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Immaculate Conception School 409 Palmer Rd.
Columbia, Illinois 62236 Michael L. Kish, Principal
(618) 281-5353 [email protected] Tammy Hoeflinger, School Board President
Celebrating 165 years of Mission, Community, Service.
The mission of Immaculate Conception School is to provide experiences to inspire, challenge, and nurture the mind, body, and spirit of our students within the framework of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and the tradition of the Catholic Church.
Merciful God, you are the Divine Builder, who calls us to build your Church. Guide us in building our new Catholic Education & Activity Center, so that we can build the Church of the future by passing on the treasure of our faith to future generations. Bless the work of our hands, and keep us strong in faith, hope and love, so that all we do might bring glory
and honor to you, forever and ever. AMEN
“God is good!”
August 16, 2019 Bienvenido el parochia! V. 45 #5 Dear Parent,
87 days ago…on a school far far away…
FIRST DAY-FIRST DAY EVER Yesterday could only happen once since 1853. We had another first day back in 1853. James McQuade dontated Lot 25 C, then dug the foundation for the Church/School. The first teacher was Theodore Lemkes. We don’t have any photos but I bet the children were just as excited to be out of the farm work and chores instead of being home! Thanks to Pam Keeven, Sue Lewis, and parents, we have some great memories and can re-live the day through pictures. SO FITTING that school started on a major Feast day of Mary’s Assumption. We will dedicate and bless our new Catholic Education and Activity Center on the celebration of the birthday of Mary on September 8. In Scripture, God always speaks to us right where we are. And oftentimes, if we pay attention, God speaks to us through all those little things that some people call karma, or “meant to be”, or “God-winks”. This was my 63rd First Day of school(I have had a first day of school since my dad dropped me off in first Grade in 1955 and said “come home when it’s over”.) Yesterday was the BEST! Yesterday in now in the record books. I hope you’ve seen the pics making the rounds. Here are a few of my favs---
John and Jude were first ones in Henry and me Official greeter CM and CW and JW Grace and Lily’s last First Day
Deacon Nick---this pic is as good as it gets!(from his homily) In Out
Ling Pace with the National Anthem Our new classroom flags
Hamilton Maggie and Andrew made the first offical baskets filling the bleachers
Bobcat in the playground! Can you find “who signed me up for this?” Mary is in our heritage
Connie: “Now if 5 extra show up…” Day 2: Lily is our First Bike Rider!
SCHOOL SAFETY Thank you for reading all our procedures, Keith’s map, and following directions. Day 1 bus had 2 and were 8 minutes later than we thought, Day 2 had 16 and were 7 minutes late so we sure hope to get better next week. Please stay vigilant. Give pedestrians the right of way. We will fine tune this as we go but first day was amazing! Grads in the News….Brian Stark(ICS ’19) was one of (20) $2,000 Catholic high school scholarship winners from the Catholic Holy Family Society this year. The scholarship is mostly based on service. Applicants submitted a brief essay, a letter of recommendation and a record of their volunteer service. Brian logged more than 120 hours of community service in 2018-2019! Congratulations Brian! BLESSING OF PARISH COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD this Sunday during 11:00 Mass. Leadership drives our Parish! Thanks! BIBLE BLESSING is scheduled for next Thursday’s All School Mass. It would be great if you could go in to work late on Thursdays and join us. Please feel welcome here. And if coming for lunch, let us know so we have enough ready. God will be our stength! Listen to the Word and follow Him! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CAR, TRUCK AND TRACTOR SHOW OCTOBER 12TH, 2019. This event raises funds that help the K of C to meet their financial obligation of supporting our CEAC. Third year---expecting larger turnout this year---takes up the entire upper lot in front of the Church and School---Kid Friendly and Family event. Facebook event link to share with friends and looking for spectators: https://www.facebook.com/events/641319156348963/ Previous years pictures, scroll to the bottom, so you can see how full the lot gets. Here is that link: http://www.kofc6165.org/2019-kc-car-show.html COLUMBIA DAYS is this weekend at Turner/Metter Park. Parade is set for Saturday. Thanks to all, especially our Jazz Band, School Board and Parents and Friends who are making our presence known! CHILD PROTECTION POLICY The online refresher course for 2019-2020 is now active. If you have just taken the initial Child Protection Course you don't need the refresher. The rest of us need to complete now. Go to our website( www.icscolumbia.org ), Parents-Child protection and you are there! It is far better to have each of us inconvenienced and vigilant than to have one child hurt. If you need the initial course, check our website. You must be cleared by the CANTS and forms from the Diocese so we can be safe! CAFETERIA WORKER Needed– 4 DAYS/WEEK – M, T, W, F 10:30-2:30. Duties include: preparing cafeteria for lunch, monitoring students during lunch, clean up after lunch, running dishwasher, helping to serve lunches, taking out trash, mopping kitchen floor. Great work environment, brand new facility, free lunch. Please contact Connie Huebner at [email protected] or call the school office 618-281-5353 for more information. 24TH ANNUAL JOE HOGUET GOLF TOURNAMENT - 4 PERSON SCRAMBLE Friday Sept. 13th 11am Registration 12pm Start Columbia Golf Club $100/player or $400/team NOT A GOLFER? - $50 family & $100 Corporate sponsors needed. Proceeds go to ICS Athletic and Computer Departments. email [email protected] for reservations and sponsorship or more information
Soccer pictures are tomorrow, Aug. 17, 2019 at Oerter Park. Schedule and order form were attached last week. Thanks to Pam Keeven for saving memories for us! Fall School Pictures will be take on two different days this year.
