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Wednesday Herald
December 7, 2022
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Health Update
During the time period of 11/30/22-12/6/22, zero community members tested positive for COVID.
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Re-Enrollment for the 2023-2024 School Year is Open
Current families should have received an email (one per student) on November 7th, from our Technology Coordinator, Mark Rinaudo (mrinaudo@gaschool.org). This email contains a link to re-enroll for the upcoming year. The link is unique to each student and is only active for 30 days. Please check your email and possibly junk mail.
In addition, the email mentioned above contains a separate link for existing Guardian Angels families to enroll any of their children who would be a new student to Guardian Angels School for the 2023-24 year. Be sure to complete either or both processes for the 2023-24 school year before January 9th, 2023 when we open up enrollment for all grades to parishioners.
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Guardian Angels Annual Christmas Concert
As the weather gets cooler and we conclude our first trimester of school, it is time for our music classes to begin preparations for our annual Christmas Concert. Knowing all of the talented students here at GA, the concert will be amazing! Mark your calendars because you will not want to miss it!
We are departing from our traditional Sunday afternoon concert and moving it to Thursday, December 15th. We are hopeful that the weeknight performance will prevent conflicts for many of our busy families. The concert will still be held in the GA Parish Center Gym and will be performed in two parts. The 6:30pm performance will include all students in grades 1, 2, and 3 as well as the 5th grade Beginning Band. A 7:30pm performance will feature the GA Chorus (Grades 6-8), 6th Grade Intermediate Band, 7th & 8th grade Advanced Band as well as the afterschool Select Band. There will also be a 1:00pm all-school dress rehearsal performance for anyone who cannot attend the evening concert.
Written communication with more specific details will be sent out after Thanksgiving. Dress for the 6:30pm concert will be festive holiday attire such as one might wear to church. Dress for the 7:30pm concert will be the red Band or Chorus shirts with black pants.
Your children are looking forward to performing for you in December!
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We’re Off to See the Wizard!
GA Music Boosters is proud to announce auditions for the GA Spring Musical, The Wizard of Oz Young Performers’ Edition. The show will be performed Thursday and Friday, March 23rd & 24th, 2023, on the GA Parish Center Stage.
Students in grades K-8 may audition December 6th or 8th, 2022 from 3-5pm in the music room. Rehearsals for grades K-4 will be held 3-4:30pm on Tuesdays beginning January 10th. Grades 5-8 will rehearse 3-4:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning January 10th.
The cost to participate is $50 for grades 5-8 and $40 for K-4. Most costume pieces are normally provided by the production at no extra charge.
More show and audition information can be found on the GA Music Booster Website, www.gamusicboosters.org .
Paper audition packets are available from Mrs. Leach, and audition signups can be found at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084BA5AB29A3FC1-thewizard .
Contact Mrs. Holly Leach at hleach@gaschool.org with any questions.
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Upcoming Open Houses
This year Guardian Angels School will offer two Open House opportunities for families interested in learning more about our school.
A Preschool Open House will be held Monday, January 9th from 5:00-7:00pm. This event is specifically for anyone considering enrolling their child(ren) in the preschool and/or pre-k program for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP through the link below.
An Open House for K-8 will be held Sunday, January 29th from 1:00-3:00pm. This Open House is specifically for anyone considering enrolling their child(ren) in kindergarten through eighth grade for the 2023-2024 school year. This event is a great way to meet current families, talk with teachers in their classrooms, and get a feel for the community you will find here. Please RSVP through the link below.
A flyer is attached if you would like to share it with anyone who is interested in learning more about Guardian Angels School.
Pre-registration is not mandatory for either of these events. However, guests do register at the door so this will speed up the process once you arrive at our Open House. Current GA Families do not need to register.
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8th Grade Fundraisers
The 8th grade class will be hosting multiple fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for their class trip and graduation activities.
