Hawks Weekly
St. Theresa - March 18 - 22, 2024
Upcoming School Events
Mark Your Calendars:
- Monday March 18 - Thursday March 21 till noon - Lost and Found Items will be out in the front atrium.
- Monday March 18 - Performing Arts 5/6 Present - Honk! JR. - Doors open @ 6:30pm, Show starts @ 6:45pm.
- Monday March 18 - Linking Generations @ 11:45am
- Monday March 18 - Grade 8 - ABJ Registrations - St. Theresa Cafeteria @ 1:00pm
- Tuesday March 19 - Performing Arts 5/6 Present - Honk! JR. - Doors open @ 6:30pm, Show starts @ 6:45pm.
- Wednesday March 20 - Basketball Pep Rally @ 1:40pm
- Thursday March 21 - Rock Your Socks - World Down Syndrome Day
- Thursday March 21 - Friday Schedule
- Thursday March 21 - JH Movie - AM
- Friday March 22 - Spring Break begins - No School
- Monday March 25 - Friday March 29 - Spring Break - No School
- Monday April 1 - Easter Monday - No School
- Tuesday April 2 - Classes Resume
- Tuesday April 2 - Monday Schedule
- Wednesday April 3 - Early Dismissal @ 2:13pm
- Wednesday April 3 - World Autism Day - Wear Blue
- Friday April 5 - SFL 7 & 8 - Skiing @ Rabbit Hill
Parent Information
Lost and Found Items
Monday March 18 - Thursday March 21 till noon, all lost and found items will be out on display in the front atrium. Please remind all students to come and have a look.
Assistance in Re-Stringing Guitars
Mrs. Pohoreski is looking for someone to assist in re-stringing a few guitars! The “energy” in grade 6 has popped a few strings! Is there a parent or older sibling (with experience in restringing ) that could help out?
Please email lesiap@eics.ab.ca if you can help us out!
Student Pick up and Drop off
Reminder to all parents and guardians to review the below traffic plan for student pick up and drop off. Kindly note that there is NO PARKING in the bus lanes during school hours. Bus lanes include the south and west side of the building.
Organization of the Hawks Weekly
The newsletter is organized based on our four school assurance priorities for this year.
- Faith Integration
- Learners and Learning
- Systemic Wellness
- Community Engagement
Gospel Reflection
Suffering Transformed by Glory
The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
(Note: When the Scrutinies are used at Mass, the reflection for Year A may be used in place of this one.)
“I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.” John 12:27–28
Our Lord’s human soul was “troubled.” Other translations state that His soul was in agony. After expressing His interior suffering, Jesus identified the human temptation caused by this suffering: to flee from His “hour.” Of course Jesus dismisses this temptation as a way of teaching us a lesson from His human experience.
As God, Jesus had perfect strength and always remained faithful to the mission He received from the Father. But as a human, Jesus permitted Himself to experience temptation and human suffering for many reasons. One reason was so that He could relate to us in every way. That includes being able to relate to interior human suffering. In doing so, Jesus also made it possible for us to imitate Him and to share in the strength and determination He had as He perfectly fulfilled the will of the Father. Jesus allowed Himself to endure the agony caused by foreseen suffering because we will endure similar temptations through life.
What is it that causes you fear and anxiety as you look into the future? If there is something that immediately comes to mind, try to look at that within the light of Jesus’ own experience above. The first thing Jesus does is identify the temptation to fear. He does this by identifying the interior suffering He experiences and then by looking at the cause: His coming “hour.” The “hour” of Jesus in the Gospel of John is a reference to His crucifixion and death. This was the reason He came to us. He came to suffer the consequences of our sins and to destroy death itself. But this mission of His was the cause of true human suffering and was also a temptation toward fear. But it was a fear that He perfectly overcame.
As you look at anything that tempts you to give into fear and anxiety, first ask yourself whether it is the will of God that you fulfill that action. If we are fearful of something that is not the will of the Father, then we should reject it. But very often the plan God has for our lives will include acting with courage in the face of some pending cross and suffering. Experiencing fear is normal, but fear will not turn into anxiety if we imitate our Lord and choose the will of God no matter the cost.
Jesus also embraced His Cross by looking at it through the lens of glory. He understood that His suffering and death would glorify the Father in Heaven. Therefore, He allowed Himself to see the Cross as a glorification of the Father. The same must happen in our lives. No matter what we face in life, no matter the cross we are given, if it is the will of God that we embrace it, then we must see it not only as a suffering we must endure but primarily as an act by which God will be glorified in our lives. This truer perspective will bring with it hope, joy and strength which will free us from anxiety caused by fear.
Reflect, today, upon the ways in which God is calling you to the cross. As you do, don’t allow fear to deter you. Instead, look at every pending suffering as an opportunity to glorify God in your life. See your crosses with gratitude and joy, and allow this new perspective to give you the strength you need to fulfill the mission given to you by the Father in Heaven.
Most glorious Father, Your will is perfect. You called Your Son to the suffering of the Cross. Through that act of perfect love, the suffering Your Son endured gave You perfect glory. Lord Jesus, please give me Your courage as I face my own sufferings in life and help me to imitate Your perfect obedience to the Father’s will in all things so that I, too, may give Him glory. Jesus, I trust in You.
EICS 2024 Lenten Campaign
Performing Arts 5 and 6 Present - Honk! JR.
It's (almost) Show Time! Performing Arts 5 and 6 students have been working tirelessly on their production of Honk! JR.
