The Bonello family for providing a CD of Cross Country meet photos.
The Hipolito and Stack families for hosting students over the weekend.
Capt. Matt Holke for conducting the first session of CPR training for all room leaders.
The Holke family for sponsoring our first Parent Lunch
Dr. and Mrs. Schardt for preparing set ups in the chemistry lab.
All the families who provided a snack or treat for the reception following our Meet the Teachers.
If you would like to volunteer to help with a future Parent Lunch, please contact Mrs. Holke. Sponsoring a lunch is a great way to celebrate your son’s birthday! Mrs. Holke’s contact information is listed in the Parent Telephone Directory.
Congratulations to our students
Michael Haeuser, a recognized AP Scholar, for taking three advanced placement exams in May ’09 and earning grades of 3 or higher.
Thomas Nguyen who won first place in the Speech and Debate tournament on October 3rd. The topic debated: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.
College Application Parent Meeting
An informational meeting takes place in the mobile classroom Sunday evening, October 11, 7:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s by our college counselor, Mrs. Gloria Ryan. Direct questions to Mrs. Ryan at: gryan@stmichaelsprep.org or leave a message at 949-858-0222 extension 319.
School Pictures
Student school pictures were emailed home Friday, Oct. 2nd. The emailed photos replace the portrait package normally available only by Thanksgiving. The images are yours to keep and you are free to print as many copies of the photos as you wish. This new process dramatically increases the convenience of using the photos and the price for the photo package remains as low as last year! Each student account will be billed $26.00. You can expect to receive the following:
· An individual photo of your son
· Your son’s class picture
· A photo of the entire student body
Admissions
Next week Fr. Gabriel participates in three High School Information Nights. If you know any families who would enjoy finding out more information about St. Michael’s, please let them know about these events.
· Monday, October 12. Mayfield Junior School in Pasadena. 7 – 9 pm
· Tuesday, October 13. St. John’s Episcopal School in Rancho Santa Margarita. 6:30 – 8:30 pm
· Thursday, October 15. Pegasus School in Huntington Beach. 7 – 9 pm
St. Michael’s first Open House for the 2010-2011 school year is Sunday, October 18. 3:30 – 5 pm.
Student Birthdays
10/6 Charles Sandoval
Upcoming Athletic Events
Tuesday, Oct. 6th XC vs. TVT @ William Mason Park; 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10th XC @ Central Park Invitational, runners meet at 10 am
Saturday, Oct. 10th Fball @ Avalon; 1:00 p.m.
Weekly Homily by Fr. Justin Ramos, O.Praem.
Among other things, Fr. Justin leads the development efforts of St. Michael’s Abbey.
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father."
There are few aspects of the Catholic faith that are more satisfying than to know that each one of us has our own personal guardian angel. If there is one thing that we all appreciate, in fact deeply need, it is the sense of companionship. We want to know there is someone who is near us, who cares about us, and who is ready to assist us in our needs.
Being creatures of body and soul, we know that just because someone is near to us in body does not mean that they are near to us in spirit. A person can be a thousand miles away and yet be present to us in mind and heart. Just as someone can be right next to us in body and yet not present in spirit.
People actually think that unless something or someone has weight and size and shape it is not real. That is not only untrue; it's a lie.
Our Guardian Angel is very real, even though he cannot be perceived by our senses. He has a mind that is always thinking of God, and a will that is always united with God. He has been specially appointed as our companion through life. And he exercises this companionship by his constant assistance in illuminating our minds and inspiring our wills.
St. Paul tells us that God has placed His angels in charge over us to keep us in all our ways. We are told that the angels will bear us up, lest we dash our foot against a stone.
In both the Old and New Testaments, the angels are described as performing some special office for our sake. Thus the archangel Raphael cares for the temporal needs of Tobias and his family. The apostle Philip is told by "an angel of the Lord" to take the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza where he met the eunuch whom he baptized (Acts 8:26).
From the moment of baptism, all Christians are given their own personal guardian angel to direct us in this life on our way to heaven. In fact every human being has a guardian angel.
For Christians, the function of the angel is primarily to lead the soul to heaven; his guardianship therefore, is directly supernatural in purpose, related to eternal life. For the non-baptized, angels are assigned by God in order to ward off the evils which might befall them.
The angels begin their mission among non-Christians entrusted to their care in order to lead them to the true faith. For us the baptized, they serve as messengers of light for the virtue of faith. They assist us to believe more deeply, more clearly, more certainly, more accurately, more courageously, and more zealously to share the faith with others. Angels are communicators from God to human minds to enlighten them on the mind and will of God.
We can honestly say that we are never thinking alone. Our mind is always being influenced either by the spirits of evil whom God allows to try to seduce us into sin, or by the good spirits who are divine agents in leading us to God.
Invoke your guardian angel who is near you, and cares about you, and who wants to assist you. He will help you in your studies, while playing sports, when being discouraged. He’ll help you pray when you don’t feel so inclined. He'll help you be more virtuous, more faithful, more courageous and more zealous in living your faith.
In publishing this homily, we hope to share a portion of the spiritual treasure by which the students are enriched every day. However, this homily may not be reproduced by the parents or friends of St. Michael’s without written permission of the author.
Prayer Requests
· Dr. Joseph Gloudeman who suffers from a recurrence of cancer.
· Mrs. Jodi Meschuk for a healthy pregnancy.
· Junior, Daniel Murphy-Dimen who undergoes oral surgery on Tuesday.
· Mrs. Betty Vaughan who suffers from declining health.
· St. Michael’s older priests and those who care for them.
· Those who suffer the effects of the current economic crisis.
· Those who are in the armed forces.
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