The Mission of Holy Spirit Catholic School is to develop Independent, life-long learners who can and will live for Christ! 12203 W. 103rd Street Overland Park, KS 66214 Phone: 913-492-2582 Fax: 913-492-9613 https://hsschool.eduk12.net Holy Spirit Newsletter—December 9, 2013 Holy Spirit Catholic School Special points of interest: YEAH! The School Calendar is posted on the website and is bursting at the seams with new activities each week. Check it out! ______________________ Catholic WOW (Word of the Week) Jesuits… ...A religious order of men known as the Society of Jesus founded in 1540 by Saint Igna- tius of Loyola. Jesuits now serve God’s people in 112 nations and are one of the largest religious orders in the Catholic Church. Uplift! Cans...Cans...and More Cans! After two truck loads and one full van, Uplift received 4,960 items to feed the hungry and homeless. It was the largest donation ever received by Uplift at one time. With a total of 1,824 items, 7th grade homerooms each had 912 items for the first place tie. Ms. Gehring’s 8th grade had 688 items with Mrs. Dieren’s class having 463 items for the second place. Mrs. Brekke’s class brought in 455 cans, with Mrs. McKinzie’s 155 cans for third place. All students have earned an “out of uniform” day for their generosity, plus all classes with 100% participation received “special treats.” Feast of Saint Nicholas What a lovely surprise to have a special visitor visit our Preschool – 1st graders on St. Nicholas Day. Why do we celebrate this day??? 1. To learn about the true Santa Claus and Father Christmas: St. Nicholas, a man of faith who lived his life in devotion to Christ 2. To focus on giving more than receiving: St. Nicholas cared for the needy 3. To emphasize small treats and family fun: St. Nicholas loved children 4. To provide a bit of special festivity early in the waiting weeks of Advent : St. Nicholas points to Jesus, the heart of Christmas 5. To offer a spiritual dimension to gift giving 6. To tell the story of a Christian Saint, whose model life inspires com- passion and charity. 7. To honor St. Nicholas honors the Christ Child who selflessly gave the greatest gift of all—himself.
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The Mission of Holy Spirit Catholic School is to develop
Independent, life-long learners who can and will live for Christ!
Newsletter Date
12203 W. 103rd Street
Overland Park, KS 66214
Phone: 913-492-2582
Fax: 913-492-9613
https://hsschool.eduk12.net
Holy Spirit Newsletter—December 9, 2013
Holy Spirit Catholic
School
Special points of interest:
YEAH! The School Calendar is posted on the website and is bursting at the seams with new activities each week. Check it out!
______________________
Catholic WOW (Word of the Week)
Jesuits…
...A religious order of men
known as the Society of Jesus
founded in 1540 by Saint Igna-
tius of Loyola. Jesuits now serve
God’s people in 112 nations and
are one of the largest religious
orders in the Catholic Church.
Uplift! Cans...Cans...and More Cans!
After two truck loads and one full van, Uplift received 4,960 items to feed the
hungry and homeless. It was the largest donation ever received by Uplift at one
time. With a total of 1,824 items, 7th grade homerooms each had 912 items for the
first place tie. Ms. Gehring’s 8th grade had 688 items with Mrs. Dieren’s class having
463 items for the second place. Mrs. Brekke’s class brought in 455 cans, with Mrs.
McKinzie’s 155 cans for third place. All students have earned an “out of uniform” day for
their generosity, plus all classes with 100% participation received “special treats.”
Feast of Saint Nicholas
What a lovely surprise to have a special visitor visit our Preschool – 1st
graders on St. Nicholas Day. Why do we celebrate this day???
1. To learn about the true Santa Claus and Father Christmas:
St. Nicholas, a man of faith who lived his life in devotion to Christ
2. To focus on giving more than receiving: St. Nicholas cared for the
needy
3. To emphasize small treats and family fun: St. Nicholas loved children
4. To provide a bit of special festivity early in the waiting weeks of
Advent: St. Nicholas points to Jesus, the heart of Christmas
5. To offer a spiritual dimension to gift giving
6. To tell the story of a Christian Saint, whose model life inspires com-
passion and charity.
