For hosting a student over the weekend: The Saglietto Family
For helping with carpools: The Pickett Family and the Portka Family
For preparing and serving a pregame meal to the football team: Mrs. Lenahan and Mrs. Park
For coming out and supporting our cross country and football teams
Parent Meeting, Next Sunday, October 16th; 7:30 p.m.
place: student dining room
key topics: a talk by Fr. Gabriel, Announcement & Explanations, Volunteer opportunities. Concludes in abbey church with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the opportunity to go to confession.
PSAT TestingOn Wednesday, October 12, the freshmen, sophomores and juniors will be taking their PSAT’s during the morning hours. The seniors will be attending a talk (on campus) about applying to college. Afternoon and evening classes will meet as usual.
October High School Information Events St. 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 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.
Thank you to those families who have volunteered to host a cake-and-coffee info night at their house!
Parent/Student Handbook: Chapter 3, Section 5
SECTION 5: PLAGIARISM, HOMEWORK COPYING, CHEATING
Plagiarism (taking ideas, writings, etc. from someone else and presenting them as one’s own) and homework copying are placed in the same category as test cheating. Any student using material copied from an Internet source under the guise of his own name is cheating. Students have a moral responsibility to themselves and others to work honestly. The consequences for cheating and/or plagiarism are progressive. For the first offence the student receives a “0” and a letter home. The
second offence adds a conference with the parents and the loss during that academic year of all co-curricular and extra-curricular privileges and positions. The third offense is sufficient reason for expulsion from school. The record of these offenses accumulate throughout the years the student attends St. Michael’s. In addition to other means, the school does use commercially-available software designed to identify unreferenced sources in student work.Sports
Congratulations to our cross country and football teams for a successful week!
Tuesday: XC League Cluster @ Mason Park; 2:00 p.m.
Friday: Football vs Southlands Christian @ STM; 3:00 p.m.
This Week’s Photos: St. Michael’s students volunteering at the Blind Children Center
Weekly Homily by Fr. Gabriel Stack
Among other things, Fr. Gabriel is the Headmaster and teaches Latin.
In his letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul calls Jesus, “the power of God” and “the wisdom of God.” In this morning’s gospel, at the very moment Jesus rejoices in the Holy Spirit, He thanks His Father saying, “You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to the childlike.” What are we to understand? What does it mean to be childlike? It means at least three things.
Being childlike means TO BE TOTALLY IMMERSED IN THE PRESENT. A child does not have a past about which to feel guilty. A child knows nothing about the future and its demands. So children live in the present, in the real world, which is their only reality. That is why children can learn so quickly. Adult waste so much and time and energy regretting their past and worrying about their future, they overlook the only thing they do have – the present.
Being childlike means TO HAVE A SENSE OF WONDER. Nothing is dull or common place to a child; everything is new and exciting. Admittedly, children talk about their world in ways which sounds like an excerpt from Dr. Doolittle. Not only do animals talk but also, sunbeams, trees, and ocean waves. Yet, there is wonder and revelation in it all. Children want to know about everything. Their constant question is “why.”Being childlike means TO EXPERIENCE THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE of parents which is not based on possessions or achievements. Children just want to be held. But we say how can I be childlike? I am an adult. I do have a past for which I feel guilty and a future about which I worry. The only wonder I have is the nagging question, how am I going to get through the day. And most days I feel unlovable even to myself.
Our faith makes it possible to be childlike. The stronger the faith, the larger the possibility. The example of Saint Theresa shows us that we can live in the present and in the Presence. Our faith assures us that each of us has the mercy of God for the past and the providence of God for the future. We can have a sense of wonder because faith ushers us into a wonderful world that is more mysterious and more engaging than the world of the senses. We have a sense of security based on the unconditional love of God because faith tells us that God loves each so much that if there were only one – for that one, the Father would still send His only Son without conditions.
God loves not only us. He love me; and not as I could be but as I am -- with all of my physical warts, psychological quirks, and spiritual idiosyncrasies. On this memorial of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, I encourage you to open your heart to Jesus by the power of the same Holy Spirit in whom He rejoices. You have a holy childhood to gain. For in the power of God and with the wisdom of God everything will speak of one thing – Jesus. And every single thing that you do will be your reply. “And I love you, too.”
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
For the repose of the soul of St. Michael’s alumnus, Peter Berghammer ’77.
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