Tickets will be on sale in the office starting Wednesday, March 6. Tickets will be $5 and are available in the office. Show times are Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19.
For all Evening shows, doors will open at 6:30 pm, with the show starting at 6:45 pm. The runtime is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. A portion of ticket sales will be donated. Hope to see you there!
Strathcona County and Family Resource Network
Please see the below link for more information on Strathcona County Family Resource Network Spring Programs.
Grade 8 Students - 2024/2025 Grade 9 Registration Information
Registering for Grade 9 at ABJ
Staff from ABJ will be coming to St. Theresa on Tuesday March 5th for a Registration Information Session/Presentation for Grade 8 students. They will go through course descriptions, timetables, Advanced Placement, etc. Registration forms will be distributed with the understanding that students will be returning their completed forms to their HOMEROOM teachers.
Staff from ABJ will return to St. Theresa to meet with students and complete the online portion of the registration/course selection on Monday March 18th. After this, students will officially be registered at ABJ!
Parent Societies
Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
The St. Theresa Parent Advisory Council performs many vital functions for our school community, by helping to facilitate school wide student functions and providing valuable funding to our school via fundraising. Parents involved in the PAC learn about planning and development within the school and are part of the planning process. These roles make their involvement very important to the families, administration and teachers.
Next Parent Council Meeting - Tuesday April 9th - St. Theresa Library @ 6:30pm
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
2023/2024 PAC Meeting Dates
September 26, 2023
October 24, 2023
December 11, 2023
January 30, 2024
February 27, 2024
April 9, 2024
May 7, 2024
June 11, 2024
2022 - 2023 Executive PAC Members:
Chair - Jodi Ostrosky
Co-Chair - Lindsay Tomalik
Treasurer - Kim Pennock
Secretary - Rosie Conrad
Bilingual Ukrainian Catholic Parents Society (BUCPS)
Bitaemo! Sherwood Park's Ukrainian Bilingual Program began in 1980 and has seen decades of success in academic achievement, global learning, and celebration of the rich Ukrainian heritage. From Preschool/Sadochok to Grade 12, the Ukrainian Bilingual Program offers a community-minded cultural environment along with an enhanced academic curriculum. BUCPS Mission is to promote, advocate, support and foster cultural and educations opportunities for students in the Ukrainian Bilingual Program.
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
2022-2023 Executive BUCPS Members:
President - Slavko Nohas
Vice-President - Christin Hyshka
Treasurer - Andrea Chmilar
Secretary - Kelsey Whattam
Members at Large:
Talia Koziak/Kathy Leskow/Clayton Starko
St. Theresa in March
Religion 7
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Mark 8:34
“He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death in a cross.” Philippians 2:8
Religion 7 class focused on the cross, taking up their own crosses as well.
5K - Fort Precinct
6M Irish Dancing Celebrating the Spirit of St. Patrick
Parish News
Sacraments
OLPH Parish
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH
13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park AB. T8H 1Y7
Phone : 780 467 5470 Fax : 780 467 0530
E-mail: info@olph.ca Website: www.olph.ca
Dear Parents:
Welcome to a new year of Catholic education and faith formation for your child!
Each year, in a Catholic school, your child will learn about many aspects of their Catholic faith— including learning about the seven sacraments. In our Archdiocese, preparing children for the celebration of their own sacraments always occurs in the parish, with the support of the school: • preparing for First Reconciliation, and then First Eucharist, can begin when a child is 7 years of age and in Grade 2 or older
• preparing for Confirmation can begin when a child is about 12 years of age and in Grade 6 or older • special preparation is also available for children of any age who are not yet baptized
Most children attending Catholic schools are ready to receive at the ages shown above, but there is no such thing as too late. Are you seeking for your child to celebrate a sacrament, such as Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation? Are you ready to help them live out their Baptismal promises? Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Elk Island Catholic Schools are each involved in preparing your child for a Catholic sacrament along with you. It is a group effort, and everyone has a role:
• As a parent, the Church has always held that you are the primary teacher of the faith for your child. You teach them about God; set the example; talk about your own faith; and you bring them to Mass. • The place where the sacraments are celebrated and lived is the Catholic parish. We the people of God in the Church are each part of the Body of Christ. Being in relationship with the parish community (with all its challenges and blessings) is essential for your life of faith and that of your child. The preparation for, and celebration of, the sacraments happens in the parish church. • You must sign your child up for preparation at the parish. The school doesn’t do this part of the process for you. Catholic schools are a special place for children to learn more about Jesus Christ, to practice living in a community of faith, and to develop and deepen a relationship with Christ. We (Catholic parish and Catholic school) are eager to walk beside you and your children during this very special time.
Please call OLPH parish office 780-467-5470, send an email to sacraments@olph.ca or visit www.olph.ca/sacraments to get started or learn more.
As you prepare your child for their sacraments may this also be a special time for you - of deepening your own understanding and of growing in faith for the whole family!
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jim Corrigan, Pastor
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
A Roman Catholic Christian community.
We come together at our Lord’s invitation to worship God, celebrate the sacraments, and deepen our faith. We strive to be thankful, generous and welcoming, and are sent forth to help advance God’s Kingdom on earth by proclaiming the Gospel and serving others.
Helpful Links
St. Theresa Catholic School
Email: stt@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stt.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 2021 Brentwood Blvd, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-464-4001
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.TheresaCatholicMiddleSchool/