Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.
St. Augustine of Hippo
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Upcoming Events
Apr 19 - Good Friday -
NO SCHOOL
- ALL OFFICES CLOSED
Apr 21 - Easter Sunday
Apr 22 - Weather Make-Up Day
- SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
Apr 22 -
April Scrip order due by 9:00 am
Apr 24 - HF Rosary, 9:15 am @ SJ Church Chapel
Apr 24 - HF Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
Apr 25 - 4th gr to St. John Cemetery 12:40-2:50 pm
Apr 26 - HF Spirit Day
Apr 26-28 - 33 of our 8th gr. students to Rays of Hope Mission Trip in Omaha
Apr. 30 - HF Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 pm @ LSMS
May 1 - HF Rosary, 9:15 am @ SJ Church Chapel
May 1 - HF Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
May 1 - HF Parent Association Rep meeting, 6:30 pm @ SJ
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New to the Electronic Backpack this week
Mt. Mercy Univ. Girls VB Camp Flyer (6-9 gr.)
Summer Solutions Flyer
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Hello, Holy Family!
This week, I have just one message for you, and it is a request that I hope finds its way to the hearts of all of the families in our Archdiocesan Catholic schools.
I am asking for your assistance with a very important and urgent legislative action alert. As many of you know, families under 400% of the federal poverty rate can apply for STO grants to attend Catholic schools. Many students at our school benefit and rely on this program. The Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa Catholic Conference, Iowa ACE and "Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future" STO board all support a substantial increase the amount of tax credits available for our students, as we can't currently fund all of the identified need for our families.
Currently $13 million in tax credits are made available by the state to donors and we are asking the legislature to increase that to $20 million in coming years. Bills that are moving in the Iowa Legislature include an increase in theSTO tax credits among many other provisions. Senate File 631, which passed the Senate Ways and Means Committee, includes a $4 million increase for a total of $17 million. If all tax credits were expended, that would raise about $26 million for scholarships. House Study Bill 257 includes a $1 million increase. The STO tax credit program does not take money from public school funding. In fact, the Iowa Department of Revenue estimates this program saves the state more than $12 million a year which can be used for other purposes.
Please go to
https://www.votervoice.net/ICC/campaigns/65475/respond
to send a note to your senator and representative (their names will be pre-populated based on your address). You will see a sample message already prepared but I would urge you to personalize that message whenever possible--especially if you have been a recipient of a STO grant. You may also wish to call your legislators directly. Legislators need to hear from constituents of the importance of the STO program and the need to increase the available tax payers to support our students in need.
Wishing You Easter Blessings,
Zach
Zachary Zeckser
Chief Administrator
Holy Family Catholic School System
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SCHOOL IS IN SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 22ND.
This is one of our weather related make-up days. There will be busing before and after school.
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Scrip Orders:
We will have just 2 more dates to order Scrip this school year, on April 22nd and May 20th. Please have your order in by 9:00 am on both of these dates. Physical orders will be ready for pick-up on the Friday following each Monday order.
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Coming home today is the Lifetouch Spring Picture package for all students who were in attendance on our picture days of 3/28/19 (PS) and 3/29/19. The package includes a payment envelope, and information to make your payment online.
There is also a copy of the payment envelope in the Electronic Backpack.
If you do not wish to purchase any pictures, please send the entire picture package back to school immediately.
If you wish to purchase any pictures, please mark the envelope appropriately and either enclose your payment in the envelope, or write the online payment code on the envelope.
All unpurchased pictures and payments envelopes need to be returned to your student’s school by Wednesday, May 1st.
Please note that there is no make-up or re-take days for Spring Pictures.
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SCRIP volunteers needed
:
With our renewed efforts to offer the Holy Family community SCRIP (which
makes money
for individual families and makes money for Holy Family), we will need a few more volunteers. One of these is needed to help with some data tracking, and the others are needed to help run to our partner businesses to pick up gift cards and drop them off at school. Each of these would require a few hours each month. Please email Mr. Zeckser at zzeckser@holyfamilycr.org if you would care to contribute to one of these servant leadership opportunities. No previous familiarity with SCRIP is necessary. Thank you very much!
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Think Spring Fundraiser Cash & Carry Sale
There will be a Cash & Carry Plant Sale on Friday, May 10th from 3:30 - 7 PM and Saturday, May 11th from 9 AM - noon. Stop by the LaSalle Middle School parking lot to purchase items for your garden or a basket of flowers for your mom for Mother's Day. An assortment of landscaping flats, hanging flower baskets, biodegradable flower bowl inserts for your planters, vegetables & herbs will be available.
*Volunteers are needed to work at the Think Spring Fundraiser.
People are needed to sort plants & fill orders on the plant delivery day, Friday, May 10th from 10 AM – 3:30 PM. Volunteers are also needed to work at the Cash & Carry Sale on Friday, May 10th & Saturday, May 11th. Several small time slots are available.
Think Spring Plant Order Pick-Up
Please contact your customers & plan to pick up your plant orders from our Think Spring Fundraiser on Friday, May 10th from 3:00 - 7 PM or Saturday, May 11th from 9 AM - noon at LaSalle school by the baseball field off of 1st Ave. Items that are not picked up by Saturday at noon will be considered donations to be given away & not be available to pick up any longer.
