Mercy Peek & Ponder by Mr. McGrath
Volume III Issue 32 Sunday, April 23, 2017
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School
Email: jmcgrath@olmcatholicschool.com
Website: www.olmcatholicschool.com
Location: 29 Conwell Drive, Maple Glen, PA, United States
Phone: 215-646-0150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Our-Lady-of-Mercy-Regional-Catholic-School-1427959374084742/?ref=bookmarks
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
In 2000, when Pope John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina Kowalska, he stated in the homily for her Mass:
"Her mission continues and is yielding astonishing fruit. It is truly marvelous how her devotion to the merciful Jesus is spreading in our contemporary world, and gaining so many human hearts!"
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic Schools exists primarily to spread MERCY - within our school community, our neighborhoods, and the world. For when we do, we pass on the love of Christ and the MERCY humanity needs and craves.
Upcoming Events
April 24
Dine & Donate: Fireside (more information follows)
April 25 & 26
Merit Dress Down Days
April 25
Earth Day Assembly, 9AM, Grades K-4
Home & School General Meeting, 7PM (OLM cafeteria)
April 26
Grade 4 Class Mass, 9AM
Earth Day Assembly, 9AM, Grades 5-8
April 27 & 28
Science Fair (more information follows in the Peek)
April 28
Dress Down Day for WAGS Rescue (more information follows)
Grade 4 Trip to Churchville Nature Center
Progress Reports
DINE AND DONATE @ The FIRESIDE
Date: Monday, April 24th
Time: All Day - Eat in or Take out
For: 4th Grade class trip to Harrisburg.
Students will meet Representative Tom Murt for a special tour of the State Capitol.
HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING
Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017, 07:00 PM
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School, Conwell Drive, Maple Glen, PA, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
OLM SPRING OPEN HOUSE
OLM OPEN HOUSE
Please spread the word! If you have friends or neighbors with school-age children attending another school or looking for a school, please tell them about our Open House on Wednesday, April 26th from 6 - 8 PM. Attached is the flyer. Remember, we offer a $500 tuition referral credit to anyone who refers a family who registers.
If you have registered for Camp Mercy, please stop by and meet the Camp Director and some of the counselors. Ask them some questions....
If you are on a high visibility street and would like to display a lawn sign, please see Julie Bebey @ jbebey@olmrcs.com.
Wednesday, Apr 26, 2017, 06:00 PM
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School, Conwell Drive, Maple Glen, PA, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
SCIENCE FAIR
Date: Thursday, April 27th and Friday, April 28th
Grades: K-6 (Voluntary participation)
7-8 (Required participation)
Parent invite: Thursday, April 27th from 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Sharon Gribb at sgribb@olmcatholicschool.com.
April Dress Down Day to benefit Wags Rescue: April 28th
Wags Rescue is a small group of volunteers from Bucks County, Philadelphia and Montgomery County who joined together to help animals affected by Hurricane Katrina. Over the years, they have expanded and now work tirelessly to save dogs from overcrowded high-kill shelters in the south by placing them in loving and safe homes.
We will be collecting the following items for Wags Rescue:
K-3 should collect
- Metal dog bowls
- Leashes
- Collars
- Puppy Food
4-8 should collect
- $1 Donation to Wags Rescue
Feel free to dress down in an animal themed shirt or accessory to show your support for Wags Rescue. The dogs will be so happy!
TALENT SHOW
Due to the large amount of entries, acts for the afternoon show may need to be limited to between one and two minutes. Full acts can be performed at the evening show.
BENEFIT BEEF AND BEER FOR ELIZABETH MYERS
The family of Elizabeth Myers, daughter of former teacher Allison Myers, is sponsoring a Beef and Beer to benefit Elizabeth and her family on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 7 - 11 PM at St. Anthony of Padua, Friendship Hall. Please see the attached flyer for more information. To purchase tickets, please follow this link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d44a5a729aa8-evening or you can also donate to the Go Fund Me page at: https://www.gofundme.com/zhmpyadw.
May Procession: Tuesday, May 9th at 2PM
- 8th Grade: Their class picture in graduation robe will be taken before the May procession. Boys need to wear a dress shirt and tie. They wear their long khaki pants, school shoes, and socks. Girls will wear their uniform skirts and button down shirt with flat dress shoe or sandals. Shoes must have backs (no flip flops). No socks. Please try to carefully press their robes to remove the creases.
- 6th Grade: Sixth graders will wear their Confirmation robes over their school uniform: boys – school shirt, long khaki pants, school shoes, and socks & girls – school shirt, skirt with school shoes and socks.
- 2nd Grade: Second graders will wear their Communion attire. Students should wear their school uniforms to school. They will change into their Communion attire during lunch recess. Parent volunteers will be needed to supervise this and to assist students in getting ready. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your child's teacher.
- Kindergarten: Students in kindergarten will wear their “Sunday Best”.
