At St. Joseph Catholic School, each and every day we are training students to be missionary disciples, and learning to recognize God in our lives and in the world around us. Through FAITH, we truly believe in all God has revealed to us.

Mission:

St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a nurturing and prayerful learning environment committed to academic excellence, training missionary disciples to seek virtue, wisdom, and truth, in partnership with a community of active and faithful families.

Vision:

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth are committed to opening the doors so that our students can reach further than the walls that would otherwise enclose them and therefore are able to recognize and cherish the eternal and transcendental goods of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.

Motto:

Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul

Today, our school community gathered to honor and celebrate the patron saint of our school, St. Joseph. Everyone enjoyed their party and left school with a renewed spirit for the Spring Break ahead of us. Please enjoy this prayer to St. Joseph, the Protector of Families and the Protector of the Church. May you all have a restful break and safely return to school on March 20th.

Joseph, Protector of the Church

Brave Joseph, collaborator in God’s
project for humanity, your tenderness
enfolds the newborn Church.

Just as Mary and Jesus recognize in you
the protection of the Father, so too does
the community of faith place itself under
your protection.

Strengthen us with the Spirit that filled the
Nazarene home and guide our footsteps on
the road to the Kingdom.

Accompany us in carrying out our mission.
Help us to be lights in the world so that the
family of God may spring forth from humanity
transfigured in Christ.

Grant us the strength to imitate God’s preference
for the poor and weak. Guide us in our pastoral
activities that our actions may be modeled on
the Good News.

Amen.

Source:

https://www.saint-joseph.org/en/spirituality/saint-joseph/prayers-to-saint-joseph/#Souvenez_vous

Diane Price, M.Ed.L.

Principal

"Faith and Love are like the blind mans guides. They will lead you along a path unknown to you,

to the place where God is hidden.”

--St. John of the Cross

Here are the Greek and Latin roots we are working on across campus this week:

theo-, the- (God, a god)

pan-, panto- (all, every, entire)

-cracy, -crat (rule, government/ruler, an advocate of rule by)

Now Enrolling New Families for the 2023-2024 Academic Year - Please refer your friends!

3/1 Wednesday through 3/31

• In honor of the March 19th Feast Day of our Patron Saint, St. Joseph, we will be collecting items needed for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry at St. Joseph Parish (all during the month of March) at the St. Joseph Altar to be on display in the school cafeteria. See the graphic below for what items are needed. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

3/10 – Friday

• St. Joseph Feast Day Parties @ 11 am
• Early Dismissal at 12 pm
• 3rd Quarter Ends

3/13-3/17 – Spring Break - School is Closed

3/20 - Monday is the Feast Day of St. Joseph, Spouse of Blessed Virgin Mary:

• Fr. Ronaldo is offering us Mass on this day in celebration of the feast day of our Patron, St. Joseph! All are welcome to attend. Please wear dress uniforms. Mass will be at 8:30 AM.

3/22 – Wednesday: Volunteer Appreciation Dinner/HSA Meeting

• 6 pm and serving into the beginning of the HSA meeting.
• Adults only please.
• Please join us to celebrate all your hard work for SJCS!!
• Please RSVP by March 17th at the link below:

RSVP link - http://evite.me/8296xeQJws

3/23 – Thursday

• Running Club begins, a waiver needs to be signed to participate. Please contact the school office for more details.

April 29th – SAVE THE DATE - AK2R Boots and Bling

Please see information in the HSA section– sponsors, volunteers and auction items are greatly needed!

• 2023 AK2R Honoree - Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher!
• Live and Silent Auction
• Line Dancing
• BBQ
• Mechanical Bull

Tickets are now on sale! Click this link to purchase: https://holyrosary.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/20222023AK2RBootsBling/tabid/1345814/Default.aspx

We are still accepting contributions to our Annual Fund. These funds will be used to aid families in need of tuition assistance, update and enrich classroom and instructional resources, provide professional development for our faculty, and fund campus improvements, which include the playground.

Please help us grow by contributing a gift of any amount towards our goal of $100,000.00. We have currently received $22,316.00 in donations. Thank you!

Text QUEST to 817-587-1229 to give.

