March 31, 2015



Dear St. Katharine of Siena School Families,

        I wish you and your families a holy, prayerful, and joyous Holy Week and Easter.  Families will use this  time well  to retreat from the normal business of busy lives,  and that's a good thing. At the same time, I encourage your families to remember this holy season which is the focal point of our faith. Christ's resurrection triumphs over His suffering and sacrifice for all of us. It's wonderful time to profess our faith, and you can do it in the simplest of ways,  but most of all, by our presence in church during Holy Week. Take time with your families to do so. It's the best way to thank God for His goodness to us. Tomorrow, our Faculty/Staff will be at the Daylesford Abbey for our annual Retreat Day.

      Please keep in your prayers  Jane Hurley who passed away. She is  the grandmother of the McCormick children: Katherine, Nolan , Madison, and Lauren.  As well,  please remember Wade Campbell, the uncle of  Casey Campbell, who passed away.

      I so appreciative of our school community's well wishes for my impending surgery this Monday.  I received so many nice emails it wasn't possible to respond to them all. I am deeply grateful to our families, the faculty/staff, and Msgr. Brouwers for your support.  I expect to be back here running around  and seeing you at morning or dismissal car line in no time ....almost good as new! Thank you everyone.

     Below are some pictures from The Living Stations that our 8th grade performed so well last Friday day and evening. If you missed the performance, I recommend you make every effort to see it next year. I can guarantee you will walk out there moved by emotions. There also pictures from the 5th grade Living Stations,  and 6th grade's  Confirmation.   Have a blessed Easter.


Take care,

Bud
                                                         

Eighth  Grade Living Stations 

   

The Last Supper.

Jesus ( Martin Manion)  meets Mary, his mother on the road to Calvary. 

Veronica show the face of Jesus on the cloth.  

The Agony in the Garden. 

Jesus is nailed to the Cross.

Easter Sunday - The Resurrection. 

Fifth Grade Living Stations 

Hayden Kennedy, as Jesus, carries the cross.

Both Miss DeFino and Mrs Orsatti's 5th grade homeroom classes performed their own version of the Living Stations to the primary grades. 

Confirmation for the 6th Grade 

Hailey Nord with Msgr. Brouwers after being confirmed. 

 Confirmation was held this past Saturday ( at 9:30 and at 1:30) for our 6th grade and our religious education students (PREP) as well.