●To Mrs. Kelly Choi and Mrs. Mariam Schardt for hosting the Soccer Awards Ceremony. Thank you also to all the parents who helped by providing their time, talent and photos.
●Mr. and Mrs. Matt Holke for hosting a student over the weekend.
●To Miss Rose Warnisher for providing dessert to our students on Wednesday evening
General announcements to Parents
●All families are welcome to attend our Soccer Awards Ceremony, Monday, February 21st at 7 pm.
●The English version of our last Mothers' Talk “Praying For Your Children” will be offered in the library Friday, February 25th at 11:30 a.m.
● Student Led Conferences are scheduled for Sunday, February 27th. This is a face-to-face meeting between parents, their son, and the teachers.
●All families are welcome to attend our Soccer Awards Ceremony, Monday, February 21st at 7 pm.
●The English version of our last Mothers' Talk “Praying For Your Children” will be offered in the library Friday, February 25th at 11:30 a.m.
● Student Led Conferences are scheduled for Sunday, February 27th. This is a face-to-face meeting between parents, their son, and the teachers.
Time: Freshmen 6:30 pm; Sophomores 6:50 pm; Juniors 7:15 pm; Seniors 7:40 pm.
Begins: in the mobile classroom where Fr. Gabriel will distribute name tags,
Continues: down the sidewalk to the yellow classroom and the recreation room.
Ends: Behind the school for a reception.
Note: Three minute timeframe. If parents have more than one student attending, the conference is "private" and the other son should wait for his turn to lead his presentation about his learning.
The objective is to have your son demonstrate what academic skills he has developed this year. He will (A) Tell you the strategies/steps to took to achieve the classroom goals he established last fall; (B) Tell you what he will be doing in the fourth quarter to finish his year well.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)–Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA)
Please note that the Visiting Committee will meet with all the parents of St. Michael’s Prep on Sunday Evening, March 20, at 7:00 PM, in the modular classroom. This meeting will take no more than 1 hour. It is important that all parents come to the meeting who can.
This week’s photos: Confirmation
Parent/Student Handbook: Chapter 2, Sections 7 and 8
SECTION 7: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME
Regular contact between school officials and parents fosters dialogue and understanding for the benefit of the individual and common good. To this end the school provides an online calendar, online grading program, mails home an electronic newsletter, the abbey quarterly, and other items. Informally, contact with the school administration is welcome either when picking-up or when dropping off a student or by a telephone call. Formal communication either by school officials or by home should be established by appointment and written letter.
SECTION 7: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME
Regular contact between school officials and parents fosters dialogue and understanding for the benefit of the individual and common good. To this end the school provides an online calendar, online grading program, mails home an electronic newsletter, the abbey quarterly, and other items. Informally, contact with the school administration is welcome either when picking-up or when dropping off a student or by a telephone call. Formal communication either by school officials or by home should be established by appointment and written letter.
SECTION 8: TRANSPORTATION
Transportation to and from school is the responsibility of the parents. Carpools are useful if the driver is on time. Since carpools are entirely the option of the parents, problems or difficulties arising from these arrangements cannot be referred to the school. Teachers may not provide transportation for any student without the expressed permission of the headmaster.
Etiquette Point of the Week
A gentleman knows that being well dressed is about details. Shirts are buttoned and tucked in, ties are clean and neatly tied, slacks are creased and pressed, and shoes are shined. Pockets are not made saggy by the burden of car keys, an overstuffed wallet, or a cell phone. A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up, Bridges and Curtis; Brooks Brothers Press
Athletics
St. Michael’s Prep is proud to announce the members of the 2011 Pioneer Baseball Team! The Pioneers will play their first game at home against Southlands Christian on Friday, March 4th at 3:00 p.m. See the school calendar for details on all games at: http://www.stmichaelsprep.org/
Josh Aaker
Cristian Aguilar
Jake Holke
James Howard
Michael Howard
Yongkyoo Kim
Alan Le
Michael Martin
John Michael Mikolaycik
Daniel Murphy-Dimen
Bryce Pickett
A gentleman knows that being well dressed is about details. Shirts are buttoned and tucked in, ties are clean and neatly tied, slacks are creased and pressed, and shoes are shined. Pockets are not made saggy by the burden of car keys, an overstuffed wallet, or a cell phone. A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up, Bridges and Curtis; Brooks Brothers Press
Athletics
St. Michael’s Prep is proud to announce the members of the 2011 Pioneer Baseball Team! The Pioneers will play their first game at home against Southlands Christian on Friday, March 4th at 3:00 p.m. See the school calendar for details on all games at: http://www.stmichaelsprep.org/
Josh Aaker
Cristian Aguilar
Jake Holke
James Howard
Michael Howard
Yongkyoo Kim
Alan Le
Michael Martin
John Michael Mikolaycik
Daniel Murphy-Dimen
Bryce Pickett
Joseph Porretta
Birthdays This Week:
Feb. 22nd Michael Martin
Feb. 24th Nicholas DiNapoli
Confirmation homily preached by The Right Reverend Eugene J. Hayes, O.Praem., J.C.D., S.T.L., Abbot and Celebrant
The liturgy for Confirmation indicates that there is to be a brief homily explaining the readings to the candidates, sponsors and parents and all those present to a deeper understanding of the mystery of confirmation. First though I wish to thank Bishop Brown, our diocesan bishop, for delegating me to administer the sacrament to the students of our preparatory school, an event which we have been able to schedule for every two years. I wish to thank our headmaster, Fr. Gabriel, for all the work he has put into making this day possible, insuring all the paper work was done and submitted in a very timely fashion to the bishop’s office. Fr. Gabriel did such a fine job that once it was all received there, the letter of delegation followed immediately. Thanks to Fr. Claude for all his work for today. Thanks to you and welcome to parents and family members and friends for being here and especially to the parents for entrusting their sons to us.
