*Making the Vantage Point Gala such a big success: Jorge & Rosario Ragni; Matthew & Vanessa Vu; Carl & Becky Johnson; Dominique Wetzel; Nghai & Elody Hand; Aldo & Maria Saglietto; Rafael & Maria Salazar; Andrew & Tracee Portka; John & Remini Esser; Bryan & Tanya Le; Charles & Toni Aeschliman; Peter & Jennifer Bonello; Cong & Jenny Nguyen; Jesus & Tina Gomez; Rudy & Rozanna Aguilar; Ed & Tracey Pickett; Aileen Aragon; Eric & Mercy Ejiaga; Paul & Cathy Porretta; Thomas & Tracy Giap; Blanca Galicia; Mort & Emee Howard; Seong Hee Park; Dave & Joanne Deaton; Huong & Bay Tran [sister Katie]; Tin & Teresa Vu; Ana Dabrowski
*Thanks also to all the families who brought food and drink to the football
game!
October High School Information EventsSt. Michael’s will be represented at the following high school information events. If you have a child or know someone who has a child who will be entering 9th grade or above next year, we encourage you to attend one of these informative events.
*October 6th: Our Lady of Perpetual Help,10441 South Downey Ave., Downey; 7:00 p.m.
*October 17th: St. Mark’s Lutheran, 2323 Las Lomitas Drive, Hacienda Heights; 6:30 p.m.
*October 23rd: Rush Park Auditorium, 3021 Blume Drive, Los Alamitos; 3:00 p.m.
College Representatives On Campus This Week:
A representative from Whittier College will visit campus during lunch Tuesday, Oct. 4th
Parent/Student Handbook: Chapter 3, Section 4
SECTION 4: HOMEWORK
Homework assignments have clear and definite purposes. They are designed to meet one or more of the following aims:
*To provide the drill necessary for the mastery of the skill.
*To promote individual and cooperative study and preparation of the course materials.
*To stimulate creative intellectual activities on the part of the student through solving problems, composition work, etc.
Teachers give daily assignments. The typical student, working diligently, should be able to complete the daily assignment within 30-40 minutes per class. Within this time frame are reports, map work, projects done outside of class, etc. There are homework assignments over the weekend. Students working in more advanced classes do have more work required of them. Students should work on their long-range assignments (such as book reports, term papers, maps, compositions, and lab projects) systematically in order to have adequate time for their day-to-day assignments.
Written work should be neatly presented on standard 8½ × 11 white paper, (no pages torn out from spiral notebooks). Written work should normally be completed in pen of blue or black ink or produced on the computer. Written work should always be grammatically correct and have proper punctuation. Clearly title all work with the student’s name, date, and class. Accepting late work is at the discretion of the individual teacher. Correct English, written and oral, is insisted upon in every class by every teacher. An example is set in this matter by the teachers themselves.
After an absence, it is the student’s personal responsibility to see his teachers about making up all work he missed. It is the responsibility of the student to turn in all work and to request any exam on his own.
SECTION 4: HOMEWORK
Homework assignments have clear and definite purposes. They are designed to meet one or more of the following aims:
*To provide the drill necessary for the mastery of the skill.
*To promote individual and cooperative study and preparation of the course materials.
*To stimulate creative intellectual activities on the part of the student through solving problems, composition work, etc.
Teachers give daily assignments. The typical student, working diligently, should be able to complete the daily assignment within 30-40 minutes per class. Within this time frame are reports, map work, projects done outside of class, etc. There are homework assignments over the weekend. Students working in more advanced classes do have more work required of them. Students should work on their long-range assignments (such as book reports, term papers, maps, compositions, and lab projects) systematically in order to have adequate time for their day-to-day assignments.
Written work should be neatly presented on standard 8½ × 11 white paper, (no pages torn out from spiral notebooks). Written work should normally be completed in pen of blue or black ink or produced on the computer. Written work should always be grammatically correct and have proper punctuation. Clearly title all work with the student’s name, date, and class. Accepting late work is at the discretion of the individual teacher. Correct English, written and oral, is insisted upon in every class by every teacher. An example is set in this matter by the teachers themselves.
After an absence, it is the student’s personal responsibility to see his teachers about making up all work he missed. It is the responsibility of the student to turn in all work and to request any exam on his own.
Sports
Oct. 4: XC League Cluster @ Avalon; 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 7: Fball vs Liberty @ Murdy Park; 7:00 p.m.
