+Dear Parents,

Lent began last week.  What does Lent mean to you?  I am always so much in awe of children who say they are “giving up” something for Lent and they stick to it.  At the same time, we want to give up not just things like chocolate, ice cream or soda; we want to give up complaining, being unkind to someone, or video games.  What are we doing with the time or money we “save”?  Does giving up something help us to be a better, stronger person?  Does it provide us with the time to spend in prayer?  After a week of Lent, it’s a good time to review our strategies and see how we are doing.  Make new plans or commit to the ones you made on Ash Wednesday.  The bottom line is building up the relationship with the Lord and with the community.  Happy Lent!

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 Eighth grader James Hennessy was one of 6 to be offered the Shanahan scholarship, which is $1,500 per year for 4 years!  Congratulations to James and his family for this great achievement!

Eighth grader Tyler Ollis received notification that he was admitted into Devon Preparatory School and was awarded the Rev. Stephen Bendik Scholarship.  “The Rev. Stephen Bendik Scholarship has been established in his memory by many of his former students. This scholarship provides funds for highly qualified young men to attend Devon Prep.”

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Dear Parents,

How can we best prepare today’s young students to thrive in the future they will face?  With new discoveries in areas such as medicine and technology being made all the time, today’s children will be part of a world that we can’t really imagine.  We hear abut the need for teaching children 21^st-century skills.  What are they?

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Congratulations to the Moehrle family.  They welcomed a new little baby, John, to the family in January. 

We offer our prayers and support to the Lacusky family on the sudden death of their maternal grandmother. 

Congratulations to Ethan, Leyton, and Joshua Jarden and their little sister who were all baptized on Sunday. 

James Hennessy was awarded an academic scholarship to Devon Prep.  James received a $9000 annual merit scholarship if he chooses to attend Devon.  It is the Stephen and Bernice Senye Scholarship offered to him as a result of his excellent performance on the scholarship exam and his school academic record. 

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Dear Parents,

The beginning of a new year is a time for prayerful gratitude.  I am grateful for many things.  I am especially grateful to you and for you.  You are the primary educators in the faith of your child, and you allow me to share in the challenge and privilege.  As a catechist, I am committed to presenting experiences of faith to your child in the classroom and affirm the experience of faith being lived at home.  Making this connection is critical to your child’s faith formation.  When you share with me the prayer, conversations, and other experiences you have with your child, you give me the most basic tools I need to make that connection.  In these early weeks of the New Year, let’s prayerfully renew our commitment to one another to work together in sharing our faith with your children.  Under separate email is the month page from the Archdiocese called Do this in Memory of Me.  I hope this page will help you to have conversations about the Gospel from the Sunday Mass. 

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