O Lord, I submit my heart to you. I desire to be a righteous warrior that can boldly approach your throne. So, search my heart O Lord. For only you know the depths of impurities that may be hidden there. Thank you for removing pride, so I can humbly sit at your feet. I thank you that you are transforming me from the inside out. Abba, help me to be concerned with seeing the kingdom of heaven on this earth. Set my gaze upon your desire to restore the lost, broken, and stuck. You O Lord are our deliverer, purifier, and the lover of our souls. I trust you to passionately seek every soul on this planet. Your love for humanity is deep, wide, and never ending. You delight in giving us peace, hope, and faith. I ask that hearts would be softened to allow you to be apart of their lives. For you are good God. You are worthy of all praise. Amen.

The time is upon us for our new school year. I am so excited and pleased with the staff that we have with us this year in the school. It took us many days to find our new people and many prayers to secure them into their roles. What a challenge. I am so thankful that God provided just the right people for the jobs here at Holy Trinity. Last week we held our staff meetings, and all of us quickly realized that our new crew are winners! Our returning staff members are like the golden treasure of this amazing ship. They are rich and colorful in their ways and keep our school solid, stable, and filled with beautiful jewels to share with our new staff members and your children. Together, our new and returning staff will no doubt be an amazing, knowledgeable, and hard-working group.

This week we started our first week of school. We ask God to guide us, to watch over us, and to bless us abundantly in our journey for 2023-2024.

Have you ever thought that you want to improve your prayer life, the time you spend with God? When someone asked Thomas Merton, “What’s the one thing I should do to improve my prayer life?” he said, “Take the time.”
If you want to have a genuine and deep relationship with someone, you can’t just call them once a year, talk to them only when you need help, or only talk about the surface level things of life. The deepest, most genuine friendships we have are the ones where you make time for one another, where you talk about the hardest topics and delve into the deep wounds of life. They are there for the happiest and the most painful moments of your life and everything in between.

God is also there in all those moments. Last week I was working on tasks getting ready for school to start. I thought to myself of all the ways I spend my time doing the small tasks that make up our school and wondered which parts of what I do are the most important. Then I felt a nudge inside me to pray a Glory Be. So I did, and realized that everything we do for God is important, as long as we continually offer it to Him. God was there in that moment, and in this one. When we take the time and find the silence, there we will find our God, who loves us so deeply, and we will find peace.

“The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, and the fruit of service is peace.” – Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Blessings,

Mrs. Longden

Saint: St. Catherine of Siena

Aspiration: Come Holy Spirit, increase in me the Gift of Piety

Meaning: Being still, listening, and being willing to talk to God as a friend

Prayer: Dear Jesus, I desire to have You as my best friend. Give me a desire to spend time with You each day, as I do with my friends. Help me always to put You first in my life, even when I am busy.

Scripture: Philippians 4:6

Opposing Trait: Entertaining distractions during prayers and Mass

Ways to Cultivate: Cultivate a spirit of prayer and recollection; maintain the proper posture (kneeling, sitting still, etc.)

Looks Like/Sounds Like: Fold your hands while you pray. "I love You, Jesus." Maintain a spirit of stillness with your body, mind, and heart while praying. make visits to the Chapel. Create a place of prayer in your home. Foster a spirit of interiority in your body, mind, and heart. Participate in the sacraments regularly.

Friday, September 15th

Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Place: Outside (weather dependent) otherwise in the Gym

Food will be provided.

Theme: Sports Theme (wear your favorite sports team attire if you would like!)

The 3K/4K/5K Round-Up provides families and kids the opportunity to get to know each other and form lasting friendships.

Friday, September 1st - No School

Monday, September 4th - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 5th - Classes Resume

Wednesday, September 6th - Mass (Grades 5-8)

Friday, September 8th - Mass

Wednesday, September 13th - Mass (Grades 1-4)

Friday, September 15th - Mass

Friday, September 15th - Kindergarten Round-Up

Wednesday, September 20th - Mass (Grades 5-8)

Friday, September 22nd - Baptism Mass (August/September Baptisms)

Tuesday, September 26th - School Informational Meeting

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Social Fest. Special thank you to our committee and all the volunteers who helped make the event successful!

We appreciate everything you do to help the school grow!

As part of Holy Trinity Social Fest we had two generous benefactors step forward to match donations towards much needed library renovations as well as to support our teachers with classroom resources. Your contributions will be matched dollar for dollar and will help us get sturdy shelving, replace old books, repaint and freshen up the space and provide flexible seating for our students. Below is the link to make a donation.

https://one.bidpal.net/soci.../browse/all(details:item/1)...

If preferred, you may also drop off a check at the Parish office labeled "matched funds".

May God bless you for your continued support.

Special recognition and a HUGE THANK YOU to Catholic Financial Life Chapter 113 and Drexel Building Supply for your generosity.

Check this area for the weekly winners!

Thank you to everyone that sold and purchased tickets!

Best of luck!!

New families, if you have not already done so, please join the Holy Trinity Families Facebook Group.

See the guidelines attached.

West Bend Theatre Company is pleased to offer a fabulous family opportunity in community theatre. We are seeking talent aged 4 to 84+. Many students from a variety of parochial schools have participated in our shows over the years.

West Bend's tradition of "A Christmas Carol" is presented each year in December. We have been producing this show with a fresh script and updated music each year since 2010.

For auditions, we are asking people to prepare a song of their choice - perhaps 90 seconds to demonstrate their best vocal talent. They will also be invited to read from the script if they wish, and perhaps asked to do some simple dance steps in a group.

For parents: We schedule our youth performers earlier in the evening, so they can get homework completed, and still be home at a reasonable hours. Of course as we get closer to our December performances, the schedule does become more demanding - but we cooperate fully with parents, school and faith related activities for scheduling.

If you have charming, charismatic students who may enjoy this community theatre opportunity, please feel free to forward this audition information (dates and times are on the flier attached) to the student's parents.

Parents are also invited to audition! We are especially seeking to fill the SINGING and DANCING roles of the Cratchit Children. Key youth roles include Tiny Tim, a 4 to 6 year old child with a clear singing voice for a solo. Other opportunities include 3 boys and 3 girls of varying ages as Cratchit family members, plus a varied age Londoner's Chorus of up to 15 youth roles. Ages16 and up are encouraged to audition for adult roles. Many adult roles are open, including Bob and Mrs. Cratchit, Scrooge, Nephew Fred, Belle, and others.

Our Mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to provide a high-quality education, and to guide children in living the Catholic faith.