crusader chronicle - Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
CRUSADER
Volume 22
New Albany, Indiana
CHRONICLE
Ready to Shine Like The Son
January 28, 2015
A Message from Mrs. Bennett, Principal
Dear Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers,
Happy Catholic Schools Week! We hope you enjoyed your treat at arrival on Monday! Thank you for your time,
dedication, care, and support of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School. Your commitment to giving your children
the best in faith and education is apparent in the sacrifices made to have your youngsters in our Catholic school. We
maintain those high expectations with our concentration on faith, knowledge, and service. Thank you for your generosity yesterday as we collected 1,625 canned goods for Hope Southern Indiana to feed those in need. Our Lady rocks
when it comes to taking care of our community. Thank you! We have many special events happening the remainder of
this week and welcome you to join us as we say thank you to our teachers and staff members tomorrow. Then, the Gr. 8
vs. Faculty Volleyball Game is on Friday as we support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with $1 or more donation per
student to wear Hawaiian/beachwear. Friday belongs to our students with treats and surprises! The middle school will
celebrate the conclusion of CSW 2015 with a Luau from 3:30-5:30 pm Friday.
Welcome! We welcome Mrs. Becky Fetz back to Our Lady as our Music instructor for the remainder of the school
year. Mrs. Jennifer Parr submitted her resignation to stay home with her newborn daughter, Genesis, and toddler,
Jewel. We wish Jennifer much happiness and welcome Becky to the Our Lady school family!
Stewardship Intention Cards— You should have received your intention card for the 2015-16 school year. Even if
you just filled out a card at Registration in July or later, you will need to reconsider your commitment to Our Lady and
make a decision to fulfill the tenets of being an active parishioner in order to receive the parishioner tuition rate for the
coming school year. This is a decision to make prayerfully and deliberately. Thank you for returning your stewardship
cards to the school or parish offices by Feb. 2.
Main Event— Only 5 weeks until the Main Event, Our Lady's premiere fundraiser of the year! Don't delay--get your
dinner tickets and raffle tickets now. You won't want to miss the dinner, silent and live auctions complete with extraordinary classroom projects and teacher-inspired outings! For $40, you will enjoy a great dinner at Huber's Plantation
Hall. This makes a great night out, joining in fellowship with parish and school families for a great cause--the ministries
of Our Lady! Save up in the next 5 weeks, so we can see you there! Tickets may be purchased from these contacts:
Dinner Tickets—Amy Lorenz at 859-609-0192; Reverse Raffle Tickets—Ann Day at 502-396-9943 or Wendy Kaiser at
502-903-5157 and Tuition Raffle Tickets—Gerri Flanagan at 502-295-4555. You may also fill out the form in this newsletter and send it with your check to the school or church office.
Spirit Day is Tuesday, Feb. 3! Show off your school pride, and we're on to a new month with progress reports
coming home soon! Keep up the homework and giving your best, Crusaders!
FOLLOW-UP TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL’S DECEMBER SERVICE PROJECT —
Dear Beloved OLPH Children:
Tri-County's Clara's Closet is thrilled to be one of the organizations chosen to receive money
from your big fundraiser. I have asked the school to order folding beds for children with this
money. Beds are an ongoing need of ours as we serve children in crisis. Your money purchased 12 beds! That means that 12 children coming out of a program or shelter with their
mother will not have to sleep on the floor of an empty apartment, as they await other furniture.
You are amazing, generous and kind. And....you are being the disciples that Jesus has asked
us to be for others.
Thank-you, and I love you from the bottom of my heart!
Cindy Schultz, Clara's Closet manager
Counselor's Corner - Mrs. Karen Duff
During January, my classroom lessons have focused on students choosing kindness instead of engaging in teasing or bullying behaviors. Students are learning
how their words and actions can either make others feel good or hurt them.
For example, I brought in a huge red paper heart in 1st grade, we read a story
where there were some unkind words and actions, and I tore a small piece of
the heart each time the main character felt hurt. The 1st graders gave excellent examples of how we could help put his heart back together and keep it full
of love! We talked about how they should show these positive behaviors daily
to their classmates. Also, 4th graders listened to a book called Say Something,
and they learned how important it is to say something if they see teasing. They
can say something kind and empathetic to the person being teased, they could
speak up and tell the bully to stop, and/or they could report the situation to an
adult. They learned how we all have the power to put a stop to teasing and bullying behaviors. Be sure to ask your child what his/her class learned this month
in Guidance class!
Our Lady Sports News ——
5th/6th Grade Boy’s Basketball
Congratulations go to Quin Murphy, Gavin Caswell, Drew Juliot, Jackson Folz, Cade Carver, Ben Aemmer & Caleb
Kruer on an undefeated season for the 5th/6th grade boy’s White B Team. They are the 1st place B team in the Deanery
and will begin tournament play this weekend. Good luck to all our basketball teams in the Deanery tournaments!
Wrestling News
Ty Lehman placed 2nd in the Pride Wrestling Tournament and was also undefeated in the 90 lb school boy division at
the New Washington Wrestling Tournament. Ayden Lehman placed 4th in the Pride Wrestling Tournament. Great job!
Saint Xavier Honor Roll Announced for Second Quarter 2014-15
Congratulations to two former Our Lady students who have attained recognition at St. X for their
academic progress in the 2nd quarter this year. They are:
Nick Doninger—First Honors (All A’s & one B)
Trent Mann—Second Honors (All A’s & B’s)
SCRIP CARDS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE
There are still several SCRIP cards available for purchase from the school office. After
these cards have been sold, we will not be ordering any more as we have discontinued the
Scrip Program. The list of gift cards we have is below. Call the school office if you want
to purchase any of these gift cards. You will receive tuition credit next school year from
the purchase of these cards: 3—Burger King $10
5—Claire’s $10
4—CVS $25
New Albany Little League Softball and Baseball Registration Dates
Register your child for 2015 spring ball at Bearno’s on Charlestown Road.
