Prairie Catholic Weekly
Newsletter
March 28, 2018
Parents Provide Transportation – Due to no
school at the public school, there will be no
bus service on Tuesday, April 3 rd or
From the Principal
Wednesday, April 4 th . Please make
Dear Parents,
arrangements for transportation to and from
“Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is he who school on those two days.
comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the
highest!” Our church celebrated Palm Sunday this past Live Stations of the Cross – The J-Walkers will be
Sunday, and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, we begin the presenting Live Stations of the Cross this evening
most holy of weeks. Wednesday, March 28th. They will be held at St.
John’s Church beginning at 7:00pm. This is very
moving, and all are welcome to attend. Extra credit
will be given to any Prairie Catholic Middle School
student that attends.
Spring Pictures – Lifetouch will be here on Tuesday,
April 10th to take spring pictures for any students
who would be interested. Coming home today is a
flyer with information regarding online orders. Paper
order forms are included in today’s brown
envelope.
Growing in the Way of Love – Please remember to
As we enter this solemn week and journey with Jesus fill out and return the sign-up sheet regarding a
through his Last Supper and Agony and Death on the presentation by Jeff Arrowood and Alice Heinzen
Cross, I invite you to The Live Stations of the Cross at on Catholic Christian sexuality, that was sent home
St. John’s, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. last week. This is for parents and students in grades
6th – 8th.
I hope you and your family will join us. As our Lenten
Washington DC Meetings – On April 18th Amy
journey comes to an end, let us be transformed
Hameister from Legacy Tours will be here. She will
knowing that what appeared to be death has become,
be meeting with parents of current 6th & 7th graders
instead, a source of life. On Sunday evening my regarding possibility for their trips. That meeting will
husband and I viewed the movie, The Passion Of the begin at 5:15pm. She will then host the “Pack it up
Christ. The movie is very powerful of the last twelve Meeting” for all 8th graders and parents. This is a
hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life. The movie is graphic mandatory meeting for anyone going on the trip.
and rated R, so it’s not appropriate for young children. (Students & Parents) We will meet at 6:30pm in the
But as adults, it’s such a powerful reminder of the school cafeteria.
sacrifices Jesus made for us.
Report cards – report cards are coming home
today in your child’s weekly envelope.
On behalf of Father Weighner, Deacon Mark, our staff
and teachers, I wish you a blessed Easter as we rejoice
in our Savior’s love and accept his gift of abiding hope!
With peace~
Mary Henry
First Communion Practice - First Communion
practice will be held on Wednesday, April 4th
at 7:00pm in St. Gabriel’s Church. All
participating families will need to attend. First
Communion will be on April 8th at St. Gabriel’s Coming Home Today
10:00am Mass. Please keep all of these Below is the information coming home this
week. If you have any questions, please
young students in your prayers.
contact the school office.
Run Like A Girl – Mrs. Kramer would like to Newsletter
again offer a running club for young ladies in Weekly Church Bulletin
grades 3, 4 and 5. The club will first meet on April Lunch Menu & Event Calendar
April 11th afterschool. The club will run every Spring Picture forms
Wednesday afterschool for six weeks. See
enclosed flyer and sign-up sheet.
Upcoming Events
Honor Roll Mass – 3rd Term Honor Roll Mass will March 28th – Report Cards going home
be held on Thursday, April 5th at St. Gabriel’s March 28th – Live Stations of the Cross-St. John’s
Church – 7:00 pm
Church at 8:15 am. Parents are always
March 29th -30th – No School
welcome to join the students. April 2nd – No School
April 5th – Honor Roll Mass
April 8th – First Communion
April 10th – Spring Pictures
April 11th – Growing in the way of Love –
Grades 6th-8th – Cafeteria at 5:30pm
April 13th – Student Council sponsored 80’s Day
April 18th – 6th & 7th Grade Meeting with Legacy
5:15pm
April 18th – Pack it up meeting – Washington
DC trip-6:30pm
April 27th – Student Council sponsored Bake
Sale
