Divine Mercy Daily…
For those who are on their computer more often than not, check out a quick and powerful resource called Di-vine Mercy Daily. Brought to you by the same people who put out the Catechism in a Year and The Gospels in a Year, instead of sending out a daily gospel reading or passage from the Catechism, you receive, among other things, daily excerpts from the diary of St. Faustina.
The first note began this past Saturday, August 15th, in honor of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since I did not receive the information until after the bulletin had been sent off, this was as quickly as I could get the info to you. There is plenty of time to sign up now! Just go to: https://flocknote.com/divinemercydaily.
Beyond Sunday…
As in most capital campaigns, things roll out in a slow, orderly process. So, some families have already been met with and have made their pledges. Others have received a letter saying that a member of the committee is going to contact them soon, and are in the process of finding a time to meet. The majority of you have yet to receive any information aside from my pulpit announcement and the information you have gleaned from the St. Louis Review. Be patient with us. We will be in contact with you. (I promise!) And we will be asking you, as we have asked everyone, to consider a sacrificial gift over the next five years. Thanks to those, who in their eagerness to help the parish and the Archdiocese, have ‘jumped the gun’ and sent in gifts already. Your eagerness to help out is a source of joy to this pastor’s heart. Thanks for yet another reason to smile and to consider myself the luckiest pastor in the entire Archdiocese.
School….
We are up and running for what I unofficially believe is the 157th year here at St. Ann School. Enrollment figures, which are always a moving target, show that there are 147 students enrolled, K through 8th grade. That is also the number of students we had at the end of the past school year. Our Kindergarten class is a hefty 20 students, of whom 12!!! are ‘graduates’ from our Early Childhood Learning Center run by Anna Hook and her amazing faculty. Thanks for being such a great place for those crucial learning years, and for being such a feeder for our ‘big school’ next door.
Our Faculty has one change – Mrs. Kathleen Burwell is now our part time Computer teacher, replacing Mr. Michael Clark, who is dedicating himself full time to his passion of exploring and hosting people on our great Missouri rivers. As always, the weekly Parent Newsletter is posted on the wall just to the left of the doors going into the church in our vestibule.