2314 Third Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361 (308)632-2541

Mailing address: PO Box 349, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0349 Fax: 308-632-2146 Website: www.st-agnes-church.com

Parish Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am - Noon & 1pm - 4pm

Rev. Vincent L. Parsons

Pastor

Sr. Vera Meis, C.S.J. Pastoral Minister

Mass Schedule:

(October - May) Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am (June - September) Saturday 6:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Monday, Tues, Wed, Friday 7 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays one hour prior to

evening Mass or by appointment (632-2541)

Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office

September 30, 2018

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bon Voyage! Jean and Jack Kearns, long time parishioners of St. Agnes are moving to the great State of Texas, a suburb of San Antonio! The Kearns have been known for their many years of volunteer service to the St. Agnes and Scottsbluff communities. Their selfless commitment has been well demonstrated over the years by their joyful presence!

For a time, Jack and Jean have been our neighbors (literally!) and our friends. We have shared both good times and bad, we have shared joys and sorrows, we have lightened each other’s heavy loads. Together we have laughed and cried, together we have worshiped and praised God, together we have lived. We feel sorrow in your leaving, yet we rejoice with you in anticipation of this phase of your life. We will miss your love and support, yet we know you will add much to the lives of those who will be your new church family, as you have added so much to our lives! With gratitude and our prayerful support, Fr. Vince, Sr. Vera and the St. Agnes Parish Community

E very year I like to remind the parishioners of some various things concerning our communal life together. These are just helpful things to re-emphasize from time to time… If you know anyone who cannot come to church, please let us know in the parish office and we will make arrangements to make sure they get the eucharist. With the laws surrounding health care, if you do not specifically ask to be put on the pastoral list at the hospital, then Fr. Vince/Sr. Vera do not know you are there. If you are going in for surgery, please let Fr. Vince/Sr. Vera know and will make sure you receive the Sacrament of the Sick. “Last Rights” is no longer a term we use in the church…it’s Sacrament of the Sick (S.O.S.). If you have some free time and want to come into the church and pray…we highly encourage it. During the daylight hours, the church building’s north door is unlocked during the day. If you would like to come to the church in the evening, after hours, please contact the parish office for that process. Know that you are always welcome! We have designated the first pew on the south side of the church for those needing assistance and would like to receive communion from their worship place. If you have Celiac disease and need a gluten free host, please just come forward in the communion line of the priest. He will always have to Celiac hosts available at every weekend mass. If you wish to have a mass said for a beloved, simply contact the parish office and Ms. Theresa Trevino will be glad to assist you (we even have mass intention cards available).

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The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday, October 1, 2018 Daily Mass (7:00am) Intention: †Ellen Gion by Larry Gion Communal Rosary (4:45 pm) Liturgy of the Hours (5:10pm) Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Daily Mass (7:00am) Intention: Fr. Kramper by Bert Noffke Family Tuesday Discussion Group (8-9 am) Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Daily Mass (8:15am) Intention: Priests & Religious Life by Eileen Young Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Contemplative Prayer Group (6:00pm)

Thursday, October 4, 2018 Daily Mass (10:00 am) The Residency Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Friday, October 5, 2018 Daily Mass (7:00 am) Intention: Sofia Grace Canchola by Kevin Ott & Family Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Saturday, October 6, 2018 Weekend Mass (4:00pm) Intention: For the Parish Sunday, October 7, 2018 Weekend Mass (8:00am) Intention: †Jon Smith by Gene & Mari Schwarzkopf Weekend Mass (10:30am) Intention: Don & Bernadine Overman by Family

This Week’s Schedule

S a i n t A g n e s

C a t h o l i c C h u r c h

Today’s Readings Numbers 11:25-29

Psalm 19 Jason 5:1-6

Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Parish Administration (308) 632-2541 / (308) 632-2146 (Fax)

office@st-agnes-church.com www.st-agnes-church.com

Pastor

Rev. Vincent L. Parsons (ext. 2) pastor@st-agnes-church.com

Pastoral Minister Sr. Vera Meis (ext. 4)

srvera@st-agnes-church.com Director of Religious Education

Mrs. Terri Calvert (ext.5) dre@st-agnes-church.com Church Office Manager Theresa Trevino (ext. 3)

office@st-agnes-church.com School Head Teacher

Mrs. Julie Brown (632-6918) office@stagnesonline.org School Office Manager

Teresa Johnson (632-6918) office@stagnesonline.org

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Important Dates To Remember In 2018

Oct. 7 Rel Ed. begins for grades pre-k - 5th Oct 9 Young at Heart Oct 14 Parish Fall Dinner Nov. 16 St. Agnes Premiere

Finance Corner Sunday Collections

& ATW Giving

September 23, 2018 Actual $5088.41 Budget $9000.00 Surplus (Deficit) $3911.59 VCNIN $2878.00

September Totals Actual $21065.91 ATW $9314.50 Budget $36000.00 Surplus (Deficit) $1688.00 There will be no 2nd collection for

next week

The Jesus of Scripture series begins Monday, October 1st at 7:00pm in the church garden room. Topics will include: “The Jesus of the

Scriptures: Introduction” and “The Gospels as Portraits of Jesus”. All are welcome!

