OLPH RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Last Updated: April 30, 2020; 8PM
2255 Central Grove
Toledo, OH 43614
School Office: Please Contact Vicki or Jarett (see info below)
Parish Office: 419-382-5511
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qH8pdc5Pyu5hw_BtUywpw
Important Contacts
OLPH School Registration: olph.admissions@gmail.com
OLPH School EdChoice: olph.edchoice@gmail.com
Fr. Joe Steinbauer: jsteinbauer@olphtoledo.net
Kim Williams: kwilliams@olphtoledo.net
Jarett Kuhns: jkuhns@olphtoledo.org School Office: MF 10am-2pm
Vicki Jagielski: vjagielski@olphtoledo.org School Office: MWF 10am-2pm
Helen Raczkowski: hracz@olphtoledo.net
OLPH Tech Support: Staci Morelli smorelli@olphtoledo.org
Grades 3-5 Google Classroom Support: Kaitlin Szczublewski kszczublewski@olphtoledo.org
Grades 6-8 Google Classroom Support: Staci Morelli smorelli@olphtoledo.org
HERE'S WHAT'S NEW
School Mass April 30, 2020
Parent and Family Update April 30, 2020
Monday Matters April 27, 2020
Parent and Family Update April 25, 2020
About Our COVID-19 Attendance Policy
We know many parents are feeling a little concerned about the attendance policy. Know that every bit of flexibility is being given for families who have reached out and communicated with us, and for students who are engaged with teachers and in classrooms. Families/students who are not communicating, and for whom we have attempted to reach multiple times to no avail, are being marked absent. If effort is being made, special arrangements coordinated, or extenuating circumstances exist, we will do all we can to assist you, to offer support, and to help your child(ren) maintain positive attendance history.
Registration and EdChoice
Also, as a reminder, the OLPH edchoice deadline is May 15th so that we may adequately meet the state deadline of May 30th.
2020-2021 Tuition and Billing
SMART Tuition
Many have reached out asking questions about Smart Tuition payments. Effective today, some adjustments with Smart have been made for the coming year. In the 2020-2021 school year, Smart Tuition will offer 9, 10, and 11 month plans. Each plan will have the first payment deducted in August. Tuition and Fees Billing information for next school year has been summarized in the picture below. Take a look and let us know if you have any questions.
Virtual Spirit Week
Bright Future for Bright Kids!
Tuesday (5th)- Pets and Family Brighten Your Day! Take a selfie with your pets and/or family.
Wednesday (6th)- Be Krazy Kind! Take a pic of you doing a kind deed with krazy hair!
Thursday (7th)- We've Got Spirit Yes We Do! We've Got Spirit! How About You? Wear your best OLPH Spirit Wear and take a selfie. Mass is at 10 and the driveby is 6-8.
Friday (8th)- Shine Bright Like a Diamond! Wear neon colors and take a pic.
Email pictures to your homeroom Teacher and/or post on social media and use #TrailblazerSpiritWeek.
Driveby on May 7
Come see us and celebrate our year! On May 7 from 6PM-8PM, our faculty and staff will be outside our school building. We invite and encourage all families to pop in their cars while wearing their best OLPH Gear, and drive by using the car line. Roll down your windows, cheer with us, dance, wave, and clap! Bring signs, noise makers, and those who wish can even decorate their car with all their OLPH Trailblazer Spirit! We ask that you remain inside your vehicle for the drive by. WE CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!!!
School Office Hours
We can also accept small drop offs. If you have something for us, call in advance (419-382-5696) and an employee will meet you at the main entrance of the church and school.
We will no longer be receiving calls at our virtual home office numbers.
Quick Reminders
The 3rd Quarter Awards Assembly Video will be posted tomorrow morning.