Dates and times: Jan. 24 9-3, Jan. 25 1-4, Jan. 31 9-3, Feb. 1 1-4, Feb. 7 9-3 and Feb. 8 1-4
Register online at: NewAlbanyLittleLeague.com
HYR & FKCC Little League Softball & Baseball
Feb. 8th at Bearno’s Pizza, Floyds Knobs location, 1:00-5:00 pm
Register online until Feb. 13th—FCLittleLeague.com
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
New Albany, Indiana
CRUSADER
Volume 22
CHRONICLE
Ready to Shine Like The Son
January 28, 2015
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
A Note from the school cafeteria —Please check the February calendar and see if you can sign up to serve in the cafe. We would really appreciate it! You can call or email with your dates. I will refund your $50 cafe
fee into your lunch account as you serve your 5 days.
Also, emails are sent home when a lunch account gets down to $15.00. At
that time please send in lunch funds to keep your account current.
Thanks for all your support!
Sandy Gilland
Thur., Jan. 29
Fri., Jan. 30
Tues., Feb. 3
Sat., Feb. 14
Mon. Feb. 16
Tues., Feb. 17
Wed., Feb. 18
Fri., Feb. 27
March 2-11
Tues., March 3
Sat., March 7
Tues., March 10
Wed., March 11
Fri., March 13
March 16—27
Faculty & Staff Luncheon provided by grades 2nd & 6th
Grade 8 vs. Faculty Volleyball Game
3:30-5:30 Middle School Luau, Gr. 6-8
SPIRIT DAY
Valentine’s Day
Presidents’ Day—School in session, regular hours today.
PTO Mardi Gras Bingo & Pitch-In, 6:00 pm
ASH WEDNESDAY—8:00 am All School Mass
4th Grade Trip to IUS-Ogle Center
Deanery Academic Olympics
ISTEP+ Testing in grades 3-8
SPIRIT DAY
Parish MAIN EVENT
9:45—Gr. 2-8 Reconciliation
SmilesStones Pictures—Pre-K classes only
8:00 am All School Mass
End of 3rd Quarter Grading Period
SPRING BREAK (Note: The week of March 16-20 is a weather/emergency
make-up period. Please plan accordingly.)
HOLY FAMILY THEATRE GROUP presents it’s
31st stage production:
"LOST AND FOUND: The Adventures of Little Bo Peep"
FAMILY NIGHTS: February 6 & 7, 2015
Show starts at 7:30 PM · Doors open at 6:45 PM
Holy Family Church· Marchino Hall · 129 West Daisy Ln · New Albany, IN
For reservations call (812) 952-1105 or (502) 773-2234
Recommended donation: $5 adult / $3 high school and younger
Don’t miss this full of fun “lip sync” production which includes entertaining
music and comedy for all age groups! Proceeds benefit Holy Family
Parish Community Service Ministries.
New Albany Deanery Catechetical Ministry Office
Aquinas Center, 2609 W St. Joe Rd., Sellersburg, IN 47172
812-246-5044
www.aquinascenter.org
PROGRAM NEWS
ADULT CONFIRMATION: The New Albany Deanery is hosting a program to help adults prepare for the
Sacrament of Confirmation. This is for adults who have not been confirmed and would like to be at this
time. There will be six sessions held on the following Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Aquinas Center:
February 24th, March 10th and 24th, April 7thand 21st, and May 5th. Confirmation will be held in Indianapolis
on May 31, 2015. Please contact Christina at 812-246-5044 or by email at [email protected] for
more information. Pre-Registration Required!
Chocolat - Pizza & a Movie at the Aquinas Center on Monday, February 2nd. Lent begins in February so it
is the perfect time for a “Chocolate Feast!” Chocolate is magical in this movie! Vianne opens a very unusual chocolate shop in a small French town, filled with mouthwatering confections, right across the
square from the church. And it is the best chocolate in the world. Come join us for a great movie, fellowship and pizza! Pizza arrives at 6:15 & the movie starts at6:30. The event is free, but donations are requested to help with the cost of pizza. So come, bring your “better half”, the kids, some friends, and enjoy a good show. Call the Aquinas Center at by Monday morning Feb. 2nd to reserve your seat! 812-2465044 or email us at [email protected]
“Faith, Friends and Fun” is a Religious Education Program for Special Needs Persons 15 and older. We
invite you to bring your special needs teen or adult to pray and make new friends with us! Our next gathering will be on Thursday, February 5th from 7:00 – 8:00. Please join us for fellowship as we celebrate and
learn about Mardi Gras. Located at the school building at the St. Joe Hill Campus of St. John Paul II Catholic Church, we invite you to come for Story Time! For more information, please call Christina at 812-2465044, or email [email protected].
Catching Fire: Becoming Flame! Do you need a spiritual tune-up? Ever wonder how some people become enthusiastic and on fire about their relationship with God? Join us for this sIx-session video presentation and discussion. It will give you the tools and kindling to prepare for the spark of God in your life –
and then shows you how to fan it into flame until you are set ablaze. This is a 6 session program held on
the following Mondays from 6:30-8:30 at the Aquinas Center: February 9, 16, 23 & March 9, 16,
23. Please contact Christina at 812-246-5044 or the website www.aquinascenter.orgfor more information.