Our seventh graders in Ms. Taormina's religion class have enjoyed a variety of hands on projects to learn about our Catholic faith. One such lesson was on the preciousness of human life. Afterwards students' took time to create a protective container for a baby chick egg.  The goal was to protect the forming babies' life.  Next, they dropped the egg down the stairs.  All but one egg stayed intact.  A lively discussion followed the activity. Students agreed we all need to help preserve and protect life. They enjoyed watching portions of Horton Hears Who and embraced the saying, "A person is a person no matter how small."  They agreed it is not enough for us to just hear about life being precious, rather we need to live life valuing each other and all life from conception to natural death.

 

Last year our middle school students formed a Respect Life Group. Mrs. Power meets with the group every first Thursday of the month focusing on prayer, outreach and educating others. On the first Friday of each month, they attend our parish's 8:00 am morning mass followed by the rosary specifically said for the unborn. Together let's pray for the protection of all human life through the world in a special way this Lent.

Blessings, 

Students are asked to bring in an item for Wednesday's Children's Liturgy.  Students are invited to bring their items and place them into a basket at the altar.  We will be collecting items for 5 weeks:

• March 8 - Canned vegetables/tuna
• March 22 - Boxed meals (stuffing, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, etc.)
• March 29 - Personal items (shampoo, soap, toothpaste)
• April 5 - Cereal
• April 12 - Baby items

Scrip statements will be mailed the week of March 6th to all families that purchase Scrip and have a balance. We are three-fourths of the way through the school year for purchasing scrip so you should have purchased $2700 worth of scrip at this point to stay on target. Families that still have a balance by May 15th will have their accounts prorated and will need to pay the difference by the end of May. If you have already purchased $3600 worth of scrip, you have fulfilled your obligation and will not receive a statement in order to save the school money on postage.

Thank you, Shawn Binkowski
952-440-8103

The Catholic Schools Center of Excellence is so excited to bring Josh Ochs, a nationally-renowned social media safety speaker, to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on March 7th-March 9th, 2017. He will present seminars at three Catholic schools to teach parents about social media safety and how to help children use social media to impress colleges and future employers. Josh will bring parents up to speed on the latest apps and explain how to talk with kids about using digital tools to shine online. 

These FREE events are geared toward young parents and are open to the public, including parents from all Catholic schools. FREECHILDCARE will be available at all locations.

Seminars include:

March 7

7PM-8:30PM
St. John the Baptist Catholic School
4625 W 125th St
Savage, MN
55378

March 8

7PM-8:30PM
Annunciation
Catholic School
525 W 54th St
Minneapolis, MN 55419

  March 9

7PM-8:30PM
St. Croix
Catholic School
621 3rd St S
Stillwater, MN
55082

Register Here

Change your calendars for the spring band concert to Thursday, June 1st

(originally scheduled for May 25th). 

Band rehearsal 12:30 pm.  Concert 7:00 pm.

Please order your yearbook by visiting:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com

School ID code: 12368117

                    $20.00

Orders due by March 10, 2017 

Twin Oaks Middle School

One Weekend Only!

March 3-5

Prior Lake Players

Mrs. De Gross	Grades 2-4	Also offering more affordable small group sessions to keep students' skills sharp over the summer.	[email protected]
Mr. Whalton	Grades 1-8	Math	djwhalton@gmail.com
Mrs. Vochoska	Grades K-6	Math and Reading	[email protected]
Ms. Johannes	Primary Grades	Math and Reading	[email protected]

Parishioners can establish St. Michael Catholic Church for their AmazonSmile charitable giving by searching "St. Michael Prior Lake".  A search simply on "St. Michael" yields many, many results.  A charitable organization need only be established one time.
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March 3	4:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Fish Fry sponsored by Student Council (Archangels Hall)
March 9	12:30 pm	Reconciliation Grades 2-8
March 9	6:30 pm	School Advisory Council
March 13-17		Spring Break - No School
March 23	6:30 pm	Marketing Meeting
March 31	8:45 am	Living Stations and Grandparents/Special Persons Day (Preschool - Grade 8)
March 31	7:00 pm	Living Stations

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You can view the entire school calendar here.