Raising Cane's Fundraiser
Don't want to cook? Help support the 8th grade by dining out with Raising Cane's Anderson on December 7th. Please see the attached flyer and mention the fundraiser at the register. The fundraiser runs from 3:00pm-7:00pm at the Raising Cane's located at 7920 Beechmont Ave.
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Save the Date for the Father Daughter Dance
This year's Father Daughter Dance is January 21st. The dance will be held in the GA undercroft from 7:00-10:00pm and is open to all GA families from Preschool - 8th grade. The theme is Hollywood Hits so get ready to hit the red carpet as your favorite movie star!
Tickets will go on sale after Christmas break.
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Great news for anyone who pays Ohio income tax and supports Guardian Angels
We have many students at Guardian Angels who benefit from scholarships provided by the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF). Ohio taxpayers who donate to the CEF may be able to claim a dollar-for-dollar, non-refundable tax credit on their state income tax return, up to $750 per donor. For more information, click here.
We hope you consider a donation before the end of the year and choose "Guardian Angels School (Cincinnati)(C00160)" from the drop-down when prompted.
Parishioner and tax expert, Brien Dulle, is donating. Here's what he had to say. "Supporting the CEF is a no-brainer for me for two reasons. As a graduate of GA that is also sending my daughters to the school, I want to invest in the education that our children receive. Secondly, there's no extra money out of pocket since I can claim a dollar-for-dollar Ohio tax credit."
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365 Lotto Fundraiser
The 365 Lotto is one of the PTA's biggest fundraisers and also gives you the opportunity to win over $25,000 in cash prizes! Funds raised from the 365 Lotto are used for staff appreciation events, student activities throughout the year and campus improvements. The PTA asks every family to participate in this fundraiser to support our wonderful staff and students.
Next Wednesday, December 14th, will be the second turn in day for a chance to win $75. The lucky winner will be selected on Angels on Air on Thursday, December 15th. We will have another turn in day on December 19th for a chance to win $50.
Please send in all sold and unsold tickets by Tuesday, December 20th.
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Clissold.
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GA Staff Cookie Exchange Sign up!
The PTA is hosting a Cookie Exchange for the GA teachers & staff on December 16th! This is a treat for the teachers & staff because they DO NOT have to do any of the baking! We would love your help providing cookies for the cookie exchange. Please see the attached sign up for more details.
Want to help but don't have time to bake? Please consider making a monetary donations. Donations (cash or check made out to “GA PTA”) can be sent into the school office in an envelope labeled “PTA Cookie Exchange Donation”. Donations will be used to help cover the costs of cookies & supplies to make this day special for the staff. Thank you in advance for your support!
Questions? Contact Margaret Dunn : mabolan@gmail.com
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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.
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Congratulations to our Newest Servers
Congratulations to our newest 5th and 6th grade servers. They trained with Brice Berger and our head servers in September and October and are ready to serve! Welcome to Adri Andreadis, Brooklyn Bell, Aubree Cappa, Makayla Davis, Caroline Donahue, Jimmy Gruber, Molly Kathmann, Joe Myers, Katie Myers, Reni Orlando, Will Trucco, Tucker Underhill, and Caroline Von Holle. Welcome to these young men and women as they serve in this very important ministry in the Church!
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Eighth Grade Eucharistic Ministers Commissioned
On November 30th, Fr. King commissioned seven 8th graders as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion during a school mass. Congratulations to Nolan Ey, Annie Mulvaney, Allie Spiller, Trey Spitzmiller, Tori Stewart, Josie Suttles, and Avery Yorn. Thank you for stepping forward in service!
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Soup and Supper Event
Join us on Wednesday, December 21st as we close out the Advent season and make final preparations for the Birth of Christ. Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer, Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will be with us to share his vocation path and ways to celebrate the Octave of Christmas. Fr. Dan has been with our students for several years during Vocation Week and is always engaging, entertaining and inspiring. Take time out of your last minute shopping and wrapping and join in food and fellowship! RSVP here.
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As part of the Beacons of Light process, our family of parishes is participating in a family-wide survey!
