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Weekly Newsletter - May 2, 2019
Happy Easter!
Our Motto: Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul
Theme for the Year - TRUTH
At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are striving to become missionary disciples by revealing the Truth of Christ to others through our actions.
Our Mission and Vision Statements
Mission:
St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a safe and prayerful learning environment, enveloped by an intimate community of active and faithful families.
Vision:
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth are committed to opening the doors so that our students can reach further than the walls that would otherwise enclose them and therefore are able to recognize and cherish the eternal and transcendental goods of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.
From the Principal
Happy Easter!
May seems to have arrived so very quickly! There are many things happening in the month of May. As our beloved 8th graders are preparing to graduate, and all our Knights looking forward to the next grade level, it is also the month of Mary! It is easy to forget we are still in the Easter Season. We honor the Blessed Virgin Mary this month, as well as continue to celebrate the Resurrection of her son, Jesus Christ.
Please enjoy this beautiful prayer called the Regina Coeli (Latin for "Queen of Heaven") which dates back to the 13th century, honoring both the Blessed Mother and Jesus.
Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia.
For He, whom thou wast worthy to bear. Alleluia.
Has risen as He said. Alleluia.
Pray for us to God. Alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia.
R. Because the Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.
Let us pray
O God, Who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast been pleased to give joy to the whole world, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
In Christ's service,
Diane Price, M.Ed.L.
Principal
What will you do with the news of Christ's Resurrection?
Please enjoy this Easter video from Fr. Mike Schmitz!
New Truth Bible Verse for May
new saintly quote to ponder
People hate the truth for the sake of whatever it is that they love more than the truth. They love truth when it shines warmly on them, and hate it when it rebukes them. - St. Augustine
Latin and greek roots challenge
Enrollment for 2019-2020
- New Family Enrollment Application - The link to the application for new families to the school is on the school website. We are still enrolling new families. Spread the word!
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- Come out to the Learning Band Concert this Saturday, May 4th at in the Marian Center at 3:00 pm. All of the Learning Bands from the diocese will be performing!
- May Crowning - May 6th during the Monday Morning Prayer Service. Please come join us as we honor Mother Mary during this month of May. Don't forget to bring a flower!
- Religion Bowl - May 7th at 1:30 pm in the Marian Center for grades 6th through 8th. Come support the Upper School students participating in this event. Be sure to sign in at the office first. Thank you!
- Field Day - Friday, May 10th! Please check the Thursday Folder for details.
- If you are an Amazon customer, please use Amazon Smile! We receive a donation from Amazon when you shop. Go to: smile.amazon.com to participate. It is a very easy way to support the school! Thank you!
- If you know a St. Joseph Catholic School alumni, please let them know we are looking to stay in contact, and would love to hear how they are doing. See the notice in our alumni section of below.
The ST. Joseph 22nd Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner
A huge THANK YOU to all of our sponsors, HSA's help, and to Mr. Pearson! You guys rock!
Box Tops Coming to a Close for 2018-2019
Home and School Association (HSA)
- Come to our last HSA Spirit Night of this school year, Tuesday, May 7th at Chick-fil-A on 4700 S. Cooper from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
- The next HSA Meeting will be May 8th at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. Come early to hear our band and violin students! They will be performing at 6:15 pm.
- All box tops were due Wednesday, May 1st! Thank you for all the hard work cutting and collecting for the school! The winning homeroom will be announced at the May 6th Monday Morning Prayer Service.
- Looking for uniform pieces? Need to sell some pieces your child has outgrown? There is a Facebook page for that: SJCS Online Uniform Resale.
Safe Environment Training
You must first create a profile in VIRTUS for the Safe Environment Diocesan Program.
Per the Diocese, all school volunteers if they are current on Safe Environment, will have until 7/31/19 to renew through VIRTUS if you do not expire before that date. You need to go on the VIRTUS website and make a profile. You can do this without signing up for a class. Profiles are needed in the new system so we know you have previous training, as the old database is no longer open for viewing.
05/04/2019 9:00 AM St. Benedict Fort Worth
05/06/2019 9:00 AM Catholic Center Fort Worth
05/06/2019 9:00 AM St. Peter the Apostle Parish-Fort Worth Fort Worth
05/07/2019 6:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
05/08/2019 6:00 PM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
05/11/2019 9:00 AM St. Ann Parish Burleson
05/18/2019 9:00 AM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
05/18/2019 9:00 AM Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Arlington
05/28/2019 6:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
05/29/2019 9:00 AM Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Arlington
06/01/2019 9:00 AM Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Arlington
06/08/2019 8:45 AM St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Keller
06/15/2019 8:45 AM St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Keller
06/15/2019 9:00 AM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
06/19/2019 6:00 PM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
06/22/2019 9:30 AM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
07/08/2019 6:00 PM Our Lady Queen of Peace Wichita Falls
Knights in Action!
PSIA - State Competitors!
Leah Heidt - 6th place, Ready Writing 5
Thien An Phan - 6th place, Mathematics 4
Josephine Vu - 7th place, Mathematics 5
Running for Student Council
Moments Captured around campus
Monday Mornings
NCHS German Tour
RoboKnights in Action!
alumni news
Mrs. Gallagher was able to grab a picture with two SJCS alumni Josef Hubartt (Class of 2017) and Victor Runyan (Class of 2017) who dropped by the school as part of Nolan's German Club. So great to see our alumni thriving!
Do you have any information you would like to share with the entire Knight Community? We would love that as well! Please send your news to mhurtado@stjosephtx.org.
Once a Knight - Forever a Knight!
Are you in need of prayers?
Meet our Dominican Sisters!
Meet our parish priests!
Rev. Daniel Kelley
Fr. Tom Kennedy
Fr. Peter Opoku Ware
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
- Be sure to look into FORMED.org. The parish has paid for your subscription to this vast library of inspiring videos and essential reads to help grow your faith. Just go straight to the "Enter Code" button and enter 4BDX9H to begin the process. You may also access this through the parish website link below. Enjoy!
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is occurring after daily Mass in the Chapel until 5:45pm. Come spend some time with our Lord.
- Please enjoy this link to a lovely article in the North Texas Catholic about the pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Fr. Kelley: https://t.co/3ItrotxIyf
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth link:
Contact us at (817) 419-6800
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.