The first Knights Breakfast of the season will be Sunday October 7th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please come and enjoy fellowship and some great food.

A change in Mass mes happens next weekend!

The Mass schedule changes to

4pm Saturday 8am & 10:30am Sunday

until next June

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Saturday, 4pm Ciborium: Mark Rueb; Chalice : Cathy Rueb; Jean Ahrens, Doris Holloway, Paul Mailander, Connie McDonnough, Diana Rohrick Sunday 8am Ciborium: Connie Kirchner; Chalice: Nancy Kerr; Marjorie Benzel, Jeannette Fitzgerald, Jerry Fitzgerald, Mark Neifert, Margaret Rood 10:30am Ciborium: Jean Kearns; Chalice: Steve Viessman; Joe Lissolo, Ifeanyi Okpalaejesi, Brigette Palmer, Michael Schaff, Judy Schwartz

GREETERS Sat 4pm Tami Otto - (E) Tammie Winters - (N) Tara McCormick - (S) Sun 8am Mary Kaspar - (E) Steve & Janice Hamburger- (N) Robert Muldoon- (S) 10:30am Mark & Robin Loose - (E) Mike & Robin Hayhurst- (N) Don & Sherry Weddell - (S)

SACRISTANS Sat 4pm: Jean Ahrens & Larry Gion

Sun 8am: Jeannette Fitzgerald 10:30am: Brandi McCaslin

USHERS

Sat 4pm Jim Ellison (Captain) Dale VonLintel, Bruce Fraas, Dick Lager Sun 8am Jim Kerr (Captain) Terrence Fox, Logan Moravec, Michael Schroeder 10:30am Mark Overman (Captain) Delton Herman, Melvin Elledge, Gale McGrew

LECTORS Oct 6 4pm Jeff West Oct 7 8am Tim Madden 10:30 am M.C. Schaff Oct 13 & 20 4pm April Madden Oct 14 & 21 8am Carol Herman 10:30 am Jacque Neu

LECTORS

Oct 27 4pm Carmen Trevino Oct 29 8am JordanColwell 10:30 am Chris Burbach

SERVERS

Oct 6, 4pm Emma Marks, Addison Peck Oct 7, 8am Tristan Calvert, Emma Herman

10:30am Lillian Golden, Kamden McGrew Oct 13, 4pm Jacob Mark, Kyle Henderson Oct 14, 8am Matthew Hafner, Bernadette Pieper

10:30am Natalie Williams, Raymond Palmer Oct 20, 4pm Addison Gonzales, Ethan Gion Oct 21, 8am Jessica Schaff, Yvonne Kreiling

10:30am Lilly Polk, Logan Polk Oct 27, 4pm Gregg Hartman, Clancee Ott Oct 28, 8am Mitch Moravec, William Pieper

10:30am Kayley Smith, Ty Corr

October 2018 Ministers

Rest In Peace Dwayne Battles, Son of Brad Battles

Fall Dinner Update... * Raffle tickets are selling well - we already have collected $620.00 and we'll giveaway 1/2 of it at the Fall Dinner. * If you have not purchased your raffle or dinner tickets, you can still send your request to the Parish Office or put in the collection basket. * If you have not returned your "sign up" sheet, please do so soon, that way we can be sure to have all areas covered. Thanks in advance for all your support - questions, please call Joyce 436-5443

Young at Heart These luncheons will start up again on

Tuesday, October 9 for folks of retirement age. These meetings will be held the second

Tuesday of every month, at noon in the Garden Room. Please bring a covered dish to

share.

September 2018 100 CLUB WINNERS

$200: Ray & Theresa Rezac; $100: Kay Busekist, Steven Klaas & Tara Longoria, Lynda Montague; $85: Douglas Wheeler; $50: Diana Rohrick, Bryon & Mandi Adams, Bryan & Trudy Henderson, Doris Holloway, Mark Overman, Greg & Dawn Wolf, Colleen Mathewson

CONGRATULATIONS!

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To set the scene for today’s first reading, Moses expressed to God his desire to abandon his role leading the Israelites. The Israelites were complaining that Moses had led them from a bad situation of being slaves in Egypt into the intolerable conditions of the arid desert of the Sinai with no food. Overwhelmed by the continuous demands of the Israelites, Moses asks God to relieve him of this ongoing misery and put him to death. God, rather than killing Moses, sends His Spirit down upon seventy of the elders to take over a portion of Moses’ duties. Two men, Medad and Eldad, while not among the seventy, none the less received God’s Spirit and began to prophesy. Immediately Medad and Eldad’s actions were condemned as they had not been present for the sanctification ceremony. In desperation of the violation those recognized, Joshua calls on Moses to stop the blasphemy.

