom. He shared that Fr. Tom is very, very sick and that he continues to need our prayers. Fr. Jerry told the children that he had just returned from visiting Fr. Tom and that he had given him the Sacrament, Anointing of the Sick and Apostolic Pardon. He explained everything in a beautiful way and then spoke of being kind, caring friends and going out and showing kindness to others. What a gift we received! I want you to know what was said to the children so that you, as mom and dad, can talk with your children and join us in prayer for Fr. Tom.

Our school mass is recorded each week and available on Youtube. I have included a link to today's mass below. Fr. Jerry's homily is at 11:40 minutes into the recording. Also, earlier this week, we had planned to pray as a school after our mass today. Mr. Paloucek, our school Virtues and MS Religion teacher, led our children in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Fr. Tom. This begins at 37:30 in the recording. At the beginning the children were quiet and learning the prayer but by the time we completed it, the sound of the children's voices being raised in prayer for Fr. Tom brought tears to my eyes! Please take the time to view today's mass and listen to Fr. Jerry's homily and also the Divine Mercy Chaplet. You could bring up the video and pray the chaplet along with Mr. Paloucek and the students this weekend and continue prayers for our Fr. Tom. Thank you!

School Mass - Friday, January 15, 2021

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Great news! On Wednesday, we were informed that we had received two grants from the Catholic Foundation. We were awarded $10,000 to go toward tuition assistance and $10,000 to go toward our efforts in distance learning. We are so blessed! A very special thank you to Laura Herne for applying for these grants and helping us grow our lovely parish school.

Don't forget to register for the 2021-2022 school year! We love our families and want to grow! We need you to register so that staffing can be planned. Thank you for helping us! Don't forget the family referral program! It's a great opportunity to share what we have going on here at SJPS and also receive $100 in SCRIP as a thank you! (The family that you refer and registers with us, receives $100 SCRIP too!)

Peace and blessings to you and your families,

Mary Johnson

Looking for volunteers for Santa’s Workshop 2021!

Home and school is hoping for your help for next year! We are looking for 2+ parents to run the Santa’s Workshop shopping experience next December. If you are new to St. Jerome, it is typically an annual event where your kids can shop for family Christmas gifts during the school day in a super fun, affordable way.

We need a few folks to organize the inventory we’ve already purchased and run the event. Prep will be pre-bagging and labeling the gifts, selecting a date with the school office, and staffing the event.

This is a really fun event that the kids enjoy and we hope you’ll get involved. We have all of the information in hand, so you’re not going to be left to run this without help.

If you’re interested, please contact Emily Keigher at emilykeigher@me.com.

Act quickly before classes fill up!

2021-2022 School Year Registration

You should have received an email from TADS to enroll your child(ren) for the 2021-2022 school year. Please click on the link within the email and enroll your children and fill out the tuition agreement for your family.

We are pleased to again offer a discount on your registration fee per child. If you enroll your child by February 28, 2021, the registration fee will be $50.00 per child. On March 1, 2021, the fee will then be $100.00 per child.

If you have children who are not yet attending St. Jerome Parish School, but will be attending for the 2021-22 school you, you can also fill out Admission for your new students at the same time. Please see if those children are eligible for the Wisconsin Private School Choice Program.

If you feel you will need tuition assistance for the 2021-22 school year, please contact Lynn Hacker in the St. Jerome Parish Office to receive a tuition assistance application. Please fill out your tuition agreement as if you were paying full tuition, and once tuition assistance has been determined, your account will be adjusted accordingly.

If you have any questions regarding enrollment for the 2021-22 school year, please contact Lynn Hacker at 262-569-3020, ext. 1408 or lhacker@stjerome.org.

Here is our dashboard for 1/15/21:

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St. Jerome Parish School educates and prepares students to be led by Christ

to be the best version of themselves as collaborative workers, complex thinkers, and servant leaders for lifelong learning and a continued relationship with God.

~SJPS Mission Statement

We follow Jesus in our thoughts, words, and actions

every day by learning to love, loving to serve,

and serving to lead.

~SJPS student recited Mission