Heartbeat
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FROM THE PRINCIPALâS DESK...
We are now in the final year of the Churchâs preparation
for the Jubilee of the year 2000. Preparation to observe the coming of
Jesus as "the one savior of the world" two thousand years ago challenges
us to proclaim anew our faith that in Christ the Lord "can be found the
key, the center and the goal of all human history." Also, it provides us
with the opportunity to usher in what Pope John Paul II envisions as "a
new springtime of Christianity" through "a new evangelization" rooted in
the message and mystery of Christ.
The theme for the Jubilee of the year 2000 is: Jesus
Christ, the One Savior of the World, Yesterday, Today, and Forever.
The theme for the year 1999 is: Conversion to the
Father in Lives of Compassion.
The goal for the year 1999 is: Conversion to God
as our loving Father, revealed by Christ and drawing us to Himself in the
Holy Spirit with love for every member of the human race, love we must
know and to which we must respond for eternal salvation, so that all of
Christian life comes to be understood and appreciated as "a great pilgrimage
to the house of the Father, and "a great act of praise to Him." (Tertio
Millenio Adveniente, 49)
The objectives the year 1999 are:
1. Reflection on the unconditional love of God for
every human creature, and in particular for the "prodigal son", so that
we will broaden our horizons to see things in the perspective of Christ
- in the perspective of the "Father who is in heaven" - and imitate His
compassion, with the consequent "pilgrimage to the Father" beginning in
the heart of each person, extending to the believing community, and reaching
to the whole of humanity.
2. To engage "a journey of authentic conversion
to the Father" with the renewed appreciation of the Sacrament of Penance
which both liberates from sin and leads to renewed commitment to the ethical
values expressed in the natural law, confirmed and deepened in the Gospel.
3. Renewed appreciation of the theological virtue
of charity, recalling its twofold aspect, love of God and love of neighbor,
as the summing up of the moral life of the believer, life which must extend
to include commitment to justice and peace, and proclamation of "the gospel
of life" - life in solidarity with "my neighbor", especially the poor,
the marginalized and those who experience injustice, prejudice, discrimination,
rejection, or are "held captive" in any way.
4. Recommitment to meet the challenge of secularism
and the crisis of civilization, impoverished by its distance from God and
lack of common values, by fostering "a civilization of love", founded on
the universal values of peace, solidarity, justice and liberty which find
their full attainment in Christ; and to recommit ourselves also to inter
religious dialogue and cooperation preeminently with Jews and Muslims.
5. To foster gospel values in our society, promoting
the dignity of the human person, the importance of the family, and the
common good, so that the world might continue to be transformed by the
saving power of Christ.
6. As the royal, servant people of God, to respond
more deeply to our call to COMMUNION in Godâs merciful love and our MISSION
to serve: as the beloved of God to be compassionate; to love one another,
above all the poor and those with special needs, as God loves us in Christ.
7. To study systematically Part Three of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church: "Life in Christ", toward better witness to what
we believe, in faithful and holy lives filled with hope and works of charity.
8. Contemplation of Mary, the highly favored daughter
of the Father and the perfect model of love for both God and neighbor,
who invites everyone "to return to the house of the Father" by "doing whatever
Christ tells us", and who was given by Jesus to be taken into the homes
of his disciples to be our mother while on our "journey to the Father."
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HOT LUNCH ORDERS
When you send your hot lunch order in for each month,
please make sure that you mark your calendar at home the days that you
have ordered for your child. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Please do not
call the school to see if your child has hot lunch for that day, and please
tell your child before he/she leaves for school whether they have hot lunch
for the day.
Thank you for cooperating with us on this.
BEING A RESPONSIBLE PARENT
As parents we are always expecting our children to be responsible, to be thoughtful, and to be respectful. In order for us to expect this from our children, we must first set the example to them of these important character traits.
If your child is involved in an activity after school, whether it be being a part of a school sports team, enrolled in an after school class, or in extended day care; it is your responsibility as a parent to make sure that you are on time to pick up your child from the activity. It is very presumptuous of you to expect the instructor, the coach, or the extended care director to stay until you finally come pick up your child.
I strongly urge you to always be punctual, responsible, and respectful. You can do this by always picking up your child on time.
Bob Hamm
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Christmas Raffle that
was held December 13th after Sacred Heart Churchâs Combined Choirâs Heavenly
Christmas Concert!
Here are the results:
Lane Family won the 1998 Holiday Bear
Collins Family won the Beanie Bird Basket
Close to $400 was raised for SHAâs New Building Fund!
Thanks again.
Barbara Finkelstein ?
SEARCHING FOR HAPPINESS?
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married,
have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids arenât
old enough and weâll be more content when they are. After that, weâre frustrated
that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they
are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete
when our spouse get his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are
able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, thereâs no better time to be happy than right now. If
not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. Itâs best
to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
A favorite quote comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time
it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there
was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,
some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then
life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my
life."
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
HAPPINESS IS THE WAY. So, reassure every moment that you have. And treasure
it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend
your time...and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire,
until you get married, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until
you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring,
until summer, until fall, until winter, until the first or the fifteenth,
until your song comes on, until you die, until you are born again to decide
that THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN RIGHT NOW TO BE HAPPY!
HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Work like you donât need money,
Love like youâve never been hurt.
And dance like no oneâs watching! ?
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