OLD MISSION MONTESSORI SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 office@omms.org

Martins

St. Bernardine
Most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution. Bernardine, by contrast, seems more like a human dynamo who simply took on the needs of the world. He was the greatest preacher of his time journeying across Italy, calming strife-torn cities, attacking the paganism he found rampant, attracting crowds of 30,000, following St. Francis admonition to preach about vice and virtue, punishment and glory. Compared with St. Paul by the pope, Bernardine had a keen intuition of the needs of the time, along with solid holiness, boundless energy and joy. He accomplished all this despite having a very weak and hoarse voice, miraculously improved later because of his devotion to Mary. When he was 20, the plague was at its height in his hometown, Siena. Sometimes as many as 20 people died in one day at the hospital. Bernardine offered to run the entire establishment, and with the help of other young men, nursed patients there for four months. He escaped the plague but was so exhausted that a fever confined him for several months. He spent another year caring for a beloved aunt (his parents had died when he was a child) and at her death began to fast and pray to know Gods will for him. At 22, he entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained two years later. For almost a dozen years he lived in solitude and prayer, but his gifts ultimately caused him to be sent to preach. He always traveled on foot, sometimes speaking for hours in one place, then doing the same in another town. Especially known for his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, Bernardine devised a symbol HISthe first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greekin gothic letters on a blazing sun. The devotion spread, and the symbol began to appear in churches, homes, and public buildings. Opposition arose from those who thought it a dangerous innovation. Three attempts were made to have the pope take action against him, but Bernardines holiness, orthodoxy and intelligence were evidence of his faithfulness. Bernardine strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law with his Franciscan friars. When he started there were 300 friars in the community; when he died there were 4,000. He returned to preaching the last two years of his life, dying on the road. St. Bernardine of Siena, pray for us.

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Thursday, June 6th, Spring Concert (Please

note date change.)

DATES TO REMEMBER
In the res Thursday, May 23 , OMMS girls basketball vs Notre Dame, (location-Notre Dame) Monday, May 27th, Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL Tuesday, May 28th, OMMS girls basketball vs St. Patricks (location-Nativity School) Thursday, May 30th, Jazz Recital, McKeon Center @ 1:30 pm Friday, May 31st, 11:00 am Elementary Mass, 3:00/3:15 pm dismissal Monday, June 3rd, 7th grade performance of
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Principal Notes:

WITH OUR COMMUNITY LAST WEEK WE RECOGNIZED

DELIGHTFUL EVENING HELD ON BUT UNINTENTIONALLY OMITTED. ONE OF OUR

NIGHT AT THE MISSION = EVENING

AND THANKED

NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FOR THE

FRIDAY,

MAY

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FAMILIES

THEREFORE

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BEHALF OF ALL WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO MR. FOR NOT ONLY HIS AND EXPERTISE AS

A Midsummer Nights Dream, McKeon Center @ 6:30 pm

CURTIS WINFREE GENEROSITY, BUT HIS TIME

ONE OF FOOD

Wednesday, June 5th, 8th Grade Speech Night, 6:30 pm, Room 218

SPONSORS.MAKING IT A DELICIOUS EVENT!

WE HOPE YOU ACCEPT OUR GRATITUDE AND EXCUSE THE OVERSIGHT.

A Gift of Love.
An IRISH BLESSING For Your First Holy Communion May God grant you always A sunbeam to warm you A moonbeam to charm you A sheltering angel so nothing can harm you Laughter to cheer you Faithful friends near you And whenever you pray Heaven to hear you! This past Saturday at 11:00 a.m. the Serra Center was filled with families and friends to welcome, witness and embrace our newest members to the TABLE OF THE LORD. Congratulations and blessings to: Rafael A.; Sophia B.; Logan B.; Julian B.; Avery B.; Adrian C.; Natalie C.; Samuel C.; Cadence C.; Diego D.; Piper E.; Julian G.; Kory G.; Liam H.; Joshua L.; Marcos L.; Andrea L.; Alana M.; Ian M.; Johnathan R.; Shane S.; Steven Vu.; Kainoa W.; upon receiving their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 18.; as well as Madylin T. who also received her First Communion earlier in May, may you always be filled with the light and love of our LORD, JESUS CHRIST.

Ushers, all who took part in the preparation, all who joined us for this special day and Father Arturo.....THANK YOU for a beautiful day!!

DID YOU KNOW?....

