We Are Called

PRAY~FAST~GIVE

A couple summers back, my family had a float in the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish near Carroll, Iowa. It was about that same time that I was working on our new parish's capital campaign to build a church for St. John Paul II in Olathe. Visiting people and asking them to support the church took on new meaning as I reflected about the sacrifices that people made to build our beautiful church (picture below) 150 years earlier and rebuild it a couple times due to fires/tornadoes.

My Dad, who has lived in the same house his entire life, was heartbroken when they closed the parish last year. This was his spiritual home, the place of friendships, and where many of his activities stemmed from, especially Sacraments.

I am really excited to attend the 99 retreat tomorrow. We are blessed that SHOJ is such a vibrant community. We are blessed with generous support so that we can have a parish that provides for the spiritual needs of so many.

I am so happy that you children are enrolled in SHOJ School – a very important ministry of our parish. If you were at Mass on Feb. 13, you heard Fr. Pat say that he counts you as one of his many blessings. I hope that everyone in our parish, counts this community as a blessing. God is never outdone in generosity. We appreciate your commitment to the school through tuition and service. As you know, the parish supports about 30% of the school budget. I always explain that how a parish works is much like a family – we happily do more to ensure that everyone has what they need. I understand that choosing a Catholic Education is a financial commitment for you and that it may even be a struggle. I also know families that increase their parish donations after their children finish school to "repay" the help they received. I appreciate those who support Sacred Heart Parish with their time, talent and treasure and encourage you to make sure that you complete the parish renewal form (also on line).

We are Called!

Kathy Rhodes

Like most volunteer positions, we usually get more than we give! It is time to find chairs for next year's activities for CPS. Please let us know if you have questions about the document. If we don't find people to step up to coordinate these activities, they will not be held.

READ ACROSS AMERICA

Parents,

We are very excited to announce that we will be celebrating Read Across America the week of March 7-11 with lots of fun reading activities. Below is a daily schedule of each day’s events.

Monday-Bring your favorite book and Wear a Hat.

Tuesday- Design a Book Cover

Wednesday- Wear Crazy Socks

Thursday- Read-a-thon- PJ’s and pillow, Middle Schools Sweats

Friday- Serve Day and Talent Show

March 11 Serve Day and Talent Show

March 14-18 Spring Break

March 21 school resumes, except for Kindergarten - round up day!

March 31 Brown Bottle Basket Donations Due

April 20 Confirmation

Staffing may be the most important part of the planning for the upcoming school year. Although contracts will not be issued until mid April, I have been notified that a few current teachers are planning on changes. I appreciate their service and commitment to SHOJ as this allows us to plan ahead and have a large pool of people to interview. I am happy for each of the following as they are able to make career choices, but am sad to lose them as they have been an important part of our community. Mrs. Nora Tripp, Mrs. Haley Trautloff, and Miss Julia Hammond have let me know that they do not plan to return to teaching next year. Join me in thanking them for their service and praying for them and those who may be called to take their place. God bless you.

Pack 3418 had 3 Sacred Heart boys cross over next on 2/26/22 from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. "Crossing over" includes a bridging ceremony where the cub scouts cross the bridge from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. It is the culmination of their cub scouting career and a great accomplishment.

God wants us to tune our ears to the messages He sends us through our minds and bodies. My job is to encourage students to become aware of their stress and start to name it in order to start taming it. But stress and worry isn't all bad. It can be helpful and keep us safe if we act on it in conjunction with the Holy Spirit. In this way, it can act as a caution signal.

If you are wondering if your child's worry is creeping into more concerning anxiety or if you are interested in learning how you can help your child prepare for the unknown ahead, check out the links below...

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/worrying.html

https://catholiccounselors.com/three-steps-to-peaceful-parenting/

Help your student take note of how he or she feels after initiating a kind deed. Chances are good that he or she feels as good (or better than) the recipient of the kindness.

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

School Families: Adoration for the wellbeing of parish students and teachers (signupgenius.com)

I have had the chance to go to several CYO games and just want to acknowledge the hard work of the coaches. I am impressed with the demeanor and the commitment to work with the players at all levels. I was never brave enough to take on the challenge of coaching and want everyone to know the great value you add to our school community. I also want to acknowledge the great sportsmanship that I witnessed. Sacred Heart of Jesus is represented so well. THANK YOU ALL!

SACRED HEART CYO TRACK INFORMATION

Who is eligible to play?

· Any 3rd-8th grade boy or girl in the parish. We have multiple practices per week to accommodate multi-sport athletes. Athletes are not required to attend all practices.

Track season details:

· Register at https://cyojwa.org/current-programs

· Cost is $65 per child for 3rd-4th grade and $90 for 5th-8th grade. Uniforms included. **Fees go up $25 as of March 21st for late sign-up.

· Events:

Ø 5th-8th grade races include distances of 60m, 100m, 120m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1 mile. There are multiple relay races too. Field events are high jump, long jump, shot put and ball throw (softball for girls and football for boys). Athletes can compete in four events per meet.

Ø 3rd-4th grade races are 60m, 100m, 120m, 200m, and 400m. Each runner can compete in two races per meet. While 3rd-4th grade don’t compete in field events, they can still try them out at practice.

· Practices begin the week of March 21st

· Practices will be at Mill Creek Middle School (8001 Mize Blvd) 6:00-7:00pm

· Track & Field Meets:

• Week 1 – April 9, 2022
• Week 2 – April 23, 2022
• Week 3 - April 30, 2022
• City Finals - May 7, 2022 5th-8th boys and girls all day

· Uniform pick up is Sunday, March 27th 9:00-11:00am in MPC.

· Monday, March 7th coaches meeting at 6:30pm in school library.

Contact Suzanne Carpenter, track coordinator, with questions or if you are interested in coaching, suzannecarpenter@sbcglobal.net or 913-620-8740

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

Updates coming soon. Keep praying the Rosary!

SHOJ Rosary Committee

Please contact Jen Zans or check the parish website for information on the following:

Prayer & Action:
June 12-17
June 26-July 1
July 17-22

Steubenville Conference: July 8-10

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

Welcome to Data Central - Data Central (ksde.org)

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

40 for 40---Join hundreds of your friends and journey with us as we unpack the USCCB document “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church”. This 40-day Lenten experience (begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Palm Sunday) will encourage us to deepen our “Eucharistic amazement” in preparation for Easter. Each email contains a bite-sized excerpt from the U.S. Bishops’ document, followed by brief commentary and questions for further prayer/reflection/action. It will also include a link to the U.S. bishops’ document in its entirety, and a free course offered by Bishop Cozzens. The entire email is usually under 500 words and can easily be read in 5 minutes. Two ways to opt-in to the daily emails: 1) Text 40for40 to 84576-click on the link on the welcome text to complete signup 2) Go to https://archkck.flocknote.com/40for40 --complete the signup. 2. Archbishop Lenten Revival Eucharistic Amazement podcast. Journey with Archbishop Naumann through the Gospel of John with weekly reflections for personal and/or group study – Podcast: https://archkck.libsyn.com Study guide: https://archkck.org/adults/home The national website, https://eucharisticrevival.org/, is full of information. Our local website should launch next week. It will contain local calendars and information

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