This Week’s Birthdays
10/3 Philomene Ragni
10/4 Louis Truong
10/8 Bryce Pickett
This Week’s Photos:
Cross country competing in the Irvine Invitational; college visit/outing
Weekly Homily by Fr. Brendan
Among other things, Fr. Brendan is the Assistant Dean and teaches American Literature.
“Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”
Everyone is searching for something. There are over 200 million searches on Google per day.
What should we search for. Some people are searching for the endless summer or for the American Dream, or for the perfect religious community.
Oct. 4: XC League Cluster @ Avalon; 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 7: Fball vs Liberty @ Murdy Park; 7:00 p.m.
This Week’s Birthdays
10/3 Philomene Ragni
10/4 Louis Truong
10/8 Bryce Pickett
This Week’s Photos:
Cross country competing in the Irvine Invitational; college visit/outing
Weekly Homily by Fr. Brendan
Among other things, Fr. Brendan is the Assistant Dean and teaches American Literature.
“Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”
Everyone is searching for something. There are over 200 million searches on Google per day.
What should we search for. Some people are searching for the endless summer or for the American Dream, or for the perfect religious community. How can we find what we are searching for? Do we need to travel the world, or set our hearts on some tropical beach or a beautiful woman on a tropical beach? There are many who go from place to place and from relationship to relationship in an endless search. It is important to know what to search for and how to find it.
In the 2nd chapter of the Gospel of John, as soon as Jesus calls his first disciples, he asks them “What are you looking for?” , What are you searching for? They respond by asking him; Where are you staying? Where are you going?
In today’s Gospel the apostles are still wondering where Jesus is going. “Master, we do not know where you are going, how can we know the way?”
The apostles without Christ are lost, all men without Christ are lost. Because Jesus is the way He is never lost. He knows where he is going; “I am going to the Father” to sit at the right hand of the Father.
In today’s Gospel the apostles are still wondering where Jesus is going. “Master, we do not know where you are going, how can we know the way?”
The apostles without Christ are lost, all men without Christ are lost. Because Jesus is the way He is never lost. He knows where he is going; “I am going to the Father” to sit at the right hand of the Father.
Jesus is the way. When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan the heavens were opened. St. John Chrysostom says that “at the baptism of Christ the gates of heaven were opened… and after He had vanquished the tyrant by the cross; since gates were no longer needed for a heaven which would never again be closed, the angels said, not “open the gates,” but “Take them away”(III q.39 a.6).
The truth is that our return to the Father is demanding. There are many trials and difficulties that we must endure along the way. Jesus, who said that his food was to do the will of his Father, and that the Father loves him because he always does what he asks of him, but Jesus also asked his Father to take the cup from him and cried out from the cross asking “Why he had abandoned him.”
But if we pass through the crucible of suffering we are destined for a life of glory. The glory of the only begotten son.
The truth is that our return to the Father is demanding. There are many trials and difficulties that we must endure along the way. Jesus, who said that his food was to do the will of his Father, and that the Father loves him because he always does what he asks of him, but Jesus also asked his Father to take the cup from him and cried out from the cross asking “Why he had abandoned him.”
But if we pass through the crucible of suffering we are destined for a life of glory. The glory of the only begotten son.
St. Thomas says the Father’s words at the baptism of Christ were not said for Him, because he was always united with the Father, but they were said for us. “This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased”. On Mount Sinai Jesus was transfigured before the apostles and clothed in the glory of the Father “This is my beloved son, listen to him”. He was transfigured before them so that they would desire his glory and persevere in the faith after the crucifixion. The crucifixion removing the obstacle of sin that prevented us from returning to the Father, and the resurrection leading us to share in His glory. Dwelling with Christ at the right hand of the Father. Beloved sons of an all powerful, all loving Father.
There are some good young men here who will be leaving the Hilltop in just eight months. There will be many paths to choose from and many roads to follow, but there is only one way to eternal glory. But do not let your hearts be troubled Jesus has prepare a place for you. And if you are determined to follow Him, no matter how difficult the road or how many times you might fall along the way or stray from the truth, if you keep getting up and returning to Him you will reign with Him forever and ever. Amen.
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.
Prayer Requests
● Mrs. Marge DeClue, past parent-league president, who has declining health.
● Those who are in the armed forces.
● St. Michael’s older priests and those who care for them
● Those who are in the armed forces.
● St. Michael’s older priests and those who care for them
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