St. Luke Weekly Memo
February 1 - 8, 2018
School wide adoration will take place on February 4 and 5. Everyone is welcome to join us for our school mass at 8:30 am on Monday, February 4. Then the Blessed Sacrament will be adored by all classes in the chapel. Adoration is an opportunity to honour the Eucharistic Presence of Jesus Christ in the consecrated host, sacramental bread. We invite you to contact your child's homeroom teacher to join their class during our two days of adoration.
Sunday of Ordinary Time - February 4
Mark 1:29-39
Jesus cures Simon’s mother-in-law and many others as well.
Family Connection
We know from last week’s Gospel that Jesus gathered and prayed with the community in the synagogue. On Sunday we learn that Jesus also took the time to pray alone. Following the example of Jesus, we also pray together with our community, and we take the time to pray alone. Our children observe our prayer with others. We might want to take the opportunity to talk with them about our private prayer, however, so that through our example, they may learn to make private prayer an important part of their daily lives.
Gather as a family and talk about the ways in which your family prays together (at Mass, grace before meals, bedtime prayers). Invite each member of the family to talk about his or her private prayer: When do you pray? Where do you pray? How do you pray? What do you pray for?
Jesus modeled for us a life of prayer. Read together Sunday's Gospel, Mark 1:29-39. Talk about this Gospel with your family. Ask questions such as the following: What do you think Jesus was praying about in the Gospel? What guidance have you received from God in prayer? Conclude by asking God to bless our times of prayer so that we can know and follow God’s ways. Pray together the Lord’s Prayer.
School News
WE Team News
On Wednesday, February 7, the WE Team will be hosting Crazy Hair Day at St. Luke. Students are encouraged to come to school with their craziest hair-dos! Students are also welcomed to bring a small donation for Valeda House which will be collected by the WE Team that morning.
Valeda House
A mom who lives at Valeda House is in need of a car seat for a child who is 1.5 years old and over 20lbs. If you have a car seat you can donate please let the school know.
Parish Connection
- Reconciliation Retreat - March 20 at 6:30 pm
- First Communion Retreat - April 10 at 6:30 pm
Looking Ahead...
February 2- Praise & Worship 8:30 am
February 5 - Adoration Mass 8:30 am
February 5 & 6 - School wide adoration
February 5 - Boys Basketball Practice 3 - 4:45 pm
February 6 - Kindergarten Strathcona Wilderness Centre
February 6 - Grade 3 & 4 at the Sherwood Park Art Gallery
February 6 - Boys Basketball Practice 3 - 4:45 pm
February 7 - Crazy Hair Spirit Day
February 7 - Curling grade 5-8 10-11:30 am
February 7 - Early Dismissal 2:00 pm
February 7 - Grade 5/6 Basketball Practice 3:15 - 4:30 pm
February 8 & 9 - No School for students & Teachers' Convention
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