In today’s Gospel, Mark identifies a similar set of events. The Apostles thought that they were in an exclusive group such that only they should be telling of the good news of Jesus. They had been faithfully following Jesus since the beginning of His ministry and listening to His teachings. Therefore no one else could be qualified to act on Jesus’ behalf. Therefore, the Apostles were distressed to hear of a usurper who was casting out demons in the name of Jesus. John pleads with Jesus to stop this violation of the Apostles’ rights to minister to the people.

Moses and Jesus respond in a similar way to these pleas to stop these transgressors of the status quo. Moses and Jesus recognized that these ‘outsiders’ were doing the work of the Lord and praised their efforts. These men had felt the Spirit flowing within themselves and began to speak of God’s redemption and to speak of the promise of salvation for a hurting world.

In our times, there an increasing need for the world to hear the voice of faith and reason, the voice of Jesus, as more people slide into the destructive actions in using drugs, alcohol, violence, or sexual exploitation to solve their dissatisfaction with their lives. Jesus and Moses remind us the work of the Lord is not limited to a few members of an elite group but is the responsibility of all us. Evangelization is not just for those educationally prepared for ministry work, such as the clergy, religious, directors of religious education or catechists. These few people cannot personally reach out all those in need to hear the promise of Jesus’ salvation. They cannot be on every assembly line; they cannot be in every meeting, they cannot be on every playground.

God has sent his Spirit upon us who are His adopted children in the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. In receiving the Holy Spirit, we must use the gifts of the Holy Spirit to their fullest extent in reconfiguring our lives to become the messengers of Christ to the world. It is all of us, the people of God, the Body of Christ, the Church, who can step into this world and cause a change in the name of Jesus.

As with our ancestors, our efforts of evangelization will conflict anti-Christianity attitudes. Many may try to suppress our vocal pronouncements of the hope for salvation in speaking of Jesus. Many may attempt to block our Christian way of living because they do not conform to societal expectations. However, they cannot stop our belief in Jesus as we steadfastly work to win over others in our words and actions to penetrate the barriers of indifference and disbelief. It is our demonstration of consistently following in the steps of Jesus, knowing that we live the faith of God who kept His promise of salvation and that we call upon the Holy Spirit to give us strength resist the threat of sin that will show the world the brilliant light of Faith.

God message of salvation was never limited just to the words priests, prophets and kings. It was inclusively all those who received His Word and believed, and the lived the Word. Moses, unable to enter the Promised Land, relied on those who followed him to carry on the faith of the Israel God established through the Law. The Apostles could not encounter every person in the world to initiate that spark of conversion to Christianity. It was those who hear the Word and the actions of Jesus who carried forward Christianity. It was those that recognize that in Jesus there is something greater than in what we can understand who brought the Word of God to us. It is our belief in that same promise for eternal life, that calls us to listen to the Holy Spirit within us and continue to bring the message of Jesus into the world until He comes again.

New Parish App Coming Soon!

In the coming weeks St. Agnes Catholic Church will launch our own app for iPhone and Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout

the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or updates. The

app is very well designed and very intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers,

convenient prayer and Confession reminders, our bulletins and more.

We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at St.

Agnes Catholic Church and better engaging the New Evangelization.

Please watch in the coming weeks for our official launch announcement.

Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88: 10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9 abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14 ab; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12]