7. To honor St. Nicholas honors the Christ Child who selflessly gave the
Hawk Dads - We now have a Hawk Dad extraordinaire for each class (almost - come on 4th grade!)! Be looking
for an email from these awesome dads who have stepped up to help other dads get signed up for the opportu-
nity to be a Hawk Dad. Kids LOVE seeing the dads (especially their dad) at school!
Kinder - Michael Keegan 1st - Joe Erskine 2nd - Kelly Mages
3rd - Joe Zielinski 4th - Who wants it??? 5th - JP McLenon
6th - Mark Conlon
THANK YOU DADS!! http://hscatholic.i-volunteeronline.com/hawkdads2013
As always, HSPA thanks you for all your support of Holy Spirit and for making our school amazing!
St. Thomas Aquinas—Placement Test—1/11/14
The Placement Test at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School for prospective 8th grade students will be Saturday, January 11 at 8:00 am. Students are asked to bring two #2 pencils, a calculator and $15 exam fee. Pre-register online at www.stasaints.net/placementtest to learn about scholarship opportunities. Pre-
registered students will be entered in drawings for spirit wear, but pre-registration is not mandatory.
Please arrive in the Commons before 8 am. -- pizza luncheon will be served following the test. Parent tours of the school will be available at 10:15 a.m. with Q&A session at 10:45 in Library. If you have any questions, contact Diane Pyle, Admissions Director, at 913-319-2423 or [email protected].
STUCO—Your Help Please...
Spread the warmth of the season! STUCO is sponsoring a gently used coat,
glove, hat, scarf drive for Johnson County Christmas Bureau...beginning this
week...December 10th through the 16th. Please bring your items to the
Mrs. Dieren’s classroom. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity.
Notes from Mrs. Watson I am always excited when I see God at work in my life. When I got up Saturday morning, I read the
following excerpt in my Advent devotional:
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” Matthew 10:8
...Advent is a time we remember God’s gift to us in Jesus. Maybe it will free our gifts to become con-tributions to the well-being of the human community, not power plays over and against each other. Of all the
prayers of Advent, one of the best is to pray that your gifts enhance life and not diminish it. (Advent Meditations by John Shea)
I thought, “ Thanks, God! What a great reminder….. especially on the day of our Gala!”
You see, God does speak to us in so many ways. One way I continually see it is in the kindness and gen-
erosity of our Holy Spirit families. When I tour prospective families through the school, I am so proud to be
able to share just how wonderful it is to belong to this community.
We are family with God at our core. Our love of God and our fellow man is most evident in all we do.
Just look at all that is shared to make this such a special place. It is seen in the commitment of our commu-
nity to our Parish and School, through the commitment of the school children to those beyond our walls, and
through the commitment of our teachers who lovingly help our children grow closer to God and their faith
each day. The Holy Spirit truly is alive and well helping extraordinary things to happen here.
I want to say “Thank You!” to everyone who participated in any way with our Gala this past weekend.
To put on such an event takes a year’s worth of planning and many, many hands! Everyone’s hard work and ef-
fort was noticed and appreciated. A special thank you to Fr. Storey, Kathi Rohr, and Dave and Karen Gilbert
for spearheading this important event for our Parish and School.
Thank you to all the volunteers. The building looked amazing! The food was delicious! ‘The lighting
and the decorations in the gym were beautiful! The rooms and live auction were chock full of your generous
donations! Everything was done in Holy Spirit style!
And the generosity of our guests was EXTRAORDINARY! Thank you to those who gave so willingly to
the Fund A Need this year. You will see the fruits of your gifts as we begin to place additional security
measures both in and outside our building . Plus, we will be able to continue to assist those families who de-
sire a Catholic education for their children but need help in doing so! We are all family, and being able to as-
sist our family members in times of need is what we are called to do. Thank you for helping us make that hap-
pen!
We are so blessed to be part of this faith community. Your commitment to our Parish and School is so very
evident and greatly appreciated each and every day. As we continue our Advent journey together, let us pray: