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Weekly Newsletter - April 19, 2018
He is risen! Alleluia!
Happy Easter!
Mission Statement
St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a safe and prayerful learning environment, enveloped by an intimate community of active and faithful families.
Bible Verse for the Month
From the Principal
Happy Easter, everyone!
We are already almost through the third week of the Easter Season. Are your hearts feeling freer? Pope Francis says we leave ourselves behind and encounter others "by being close to those crushed by life's troubles, sharing with the needy, and standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the outcast." Why do we need to leave ourselves behind? It's our mission as Christians to live as Christ taught us. When we follow His teachings of love and forgiveness, we move away from focusing on ourselves, and move towards helping others. This leads to peace and happiness.
I challenged the students at this week's prayer service to do at least one kind thing that day for someone else, and then to think about how it felt to do that kind act. I hope they felt peace after they were kind. I hope their hearts felt free. Living in peace and happiness is what God wants for us. It's not always easy to follow the right path, but through little acts of kindness, we can find ourselves at least moving in the right direction.
In Christ's Service,
Diane Price
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Our Frassati Award namesake...
toward the top!
New Quotes to Ponder
So great was my joy in God that I took no heed of looking at the angels and the saints, because all their goodness and all their beauty was from Him and in Him.
- St. Angela of Foligno
Take a beautiful soul as your model and walk in its footsteps at all costs.
-St. Joseph Marello
At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are striving to become missionary disciples by bringing others to Christ, through the recognition of what is beautiful around us each and every day, and reflecting that beauty in our actions.
Latin and Greek Root Challenge
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- There is a formal dance for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade happening tomorrow night, April 20th, in the Marian Center, hosted by both the NJHS and the Student Council. The dance will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and the proceeds go to the Arlington Animal Shelter and Mission Arlington.
- The 21st Annual SJCS Golf Tournament and Dinner is happening on April 21st at the Tierra Verde Golf Club in Mansfield. Be expecting a text and an email from the school should there be any changes to this event's date and time due to weather. We are still in need of sponsors for the event. Please consider sponsoring a hole. We would love to have more players as well! Check out details in the Thursday Folder and enjoy a promotional video found below.
- Spirit Games Breen-Jeans T-shirt Days! Plan to come out to Nolan Catholic High School on April 29th for our diocesan Spirit Games! For the cost of $15.00, your child receives a t-shirt, the chance to attend Mass, and the opportunity to participate in all the games one could image! St. Joseph Catholic School will be hosting a carnival game at the event this year. If you purchase a t-shirt for the games, the students may wear it to school with jeans, uniform shoes, or tennis shoes of their choice, on Thursday the 26th AND Friday the 27th! The t-shirt is the ticket to the games. Please see the Thursday Folder for details about the games, and use this direct link to register: http://www.stephenbreenmemorialfoundation.org/spirit-games/
- Please view the video below, introducing you to Stephen Breen, and how his life and Memorial Foundation have impacted so many others in the Diocese.
- Progress reports will be emailed to parents on Tuesday, April 24th.
- Happy Earth Day to everyone this Sunday, April 22nd!
- April 5th was the due date for any remaining tuition payments to TDECU. Please check with them to see if you have any outstanding balances.
- 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. Thank you!
- Please log your 40 service hours by April 30th.
- 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 "The Page" below. Thank you!
- Don't think Box Tops matter even over the summer? They do! Just by clipping these from the items our families use everyday, the school received a check for $409.80! We will be receiving one more check before the school year is over. Please save these for us! Imagine if everyone did this, how much we could receive.
Stephen Breen and The Spirit Games
Golf Tournament Video
Home and School Association (HSA)
- Please see the Thursday Folder for a letter from your HSA President, Robyn Guglielmelli, regarding open positions for the 2018-2019 school year: Vice President Elect, Vice President of Programs, Vice President of Fund Raising.
- April 21st will be here before you know it! Plan to attend the golf tournament to support the school. Check out the flyer in the Thursday Folder for details.
- Box Tops are always being collected for the school. Don't forget to clip them all during the summer months. We will start the process all over again come this August. Thank you to everyone taking the time to do this for the school!
- Looking for uniform pieces? Need to sell some pieces your child has outgrown? There is a Facebook page for that: SJCS Online Uniform Resale.
- It's never too late to join the HSA! Come by the school office to pick up a form. The dues are $15.00 which are used to support the school.
car line observations
- Please do not disregard the cones that are placed around the parking lots. These are provided to help keep our students safe.
- It is very important that cars are not left unattended in the car line. Please park your car in the large lot beside the field if you need to leave your vehicle.
- Please remember that if you are walking your child into the school building, you are to park in the large lot in front of the field. Foot traffic should not be occurring in the very front parking lot, even though there is a defined crosswalk. It is dangerous to be walking between the cars.
- For the safety of all, please be aware of your speed as you move through the parking lots.
- Please be patient with friends and extended family members who drop off and pick up students. Many times they have not been informed of the proper way to navigate the car line. We do reach out to families after arrival and dismissal who seem to not understand the car line pattern.
- If you have a friend or extended family member picking up your child, please take a minute to explain the procedures to them. Please reference the diagram. Thank you!
- We would ask that a cell phone not be in your hand while driving in the car line. We all know it only takes one sudden distraction to alter lives forever.
KNIGHTS IN ACTION!
3rd Grade
Rock Wall fun!
Prayer Service Leaders
April Showers bring...
Truly around the world!
Jenna and Charles Ramdehaul received Boosterthon pledges from the farthest reaches of the world. Much farther than any other students in the school! Very neat, Knights!
Reading Buddies!
7th Grade Math
Alumni news
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Corneil! We are proud of Jarret, too.
Calling all SJCS Alumni!
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!
Sr. Mary Anthony Nguyen, OP and Sr. Maria Theresa Pham, OP
Are you in need of prayers?
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
- The St. Joseph Parish Expo-Carnival is happening Saturday, April 28th on the church and school grounds. See the Thursday Folder for details. Come join the fun!
- 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
St. Joseph Parish Conference:
Fullness of truth Conference-July 13th and 14th
Fullness of Truth invites you to their “Dynamic, Contagious Catholics!: Bringing Loved Ones Back to the Fullness of Truth”conference, at St. Joseph Catholic Community in Arlington, Texas, July 13th & 14th, 2018. Renown speakers include: FR. MITCH PACWA (EWTN); DR. MARCELLINO D’AMBROSIO (Crossroads Initiative); JESSE ROMERO (Radio Host), and SALLY ROBB (Author). You can't keep the faith unless you give it away! That's a fact. To be a Christian is to be an evangelizer, and when the Catholic Church calls us to a "New Evangelization", that's simply a reminder of what's always been true, and to which we've been sacramentally called. The great news is this: YOU CAN DO IT- you can become a "contagious" unifying messenger of love and truth - and our dynamic conference will show you how! No need for some deep, new knowledge, and you certainly don't need to master a new set of skills. You've already been equipped because evangelization for Catholics, is simply active love and friendship raised up to the highest level. Together, we will enter into a deeper friendship with Christ, and you'll simply want to share this gift of companionship and joy daily with a wider circle of friends and family. Bring them into the Fullness of Truth, Love and Grace of the Catholic Church!
Register ONLINE HERE! & for more details, visit: FullnessOfTruth.org or call toll free: 877.218.7884 or 877.21.TRUTH.
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.
Contact us at (817) 419-6800