February 10, 2016– Ash Wednesday
Dear Parents,
Lent begins today. What a great opportunity to show our love for the Crucified King in a special way! There are so many ways to spend this Lenten season. This past week’s Church bulletin listed many suggestions. Also, Bishop Conley encouraged us to do a Spiritual or Corporal Work of Mercy during Lent. I hope you take the time to ask for God’s guidance of what will work for you and as a family. I can tell this is going to be an awesome Lent! May God bless you and let us pray for each other.
In the Heart of the Crucified King, I am,
Sister Anne Joelle, CK
DATES for: FEBRUARY – See CSW agenda for details
11Happy ½ Birthday, Mrs. Theresa Kottwitz and Sam Duchesneau (cleaner)! Jr High to Cook Pavilion
12NO SCHOOL for students Faculty meeting in the morning*1-4 p.m. Parent Teacher Conferences
13Happy ½ Birthday, Mr. Brian O’Grady (cleaner)!
15NO SCHOOL for teacher in-service. Happy ½ Birthday, Mrs. Brittany Kudron!
16First Holy Communion Parent meeting: 7:00 p.m. St. Therese devotions in KH, followed by meeting in the lunchroom.
175th grade Field Trip
19 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Diane Hain (cook)!2:45 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the gym.
22Happy Birthday, Mrs. Grace Raun!7A class Mass
23School Family meeting starting with 7:00 p.m. St. Therese devotions in KH, followed by the meeting in the lunchroom
24PK-K bowling & Grades 1-6 skating
262:45 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the gym
2710:00 a.m. First Penance Kaczmarek Hall
28Happy Birthday, Mr. Mark Navratil!
29Iowa Assessment Grades 3-8Cognitive Abilities Test Grades 3,5, and 7
MARCH
23Lenten Year of Mercy Family Cross Project due
2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR DATES: First day is August 16th; Christmas: Dec 22nd-Jan. 2nd; Easter vacation: April 13th-21st (teachers will be attending the NCEA convention in St. Louis); last day of school is May 24th.
PRAY FOR THIS SEMINARIAN: Carson Kain
ATTACHMENTS: SCIP flyer; Bright Lights flyer; 6B and 7B notes
THINGS BEING SENT HOME TODAY: Alter server schedule; library and lunch notices
*A separate emailwas sent to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences, which will be held on Feb. 12th from 1-4 p.m. You may still sign up for conference times at
40 DAYS for LIFE; From February 10 to March 20join hundreds of other cities for 40 Day for Life, a life-saving campaign made up of three components: prayer & fasting; community outreach; peaceful vigil. Go to for more details. Let us do our part to protect the unborn and their mothers.
SCHOOL FAMILY MEETING: Please plan to join us in the school’s cafeteria for our upcoming SFM, February 23rd, following 7:00 p.m. St. Teresa Devotions! We welcome guest speaker, Vern Steiner. Vern Steiner is a Scripture scholar. His talk is "When Majesty Reaches Down in Mercy - hearing what God has to say to our families.
EIGHTH GRADE ENRICHMENT AWARD: Provides funds to eighth grade students to help pay tuition at Pius X High School. The award is based on a written essay, religious/service activities, academic record, and financial need. Do you know of anyone or a business who would like to contribute to this fund? If so, donations can be made out to St. Teresa School.
THANK YOU to the students who shag for the UNL volleyball games. We received $1,250 to go towards the renovation of the former Thrift Shop.
POP CANS VOLUNTEER NEEDED: God bless Joe Hannigan, grandfather of the Timmerman children, who volunteered to take the pop cans to a recycling center for many years! He is not able to do this any longer as he no longer has a pickup truck. Would anyone like to take this job on? It is pretty easy and takes about an hour and a half once a month. The cans are located in the fenced area behind the church. The job consists of taking the cans to a recycler. The money goes to the Library. For January, we received $19. Please call the school office if you are interested.
$CRIP NEWS for FEBRUARY:January Profit: $1,745.2016 profit GOAL:$25,000.
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Thanks to everyone who has signed up for their Propelr card after the weekend Masses. If you haven’t had a chance to do so, you can do it in minutes when you go to . Be sure to select St. Teresa’s Catholic School as the school you want to receive your spending rebates. Propelr is not meant to replace Scrip, rather compliment it. There are some of the same merchants and many different ones. Propelr offers you the ability to have your money on one card to use at participating merchants.
BIRTHRIGHT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: "Birthright's guiding principle is: It is the right of every baby to be born and the right of every woman to give birth.” We care and help them both. Will you help by considering to volunteer one day per week: 12-2 or 2-5 or 5-5:30 - Monday - Saturday? Is the Holy Spirit asking for your help at Birthright? No experience needed. A loving heart and listening ear is all you need. You will be trained and working with experienced volunteers. Call a friend and you can train together. Please call 402-466-2609 for an application. Google "Birthright Lincoln" for more information."
PEP – PARENTS ENCOURAGING PARENTS: Are you a Nebraska parent of a child with special needs? Does your child have an IEP? Then this conference is for you! March 17-19 at Younes Conference Center Kearney, NE. No registration fee and lodging and most meals provided. Go to for more information.
ST. TERESA THIRFT SHOP: Winter clearance sales is from Feb. 19/20 -½ price sale; Feb. 26/27 - $1.00 bag sale; March 4/5 – all items free. Maybe you want to help volunteer during the Lenten Season. They are always looking for help to either sort items or be at the store.
QUOTE FROM MISERICORDIAE VULTUS (THE FACE OF MERCY) #6: “Patient and merciful.” These words often go together in the Old Testament to describe God’s nature. His being merciful is concretely demonstrated in his many actions throughout the history of salvation where his goodness prevails over punishment and destruction. In a special way the Psalms bring to the fore the grandeur of his merciful action: “He forgives all your iniquity, he heals all your diseases, he redeems your life from the pit, he crowns you with steadfast love and mercy” (Ps 103:3-4). Another psalm, in an even more explicit way, attests to the concrete signs of his mercy: “He executes justice for the oppressed; he gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin” (Ps 146:7-9). Here are some other expressions of the Psalmist: “He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds… The Lord lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground” (Ps 147:3, 6). In short, the mercy of God is not an abstract idea, but a concrete reality with which he reveals his love as of that of a father or a mother, moved to the very depths out of love for their child. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that this is a “visceral” love. It gushes forth from the depths naturally, full of tenderness and compassion, indulgence and mercy.