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The LaSalle Father Daughter Dance was held last Saturday, April 13th.
We'd like to thank the following people for all their help with it. Cheryl, Jim & Elaina Berger, Jill McGarvey, Brent, Denise, Lexi & Alaina Fillenworth, Julie Mittlestadt, Kim, Mike & Anika Ivester, Holly, Wes & Grace Bruns. We'd especially like to thank Nick Ireland & Jeff Craft for sharing their DJ Talent's with us. We hope all the girls and their dad's had a great time!
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
Friday May 31, 2019, Mother/Son Bag Tournament at LaSalle Middle School in the evening. All 5-8th Grade boys are invited to bring their Mom or other adult female. More details coming soon!!
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The Scholastic Book Fair is taking place the week of May 6 - 10 in the LaSalle Media Center.
There will be a great selection of books, posters, school supplies as well as other items for sale. This will be a Buy One, Get One Free fair.
The Book Fair will be open for students during school hours. For parents, the Book Fair will be open before school T-F from 8:00-8:30 am, after school M-Th 3:30-4:00 pm and also on May 7th from 6:30-7:00 pm before the Spring Concert and for a half hour after the Concert ends.
Thanks for all of your support and we look forward to seeing all of you the week of May 6th at the Book Fair.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gierut
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Reminder for 8th-11th Grade Families: Applications Now Being Accepted for St. Francis Xavier Scholarship
Thanks to a generous financial donation, the Xavier Foundation is able to offer the St. Francis Xavier Scholarship. This scholarship awards FULL tuition to Xavier High School for up to four years to qualifying students. Students in grades 8-11 may apply.
Deadline for applications for the 2019-2020 School Year is APRIL 19, 2019. Contact Mary Harken, Xavier Foundation Development Director, with any questions at 319-378-4571 or mharken@xavierfoundation.org
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Holy Family Spring Carnival
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The Spring Carnival is an event that our students look forward to the entire year; volunteer parents have been planning it for almost that long! Our carnival will be held Friday, April 26th and features carnival games, a silent auction and raffle, in addition to affordable snacks and treats.
We need a lot of help with this event ; it's a major fundraiser for our center as well as a wonderful chance to enjoy an evening with other Holy Family School families!
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS! Families are welcomed and encouraged to sign up to volunteer together.
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Spring Carnival is fast approaching and that means… it’s time to start baking cakes!! Each year families are asked to donate baked items for the cake walk. The cake walk is a very popular spring carnival activity for all ages. We need LOTS of baked goods to make it a success. We are counting on your participation! Cakes, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, and more! Don’t have time to bake? Please consider making a monetary donation to go towards goodies for the cake walk!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EA9A722A3FA7-cake2
Thank you for your support!
St. Jude PA
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Stations of the Cross
Thank you to the 4th grade class, Mrs. DeMeulenaere, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Drahn for all their effort and participation in putting together the Stations of the Cross reenactment. It is always a beautiful way to pray and reflect on our Lord’s Passion and Resurrection.
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From the School Counselor
We continue to get information regarding various local summer programs and camps! Registration forms, and details, are available for pick-up in the St. Jude entrance. If you need further assistance, contact Mrs. Schueller at
mschueller@holyfamilycr.org
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Xavier, Church and Community
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The Saints Shop is offering a limited-time online sale of Xavier Football 2018 Back-to-Back State Championship posters, hats and shirts. Posters measure 22in x 28in (same as the 2006 and 2017 championship poster sizes) and are $10 each. Caps, t-shirts (adult and youth) are also available!
Store is open only through April 21, 2019.
Orders will be delivered to Xavier and available for pick up in the Saints Shop.
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Holy Family PA Pizza Booth is seeking a family to be co-chairs of the booth at this year’s Sweet Corn Festival.
You will learn to run the booth and become the new chairpersons in 2020. We have been chairpersons for the last 6 years and now it’s time for another family to experience the fun at the Sweet Corn Festival! All of the profits earned go to Holy Family Schools. You will be provided with in-depth training for one of the most rewarding service opportunities to benefit our schools. Please contact Kris and K.J. Pilcher at kp4pilcher@gmail.com or text 319-651-6164 for more information.
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Sign Up for Xavier High School 2019 Summer Camps!
Xavier High School will be hosting a variety of summer camps for elementary and middle school students. Campers will have an opportunity to learn key skills from the coaches and moderators of Xavier's successful activities programs while having fun! Camps offered include Baseball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Softball, Show Choir, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Basketball Coach Tom Lilly's "Shoot Like a Champion" Clinic, and Football. Head to
http://www.xaviersaints.org/camps/
to register today and to learn more! All campers receive a t-shirt and all registration is online - no phone orders. For additional information, contact Pam Barta in the XHS Activities Office at pam.barta@xaviersaints.org or 319-294-6635 ext. 302.
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Holy Family School System | Website: www.holyfamilycr.org
Business Office Phone: 319.390.6512 | Fax: 319.390.6513
LaSalle Middle School Phone: 319.396.7792 | Fax: 319.390.6527
St. Jude Center: 319.396.7818 | Fax: 319.390.0952
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