Sept. 10, 2019 for Preschool through 3rd grade. Sept. 11, 2019 for 4th through 8th grade Please click here. Volunteers needed from 8am-11am on both days. If you can help on with day please contact Pam Keeven at 314-773-3587 or [email protected] Volunteers qualify for a free picture package. Gym lighting won’t be a problem this year!
CHILDREN'S CHOIR will resume on Wednesday September 11th from 3-4. Choir practices will now be held in church. Children from grades 3-8 are welcome to participate. ICS students will be expected to sing in the choir section for all school liturgies every Thursday. Children's choir typically sings at 9:00 a.m. liturgies once per month (dates TBD soon) and at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve and 9:00 Easter morning. Any questions please contact Karen Lundy at [email protected] or 618-719-1815. The Gibault Catholic High School Men’s Club and Sunset Ford will be hosting a Ford Motor Company “drive for your school” event on Saturday, September 7th from 9am until 4pm in the Gibault gymnasium parking lot. Ford will donate $20 to Gibault for each driver that is 18 years or older (one driver per household) that test drives one of Ford’s vehicles. The entire process will take less than 10 minutes. The Gibault Men’s Club will be selling burgers, brats, hot dogs and fries. 100% of all Ford/BBQ proceeds go to benefit Gibault Catholic High School. THE SPORTING NEWS… SOCCER UNIFORM If you don’t have yours, let us know. Mark Fiore (ICS grads Anna and Nick’s dad) is undergoing a heart transplant as I type. Please pray for him and his family and his donor’s family. Danielle Dorlac Please continue to pray for her and her caregivers, especially Constance. God has called Judy Gundlach home. Husband to Joe, Mom to Laura and Christy, Grandma to Johnny and Katie Pratle and so many around ICS. Each child here has an extended family and we treasure them too! Rest in peace Judy and God be with her family! Visitation will be in our Church from 9:00-11:00 Tuesday with Liturgy at 11:00.
PRAYERS: Special Intention Mark Fiore, Danielle Dorlac, Shawn Eichoff, Charlie Stockes,
George Perry, Angela Roepke, Jan Hoffmann, Bill West, Jennifer Nesser, Patrick Kish, Tom
Kish, Owen Jordan, Patti Rottler, Mike Taylor, Richard Prater, Donna Kania, Libby LoPorto,
Lindsey Herbeck, Judy Gundlach Jesus' Challenge Sunday's reading from Luke's Gospel has Jesus issuing a fundamental challenge to those who would follow him: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!" He's not speaking of the wild fires that destroy everything in their path but the fire that melts gold ore to purify it, the controlled burns that consume the dead grass and brush to make the fields green and productive. (The natives who lived on our holy ground before us did the same. They cleared around their village house to be able to see if an enemy or predator was approaching.) His challenge to us is to follow him in his life of self-sacrificing love, giving of ourselves so that we can be free to be and do for others, our loved ones and
even strangers and enemies. The Holy Spirit continues Jesus' work of purifying us of our ego and our selfish choices and decisions. Jesus warns that love can be divisive and not always peaceful, even within our families. When we try to live out the line in the Our Father, "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us", not everyone agrees. Some of us can't let go of our grudges and resentments and they can become family traits. Maybe the Spirit needs to turn up our thermostats a few degrees. Fr. Ralph Huse, S.J. Mike Kish Principal Ps: Parent homework:
PASSWORDS FOR OPTION C, our new Information management system-went home yesterday.
FORMAL AGREEMENTS SHEET ATTACHED Wednesday. BRING BACK NOW so you can use the internet. PS: What a sound system in the gym! Thanks to Dave Boser and all his helpers! PS: Asphalt on Monday we hope. Cornerstone in-laid on Monday. PS: Focus 5 works---more coming on this!
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