● Matt and Debbi Holke (parents of 3 alumni) who hosted the weekenders on Friday night.
● Mrs. Chelsea Lenahan and Mrs. Mary Shelton for driving carpools.
● Mr. Ralph Martin and his son, Michael, who helped prepare for the school’s Sunday luncheon.
● Mrs. Elizabeth Park for picking up students at the train station on Sunday evening.
● Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Schardt along with their sons, Brian and Scott, who helped host the school’s Sunday luncheon
● Mr. John Shaffer and his sons, Will and Ian, who helped prepare for the school’s Sunday luncheon.
School Pictures School pictures will be taken Tuesday. Please be sure your son returns to school with a well groomed haircut.
Labor Day Weekend Reminder that this coming weekend is a 3-day weekend. Students return on Monday evening.
Parent/Student Handbook: PROCEDURES FOR FRIDAY DISMISSAL AND WEEKEND STAYS All students should be picked up from St. Michael’s for the Friday dismissal by 1 PM. In the event that a parent or guardian of a student encounters an emergency situation that delays their arrival to the school, the student may remain at the school until 4 PM.
With regard to the actual dismissal on Fridays, the parent or guardian must report to the supervising Dean of Students, who is monitoring student dismissal, and sign their son out. Only those individuals who are registered parents or guardians with the Headmaster’s Office will be allowed to retrieve their students.
For those students who routinely stay over the weekend at St. Michael’s, they are supervised by a Norbertine confrere assigned to weekend supervision. In the event that a weekend boarding student opts out of their weekend statu
s to stay locally with a St. Michael’s host family, the parents of that student and the hosting parents must email the Headmaster’s Office by 12 PM the Wednesday before, giving mutual permission for the opting out of weekend status for that particular weekend. A student will not be granted opt out status of weekend stay by casually stating to a member of the faculty that they are staying over the weekend at another student’s home. If concurrent permission is not received from the concerned parents via email by the stated deadline, the student will not be released to the host family by the Dean of Students.
Oftentimes students who live locally and return home each weekend are invited to stay the weekend with another local school family. This arrangement will also require notification to the Headmaster’s office via email by 12 PM the Wednesday before in order that the supervising Dean will be aware of the arrangement when releasing the student to the host family.
For those students who routinely transit home by train after Friday dismissal, St. Michael’s will facilitate the transportation of that student to the nearest train station for a nominal transportation fee. However, the student’s parents or guardian must confirm the fact that the student will be traveling home by train for the weekend. The parent or guardian will be required to email the Headmasters Office by 12 pm, Wednesday, of each week to confirm their son will in fact be traveling home. They will also provide the departure time of the train their student will be taking home.
This same procedure shall be followed for those students who will be flying home for the weekend. The parent or guardian must arrange for a shuttle transport for their student from St. Michael’s to the airport.
Weekly Homily by Fr. Benedict Solomon
Among other things Fr. Benedict Solomon teaches religion to freshmen, juniors and seniors.
“…That each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion…not to take advantage of or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, for the Lord is an Avenger in all these things.”
Men are either protectors or predators. They either exploit others for their own pleasure, are selfish, or they go out of themselves and make sacrifices for others, without expecting anything in return.
At this school you students have the opportunity to grow in holiness like nowhere else. By going to confession, Mass and Holy Hour you have before your eyes the greatest protector and example of all, Jesus Christ. How you respond to God’s will for you here, which is your holiness, will affect how you go about your life here at school.
Will you exploit others for your own amusement, or like Christ, will you teach others by your example? Later you will start a family of your own, if you don’t become a priest. How you respond to God’s will for you now will affect how you choose a wife and what kind of father and husband you will be.
A man who is a protector is one who looks out for the physical and spiritual good of those in his life. Pornography, impure relationships, impure thoughts and acts – these are acts that exploit others-these are acts of a predator. This issue is so important not only for your lives but also for society, that God Himself swears that He will avenge those who are exploited.
In other words, every act of lust and exploitation of others will be avenged. “Whoever disregards this, disregards God, who also gives the Holy Spirit to you.”
Here at the Abbey you are given an abundance of grace. Keep the flame of divine love burning within you not only by prayer, but by the oil of Charity for your fellow students. So now, prepare for your future, your wife, children, or flock, by making sacrifices and helping those around you.
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 without written permission of the author.
This Week’s Photos: ● Freshmen busily working to complete a project.
● Matt and Debbie Holke (parents of 3 alumni).
This Weeks Birthdays
8/28 Kevin Nguyen-Tran
9/5 Luan Tran
9/8 Brian Schardt
Prayer Requests · Mrs. Marge DeClue, past parent-league president, who has declining health.
· Mrs. Mary Fischinger, grandmother of Ian Shaffer, who is recovering after some difficulties with her heart.
· Those who are in the armed forces.
· St. Michael’s older priests and those who care for them
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