February 19, 2020

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The very famous children’s book author, Roald Dahl called February, “the bitterest and

fiercest month of all”. The thing that seemed to most excite Dahl in the month of

February was the peak of an errant molehill sitting in his front lawn. These molehills and

walks through his village became the inspiration for his book, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. There

are a number of messages in this book about family, pride, and the power of intelligence

to overcome strength. It also carries a message about the conflict of man and the

natural world. While we wait for spring’s arrival may we have the strength and

intelligence to overcome the uncertain weather that February brings.

Archdiocese Survey:

Please see the letter in today’s envelope, which you also received yesterday as a hard

copy, regarding the 5Essentials Survey being conducted by the Archdiocese of

Chicago. All parents and teachers are being asked to complete this survey; one survey

per family is requested. Students in grades 4th – 8th will also be taking the survey. This

survey will be open from February 18 – March 20. The link for the parent survey is

provided here for you: https://survey.5-essentials.org/archchicago

Renew My Church Town Hall meeting:

The Archdiocese in partnership with St. Hilary and Transfiguration will be holding a

Town Hall meeting on Sunday, February 23rd at 7:00 pm in church to discuss possible

name choices for our new parish. All who are present will be given the opportunity to

have their voices heard and vote on the name of their choice. All are encouraged to

attend!

Reminders:

Registration for the 2020-2021 school year has begun. Please complete both sides of

the re-registration form and return to school with the $125.00 registration fee. The

registration fee will increase to $250.00 for any registration after March 6, 2020.

Remember to assure a seat for your child next year and register early. It is important

that we are proactive in our enrollment so that teacher contracts can be offered and

plans for the new year can move forward. If you have been watching the news, the

Archdiocese is watching enrollment for all Catholic schools, early registration is the key

to moving forward. Thank you to the many families who have already completed their

registration, we look forward to another wonderful year with your child.

Don’t forget to tell a friend about St. Hilary and as a thank you, you will receive a

$100.00 tuition credit on your December tuition statement pending enrollment of

the referred family. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

The end of the second academic trimester is March 6th. Please make sure your financial obligations to Saint Hilary are taken care of in a timely manner. If you have experienced a change in circumstances please contact Mrs. Donovan to make adjustments to your bill and arrange a payment plan. Per board policy, students whose tuition and fees have not been kept up to date will be subject to exclusion on Wednesday, March 11th. **Families whose financial obligation is not paid in full by the end of the year will have their 2020-2021 registration put on hold until payment is made. **

Please note 8th graders must be paid in full by May. Failure to complete payment will result in loss of participation in 8th grade events/activities and possibly graduation. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. If your account is current, I thank you!

Queen of Hearts Raffle:

This progressive jackpot continues on, last Friday’s drawing was a rollover, pot was

$20,000.00. We are excited to add Fuller’s Pub to our Queen of Hearts team. Tickets

are currently on sale in a number of locations: school office, after all weekend masses,

Fuller’s Pub (3203 W. Irving Park Rd.) and the Claddagh Ring Pub (2306 W. Foster).

We definitely have the luck of the Irish on our side! Please support these

establishments, we appreciate their support!

Job Opportunity:

Amada Senior Care is hiring. For more information on this job opportunity please see

the flyer in today’s envelope.

Upcoming events: FSA – Daddy Daughter Dance – Feb. 21st

Alumni Association – Quiz Night – Feb. 22nd

Men’s Club - Fish Fry – Feb. 28th

Cardinal Choir at the Wolves Hockey Game – April 4th

Mark your Calendars:

Fri. Feb. 21 – FSA Daddy Daughter Dance

Fri. Feb. 21 – Queen of s drawing 9:00 pm at the Claddagh Ring Pub

Sat. Feb. 22 – Alumni Quiz Night

Sun. Feb. 23 – Parish Naming Town Hall Meeting

Wed. Feb. 26 – Ash Wednesday

Fri. Feb. 28 – Men’s Club Fish Fry

Tues. March 3 – School Advisory Board 7:00 pm in rectory

Fri. March 6 – end of the 2nd trimester – all financial obligations must be up to date

