Falcon Flyer
COVID-19 Edition 7
Enrollment News 2020-21
MORE TUITION ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE!
Our Lady of Fatima has always been blessed by generous donors. We are very pleased to announce that next year a one-time donation in the amount of $250,000 has been provided to be shared with all Cluster 2 Catholic schools. This includes Our Lady of Fatima! Our hope and prayers are that when our donor sees the quality education his generous donation provides, he will be willing to make his donation to Cluster 2 yearly.
The donation is through the Archdiocese and families absolutely must go through FACTS to fill out the Tuition Assistance forms. Round 1 has already passed, but all Cluster 2 schools are being encouraged to enroll as soon as possible to be eligible for our new funds. Please remember, the donation is being used for all Cluster 2 schools, but not all the schools might have the same need. The FACTS management tuition assistance program will determine eligibility. PLEASE- EVEN IF YOU DO NOT THINK YOU WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, APPLY ANYWAY!
All families who have applied to FACTS for tuition assistance for Our Lady of Fatima will automatically be eligible to apply for our IN-HOUSE FALCON FUND tuition assistance next year. Families MUST apply through FACTS to be eligible for our Falcon Funds. If you need any help, please contact Mrs. Lopez or Ms. Sarah. We are here to help you in anyway we can.
This is an incredible blessing for our school, but we need our families to do their part and apply today!
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Blessed Assurance
Dear Families:
I hope everyone is staying healthy, happy, and calm. I pray for our families, our parish, and our state daily. Please believe when I say I pray for you by name, I do. I know that right now is a time of so many questions and uncertainties. When will we all be able to go back to work? What will that look like and will it be safe? How will schools, especially private schools, look next year? Will we be back in class, still online, limited to a certain amount per class, or have to wear masks? So many questions and so few true, solid answers. Here is what I can tell you I know for sure.....whatever it is, no matter what we have to do, I am committed to our campus and our families, and so is our staff, our parish, and our clergy. It doesn't matter if we have to start back early or late next year, online or in class, with 3 kids or 300......we are all committed to do our absolute best for our scholars and our families.
I know that right now the idea of continuing private school might sound like a luxury for many of our families. Many of us our working just to keep our small business afloat. Or we are supporting laid off family members, or dealing with unemployment ourselves. This is where we as a Fatima family and parish community step-up and out to show you all what makes us truly different. We are here for you. However that looks. With the newly added blessing of more tuition assistance available to just our cluster, I know that God is moving in ways we can't even see to keep Catholic education strong, our campuses fighting to raise Saints and Scholars, and our families together.
I want to reach out to all of our existing and new, incoming families (we already have several!), to please not let finances or money be the reason you leave or do not register to Catholic Education at Our Lady of Fatima. We are here to guide you to all resources to gain as much tuition assistance as you can. Further, please be encouraged to know that our School Board and Father and I are working for strong incentives to help our families financially and still keep our campus functioning solidly. We all need each other.
Finally, please be rest assured that whatever 2020-2021 brings in education, our staff and teachers will continue to work hard for your scholar. Academically, as well as spiritually, we will always strive to go above and beyond for your child--just as we are doing now.
I believe in God's hand working in ways we have only begun to see at Fatima. He opens and closes doors to fulfill His plan, and He does it in ways that no one can deny that He is God. I am excited to see how He will continue to turn all things good for those who trust and believe.
One of my absolute favorite Bible verses is John 11:40, "Then Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you only believed you would see the Glory of God?" Believe with me that God's Glory will shine through this scary, uncertain time, and that together as a Fatima Family we will be better than we were.
Love and prayers,
Mrs. Lopez