Next Monday Matters: Monday, May 4, 2020
Next School Mass: Thursday, May 7- 10AM
List of Important Dates
Mass for Students- Thursdays at 10
Virtual Spirit Week- May 4-8
No New Specials Work After this Date- May 8
OLPH EdChoice Deadline- May 15
No New Work for Any Class After this Date- May 15
WIN Week- May 18-22
No School Memorial Day- May 25
Wind-Down Week May 25-29
Last Mass of the School Year- May 28
Last Day of School- May 29
State EdChoice Deadline- May 30
June 4- Student Pickup Day
Message from Mr. Kuhns
This past Monday, Governor DeWine announced that all schools in Ohio will continue distance learning for the remainder of the school year. I know this news has brought great sadness to many of you, but I am here to give you a message of Grace and Hope for our Future.
Students, we love you. We miss you. And you, as you always have been, are our number one priority. You are so special and doing a wonderful job dealing with this. This is hard! This is so hard. I believe in you. Your teachers believe in you. When this over, you will be stronger and better because of it. You will have learned many new skills and much about yourself that you did not know before. We have some really fun things in store for you.
To everyone, especially our parents…Many of us are experiencing things like fear, anxiety, frustration, irritation, and hopelessness, but that’s okay. Many of us are experiencing deep sadness and upset, but that’s okay. Many of us are hitting a brick wall right now, and that is okay. It is okay, Trailblazers, because we are made in the image and likeness of God. We have been given strength and power of Christians. We have been given the gift of one another to thrive and support one another with our talents, even if it is virtually. We have been given the gift of community to inspire one another and pray for one another. We have been given Grace and Mercy through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ who died, descended, and Rose Again!
Dear Friends, I want you to know that the faculty and staff of OLPH are here for you. I, as your leader and principal, am here for you. We are going to be okay.
Families, know that I am behind you. I am here to support you. I want to be a beacon of service for you. If you need anything at all, want to share a thought, an idea, offer a complement, or voice a concern, I am here to listen. Reach out and communicate with me anytime.
I want to leave you with this scripture from the Gospel of John
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him, Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way? I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.
OLPH, We are going to be victorious because we have higher standards for a higher purpose. We are going to WIN because we are BlazerNation! God Bless You and Your Families and Don’t Forget to Serve One Another- Rise Up and Reach Out!
New Pastor Set to Take Office July 1, 2020 (photo and message below)
Message from Fr. Mathew (Manoj) Mammen
Greetings to you! The purpose of this write up is to introduce myself to you. I am Fr. Mathew (Manoj) Mammen. Mathew is actually my baptismal name and Manoj is my given name at school. (When I was at Joan of Arc parish, I was known by the name Manoj because that is the name in all my documents. But later on I came to know that it is not a familiar name in USA and therefore was difficult to pronounce. So, when I got transferred to Tiffin, I preferred to be known by the name Mathew). I give you the freedom to use any of these two names. But please don’t misspell my last name as ‘Mammon’ in the Holy Bible which means ‘devil’.
I was born and raised in India (Kerala State), in an ordinary family to my parents Mammen Mathew and Leelamma Mammen. I have two sisters – Manju Mammen and Maya Dominic. Both of them are married. I always thank God for my family. I strongly believe that it is because of their prayer life and love for the Church that I am a priest.
Something special to be noted about me is that I come from an Eastern Catholic Rite called Syro Malankara Catholic Church. It is a Syrian rite that traces its origin to St. Thomas the Apostle, who came to India in A.D 52 and preached the good news to the people of my state in India first. Though majority of Indians are Hindus, there is a good number of Catholics in South India due to his missionary work. So, we are also called as St. Thomas Christians.
God called me to the ministry when I was a high school student. I joined seminary in the year 1998. After eleven years of formation, on 21st March, 2009, I was ordained to priesthood by his Eminence Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, the head of Syro Malankara Catholic Church.
My first appointment was as an associate pastor of six parishes and a school having 2400 students. Actually it was the mission region of my home diocese. I served there one and a half years and then became Pastor of three parishes and priest leader of an elementary school for two years. In 2012, I was transferred to another place with three parishes. Thank God, during this time I could rebuild all the three Churches and could go to college to do my masters in Public Administration.
