From the desk of Sister Stella
PWC President
Weekly Readings/Reflections
Fall Festival

From the Desk of Sister Stella Maria, Principal:

We wish all of our families a most restful and relaxing summer. May each of you find some time to have a change of pace to refresh and to have time to enjoy each member of your family. We have worked hard in school to educate your children on the super importance of Sunday liturgy. Please support us by participating each Sunday in liturgy. Wherever you are on vacation you will always find, with a little effort, a Catholic Church.

Our school office hours during the entire summer will be from 8:45 --- 3:30 each day. As you know the transformer and all that goes with it will take place all day every day until completed. Drive carefully on and off campus while the work is going on. You will be able to communicate with us during the installation of the transformer because when the power is down we will use a generator. If you have difficulty getting through, please be patient and try again.

My schedule for the summer is"

June 22nd – July 10th Working at school/church

July 11th – July 30th Vacation

August 1st – August 12th Working at school

August 14th – August 20th. On Retreat in Palos Verdes

August 21st - Back to school…

Congratulations to our 2005 kindergarten graduates and their teachers for a most successful full day kindergarten. All was well planned and very organized. We are sending an outstanding group of children to first grade. Thank you parents and teachers for your hard work and support.

Hope to see all of you at the parish picnic on Sat. June 18th

.A story tells of two friends who were walking through the desert…
During some point of the journey they had an argument,
And one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt,
But with out saying anything, wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
Where they decided to take a bath.
The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning,
But the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,
"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone. Why?"
The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away…

But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BLESSINGS IN STONE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
An hour to appreciate them,
A day to love them,
But then an entire life to forget them.

Do not value the THINGS you have in your life.
Value WHO you have in your life!

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PWC President

Dear SPA Families:

Summer is upon us! This is the final epistle for the 2004-2005 school year and my final wish for a fun-filled and restful summer vacation. I have had a terrific year as your PWC President and extend my thanks to each member for giving me the chance to lead your organization this year!

Best of luck to Julie Chait and her new board as they head into the busy planning period this summer!

Thank you and have a terrific summer!

Debbie Buderwitz
PWC President

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

June 19, 2005
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalm: Sunday 28

Reading I
Jer 20:10-13

Jeremiah said:
"I hear the whisperings of many:
'Terror on every side!
Denounce! let us denounce him!'
All those who were my friends
are on the watch for any misstep of mine.
'Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,
and take our vengeance on him.'
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion:
my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph.
In their failure they will be put to utter shame,
to lasting, unforgettable confusion.
O LORD of hosts, you who test the just,
who probe mind and heart,
let me witness the vengeance you take on them,
for to you I have entrusted my cause.
Sing to the LORD,
praise the LORD,
for he has rescued the life of the poor
from the power of the wicked!"

Reading II
Rom 5:12-15

Brothers and sisters:
Through one man sin entered the world,
and through sin, death,
and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned --
for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world,
though sin is not accounted when there is no law.
But death reigned from Adam to Moses,
even over those who did not sin
after the pattern of the trespass of Adam,
who is the type of the one who was to come.

But the gift is not like the transgression.
For if by the transgression of the one the many died,
how much more did the grace of God
and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ
overflow for the many.

Gospel
Mt 10:26-33

Jesus said to the Twelve:
"Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father."

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Fall Festival

ALL – STAR UPDATE ……………….June 16th, 2005

The All-Star Festival is off and running!!!!! The Silent Auction, Raffle, and Sponsorship have all gotten off to a great start. The pizza day, jamba juice and "free dress" day were successful.

Look for the packet that went home this week…..This is the last you will hear from us until the end of July!!!!

We hope you all have a fun and restful summer vacation. We will be back in touch with the "summer mailing". We are all available during the summer, so please do not hesitate to call or e-mail if we can answer any questions.

Thank you all for all your support…..The Festival Committee:
Vicki McLoon, Debbie Battaglia, Mary Ann Bertolucci, Jewel Kracoff, Lisa Roger & Claudie Ryan

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