Crusader Chronicle

On the day of Pentecost, which we celebrated yesterday, we witness the birth of the Church. The Apostles, who had been hiding in the Upper Room, were given the gift of the Holy Spirit, and they came out of hiding and began to tell everyone about Jesus. The Holy Spirit gave the Apostles the gift of speaking in tongues, so that all the people who were assembled on that feast day in Jerusalem could hear about Jesus in their own language. The Apostles were also given the gift of courage and the gift of wisdom.

From that day until now, countless Catholics have continued to evangelize, to witness to Jesus by word and example. All of us are called to follow in the footsteps of the Apostles, who not only helped to found the Church that day but eventually gave their lives to witness to Jesus. May we continue to seek the counsel of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives and embrace the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Spirit of Christ, stir me;

Spirit of Christ, move me;

Spirit of Christ, seal me.

Consecrate in me Your Heart and Will,

O Heavenly Father.

Create in me a fountain of virtues.

Seal my soul as Your own,

that Your reflection in me may be a light for all to see.

Amen.

Heavenly Father,

as we look toward this year’s Memorial Day,

we pray for those who courageously laid down their lives

for the cause of freedom.

May the example of their sacrifice

inspire in us the selfless love of your Son,

our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bless the families of our fallen troops,

and fill their homes and their lives with your strength and peace.

In union with people of goodwill of every nation,

embolden us to answer the call to work for peace and justice,

and thus, seek an end to violence and conflict around the globe.

We pray through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

We would like to thank Ms. Murray for a wonderful Art Show last Thursday. Thanks also to the many families who came to see the artwork of all of our Kindergarten through 8th Grade students. It was a very nice evening and a great chance to see not only some beautiful works of art but also to see the many different types of art media and art subject matter that our students have experienced and created this school year. Thanks to Ms. Murray for all her hard work!

From Mrs. Casey:

Dear Parents,

Acceptance into the Honors Math program is determined by the Diocese Math Committee based on information we provide. To alleviate students being disappointed, we will provide information to those students accepted into the program at Meet Your Teacher Day in August.

Have a wonderful summer,

Mrs. Mary Casey

We sent a Parent Alert earlier to inform you that we are adjusting the school calendar to make Friday, June 2, a half day of school. School will end at 12:15 that day, when buses and then car riders are called. Please mark your calendars. There will be no CARES on Friday, June 2.

2023 St. Ignatius School Yearbooks

School yearbooks are available for order.

Yearbooks will continue to be distributed this week.

Please see attached order form.

Our preliminary 2023-2024 school calendar is below. Please open and download. This calendar will be updated; however, the first day of school and the last day of school will not change. We will send a finalized calendar in the summer.

Please see the flyer below for information on the Acting Naturally Theater Camps.

Home and School Weekly Update:

As we wind down another school year, the Home and School Association would like to thank the faculty and staff for all of their time and effort in making this year a success for our school children. We hope that you enjoy the summer ahead, and we look forward to another school year! To our parents - we could not have accomplished all that we did this year without you. The gift of time of time and volunteerism is truly invaluable and we are appreciative of each and every parent who helped out with lunch duty, H and S events, or served as a homeroom parent. There are too many parents to name for individual thanks, but please know that your generosity goes a long way, and we are truly grateful.

For those of you that attended our last General Assembly meeting, you may recall that Bridget Schmitz, our wonderful 7th and 8th dance chair, was the winner of the $250 Flynn & O’Hara gift card giveaway. As Bridget has an 8th grade graduate this year, she generously donated the gift card back to H&S! With that in mind, a new winner was drawn…a big congratulations goes out to Rob Pearson, Dad to Sophie (1st grade) and Cole (Prek3). Rob’s commitment to helping at our H&S events this year was very much appreciated. Bridget and Rob, we thank you both for your commitment and service to our school!

Field Day is June 5. At this time, we have secured enough parent volunteers for the day. Thank you to all of those parents who have generously volunteered time on that day!

Lunch Duty clarification - Please note that June 2 and June 8 are HALF DAYS of school. If you have signed up for either of those days, we thank you but will not need coverage on those days. Thank you!

Tuesday, May 30, is our last Class Mass. Grade 2 will be joining the St. Ignatius parishioners at 9:00 Mass.

Tuesday, May 30, is the 8th Grade Trip.

Tuesday, May 30, is also the Grade 3 Field Trip to the Churchville Nature Center.

Wednesday, May 31, is the Grade 4 Living History Museum in the school cafeteria, presented for Grade 4 parents.

Thursday, June 1, is the PreK Closing Ceremonies. The PreK teachers will be sending details of the Ceremonies to the PreK parents.

Friday, June 2, is a half day of school. This is a change from the original school calendar.

Monday, June 5, is Field Day. We look forward to a fun day of activities!

Tuesday, June 6, is Kindergarten Graduation Day. Details will be sent to the Kindergarten parents.

Wednesday, June 7, is the 8th Grade Graduation.

Thursday, June 8, is a half day of school. This half day was on the original school calendar.

Friday, June 9, is the last day of school. All students from Grades 1 through 7 will join the St. Ignatius of Antioch parishioners at 9:00 Mass. We will have an End of the Year Awards Ceremony after Mass. Students will be dismissed from school at 10:15 am.

During this past week, the St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School students were given a pamphlet with information on the Parish Vacation Bible School for the summer of 2023. This is a fun program for all of our parish children. If you would like your child to participate in Vacation Bible School, please sign up as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Annmarie Flanagan, our parish PREP director. Please see the registration form below to sign up.

Please see the flyer below for information about this Catholic Women's service group. All parish women are invited to their next meeting on June 14.