Memorial Day was originally called DECORATION DAY. It is a day of remembrance for those who have died in the service of our nation. Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, but it's difficult to prove the origins of the day. There is also evidence that a women's group in the South decorated graves before the end of the Civil War. In either case, Memorial Day has had numerous starts. Though some people think it's a day to honor any and all dead, Memorial Day is intended to honor those who have given their all in service to our country.

PLEASE

REMEMBER TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK

ALL WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY AS WE BEGIN

MEMORIAL DAY 2013!

F.A.C.T.S

MESSAGE TO FAMILIES

This is just an FYI .. Please note that for the 2013-14 school year we will separate Primary and Elementary tuition through F.A.C.T.S. so you may see tuition entered and then credited, then reentered again to facilitate the above separation. This procedure will assist OMMS with some new budgeting requirements by the Diocese. If you have questions or concerns please just give us a call, but we thank you for your patience with this new procedure.

OUR BLESSED MOTHER is now

beautifully adorned.
We extend our gratitude to all who joined us for our mass celebration to honor MARY, OUR BLESSED MOTHER, on Friday morning and to encircle her in flowers! She is so beautifully adorned due to Ms. Paredes and the gift of her time to handcraft the fragrant crowns for all to admire as they visit the MARY AT THE ENTRANCE, the MARY IN THE PEACE GARDEN, and the MARY IN OUR PRIMARY! Every year MARY is surrounded in such a colorful array of beautiful flowers due to Patty Fairlie and Gudulia for their gift of time, seeking out numerous growers to encourage this sweet-smelling donation to honor our BLESSED MOTHER! Patty and Gudulia on behalf of everyone thank you for sharing so much of your time to intensify the beauty of this special day! We would also be remiss if we did not thank our eighth graders, Mrs. Rocha and Gudulia for the beautiful bouquets, our Altar Servers,

OMMS SPIRIT WEEK

Our Student Council, discussed and formulated the plans for the mode of dress for our 2013 SPIRIT WEEK. Each morning our Student Council President and Vice President visit each class to remind all what to wear on the following day, but this is also noted on the OMMS GOOGLE Calendar located on our website. On Friday we will once again have our SPIRIT FIELD DAY

complete with games, activities and a BARBEQUE thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Boone, Knights of Columbus and our OMMS Parent Body! WOW what a wonderful way to celebrate the beginning of Memorial Day Weekend! Thank you to everyone for making this possible for all students at OMMS! TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE UPCOMING 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR Unfortunately the funding for the upcoming school year is very limited and we are unable to offer the Tom and Adele E. Davis Scholarship Trust Fund. Applications will be available next week in the Main Office and will include the due date. These applications will require specific information that must be submitted along with the application to be reviewed and considered by a committee of non-partisan members.

Christmas in July
KID ZONE NEEDS YOUR HELP
We need your donations. We accept clean and undamaged pillow pets, fuzzy pillows, stuffed animals, Happy Meal toys, match box cars, small plastic animals, etc. A big thank you to all who have already donated. You may drop them off in the office with Ms. Cyndi or contact Holly at 512-791-6330.

FARMERS MARKET NEEDS.

Do you have old plant pots or vases around that you dont want or dont need? Our Christmas in July, Farmers Market, would love to take them off your hands. Just drop them off at the school office anytime and thank you for your help!!

Prayer Corner

PTG NEWS
The front office now has Eoilchange gift cards for sale so you may grab one without the wait. They are $40 for three oil changes. Our school earns $20 for each card sold! What an easy way to earn extra money for our school!

Night at the Mission Winetasting

We wanted to give everyone an update on our 2nd Annual Night at the Mission. We had about 236 guests! The event netted the Thank you school about $10,000. We had more guests this year and made more money! enjoyable evening for all! again to all who helped to make this such an

Please keep the following members our school family in your prayers: ~ Daniel D.s grandmother, Janet Keith ~ The Shebests 8 year old cousin, Browyn Coleman ~ The DiParisis Aunt Pat ~ Mrs. Theresa Breen ~ Ms. Melodee Celise ~ Ms. Janies dad, Sal ~ The Mock Family ~ The Bruner Family ~ The Hanna Family ~ The Cunningham Family ~ Linden and Olivers grandmother, Novella ~ Madge Brown ~ Paredes Family ~ Lauren and Jennas aunt, Pat Wheeler ~ Kainoa and Athenas aunt, Kristin ~ Our deployed men and women of the Armed Forces

The Night at the Mission Committee