GLVN Bulletin
News for GLVN Volunteers (Thông Tin cho Thầy Cô GLVN)
February 17, 2017
Dear Catechists,
Thank you so much for all the preparation and effort you put into parent-teacher conferences last Sunday. It was so cool to see the interaction with parents ... and some lines of parents waiting to talk with you!
This deeper connection of us with the parents is an important aspect of the faith formation our youth. Parents are the primary catechists for their kids. When we understand their challenges, concerns and hopes, we can be a wonderful partner to them in bringing their children closer to God. I am certain that the parents appreciate the hard work and love that you give to your class and the students, and that they enjoyed the opportunity to talk directly with you about their child's faith formation. Hopefully you found the time valuable to help you in your work with our youth.
Again, thank you for all the time and commitment you have to GLVN to make it the best it can be for the kids.
In Christ,
Chi
Picture of the Week
Thank you Cô Liên for your love for the kids and GLVN program!
Tạ Ơn Chúa!
In their first year, they will be renting out the Main Level and the cafeteria/kitchen from Monday through Friday. The lease includes an agreement to share the classrooms on the Main Level with our parish, so we will still have use of those classrooms for GLVN on Sundays in the next school year. More details about our facility sharing will be communicated as we get more information.
As they get set up, they will begin to use room 102 (our student lounge) as their registration office right away beginning this Monday, 2/20. So beginning this Sunday, room 102 will be off limits to us and will be kept locked up. Forten will be registering in that room and keeping the furniture that they are starting to order in there as well.
Please pray that this transition will be a smooth one and that we will be able to establish a good relationship with them as we share the space.
P.S. Forten representatives praised and thanked the parish renovation team for making the school so beautiful :-) So thank you to all of you who came and volunteered during the renovation. Your hard work definitely helped to attract the tenant :-)
Catechist/HT Lenten Retreat!
This is the Catechist/HT retreat time.
Saturday, Mar 11, 2017, 05:00 PM
St Anne-St Joseph Hien Church, Queen Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Kids Lenten Retreat
Lớp 3-6 will be from 10:00-10:40 (workshop with Sơ Hồng Quế)
Lớp 7-10 will be from 10:45-11:30 (workshop with Sơ Hồng Quế)
VL1-Lớp 2 will be from 12:15-12:50 (led by a special GLVN team)
When they are not in the retreat time, they will be in class as normal with you.
More details to come!
Sunday, Mar 12, 2017, 10:00 AM
St Anne-St Joseph Hien Church, Queen Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, United States
The Mailbox is Full!!!!
Christmas may be over, but hopefully the joy and peace of Baby Jesus is still with everyone! Just a friendly reminder about this fun little project.
We especially encourage our younger grades to let your kids do this project. It will be a beautiful gift you give them later on when they receive these letters in lớp 10!
The "Mailbox" has been placed in the hallway outside the GLVN office for anyone who wants to write a letter (or draw a picture!) to Jesus. We will leave it out for the rest of February.
Please encourage students to write a letter telling Jesus all about their life today, who they are, who they dream to be, where their faith is now, about their family, what they like, what they hope for, what their fears are ... anything that they want to tell baby Jesus.
Envelopes will be provided. If students write their full name and grade on the envelope, we will hold on to these letters and return it to the student when they reach their last year of the GLVN program. This will be a yearly project that will be something fun to give the students years down the road to help them see how they've grown and changed in their love for Jesus and in their spiritual lives.
Teachers & TAs are more than welcomed to write a letter to Jesus too! We will keep it filed away to give back to you in a few years :-)
Morning Prayer Together
Don't forget to join us exactly at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday morning in the Teacher's Lounge for morning prayer together. It will be brief (2-3 minutes) so that you can get to your classrooms before 10. Whether there are 30 of us or just 2 of us -- this brief prayer time will take place every Sunday, so please join in to offer up our day to Jesus!
All-School Prayer for 2016-2017
KINH NHẬT TỤNG THÁNH TÔ-MA AQUI-NÔ
Lạy Thiên Chúa của con, xin cho con một trí tuệ để nhận biết Chúa, một trái tim để tìm kiếm Chúa, sự khôn ngoan để gặp gỡ Chúa, mọi hành động được đẹp lòng Chúa một lòng kiên trì chờ đợi Chúa, và sau cùng là niềm hy vọng sẽ được ôm chặt lấy Chúa. Amen.
St. Thomas Aquinas Daily Prayer
Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.
Important GLVN Documents & Forms
Chuong Trinh Giao Ly Viet Ngu
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Email: chipham.sasjhparish@gmail.com
Website: www.gxannagiusehien.net
Phone: 763-639-4566