Click this link to purchase your tickets: https://holyrosary.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/20222023AK2RBootsBling/tabid/1345814/Default.aspx

1. Volunteer to help at an HSA event!
2. Help beautify the flower beds around campus
3. Donate food during NJHS Food Collections at Mass
4. We are always in need of Lysol spray.
5. We are always in need of Clorox wipes.
6. Liquid hand soap
7. Disposable gloves
8. STREAM Enrichment supplies (listed below)

Every $10 you spend will earn 1 service hour. Thank you! We truly need the help.

Congratulations to Madelyn Mata for being named the 8th Grade Student of the Month. Madelyn shares her many gifts from God with others. She is involved in theatre at Nolan, Kennedale Community Theatre in the Park, and in the SJCS Drama Club. She sings in our choir at SJCS, at St. Vincent de Paul and now at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Madelyn is always looking around to see what might need to be done rather than waiting to be told. She is diligent in her work even when it gets tough. She never gives up. Madelyn participates in class discussions and joyfully helps her teachers. She is very bright and has good Christian manners being so polite and kind! Thank you for serving Christ by sharing yourself with others, Madelyn. Bravo!

Thank you to Mrs. Doskocil and these NJHS students for representing St. Joseph Catholic School by leading the Station of the Cross for the parish last week. God bless you all!

Artwork created today by our talented students!

2nd Grade: Paper Collage Flowers – using a variety of printed decorative papers, construction paper and origami sheets, scissors and glue!

Kindergarten: Four Flowers Grid – after practicing drawing four floral types, students use pencil and crayon to render four flowers

5th Grade: “American Gothic” Parody – inspired by Grant Wood’s iconic 1930 painting “American Gothic”

6th Grade: Lenten Art: Christ on the Cross – inspired by the paintings of Georges Rouault, students use marker and crayons in illustrating Christ’s Crucifixion in a modern and effective manner

3rd Grade: Zentangle Hands - using patterns and repetitions of lines and shapes to design a hand in black-and-white or in color

1st Grade: Colorful Crosses - depicting miniature symbols and motifs associated with Lent, Springtime and Easter

4th Grade: Bookshelf and Books - pencil illustration of books and other objects on a bookshelf

7th Grade: Stained Glass Designs for Lent - using ink, markers or colored pencils, students drew Lenten objects e.g. the cross, the Body and Blood of Christ, the Holy Spirit and others in an imaginary sustained glass window

Our 7th/8th Grade Lady Knights ended their successful season with smiles all around! Thank you for representing SJCS so well and thank you to their coaches for devoting their time to the girls. You are all appreciated!

This week, our Knights encountered a STREAM Tower Challenge. Using paper cups and craft sticks, students constructed a tower to support a LEGO character. We discussed how using different shapes for structural support impacted the design. Students also reflected on their learning by sharing about the challenges their group encountered while working as a team. Well done!

Our RoboKnights enjoyed their competition! The students learned a lot about competing and presenting under pressure. Everyone enjoyed themselves and were excited to compete. We are very proud of all of you! Thank you to our mentors, Mrs. Grove, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Murphy for their dedication to this group. We could not do this without you!

Congratulations to alumni, Odessa Ozuna for achieving an astonishing 2,000 points playing Basketball for Nolan Catholic High School! We are so proud of you, Odessa!

SJCS Alumni, Jenna Poquiz recently shared her God-given talents in the High School Art Show at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Nolan Catholic won the high school classroom division! Jenna’s piece was a part of that prize. She submitted the Texas Mockingbird. Absolutely beautiful!

Mr. Suarez had a special visitor at this week's art show! SJCS alumni, Sal Bosquez, stopped by to support one of his favorite teachers. Thank you for stopping by, Sal!

These SJCS alumni, Julia and Emma Horton (Faculty member, Mrs. Horton's daughters) and Cecilia and Damaris Saldivar came to support their siblings in the show! Great to have them back on campus!

• Parish website link: https://stjoe88.org/
• Please join the parish for daily and weekend Masses at this link: https://youtu.be/LxIRBSew1yI
• Please continue tithing to your parish. St. Joseph Parishioners may go to this link to give: https://stjoe88.org/giving
  
• Be sure to look into FORMED.org. The parish has paid for your subscription to this vast library of inspiring videos and essential reads to help grow your faith. Just go straight to the "Enter Code" button and enter 4BDX9H to begin the process. You may also access this through the parish website link below. Enjoy!

Contact us at (817) 419-6800

www.stjosephtx.org

ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.