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MARY... OUR HOPE AND OUR HELP
September Title of Mary: Mother of Perpetual Health
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Confirmation Update
Confirmation Enrollment is this Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the 9:00 am Mass. Candidates should attend mass with their parents. You may sit anywhere in church. There will be a blessing given toward the end of Mass. Immediately after Mass, students and parents go to Noll Hall where we will pass out the Confirmation packets and explain the program. If you have other children with you they may come downstairs also and enjoy a doughnut while we go over the information. If your child has chosen a sponsor, the sponsor does not need to attend. Please arrive early to find a seat as this mass is very well attended.
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Safety Update
During Parent Orientation Night, it was announced that a Villa Hills/Crescent Springs police officer would be at school for all Masses where students were in attendance. On these days, the officer will now stay on campus through the end of lunch as well. This started this week, so you will see a presence of the Villa Hills/Crescent Springs police here at school. We would like to thank Holy Name Society, PTO, Cav Call, and a generous anonymous parent donor for covering the cost of this until the end of December.
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Sunday Religion School
Sunday Religion School for 3,4, 5 and Kindergarten aged children will begin on Sunday, September 28. Classes take place during the 9:00 am Mass and are held during the school year. Please use the attached registration form to register your child, preferably by September 22. We are also looking for teachers and junior high/high school class aides. Contact Tina Klare for more information.
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No Photograph List
If you would like your child to be included on the no photograph list, email Brooke Bilz (bbilz@sjscrescent.org) with the subject "No photograph" and the first and last names of the students.
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Covington Catholic High School News
Experience the Brotherhood. Join the Future Colonel Club.
The Future Colonel Club is your ticket to the CovCath brotherhood in action. From the chants of the Colonel Crazies to the roar of the Friday night lights, this is your chance to be part of it all.
Membership includes:
- Free admission to select CovCath events—including this Friday’s football game and next Thursday’s soccer game
- An exclusive Future Colonel Club t-shirt
- A front-row look at what makes CovCath more than just a school—it’s a brotherhood
Don’t just hear about the Colonel Crazies. Stand with them. Don’t just visit CovCath. Live it.
Sign up now: www.covcath.org/fcc
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Colonels Youth Lacrosse
Colonels Youth Lacrosse, the official youth lacrosse program of Covington Catholic High School, is hosting a New Player Clinic for students who want to learn lacrosse. The clinic consists of 1-hour sessions spread over 4 Sundays in October, starting October 5 and ending October 26. For more information and to register click here.
Colonels Youth Lacrosse is also hosting a Parent Information Meeting about the 2026 spring season on Wednesday, September 17 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM at the Covington Catholic STEM Auditorium. All parents and students interested in playing lacrosse this spring are encouraged to attend.
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MORNING DROP OFF REMINDERS
- Parents are welcome to enter the back parking lot via Nordman Drive for morning drop off. This will alleviate backup on Lorraine Avenue.
- Students should be ready to exit the vehicle when you pull up to the cones.
- If you need more time to get your child out of the vehicle (we all have tough mornings!), you are welcome to park your car in the upper lot and walk your child to the front circle. This will allow traffic to clear more quickly.
- Parents should not enter the building unless they have business in the school office.
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Directory Advertisement
Last chance to include your business or service in the inaugural SJS community directory. Please complete this form by Tuesday, September 30.
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Cavs on the Run
We're excited to announce our first annual Cavs On The Run fundraiser! Students will get to participate in our kick-off event, a pep rally Friday the 19th! Stay tuned for more information.
~ SJS Cavs On The Run Committee
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Basketball registration is open!
Link is here:
https://sports.bluesombrero.com/default.aspx?portalid=8080
Basketball registration is open until September 15th.
Recreational teams for boys and girls 1st grade to 8th grade.
Girls competitive teams for 7th and 8th grade.