While completing my term of appointment, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis (my Archbishop) asked my willingness to come to the Diocese of Toledo. It took almost ten months for my Work Visa to be ready and finally I reached the Diocese of Toledo on 27th January, 2018. I am really grateful to our Bishop His Excellency Daniel E. Thomas for accepting me and appointing me in great parishes in our diocese. I was first appointed as Associate Pastor of St. Joan of Arc, Heatherdowns and St. Richard, Swanton. After one and a half years, I was moved to St. Mary, Tiffin and St. Pius, Sycamore. I am really thankful to my Pastors, Fr. Adam Hertzfeld and Fr. Matt Rader.
I am so excited that God is leading me to be the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Toledo. Now I am looking forward to meeting you all in person and to worship together as a community. I need your prayers so as to do God’s will in the coming years. May Almighty God strengthen each one of us to go through this Pandemic time and transition time, through the intercession of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, and Stay Holy until we meet.
In Christ,
Fr. Mathew (Manoj) Mammen
List of Important Dates
Virtual Monday Matters Starts: Monday, April 27, 2020
Mass for Students on Facebook Live: April 30 at 10AM
Virtual FIRE/Honors Award Assembly for 3rd Quarter: May 1, 2020- Details Forthcoming
Mass for Students on Facebook Live: May 7 at 10AM
Virtual Spirit Week: May 4-8 with Trailblazer DriveBy on the 7th
Mass for Students on Facebook Live: May 14 at 10AM
No New Assignment Start Date: May 18
Catch-up Time/Review Week: May 18-22
No School- Memorial Day: May 25
Wind Down Week- May 25-29
Last Day of School: May 29
Grades Due: May 29 at 3PM / Report Cards Available: June 5
Special Message from Your School Advisory Council (SAC)
The OLPH School Advisory Council (SAC) focuses on things like communication, event feedback, school priorities and goals, the student-parent handbook, strategic planning, community, growth, and retention. We are here for you.
Want to talk to a fellow parent? Want to Give a Complement? Want to Voice a Concern?
Want to Ask a Question? Want to Give Feedback? Contact a SAC Member today!
- Melanie Ogradowski (President): 419-367-4751 / mjogro75@gmail.com
- Julie McCourt (Secretary): 419-461-3321 / mccourt.julie@gmail.com
- Katie Heffernan: 419-260-3445 / kmattim@hotmail.com
- Angie Rush: 419-699-8055 / angierush@bex.net
- Shannon Walter: 419-262-4984 / shannonwalter2011@yahoo.com
- Bev Zmuda: 419-290-3875 / gbzaza2102@gmail.com
- Colleen Erirington: 419-260-8939 / colleenerrington@gmail.com
- Dennis Leonard: dennis@dleonard.com
- Raylyn Imhoff
OR...email the whole group at once by sending a message to sacmembers@olphtoledo.org
Parish Bulletins
KEY INFORMATION
Parish & School Priorities During National Emergency Related to Coronavirus Pandemic
1) Health Safety: The spiritual, physical, and mental health and safety of faculty and staff, students, families, and parishioners is the number one priority at all times.
2) Continuity of Learning: Students are enrolled in our school partly for academic excellence. We, within reason and in light of the current state-of-emergency, will continue learning by providing students with opportunities that are reasonable and achievable from home.
3) Fiscal Responsibility: We are called to exercise school finance practices, limit necessary spending to only the absolute needs, and refrain any non-priority spending.
4) Resources and Support: We will provide resources and support for our faculty, staff, and families as needs arise and within reasonable expectation of our ability.
5) Teamwork: Teamwork makes the dream work. OLPH Faculty and Staff will bond together, united in faith to get the job done…whatever it takes.
Parish & School Visitor Policy
The school and parish are currently not accepting visitors or guests at this time. There are no on-site office hours for parish or school and employees report only for absolute necessities.