Letter from the Principal

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1 S a c r e d H e a r t A c a d e m y A Ministry of the Holy Name of Jesus Parish ACADEMICALLY ENRICHING PASSIONATELY CATHOLIC Parent Weekly Note Letter from the Principal D ear Parents and Friends, We are so proud of our 2018 Academic Decathlon Team! Under Mrs. Lockhart s leadership they have worked very hard all year preparing for this battle of the minds! This young team consisting of only two 8 th graders represented Sacred Heart well with good sportsmanship and humility. Thank you to the following team members and the Study Buddies: DECATHLETES: March 7, 2018 Janina Akporavbare, Victoria Bacon, Abby Barrows, Madison Castellanos, Alex Cooley, Aileen Corpus, Madelyn Hellrich, Chris Michel, Prescott Neiswender, Nicole Samaan STUDY BUDDIES: Tim Akporavbare, Morgan Bonadiman, Katie Draper, Vianey Flores, Catherine Jimenez, Alex Martinez, Lauren Michel, Isabella Olmos, Bella Reeves DO JUSTICE LOVE KINDNESS WALK HUMBLY Micah 6:8 COACHES Rufina Akporavbare, Maya Bacon, Isabella Cooley, David Michel, Soledad Michel, Mark Milliron, Anita Roybal, Dalia Samaan, Leilanee Villanueza SCHOOL COORDINATOR Mrs. Camille Lockhart TOGETHER THE TEAM EARNED: 3rd place Over All 2nd place in the Super Quiz 4th place in the Logic Quiz Current Events: 1st Place Janina Akporavbare Fine Arts: 1st Place Aileen Corpus Religion: 2nd Place Victoria Bacon Social Studies: 3rd Place Nicole Samaan Many heartfelt thanks to our extremely supportive parents of our Decathletes! WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR!! Lenten Blessings, Angela Williams Mrs. Williams Principal

2 Faith Reflection: Mercy The Beauty of Our Young Faith Reflection: Mercy The Beauty of Our Young In the Coordinator s Corner in our parish bulletin this week, Deacon Steve Serembe was reflecting on this Sunday s Gospel where Jesus drives out of the Temple people and things that were obstructing the worship of God in His Father s House. Jesus had no patience, Deacon Steve said, for those who allowed the lure of the market place and corruptive forces of consumerism to direct or diminish the loyalties that should belong to God alone. Having set the tone, he then went on to ask what are those obstacles that are keeping us from fully living our faith. After posing that question he next asked if we would entrust ourselves to the Lord and let go of those obstacles we have that are like what Jesus faced that day in the Temple. Lastly, Deacon Steve offered some ways to live our faith right here in our parish: Stations of the Cross, Cinema for the Soul, Reconciliation, and several Bible studies. What hit home though, as he offered these spiritual opportunities, was when he said (his emphasis), Whether you think you to need to or not, I hope you will come to [these] communal services to strengthen your faith. Obstacles. Lent is a good time to work on removing them, to grow in your faith, and follow Jesus more closely. Obstacles, or opportunities? This week our 7th grader talks about people drifting away from God and how we can remove obstacles that keep us from putting Jesus at the center of our lives. Religion Essay by Alex H. Being a Catholic is a very special thing. Some young people are very close to God, but a lot aren t. It seems that a lot of young people don t have time for Mass or God, people are drifting from God. A way we could improve this is by spreading the Word. In today s world we could do this by Social Media. It reaches millions of people, and even the Pope has a Twitter account. We all have faith in God. Our faith can grow by fully participating in church. Sometimes church can be boring. It we think it is boring then it is up to us to find a way to make it more fun and worth our time. We can help plan activities especially directed at young people. If we do this we can become active members of the Church and grow in our faith and our love for God. Pope Francis has instituted a new Marian feast day. As of this year the first Monday after Pentecost will now be celebrated as Mary, Mother of the Church. This is an ancient devotion that came into prominence again in 1964 when Pope Paul VI declared our Blessed Mother as Mother of the Church, asking the entire Christian people to invoke her by "this tenderest of titles." This year the first Monday after Pentecost is 21 May. Click on the link to our Diocese's Lent Resource Page where you will find a variety of videos and articles for spiritual nourishment. Thank you. Mrs. Alhadef