New this year: boys competitive teams will be participating in the Northern Kentucky Middle School League. Boys competitive teams will be for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Pricing:
Recreational $105 per player
Competitive $150 per player
Any questions, reach out to basketball coordinators:
Girls - Laura Janszen lmjanszen@gmail.com
Boys - Tyler Hull thull1616@gmail.com
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Cavaliers Care 2025
Cavaliers Care is an outreach program that provides an opportunity for our students and families to get involved with various organizations to volunteer and build into our community. As Christ's followers we want to be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving our brothers and sisters in need. We are called to humble ourselves in service to glorify God's kingdom. We are called to give of our treasure, time and talents! We certainly answered that call in the 2024-2025 school year. In addition to our weekly volunteering we facilitated two large events that were a huge success! See below to sign up for current volunteer opportunities.
Link to Sign Up Genius
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Ski Club
We are excited to announce that we will have a ski club with Perfect North again this year. By using the link and login information below you can receive a 30% discount on all memberships. This is open to anyone (kids, friends, family) so please pass along information to anyone interested. We need a minimum of 15 passes sold to have a "club" and receive the discounted pricing.
Website: www.perfectnorth.com/clubs (Please click on "S" to find St. Joseph Crescent Springs).
Username: sjcs
Password: deception
Deadline: November 3rd
Equipment: Ski/Snowboard rentals can be added see pricing below.
Passes: Will be mailed to you after you purchase them. In the mail you will receive a RFID card that will serve as your lift ticket. No need to get a sticker anymore. Please place RFID card in jacket (arm, shoulder, waist). You will have to place the RFID near the scanner to get on lift. RFID cards will also be used for ski rentals and can be used to put money on them for food.
Rentals: Please purchase rentals if needed when buying the passes.
By purchasing through the club you will get a free beginner lesson (just show up at the lesson location at the top of the hour and tell them you are part of the ski club).
By using the club you can also purchase 4 or 5 visit passes that allow you to show up 4 or 5 separate times throughout the year.
Please pay attention to what days you select for these passes. Rentals for the 4 or 5 visits are also at a discount rate.
The ski club is the only way to purchase these 4 or 5 visit passes.
The more people registered the more rewards we will get. We will have a St. Joe's day at Perfect North one day in January where we will have a drawing for some prizes.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions or issues with the system.
Eric and Katie Kiely (KatieAKiely@gmail.com 859-992-2218).
Eric's cell: 859-801-1014
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MathCounts
MathCounts will be in Mrs. Kramer's Academic Support Room in our 5th grade hallway starting Thursday September 25 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
MathCounts was established in 1983 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the CNA Foundation. It is an enrichment, coaching, and competition program that promotes middle school mathematical achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. If you have a natural aptitude for the subject, or are simply interested in a creative approach to problem-solving, then join us on Thursday evenings. Beyond weekly evening practices, intended Mathletes should anticipate optional take-home material, possible scrimmages against local schools throughout the year, regional competition at NKU in February 2026, and potential state competition in March 2026. College scholarships are typically offered for top placements at the regional and state events. The program has minimal cost beyond your commitment of time, energy, and enthusiasm! We very much look forward to meeting any interested 6th through 8th graders.
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Church Directory Update
We are continuing to work with the directory company to produce our Pictorial Directory. While we wish the directory would have been out sooner, we ask you to keep in mind that we added more photo days due to the great response from our families who wanted to be a part of the directory. Also, we wanted to include photos of our beautiful new sanctuary in the book. We completed the second edit and sent it to the company on August 29. We expect to receive the third draft with the corrections/changes in about 4 weeks. Additional edits may be necessary, but we hope not. The company advises that producing a bound book takes about two months from the time we approve the final edited copy. We are looking to have the directories ready for distribution around November. Thanks for your patience.
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Message from Parish Secretary
If you do not have attendance cards (especially new families), please reach out to me. I can print some up for you and send them home with your student! Even if you contribute money electronically, you still need to put attendance cards in the collection basket to document your presence/participation at Mass.
Also, if you don't have cards yet or forget their card at home, you can just use a plain empty envelope or even just a scrap of paper with your family name on it and put it in the basket. Please put your family's last name, as well as a first name of head/co head of household. I am receiving slips of paper with last names only, but I sometimes have multiple families with the same last name. It will be VERY helpful to me if a first name is included to make sure that I mark participation for the correct family. If I can't figure it out, then I can't record it.
