Newsletter (Archived): February 24th Newsletter - Feb 24, 2021 - Mar 4, 2021 [Archive]
SJS Lenten Service Project
This Lenten Season we are partnering with Faith Sharing Ministries for a school-wide service project. Through this organization, we will connect with another St. Joseph School family in India. Our goal is to send a donation from our SJS family to their SJS family to help with their facility repairs and improvements. The March calendar will have one day each week where students may dress in school jeans, any SJS tshirt, and any tennis shoes for a $2 donation or more.
Monday, March 1st will be our first "Lenten Service Jean Day".
**CHANGE IN CALENDAR**
Due to our Spring Fair adjustments this year, we WILL have school on April 30th.
This allows us to move our last day of school to May 25th.
New Partnership
We are excited about our new uniform partnership with School Time. Please know that our uniforms will not change in any way. We are looking forward to great service and support from the School Time staff!
Please click on link below to view the flyer from School Time.
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Tuition Loan
St. Joseph Catholic School will continue to provide tuition management through Gulf Coast Bank and Trust for the 2021-2022 school year.
Our tuition portal is now OPEN.
https://tuition.gulfbank.com
If you already have an account, LOG IN by using your email address and password.
First-time users click SIGN UP to create your tuition management account.
Detailed information was sent home in the Wednesday packet. Thank you.
Tuition loan online application Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
Our word of the week is Sacrifice.
Bible Verse:
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” Hebrews 13:16
Rice Bowls
Dear Families,
During Lent, our community will participate in CRS Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that invites us to reflect on the challenges of global hunger—and our Gospel call to care for our global human family.
Matthew’s Gospel invites us to remember that we are responsible for helping all of our sisters and brothers, even those who are strangers to us. When we do this, we care for Christ. In Matthew 25:40, Jesus tells us that, “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Through our Lenten prayers, fasting and almsgiving, we can respond to the needs of our sisters and brothers, including the millions of men, women and children around the world who experience chronic hunger.
CRS Rice Bowl provides many resources for daily reflection throughout Lent. Consider these suggestions in your family’s Lenten plan:
• Use your CRS Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar each day to guide your prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
• Read the Stories of Hope and daily reflections to inspire your Lenten journey.
• Use the CRS Rice Bowl recipes to prepare simple, meatless meals on the Fridays
of Lent to eat in solidarity with our sisters and brothers around the world.
• Visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos of the people and communities you support through your Lenten gifts to CRS Rice Bowl.
Your sacrifices during this holy season have the power to change lives by providing enough nutritious food for families to thrive. And by practicing the pillars of Lent through CRS Rice Bowl, I hope both your faith and connection to our one human family deepens.
CRS Rice Bowls will be collected at the end of Lent, so stay tuned to learn more. Thank you for participating in CRS Rice Bowl with your family.
Second Sunday of Lent
February 28, 20201
“I WILL WALK BEFORE THE LORD, IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.” PS 116
HTTPS://BIBLE.USCCB.ORG/BIBLE/READINGS/022821.CFM
For resources for your Lenten journey, see:
https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/lent/
Looking Ahead
March 9 - March Birthdays
March 10-12- Exams - 6-8
March 15 - 3rd quarter ends
April 2 - 9 - Easter Holidays
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