3 Announcements Intent to Return to SHA The Notice of Intent to Return to Sacred Heart Academy is due March 16, If you haven t submitted your form, please do so in order to keep your spot for the new school year LENTEN RICE BOWLS By now, your family has hopefully worked together to contribute to the Lenten Rice Bowl drive. Please keep in mind that during the season of Lent, we are called to be especially generous as we share our time, talent and treasure with those less fortunate. Rice Bowl donations should be sent to school by Friday, March 23rd. All money donated sent directly to Catholic Relief Services. For more information about CRS, including Daily Lenten Reflections, Meatless Recipes and Stories of Hope, please refer to: Ex-care Bill The February ex-care statement are in the yellow envelopes and are due on March 14th. COPY PAPER NEEDED! If you are in need of parent hours, you may purchase copy paper and bring it into office. For every $25 spent equals one hour. Save your receipt and submit it in with the Parent Log Sheet.

4 It s time to vote for your BEST SCHOOL! The Sun and Redlands Facts are asking readers to choose their favorite. Vote online at sbsun.com/readerschoice and qualify to win a $1,000 gift card from Ashley Homestore. Eureka Street School Entrance Closure One day the week of March 8th through 16th the Eureka Street school entrance will be closed in the morning. The Gas Co. will be working on the gas meter. An Iris Message will be sent out when the Gas Co. notifies the school what day the work will be done. Scrip News Coming Soon Studio Movie Grill gift cards $8.00 earning $3.00 on each card purchase.

5 Awesome report cards SCREAM for ICE CREAM! Baskin-Robbins Fundraiser 405 E. State St. Redlands, CA Wed. Mar. 14 th, 3-7pm Get your ice cream scooped by: Mr. Vansant 3-4pm, Mrs. Williams 4-5pm, Mr. Garcia 5:30-7pm Please join us! Make any purchase-a cone, a drink, ice cream to go ***Be sure to drop your receipt in the special SHA container! 20% of all receipts will be donated to the 7 th graders for their Catalina trip. Thank you for your support! School Ties Are now available at the school office for $17.00 each. They come in two sizes 12 and 16 with clip. Weekly Yellow Envelopes Flyers/Handouts - Yearbook Order Forms - NCEA Parent News - Partners in Faith - Men Diaconate Formation Calendar - Byte - Baskin Robbins Fundraiser

6 Upcoming Events Mission Presentation 4th Grade at 1:00pm March 8, 2018 Elective Classes (1:15pm-2:30pm) End of Trimester March 9, 2018 Report Cards Go Home Baskin-Robbins Fundraiser (7th Grade) Ex-care Payment Due March 14, 2018 Notice of Intent to Return SHA Due March 16, 2018 Holy Thursday Minimum Day No Ex-care Available March 29, 2018 No School Good Friday / Easter Break March 30th 6th, 2018 Elective Classes (1:15pm-2:30pm) April 20, 2018 Elective Classes (1:15pm-2:30pm) May 5, 2018

7 Sacred Heart Academy Lenten/Holy Week Invitations March, 2018 Friday, March 9 5:30pm HNOJ Stations of the Cross & Fish Fry Dinner Sunday, March 11 Noon HNOJ Spanish Olive with SHA Spanish Student Lectors Wednesday, March 14 8:45am SHA Lenten Penance Service hosted by 2nd grade Friday, March 16 5:30pm HNOJ Stations of the Cross & Fish Fry Dinner Wednesday, March 21 8:45am SHA Lenten Mass hosted by 7th grade Friday, March 23 Wednesday, March 28 Thursday, March 29 Thursday, March 29 Friday, March 30 Friday, March 30 Saturday, March 31 5:30pm HNOJ Stations of the Cross & Fish Fry Dinner 8:45am SHA Living Stations of the Cross hosted by 8th grade 7:00pm HNOJ Holy Thursday Parish Olive 7:00pm HNOJ Spanish Holy Thursday Columbia 7:00pm HNOJ Good Friday Parish Liturgy 7:00pm HNOJ Spanish Good Friday Columbia 8:00pm HNOJ Bilingual Easter Vigil Parish Mass Please assist your child in remembering to bring a canned or boxed food item for the offertory. All food collected helps feed needy people in our community. During this Season of Lent, let s work together to provide extra canned and boxed food items to be distributed now and over our Easter break.

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