Greetings to all of our Presentation Families,
Lent is a season of simple living. As the entire Church prepares for the great celebration of Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the Easter Triduum, we are making a special effort here at Presentation to teach our students the importance of prayer, penance, and doing good works. Every day of the forty-day Lenten season is an opportunity for us to teach our youth to live simply and prepare for Easter.
This Lent our students prepared personal “Love Socks” for people in need. Students filled socks with several daily hygiene items, snacks, and a few other items. Let us all take a moment to hold the recipients of the socks up in prayer. Pray that they will feel God’s love and grace. Activities like these teach our students to give of their time and to pray for people we may never meet, but are our brothers and sisters in Christ.
This past week we gave an update to the donor about the work we have done thus far in planning how we’ll use the $500K gift. We have met with several website companies who could help us update our website, rebrand our name & logo, take updated professional photos, and help us tell our story better. Our hope is to make our decision soon and begin this project in late April and early May. We’ll be sure to inform you when the photos will be taken as our students and school will need to look it’s best. There may be a need for a Saturday shoot too of families with multiple students to help create staged shots. Stay tuned for more details.
In addition, Brian Ragatz, former Presentation principal and now president of CSCOE, came to visit this week. He came to learn more about our plan and send a message from the donor. The donor loves the idea of the Innovation Center and would like us to bring it to fruition. We are so thrilled with this opportunity and are looking for a few staff members and parents to help move this forward. Please let us know if you are interested or would like more information on our Innovation Center plans.
God has blessed us in so many ways this past year. Let us all take time this next week to be present and prayerful and in the moment as we prepare for Holy Week.
Thank you for all your prayers and support in making Presentation a great place for kids to grow and learn with the spirit of God woven in all throughout their day.
Blessings to you and your family,
Sue Lovegreen, Principal