The readings we heard today are the readings for the day Friday of the 6th week of ordinary time. Providentially, and really it should not be a surprise, they speak to us gathered for this occasion in a striking way. The Roman Ritual in its admonition which can be given on this occasion of administering the sacrament of Confirmation recalls that: “In our day the coming of the Holy Spirit in confirmation is no longer marked by the gift of tongues.” With this, we recall that on that first Pentecost the Spirit’s presence was first seen in the fact that there were in Jerusalem Jews from all over their world as they knew it at the time and that in spite of the difference in languages all heard the apostles, uneducated men for the most part from Galilee, the country, speaking in their own languages.
This first Pentecost represents God’s final response to and furnishing the means for healing of the fault described in the first reading today from the book of Genesis. Men in their intellectual pride decided that there were no limits to what they could do, daring even to invade God’s place, God’s space. Chaos and confusion are what follow such actions. This spirit is seen l
ikewise in the Gospel as Jesus warns his followers against persons and events by which and on account of which some will deny him. Here too we see clearly men’s attempts to take God’s place, to eliminate his place and to expel those who follow His Son from society.
Our time and the contemporary world in which we live is likewise one of confusion and even chaos, as we see in society so many who would rebel against and deny God’s law, both natural and revealed. It is in the midst of this adversity to the things of God that our young men today show themselves ready to commit themselves in their own names to the following of and profession of Jesus and their faith in Him. May they all always remember this day, what God does for them, the spirit which they received and the spirit in which they, with the power of that same Holy Spirit, will walk and live each day, showing the presence of the Spirit both by their words and actions.
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
● Giancarlo Medina who is battling cardiac problems
● Those who are in the armed forces.
Feb. 22nd Michael Martin
Feb. 24th Nicholas DiNapoli
Confirmation homily preached by The Right Reverend Eugene J. Hayes, O.Praem., J.C.D., S.T.L., Abbot and Celebrant
The liturgy for Confirmation indicates that there is to be a brief homily explaining the readings to the candidates, sponsors and parents and all those present to a deeper understanding of the mystery of confirmation. First though I wish to thank Bishop Brown, our diocesan bishop, for delegating me to administer the sacrament to the students of our preparatory school, an event which we have been able to schedule for every two years. I wish to thank our headmaster, Fr. Gabriel, for all the work he has put into making this day possible, insuring all the paper work was done and submitted in a very timely fashion to the bishop’s office. Fr. Gabriel did such a fine job that once it was all received there, the letter of delegation followed immediately. Thanks to Fr. Claude for all his work for today. Thanks to you and welcome to parents and family members and friends for being here and especially to the parents for entrusting their sons to us.
The readings we heard today are the readings for the day Friday of the 6th week of ordinary time. Providentially, and really it should not be a surprise, they speak to us gathered for this occasion in a striking way. The Roman Ritual in its admonition which can be given on this occasion of administering the sacrament of Confirmation recalls that: “In our day the coming of the Holy Spirit in confirmation is no longer marked by the gift of tongues.” With this, we recall that on that first Pentecost the Spirit’s presence was first seen in the fact that there were in Jerusalem Jews from all over their world as they knew it at the time and that in spite of the difference in languages all heard the apostles, uneducated men for the most part from Galilee, the country, speaking in their own languages.
This first Pentecost represents God’s final response to and furnishing the means for healing of the fault described in the first reading today from the book of Genesis. Men in their intellectual pride decided that there were no limits to what they could do, daring even to invade God’s place, God’s space. Chaos and confusion are what follow such actions. This spirit is seen l
ikewise in the Gospel as Jesus warns his followers against persons and events by which and on account of which some will deny him. Here too we see clearly men’s attempts to take God’s place, to eliminate his place and to expel those who follow His Son from society.Our time and the contemporary world in which we live is likewise one of confusion and even chaos, as we see in society so many who would rebel against and deny God’s law, both natural and revealed. It is in the midst of this adversity to the things of God that our young men today show themselves ready to commit themselves in their own names to the following of and profession of Jesus and their faith in Him. May they all always remember this day, what God does for them, the spirit which they received and the spirit in which they, with the power of that same Holy Spirit, will walk and live each day, showing the presence of the Spirit both by their words and actions.
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
● Giancarlo Medina who is battling cardiac problems
● Those who are in the armed forces.
● St. Michael’s older priests and those who care for them.
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