- All other grades: Students are to wear their school uniform. Girls are to wear their jumpers/skirt and boys are to wear long pants. No student is permitted to wear shorts. Practices:
- Process into Church: All grades will assemble in classrooms except 8th grade. We will follow an all-afternoon schedule. Please arrange your students in two lines (boy/girl) in height order. The order of procession: 2-6-K-1-3-4-5-7-8 After the May procession: Students will return to their classrooms for regular dismissal.
Our Virtue of the Month of April is COMPASSION
Pope Francis says, " A Christian is merciful by nature; this is the heart of the Gospel."
God is compassionate, loving kindness. All we’re asked to do is to be in the world who God is. Certainly compassion was the wallpaper of Jesus’ soul, the contour of his heart, it was who he was.
Jesus was not a man for others. He was one with others. There is a world of difference in that. Jesus didn’t seek the rights of the lepers. He touched the leper even before he got around to curing him. He didn’t champion the cause of the outcast. He was the outcast. He didn’t fight for improved conditions for the prisoner. He simply said, “I was in prison.”
The strategy of Jesus is not centered on taking the right stand on issues, but rather in standing in the right place—with the outcast and those relegated to the margins.
Compassion isn’t just about feeling the pain of others; it’s about bringing them in toward yourself. If we love what God loves, then, in compassion, margins get erased. Be compassionate as God is compassionate means the dismantling of barriers that exclude.
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla will be our model.
Prayer to St. Gianna Beretta Molla
God, our Father, You have granted to Your church the gift of Gianna Beretta Molla. In her youth she lovingly sought You and drew other young people to You, involving them, through apostolic witness and Catholic Action, in the care of the sick and aged, to help and comfort them.
We thank You for the gift of this young woman, so deeply committed to You. Through her example grant us the grace to consecrate our lives to COMPASSION AND MERCY, for the joy of our brothers and sisters.
Students will be recognized at the School Liturgy on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 9AM.
Camp Mercy: Where summer memories are made!
Special April Camp Sale!
During the month of April, Camp Mercy is making it rain with Camp Discounts!
Register in April & Save $$$$
- Full nine (9) Weeks of Camp
- Special April Price: $1500 - save $450
- OLM Student Rate: $1400 - save $300
- Multi-child Family Discount - save an additional $75 off a 9-week session
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Enrichment week, faith-based activities, community service projects, outdoor adventures, STREAM activities, Legoland, bowling, indoor and outdoor sports, swimming ... and much, much more!
6TH GRADE PRETZEL SALE FUNDRAISER
The 6th Grade students will be selling regular sized pretzels for the students to enjoy in the month of April and May during snack time. Complete the form that was sent home if you would like your child to have pretzels. All pretzels MUST be pre-ordered. The dates for pretzels are 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 and 5/22. The cost is $5 per child. Send in cash or checks made payable to OLM to JP Romano (6-Opdyke) by Wednesday, April 18th.
UNIFORM EXCHANGE
If you have kids that have outgrown their OLM uniforms, please contact Julie Bebey, jbebey@olmcatholicschool.com with what you are looking for and the sizes needed. If we have them, she can send them home with your child. Also, if you have outgrown uniforms that are in good shape, please feel free to send them to school and we will re-distribute them.
Class of 2017 Scholarship Total: $265,000
Eighth Grade Events - CLASS OF 2017
Eighth Grade Events
Tuesday May 9th: May Procession 2PM
Wednesday May 24th: Class Trip to Baltimore, MD
Friday June 2nd: Graduation Dinner NHCC 6-10PM
Thursday June 8th: Class Picnic ~Noon to 2:30
Final Walk at 2:50 PM; Last Class Day for Eighth Graders
Wednesday June 14th: Graduation Mass 4PM St. Alphonsus
Church
**More information can be found on the 8th Grade Teachers Websites!
A MESSAGE FROM THE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION...
The HSA is organizing another Teacher's Wish List. Last year, the OLM community provided so many important items to help our teachers provide the best education to our students. Please take a moment to look at this year's requests. If you are able to provide new or gently used items, please sign up!
Consider joining together with other families and don't forget about our specials teachers!
Volunteer for Lunch Duty at OLM!
Two parent volunteers must be on-duty in the school yard - before the playground is open. This ensures the safety of ALL. Our active volunteer program not only provides valuable hands-on assistance through the school, but also benefits the children by reinforcing ties between the children’s individual homes as well as the community at large, and the school. The Lunch/Recess Duty Volunteer program is a great way to volunteer and become involved at the school.
Sign up for Lunch Duty at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4daaa622a6f49-april1
Birthday Blessings this Week!
Sunday, 04/23
Faith Delaney
Monday, 04/24
Devin Lee
Julia Norton
Tuesday, 04/25
Wednesday, 04/26
Mrs. Saxton
Thursday, 04/27
James Phillips
Ciara Peyton
Friday, 04/28
Emma Harbison
Carly Lewinski
Luke Topley
Saturday, 04/29
ALTAR SERVICE THIS WEEK 9AM
Monday: TBA
Tuesday: TBA
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday: TBA
Friday: TBA