Thurs. March 12 – Band and Choir Concert 7:00 pm in church

Fri. March 13 – 2nd trimester report cards go home

Contents of this Wednesday’s envelope:

FSA flyer Daddy/Daughter Dance

Alumni Quiz Night flyer

Yearbook flyer

Queen of Hearts

Survey information letter

Amada Job Opportunity

Letter from Cardinal Cupich

Men’s Club Fish Fry flyer

Wolves Game flyer

Please check out the Peek at the Week for a look at the week ahead.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at school 773-561-

5885 or by email donovan@sthilarychicago.org.

Gratefully, Mrs. Kathie Donovan, Principal

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Black shirts in youth sizes XS, S, M, L

$10.00 each

Please let Mrs. Donovan know if you

are interested! Cash or check made

out to St. Hilary School.

__________________________________

Gray shirts in adult sizes S, M, L, XL

$20.00 each

While supplies last!

Next Drawing Friday, February 21st – estimated pot $20,800.00!

Please keep the following members of our

St. Hilary family in your prayers:

Deacon Don Wehling Ted Primbas (Mrs. Vicki’s son)

A Peek at the Week WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24 - 28

St. Hilary where faith, family, and academics thrive!

Don’t forget to refer a friend to St.

Hilary and receive a finder’s fee on your

December 2020 tuition.

Share the Good News of St. Hilary

School with a parent testimonial on social

media and tag St. Hilary!!

MONDAY: February 24th

Altar Servers: Sophia, Hayden

Concert Band 7:00 – 7:45 am

Cadet Band 3:00 – 4:00 pm Battle of the Books for grades 6-8 3:00-3:45 pm

TUESDAY: February 25th

Altar Servers: Nicholas, Crystal

CODAS 7:10 – 7:45 am Battle of the Books for grades 3-5 3:00-3:45 pm Student Council meeting – council

WEDNESDAY: February 26th

Altar Servers: Madison, Aelaika 8:30 all school liturgy – Lent Committee

Art Studio 6th

– 8th

graders 7:00 – 7:40 am

2:00 dismissal

Super Soccer Stars

Cadet Band 7:00 – 7:45 am

THURSDAY: February 27th

Altar Servers: Natalie, Josephine

Concert Band 7 – 7:45 am

Art Studio 6th

– 8th

graders 3:00 – 4:00 pm Cardinal Choir 3:00 – 4:00

FRIDAY: February 28th

Altar Servers: Tyler, Joy Marie

Queen of Hearts drawing at The Claddagh Ring Pub 9:00 pm Men’s Club – Fish Fry

Catholic schools: an investment through partnershipsCardinal Blase J. Cupich Chicago Catholic, Wednesday, February 5, 2020

As we celebrated Catholic Schools Week this year, I was reminded of the many partnerships that have made them possible throughout our country. Growing up in an immigrant community in south Omaha, my eight brothers and sisters and I were able to get a Catholic school education because of the sacrifices made by my parents and grandparents.

Such sacrifices were matched by so many others. First and foremost were the religious women who taught us, who gave not just time, treasure and talent but their very lives to make our education possible. The arch-bishop, pastor and parishioners also joined this effort, as they provided necessary resources by way of person-nel, financial and material support.

All of that can be said of our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago. From 1846, when the Sisters of Mercy came to “a village sinking in mud,” which was how Chicago was once described, and opened the first free schools in the city, the Catholic Church has made a commitment to the mothers and fathers of Chicago. We have promised to help them bring their children up in faith and knowledge, a promise that even in our own day benefits many who are not Catholic.

For 175 years, the people of this local church, successive generations of religious, pastors, bishops and donors have contributed their human, material and financial resources, which in fact involved billions of dollars, to keep that promise. This investment has yielded a great harvest.

