We Are Called

I am so proud of our efforts that raised almost $5000 from the carnival for our Catholic Charities all school serve day and donations of over 530 items for the foster care network! When many people join in, great things happen!

All the birthday surprises were un-necessary but I am very grateful for you all. Thanks for the many generous gifts.

I did get one card from a teacher that had a Rosary on it and on the inside it had the beautiful sentiment that she prayed a Rosary for me. I love the power of prayer! I am in a group with mom's from my kids friends who have been praying for a friend's recovery. When I don't know what else to do, I pray.

Our Rosary committee thought that, since we all need prayers, it would be great to commit to pray as a family for another family! I love this. Sometimes we know needs, but often even the family doesn't know what needs to prayed for! See their new message under the Rosary Clip art.

We are Called!

Kathy Rhodes

Feb. 18 No School Conferences

Feb. 21 No School President's Day

March 11 Serve Day and Talent Show

April 20 Confirmation

We're so excited to include the SHOJ Classroom Projects for this year's Brown Bottle Dinner and Auction, which will be held on Saturday April 30th! We've come up with some fun classroom projects that will be available for purchase or bidding on during the silent auction but we need your help! Beth Menghini and Megan Ubben are graciously leading the efforts and have come up with some great ideas. We're trying to take as much off of the teachers as possible, so they are looking for 1 parent per classroom to help with these projects! (No art degrees are necessary!) Please sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0f4baaae2da6f94-brown

We are so excited to be bringing our Annual SHOJ Brown Bottle back IN PERSON this year! The event will take place on Saturday April 30th and it will be a “Derby” of a time! One of the more popular items for Brown Bottle are the amazing Raffle Baskets we’re able to assemble thanks to generous donations from our Sacred Heart School and SOR families!! This year we are streamlining the process and have created a sign up genius (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0844A5AA22A7F94-2022) based on the various themes! We prayerfully ask that you select an item(s) that you’d like to purchase and donate. No time to shop?...there is a link imbedded in the sign up genius where you can make a cash donation and we’ll do the shopping for you! Your child(ren) can bring in their item(s) anytime between now and April 1st and drop them by the office or give them to their teacher! Details on how to purchase raffle basket tickets for your opportunity to win, will be forthcoming!

Here is an Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2SKGX1MNPKINW?ref_=wl_share

One of the greatest and simplest things we can do as part of the SHOJ school community is to pray for one another! During the month of February, we are inviting families to pray for other school families. Please sign up with this link by 2/18, and you will be emailed a family (or a few) to pray a Rosary for with your own family. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAAAE2DA6F94-shoj

Some families may be accustomed to praying the Rosary together, while for others this may seem new and uncomfortable. A wonderful place to start is using the Holy Family School of Faith Daily Rosary podcast, during which the Rosary is prayed, with very relatable meditations shared between the decades. You can scroll through the podcast episodes here to find a topic that sounds intriguing.

This video also includes a brief history of the Rosary and an overview of how to pray it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuT7HI7ZvfA&ab_channel=BustedHalo%C2%AE) , and this link (https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/rosary/how-to-pray-the-rosary.html) includes the written prayers for a Rosary.

We hope the ways listed above will bring some new opportunities for your family to pray together this semester!

SHOJ Rosary Committee

Thank you to everyone that sent in donations and volunteered their time for the Father/Daughter dance. A special thank you to the Coffey, Lorimer, Peters, Bauer, & Theis families for sponsoring the photo booth!

Here is another healthy recipe to enjoy!

White Bean Chicken Chili

1 pound chicken tenderloins (season with garlic salt and cumin)

2 cans navy beans

1 can pinto beans

2 4oz. cans diced green chilies

1 white onion chopped

1 green pepper

1 poblano pepper

1 jalapeno (remove seeds for less spice)

1 spoon full of minced garlic

1 tablespoon oregano

1 tablespoon chili powder

4 cups low sodium chicken bone broth (can use chicken broth instead)

Pinch of sea salt and black pepper

Steps:

1. Cook the chicken in the skillet first

2. Combine all other ingredients and cook on stovetop for about 45 minutes

3. Add toppings

*Also could make in the slow cooker

Toppings: avocado sliced, shredded cheddar cheese, jalapenos, cilantro, tortillas warmed up in skillet with butter and sliced on top. Enjoy!

Source used: The Wellness Remodel book by Cara Clark (nutritionist) and Christina Anstead

*****Please remind students to bring a water bottle every day! Thank you!*****

Nurse Mary

All Parish Serve Day

Join Sacred Heart Parishioners for an ALL Parish Serve Day on Saturday, February 19! We will meet in the Johnson Drive Parking lot by the basketball goas and travel to various Catholic Charities locations to serve. We will complete the experience with a 12:30 luncheon at a location to be announced. You are welcome to bring your children age 8 and older unless you feel your younger disciples are mature enough to handle a morning of “light labor.” More details and a schedule with be forthcoming. This experience will count for Confirmation service hours. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4baaae2da6f94-allparish

Registration with our unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/48-0625990

Sunday, February 27th

7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Jr. High Youth Rally is an annual event hosted by the Office of Evangelization and Catholic Formation of Youth. It’s a faith-filled, one day event aimed at engaging and inspiring youth to live for Christ. It is open to any middle school student in the Archdiocese.

Carpool: We will meet at 7:30 a.m. in SHOJ Johnson Drive side parking lot to carpool to Prairie Star Ranch (1 hour drive). The rally will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. We will return to SHOJ parking lot around 5:00 p.m.

VICTORY is the theme of this year’s retreat.

After registering, please fill out this permission slip and return to Jen beforehand at jen.zans@shoj.org or at drop off Sunday morning: https://files.ctctusercontent.com/593b3045601/bc5114ff-41db-4529-b3f9-75ce815a883c.pdf?rdr=true

Schedule:

7:30am- Meet at Sacred Heart to carpool

8:30am - Registration Opens

Mikey Needleman Band, Presenters, Discussions, Prayers

2:30pm Mass w/Archbishop Naumann

4:00pm Leave PSR for Sacred Heart

5:00pm Pick up at Sacred Heart

Prayer & Action: A 5 day mission trip in Emporia, KS helping homeowners with yardwork, painting, organizing and other projects. Through Prayer & Action you receive 30 hours of credit towards any service hour requirements you might have for the 2022-23 School year for CSP, NHS or you are welcome to come if you just have a desire in your heart to serve!
Cost: $175

Prayer and Action Dates:
June 12-17
June 26-July 1
July 17-22

Steubenville Conference: is a high-energy youth conference where thousands of teens are invited to encounter Jesus Christ through dynamic speakers, engaging music, the Sacraments, small group discussions and friendship with other teens. The conference takes place on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. This year's theme is FEARLESS. "I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world." John 16:33
Cost: $300

Date for Steubenville: July 8-10

Register for one or both trips here: https://web4u.forms-db.com/view.php?id=1244037

Email: kathy.rhodes@shoj.org
Website: school.SHOJ.com
Location: 21801 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, USA
Phone: 9134225520
Facebook: facebook.com/SacredHeartCatholicSchool