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Every week at Holy Trinity has a story. Last week was one that started out with promise and excitement, took a turn into a moment of frenetic energy, and ended with the calm of snow. Monday and Tuesday were wonderful days. The frigid temperatures meant red cheeks after recess. On Wednesday, we discovered cases of lice in two grades—Kindergarten and 2nd grade. We followed all necessary procedures and notifications. By the end of the day, we were relieved—and, honestly, hopeful for a snow day. Wednesday after dismissal, I left for a Catholic school principals’ retreat in Silverton, though I was a bit wary of the weather. At 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, I woke up to see Beaverton School District’s snow closure announcement. We worked to quickly send out the messages about our closure and I hopped in my car for home. I hope the snow days gave your family some time for fun and to take a pause from the routine events that fill our days. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Tuesday morning.
Virtue: Gratitude
Gratitude is at the heart of our Catholic faith and who we are as a school. At Holy Trinity, we have so much to be grateful for. It is inspiring to take time to pause, notice, celebrate, and express our gratitude. Pope Francis beautifully explains the power of gratitude.
“when we are thankful to God for all He has given us, our gratitude spills into our relationships. It helps cement bonds of friendship and shows the interior nature of the giver. The virtue of gratitude frees us from selfishness, isolation, and loneliness and helps us understand that we are made for each other and to live in community.”
Here are some concrete ways we can cultivate the virtue of gratitude in our daily lives:
- Say "thank you" to others
- Be thankful for the people around us and the work they do for us
- Respond with thanks to those who are good to you
- Express gratitude through prayer
- Look for ways to express gratitude to people we encounter every day
Our gratitudes
- Thank you to our parents who show up so quickly when a child becomes ill at school.
- Our staff step up in ways big and small every day. Last week during our lice challenge, so many staff jumped in to help.
- Grateful for our communications team: Kirsten Goetz, Administrative Assistant and our two social media posters Laura Folkerth and Welo Cao. They keep us posted about all sorts of events and news.
- We are so blessed to have the 8th grade class leading us every day. They offered mass on Wednesday, give tours, lead afternoon prayer before dismissal, do our paper recycling, organize our assemblies, and are wonderful servant leaders.
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