In our lifetime, new partners have stepped forward. Over three decades ago, my predecessor of happy memory Cardinal Joseph Bernardin reached out to business leaders and created the Big Shoulders Fund. He was confident that he could leverage the great contributions of religious, pastors, parishioners and the entire archdiocese to invite the city’s commercial enter-prises to offer support to our schools, particularly those serving lower-income families. He was right.

The Big Shoulders Fund has partnered with the Archdio- cese of Chicago by contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to our schools over the past 34 years, giving a much-needed boost to the annual support provided by the archdiocese and our parishes.

Last week we announced a new stage in our partner-ship, which in fact is a partnership with families. The fund and the archdiocese together will contribute more than $90 million over the next decade to assist Catholic schools mostly on the city’s South and West Sides. Big Shoulders will assume greater leadership responsibility in the 30 schools included in the agreement.

We appreciate this decades-old partnership and look forward to working cooperatively. I am profoundly grate- ful for the generosity of Big Shoulders donors, who will make possible this new stage in our partnership.

Likewise, I appreciate the continued commitment of donors in our parishes, whose gifts will allow us to meet both the obligations of this agreement and our commit-ment to assist other schools outside of these 30.

Another recent partnership with our Catholic school families has come by way of the Tax Credit Scholarship program. The State of Illinois allows a 75% tax credit for those donating to a scholarship granting organiza-tion, such as Empower Illinois, which in turn provides tuition assistance allowing lower-income families to send their children to the school of their choice. So far, Illinois families have received nearly $100 million of aid through this essential program. This is a great partner-ship with families that needs to grow.

Finally, I want to take this occasion to thank Congress-man Daniel Lipinski for introducing a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 14 in support of the contributions of Catholic schools. We appreciate this and all such recognitions from our elected officials, which is another form of partnership that benefits families whose children are enrolled in Catholic schools. I thank Congressman Lipinski for his leadership in this and many other areas that serve the common good.

It has been said that we can get a lot done if we do not care who gets the credit. Partnerships require that kind of attitude. The hope of our many Catholic school partners is that all children will have a chance at a bright future. That common goal should be the only moti-vation we ever need to work together in doing great things for the good of others.

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HOW TO PREPARE:

#1 - SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 AT 7:00PM ST. HILARY SCHOOL VACALA AUDITORIUM

#2- FIND YOUR TEAM CALL FRIENDS, FAMILY, ALUMNI CLASSMATES, CO-WORKERS, OTHER SCHOOL PARENTS, FELLOW PARISHIONERS….. ANYONE 21 YEARS OLD AND OVER!

#3- REMEMBER $20.00 PER PERSON MAX TABLE OF 10 PEOPLE $500.00 PRIZE FOR WINNING TABLE $100.00 PRIZE FOR BEST TABLE THEME BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, BEVERAGES AND FUN!!!

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St. Hilary Choir Night at the Chicago Wolves Hockey Game 

 

Joyful Noise and Cardinal Choir are singing at the Chicago Wolves Hockey Game! 

 

Saturday, April 4 at 7pm  

 

Come join us for a fun night of hockey and support the choirs singing at 

intermission!  

 

Tickets are $17.50 

 

Please turn in the ticket money to Mrs. Kazmi or the office before March 19  

Detach the form and turn it in along with the ticket money in an envelope please 

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Chicago Wolves Hockey Ticket Form  

 

Student Name: ___________________________________________ 

 

 

Parent Name: ____________________________________________ 

 

 

Parent Email: ____________________________________________ 

 

 

Number of tickets: ____________________ Payment: ________________________ 

Name: Phone: Pick available numbers from the board pictured above.

1 Line- $5.00

2 Lines- $10.00

3 Lines- $15.00

4 Lines- $20.00

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $_________ Rules and details will be available at the sale location, on the St. Hilary School Facebook page and online at sthilarychicago.org

St. Hilary Men’s Club

Lenten Fish Fries

Friday, February 28th

and Friday, April 3rd

St. Hilary School Cafeteria

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Fried fish, mac and cheese, French fries, cole slaw and dessert Cash Bar

Adults: $10

Children ages 4-12: $7

Under 4: Free

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