We are participating in a survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI), the organization helping us navigate through the phases of Beacons of Light.
Please help us by participating in a 10-15 minute survey online! The survey can be accessed from November 27 – January 1 and will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. This survey is your opportunity to share your voice with us as we begin our planning process.
All responses will be confidential. We will receive an analysis report at the family of parishes level and at the individual parish level, but no individual responses will be shared with us. The survey link is listed here: https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/y82pdy and can be found on our parish website.
This information will be invaluable to Fr. Steve and our Pathways and Leadership teams as we plan and strive to be the best disciples we can be. We will receive the results this spring/summer at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire family of parishes. We will conduct this survey every 2-4 years which will allow us to receive feedback and restructure as needed.
If you don’t have access to the internet and want to make special arrangements for a paper copy, please contact our Guardian Angels Parish Office at 513.231.7440. Thank you for helping with this important project!
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Weekly Guardian Angels Mass Schedule
Monday through Friday: 7:30am
Saturday: 8:00am, 5:00pm (Vigil Mass for Sunday)
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm*
*Starting 1/1/2023, we will no longer hold the 12pm Mass.
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Young Men's Faith and Fellowship
When: 1st and 3rd Monday every month from 8:00-9:00pm
Where: Guardian Angels 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.
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Young Women's Faith and Fellowship
When: 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month from 8:00-9:00 pm
Where: Guardian Angels 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.
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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.
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Track and Field for Spring 2023
Guardian Angels Boosters are enthusiastic to announce the second year of our Track and Field program in the spring of 2023, with the added excitement of GA being selected to host the first Annual Guardian Angels Invitational held at McNicholas!
GA will sponsor track teams this spring season that will last from March to mid May.
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Boys and girls from grades K-8th are invited to join and compete in various sprints, distance, relays and field events. The teams are K-2nd (co-ed), with boys and girls teams in 3rd & 4th , 5th & 6th, and 7th & 8th age groups. Different ages compete in different events including, 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m runs, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 relays and High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put (softball throw for K-2nd) & Discus, so there is something for everyone! Time commitment will be 1 to 2 practices a week (younger grades 1 practice, older grades 2 practices) held at Nagel Middle School, with 7 meets that last about 2 hours on Saturdays (K-6th), and 7-8th grade meets are held on Friday evenings.
Playing another sport such as baseball, volleyball or soccer? No problem! This is a new program and we are flexible about attendance, and can work around other sports. We had many athletes last year that play on top club teams that still made track work in their schedules and we were happy to have them! We welcome all athletes to make as many practices or meets as they can. We encourage multi-sport athletes, as track will make your child quicker, faster and more explosive for all other sports!
Please see registration link, that will be open in late January. See you in the spring!
2023 CYO Track Meet Schedule
Please reach out to our track directors with any questions:
Jake Andreadis (jakeandreadis@yahoo.com)
Sarah Lewis (lewissvl@gmail.com)
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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.
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Lunchroom News
Kaldi's offers a daily hot lunch option for our students. All meals must be pre-ordered before 8:00 a.m. the day of service through the EZ-Parent website. Students have the option to buy additional items during lunch, as long as they have an account with a positive balance. To set up a new account, or manage an existing account, click here.
Click here for important tips when ordering. For questions regarding the program, email Kaldi's at ga@kaldiscatering.com. The menu is available on the school website.
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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 and up to date on ongoing bulletins. If you are interested, please sign up below.
For Aug - Dec 2022, click here.
For Jan - May 2023, click here.
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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. All 4th grade classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, December 12th. A complete schedule for the school year is attached.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shop On AmazonSmile To Support GA
You can support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon! 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.
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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.
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Anderson Fastpitch Softball Association
Calling all softball players! Registration for the Spring 2023 season is now open! Click here to register! See FLYER for more information. T-Ball is available for 6U! Questions? Email andersonfastpitchsoftball@gmail.com.
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