September 4, 2008
Dear Parents & Guardians:
Father Robert reminded us
Wednesday night at his “Catholicism 101” presentation that, among other things,
God intends for us to walk healthily upright. There are times when we let things
in our lives cripple us, such as temptation or worry, and we begin to walk with
a limp or hunched over. Thankfully, by the grace of God, we can turn all our
concerns over to Him—we can let go and let God! With that, it is a marvelous
sight to observe your children with their peers and teachers learning that
anything is possible by the grace of God. Truly, the Holy Spirit continues to
enlighten us all—the candles are lit and burning brightly. Deo Gratias!
Once again, we give thanks
to those whose benevolence has blessed us:
*The parents, staff, and
Saint Anthony Catholic
*Junior High Volleyball
Team for Painting Playground Lines.
*Rosie Fetzer and Jill and
Wes Dreher for their generous contribution for the Junior High girls Volleyball
uniforms.
*All of the great
supporters who donated to the Volleyball fundraiser.
*Joe Schaefer for sharing
his time and talents helping to get our “odds and ends” fixed before school
started.
*Mr. Ertle for all of his
hard work preparing our building for the beginning of a new school year.
*Trudy Fritzler for
helping in lining up our volleyball officials.
*The Stahley family for
moving the bike rack.
“Parting is such sweet
sorrow.” While we miss those who have moved on, we know God has something
special in store for them. However, their parting leaves a chasm that sometimes
only time and prayer can heal. With that being said, we would like to share with
you an excerpt from a letter we received from the Gibsons:
Just a
note to let you all know how much we love you! We hate that this move happened
in the midst of summer and we didn’t get a chance to see each of you. We are in
Love to
you all!
Jason,
Kelly, Taylor and Trevor Gibson
As a reminder, there is a
PTSO Meeting next Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 PM in Hagus Hall.
Everyone is invited! Join us and learn how you might contribute your time
and talent for the good of our school and students. Regularly scheduled meetings
will be held the first Monday of every month. Also, please be looking for
information from your children’s teachers regarding the PTSO kick-off
fundraiser—more information forthcoming.
Another school fundraiser,
the St. Anthony Gala, scheduled for Saturday, September 27, is off and running.
This is a major fundraiser for the school, so please share your time, talent,
and treasure. We have Gala and dinner tickets available in the school office for
you to purchase or sell. With everyone’s help we can make this event a huge
success!
Again, a reminder for any
of you who will be volunteering your time with the students, Safe Environment
training will be held Wednesday, September 10 at 6:30 pm; Saturday, September 13
at 9:00 am; and in
For the health of your
children, vision and hearing screenings were completed on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Thank you to Caroline McCarty of RE-1 Valley
Another health and safety
matter to share with you is that the Departments of Education,
We have two weeks under
our belts, so we are beginning to find that groove, those routines and
procedures, that keep us grounded. The students continue to leave me with a
smile on my face and a ray of light in my heart. Thank you all so very much for
entrusting us with your children as God continues to bless us in very special
ways. And as an open invitation, should you have questions, comments, or
concerns, do not hesitate to contact me.
Pax et lux,
Joseph Skerjanec