No Mass Thursday Morning

There is a misprint on the school calendar.  We will NOT have mass at school this Thursday.

There will be Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at  7 p.m. at the church.

Sorry for the confusion.

Plans for Dinner?

Have you made your meatless plans for dinner tonight?
We’ve got an easy solution for you!

Bring the family to the new Holy Cross Church Hall for dinner tonight!

Gabriel Project Lenten Dinner

Join us for an Italian Feast!

Meatless Spaghetti
Tossed Salad
Frocia
Bread
Dessert and Drinks

Friday April 15 – doors open at 5 p.m.

In the Holy Cross church hall.

Free will offering proceeds will benefit the Gabriel Project.

Click here to download a flyer.

Lenten Plans

A few notes about our Lenten activities at Holy Cross School:

Stations of the Cross.
The teachers are praying the Stations of the Cross with their students each week during Lent.  They are able to take the children to the school chapel for this.  We will have an All School Stations of the Cross service tomorrow — Friday, April 8 — at 1:30 p.m. in the church.

Reconciliation.
Father Bob has set up a schedule with the teachers so that he can come to our chapel to hear student confessions during Lent.  All children in grades 2 – 8 will have the opportunity to go to reconciliation during this Lenten Season.

Egg Hunt / Meatless Spaghetti Dinner

A couple of notes to pass along -

It looks as if Mother Nature is not going to cooperate on Saturday, March 20 for the Easter Egg Hunt. Therefore, we will be canceling the event.  The eggs that were donated will find their way to the children at school.  Sorry for inconvenience! If you have any questions, feel free to call Mikki Lawrence at (913)530-3875.

Please remember to attend the Meatless Spaghetti Dinner in support of the Holy Cross Gabriel Project. All Proceeds will help support the Holy Cross Gabriel Project. Dinner following the Stations of the Cross Friday, March 19 in the Church basement. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Join Us At The Fish Fry

What are you doing for dinner on Friday?

Plan on joining us at Holy Cross School for the annual PTO Fish Fry this Friday, March 5, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

The food will be served in Pflumm Hall, with seating in the gym for dinner. A free-will donation will be accepted.

The meal includes:

• Hand-Breaded Alaskan Pollock
• French Fries
• Green Beans/Corn
• Slaw
• Roll
• Dessert
• Iced Tea and Lemonade
• (and macaroni and cheese for children — and other non-fish-eaters, I suppose)

Volunteers are needed to help serve the dinner. Contact Claire Hulsey if you can help – rcehulsey@everestkc.net.  Or sign up to bring a dessert. Call the school office to sign up for desserts, and plan on dropping it off on Friday in Pflumm Hall.

Thanks. See you there!

Friday Family Fun Night (F3)

From our F3 organizers, Laura Haeusser, Jenny Kropf and Jennifer Lindsey:

It’s Lent, so let’s begin with Stations of the Cross and Mass at Holy Cross church at 5:30. After Mass, about 6:30, join us in Pflumm Hall for a meatless potluck. Then, test your family skills for game night. We’ll have both family vs. family and one-on-one games, and of course, prizes!

What to bring:
A dinner dish to share
A fun family game
Ideas for future Family Fun Fridays (F3)

We’d love to know if you are coming for planning purposes, so RSVPs would be great, but are not required.

We’d just love to have you!

For more info, contact:
Laura Haeusser at 913-341-9057,
Jenny Kropf at thekropfs@yahoo.com or
Jennifer Lindsey at jennifer.lindsey@danisco.com

There is always something fun to do at Holy Cross.

Mark your calendars for next Friday night, March 5, when we host our very own PTO Fish Fry after Mass.

Fun, Fun, Fun!

Operation Rice Bowl

Please consider participating in Operation Rice Bow during this Lenten Season.

Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community, is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to assist the poor and suffering in more than 100 countries on the basis of need, without regard to race, religion or nationality.

Your donations will help the poor in Nicaragua, Ethiopia, the United States, Lesotho and Bolivia.

You can pick up a Rice Bowl at Holy Cross Church or send donations to your child’s homeroom teacher. Each Holy Cross classroom has a Rice Bowl.

For more information on Operation Rice Bowl, visit http://orb.crs.org.

Notes for your Calendar

Note the update to the KS Assessments Testing Schedule:

8PA & 8HE – March 5, 8, 9 (Reading/Math)
7FA & 7WA – March 23, 24, 25 (Reading/Math), May 3 (Science)
6CA & 6TR – March 22, 30 (Reading/Math)
6CA  -March 29 (Reading/Math)
6TR – April 1 (Reading/Math)
5MA & 5NE – March 31, April 1, 8 (Reading/Math)
4AN & 4GI – March 26, 29, April 8, 9 (Reading/Math), April 26 (Science) **
3MI – March 31, April 8, 9 (Reading/Math)

Reminder: In addition to having your child(ren) here on testing dates, please make sure that they get plenty of rest the night before and a good breakfast on testing days.

More Calendar Notes:

Lenten Season at Holy Cross School
Prayer, Fasting, Giving Alms

Feb. 25 – Grades 2, 3, 4, 5 – Reconciliation – 1 p.m. at Holy Cross Church
Feb. 26 – Grades 6, 7, 8 – Reconciliation – 1 p.m. at Holy Cross Church
March 5 – All School – Stations of the Cross – 1:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church
March 25 – All School – Feast of the Annunciation Mass – 9 a.m. at Church
April 1 – Holy Thursday: Noon Dismissal
April 2 – Good Friday: No School
April 5 – Easter Monday: No School
(April 6 – Teacher In-Service: No School)

Note:
The students will be participating in additional Stations of the Cross services scheduled by their classroom teachers.
We will also be having collections for St. Benedict’s Children Center and Catholic Charities Food Bank.

Self-Reflection

On Wednesday, we began our Lenten journey with an All-School Mass. During thr mass, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to distribute ashes. As I made the Sign of the Cross in ashes on the foreheads of students, teachers, parents, grandparents and babies, I was reminded of our connection in Christ. Looking in each person’s eyes and repeating the words “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel” was an experience that moved me to self-reflections.

Yesterday, Mrs. Helm invited me to come to a prayer service with the eighth-grade girls. As I listened to the scripture readings, the thoughts of reflection and the intercessions, I was again called to self-reflect.

This is what the Season of Lent is about — self-reflection. We are called to look at ourselves, identify our own weaknesses and make changes to bring ourselves closer to each other and to God. We are so fortunate to be able to share this with the Holy Cross children and our school community.

As we walk through the Lenten journey together, I pray that our community grows in faith in God and love for each other. This is the true expression of a Catholic community. It is a profound challenge, but we have the Lord to support and guide us.

Sunday’s Gospel February 21, 2010 Luke 4: 1-13

“One does not live on bread alone.”

“You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.”

“You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”