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Weekly Newsletter - January 25, 2018
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
Where has this week gone? We are all so hard at work preparing for Open House and Catholic Schools Week, I can't believe tomorrow is Friday. I sure hope you are able to drop by on Sunday to see how beautiful the school looks, and to say hello to your child's teacher. We hope to have prospective families touring the school, as well. I know the children are excited to show you their efforts, so come join us!
Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Saul's persecution of Christians was essentially a persecution of Christ Himself, as revealed in Jesus' message to Saul on the road to Damascus, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting." This simple message applies to all of us in that what we do for one another, we ultimately do for Jesus. Thank you for all that you do for this school. Together, we build up this community through service, and acts of kindness.
This newsletter contains a lot of information, including something to make your heart smile. Please take some time to look over everything, and if you ever have anything you would like for me to highlight, please be sure to share. I am always looking for ways to build community and enjoy learning all I can about our Knights and our Knight Families. I am looking forward to Catholic Schools Week, and to celebrating all we are at St. Joseph Catholic School.
In Christ's Service,
Diane Price
FROM FR. WILCOX
Recommended Book List
Spiritual Reading for Spring 2018
Rev. James Wilcox
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Encouragement to select a book from the list below to read this semester. This will serve as a good example to your student(s). If you want to send me an email letting me know the book you selected and your thoughts after you completed, I would enjoy that. God bless!
Adam, Karl, The Spirit of Catholicism
Aquinas, Thomas, Summa Contra Gentiles
Augustine of Hippo, City of God
Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
Bellarmine, Robert, Ordinatio
Benedict of Norcia, The Rule
Bernard of Clairvaux ,Commentary on the Song of Songs
Bonaventure, The Life of St. Francis
Borromeo, Charles ,Tridentine Catechism
Cantalamessa, Raniero, Sober Intoxication of the Spirit
Cassian, John, Conferences
Cassian, John, Confessions
Catherine of Sienna, Dialogues
Ciszek, Fr. Walter J., He Leadeth Me
Ciszek, Fr. Walter J., With God in Russia
Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures
Day, Dorothy, The Long Loneliness
De Lisieux, St. Therese, The Story of a Soul
de Sales, Francis, The Devout Life
DeMontfort, St. Louis, True Devotion to Mary
Dulles, Avery Cardinal, Models of the Church
Francis of Assisi, The Canticle of Brother Sun
Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Moses
Groome, T.H., What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life
Guardini, Romano, The Lord’s Prayer
Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises
John of the Cross, Ascent of Mount Carmel
John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul
John of the Cross, The Spiritual Canticle
Julian of Norwich, Showings
Justin Martyr, First Apology
Justin Martyr, Second Apology
Kreeft, Peter, Fundamentals of Faith
Lewis, C.S., The Abolition of Man
Lewis, C.S., The Great Divorce
Lewis, C.S., Mere Christianity
Merton, Thomas, No Man is an Island
Merton, Thomas, The Seven Storey Mountain
Modras, R., Ignatian Humanism: A Dynamic Spirituality for the 21st Century
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Letters
Newman, John Henry, The Idea of a University
Newman, John Henry, University Sermons
Nouwen, Henri, The Wounded Healer
Nouwen, Henri, Life of the Beloved
Pieper, Josef, On Hope
Pieper, Josef, The Four Cardinal Virtues
Ratzinger, Joseph, Introduction to Christianity
Ratzinger, Joseph (Pope Benedict XVI), Jesus of Nazareth
Sheen, Archbishop Fulton, Life is Worth Living
Sheen, Archbishop Fulton, Way to Inner Peace
Spoto, D., Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi
Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle
Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle
Tetlow, Fr. Joseph, SJ, Making Choices in Christ
Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
Vianney, St. John Marie, Sermons of the Cure de Ars
Von Balthasar, Hans Urs, Christian Meditation
Von Balthasar, Hans Urs, Credo Meditations on the Creed
Ward, Benedicta, The Sayings of Desert Fathers
Catholic Schools Week 2018
OPEN HOUSE 2018 - ALL ARE INVITED!
Come and visit your child's classroom, enjoy a sweet treat, and welcome new families touring our school into our great community! If your child comes in their Mass uniform, they receive a Free Dress Pass to be used on Monday, January 29th.
CSW 2018 Agenda
Quotes to Ponder
Genuine love is demanding. But its beauty lies precisely in the demands it makes.
- St. Pope John Paul II
I seek the beauty of Heaven. I was ready to become a prisoner in order to give this Heavenly beauty to other souls.
- St. Therese, The Little Flower
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
- Basketball Season is under way! Try to catch a game to support our Knights on the court.
- Catholic Schools Week 2018 begins on Sunday, January 28th with our Open House for new and current families. Wear your Mass uniform to Open House and receive a free-dress day pass to be used on Monday, January 29th.
- The 8th Grade Garage Sale is coming soon! It occurs on February 2nd and 3rd. Please feel free to drop off items to sell on February 1st to the Marian Center.
- We have a First Friday Mass and Early Dismissal on Friday, February 2nd. Please come in Mass uniforms.
- The next food collection for the St. Vincent de Paul Society will occur on Wednesday, February 7th. They are in critical need of several items. Here is the current list: cereal (critical), toothbrushes and toothpaste (critical), cleaning Supplies (like cleansers, disinfecting wipes, dish soap, hand sanitizer), toilet paper (critical), shampoo (men's and women's) (critical), pasta Sauce, jelly, canned meats (tuna, chicken, vienna sausage, etc.) (critical), and bath soap bars. Thank you so much for your support!
- Pre-K and Kindergarten Preview Day is Monday, February 5th from 8:00 am to 10:45 am. If you know any families who are considering enrolling their child in Catholic school, please invite them to attend.
- We have a Student Shadow Day for grades 1st through 8th planned for Tuesday, February 6th. If you know a family wanting to learn more about our school, this is a great way to do that! Please ask them to contact the school office to schedule.
Home and School Association (HSA)
- Box Tops are always being collected for the school. Don't forget to clip them and bring them into the front office to help raise money for the school. The next collection date is February 6th.
- February Spirit Night: Chick-Fil-A on Little Road, February 7th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm. Make plans to join your fellow Knights!
- 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 cost is $15.00.
car line observations
- 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 is 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.
Alumni Knights in the news
On the piece from Channel 5, you may find Clay's story featured at the 7:36 time stamp.
Here is a link to "Be the Match": https://bethematch.org/
Knights in the News
Feature Article Regarding Our Most Recent Water Walk!
KNIGHTS IN ACTION!
101 Day of School
Well Done!
Problem Solving!
"Baby" Sitting?
8th Grade Student of the Month
Computer Skills
Break Earned
Saint Projects
Team Work
Memories
Sr. Mary Anthony Nguyen, OP and Sr. Maria Theresa Pham, OP
Are you in need of prayers?
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
- The parish is beginning a program called "Catholics Come Home" which encourages non-practicing Catholics to reconnect with the Church. Please see the Thursday Folder flyer for more details. You will need to contact Dawn Ward at (817)472-5181 or email at dward@stjoe88.org to register.
- Please enjoy this link to a lovely article in the North Texas Catholic about the pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Fr. Kelley:
Church Events that Failed to Get into the Thursday Folder
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.
Contact us at (817) 419-6800