If you miss Masses, please don't put multiple weeks of cards in the collection basket. You will only get "credit" for one weekend- the one you attended.
Susie Alcini
Parish Secretary
salcini@stjosephcsky.org
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Hero Night
Hero Night Festival Returns for Fifth Year of Community Celebration
Fort Mitchell, KY – October 7, 2025 – The community is invited to join the Hero Night Festival, a free family event that celebrates our local superheroes—police officers and firefighters—through an evening filled with fun, entertainment, and activities.
Now in its sixth year, Ashlee Kennedy State Farm is once again teaming up with the Fort Mitchell Police and Fire Departments, Villa Hills Police Department, Lakeside Park/Crestview Hills Police, and Crescent Springs/Villa Hills Fire Department to host this special event.
The festival will take place at the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home Festival Grounds from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Attendees can look forward to:
- Engaging booths from local businesses
- Family-friendly games and activities
- Opportunities to meet and celebrate our community’s everyday heroes
All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home, supporting its vital mission in the community.
“We are proud to continue this tradition of bringing families together to honor the brave men and women who serve and protect us every day,” said Ashlee Kennedy, State Farm Agent and event sponsor. “Hero Night Festival is about community, gratitude, and giving back—and we can’t wait to see everyone there.”
Come join Ashlee Kennedy State Farm and your local heroes for an evening of fun and celebration at this unforgettable community event!
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home Festival Grounds
Admission: Free
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School Lunch Accounts
Don't forget to put money into your child's school lunch account through the My School Bucks website. A maximum of $20 can be charged.
Cafeteria Volunteers
Please review the link below to volunteer in the cafeteria for the month of September. Check in at the school office by 10:30am. Make sure to wear athletic shoes or rubber soled shoes. No open toed shoes or flip flops. Also no younger siblings please. All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained. New this year: students will be using regular silverware instead of disposable. Please watch students so the silverware is not thrown in the trash. Thank you!
First Shift: lunch for grades K and 6-8
Second Shift: lunch for grades 1-5
September cafeteria volunteer sign-ups
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Office Reminders
- If you are dropping off an item your child has forgotten, please put the item on or in the blue bin by the front door. Your child’s name should be on the item. Please email the office and the child’s teacher to let them know that an item has been dropped off for the child. The office staff will retrieve the item and your child will pick it up from the office.
- If you need to make an appointment for your child during the school day, please refrain from picking your child up after 1:30 p.m. The office is very busy at the end of the day, and reducing early pick ups at this time will allow our office staff to focus on making sure everything is ready for our school dismissal at 1:55 p.m.
- If your student is going to be absent, please email their teacher and the office at bbilz@sjscrescent.org and aborchers@sjscrescent.org
- If there is a transportation change for dismissal, please email your students teacher and Mrs. Bilz in the office at bbilz@sjscrescent by 12:00 p.m.
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Newsletter Calendar – September 14 – September 26
September 14 Grade 8 Confirmation Enrollment Mass 9:00 (Church)
September 15 Middle School Academic Team Practice 2:15-4:00
September 16 Mozart Strings practice 2:00-3:15
September 17 Mass Grades 4-8 9:00
September 18 Mass Grades K-3 9:00
September 18 Art Club Grades 6-8 2:00-3:30
September 18 Tropical Smoothie Day
September 19 Picture Day
September 19 Cavs on the Run Pep Rally
September 22 Sanctuary Social Restaurant Night 3:00-10:00
September 23-25 8th Grade to Camp Joy
September 23 Spiritwear
September 24 Mass Grade 4-8 9:00
September 25 Mass Grade K-3 9:00
September 25 French Club 2:00-3:00 Grade K-8
September 25 Math Counts Grade 6-8 6:30-8:00
September 26 8th Grade No School
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If you have any information that you would like included in the newsletter or sent out, please email the information to one of the addresses below.
tmains@sjscrescent.org
ebeiersdorfer@sjscrescent.org
aborchers@sjscrescent.org
bbilz@sjscrescent.org
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