This Week’s Readings

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James George

Hoesing

September 22, 2018

Son of Adam & Nichole Hoesing

Why Eucharistic Adoration is one of the best responses to abuse crisis

-Peter Kwasniewski September 21, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – In response to the turmoil in the Catholic Church, my local parish introduced Holy Hours of Reparation every Friday, from 6 to 7 pm. The first one was this past Friday, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. As I knelt there looking at Our Lord in the monstrance, I felt a tremendous peace, knowing in faith that He is forever the Head of the Church, forever the faithful Bridegroom, forever the Ruler and Judge of all. He holds the Church in His holy and venerable hands, like a host ready to be offered, and every one of us can be present to Him if we wish, as He is always present to us. I asked Him why He is allowing the Church to be crushed under the weight of so many sins, so much infidelity, so much betrayal and filth. His presence, His silence of strength and order, His indestructible love, were an answer better than any words, and I knew that He was urging me to greater faith, greater trust, more earnest prayer. Although it was good to pray (later in the hour) the Litany of the Most Sacred Heart and a number of prayers and chants, the best part of the hour, for me, was the silent adoration. “I look at Him, and He looks at me.” Where the Lord is, there is the promise of victory over all the forces of evil. At this time in history, with news crashing in upon us from every side—mostly bad news, and some of it frankly scandalous in the extreme, as it reveals the callous complicity with, approbation of, and dedication to evil on the part of many in the hierarchy of the Church, who were supposed to be our guides to holiness and our models of it—nothing, absolutely nothing, could be better than for each of us to firmly commit to making a Holy Hour each week. Fair weather or foul, super-busy or at loose ends, it doesn’t matter; this is what we should be doing, for our Church, for our clergy, for ourselves and, dare I say it, for our sanity. Some people who are not already accustomed to going to Eucharistic Adoration may be wondering: What do I do during Adoration? Should I bring prayer books with me, or spiritual reading, or my Rosary beads? Of course you may bring those things and use them as you wish. But the best thing to do is to be still before the Lord, paying Him the homage of your attention, speaking to His Heart and letting Him touch your heart. I love this quotation from Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., a saintly Catholic priest who was killed on the battlefield in World War I while performing his duties as a chaplain. He writes: Try basking in the sun of God’s love, that is, quietly kneeling before the tabernacle, as you would sit enjoying the warm sunshine, not trying to do anything, except love Him; but realizing that, during all the time you are at His feet, more especially when dry and cold, grace is dropping down upon your soul and you are growing fast in holiness. I think the best of all prayers is to just to kneel quietly and let Jesus pour Himself into your soul. In one of my favorite books, In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart—The Journal of a Priest at Prayer, the Lord Himself says something similar: It is enough for Me that you should seek Me out and remain quiet in My presence and

content to be with Me. I have no need of your thoughts, no need of your words. It is enough for Me that you should offer Me an adoring heart full of love and grateful for My abiding presence in the Most Holy Sacrament. … For you, there is nothing more beneficial. You need to spend time close to My Eucharistic Heart. In My presence I communicate to your soul all that I want you to have, and all that I want you to know. You may not be aware of this as it is happening, but later you will experience the fruit and the efficacy of this time spent in My presence. … This is what I want of you: time “wasted,” spent in My presence. Time given to Me for My sake.

This is what Our Lord is waiting for: a sign from us, an unmistakable sign, that we love Him for His own sake, and above all things on earth. When enough of us are taking real steps to love Him in exactly this way—with our whole mind, our whole heart, our whole soul, and our whole strength—we may then count on a new flood of graces inundating the Church. ***REMINDER: First Friday Eucharistic adoration will be on Friday, October 5th . It will begin after 7 am daily mass and end at 5:30pm ALL ARE WELCOME! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COME! ***

Congratulations to Rod & Ellen Ramig!

They celebrate 46 years of marriage

on Sunday, September 30th

Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 9:38-43, 45,47-48

On the Way to Mass: Can you imagine being without an eye, hand, or foot? What importance do those hold for you? On the Way Home From Mass: Have you ever been surprised by someone’s kindness? Why did it surprise you? Living the Word: Invite your children to spend some Ask family members to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses. When are they tempted to do wrong? In what situations are they good at doing the right thing? For instance, are they kind to someone others exclude? How can they strengthen the parts in their lives that are weak?

Celebrating Sunday for Catholic

Families 2018-2019

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Children's Liturgy of the Word is a program that invites school-aged children (kindergarten through grade 5) to leave the larger parish assembly during Mass to celebrate a concurrent Liturgy of the Word. The children return to the main parish assembly for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The children experience the same readings and rituals as the larger parish assembly, but use a special children's lectionary with a reflection experience geared for their age group. If you are interested in sharing your time and talents once a month with the children, please contact: Terri at 635-1362 or Email - dre@st-agnes-church.com

October 20-22, 2018 Blessed Sacrament

Grand Island Registration deadline: 10-1-2018

Juniors & Seniors - Are you unsure about your faith? Do you desire to know more? Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) is a weekend of fun, food and faith that may be just what you’re looking for. The cost is $85 and includes a t-shirt & other special gifts. To register and for more information go to www. gidiocese.org/yya/tec

October Schedules

Grade School Formation Sessions

Grades Pre-K - 5th meet from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the school building. October: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th Halloween Carnival is Sunday, October 28th in the school gym from 5:30-7 p.m. Come join the fun! Hosted by the Middle School and CYM (High School) youth.

Middle School Formation Sessions

Grades 6th-8th meet Wednesday evenings from 7-8:15 p.m. in the school building. October: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 28th - Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. in the school gym.

31st (no formation sessions)

High School (CYM) Formation Sessions

CYM Youth (10th-11th) gather in catechist’s homes & CYM Youth (9th) meet in the Office Basement from 7-8:15 p.m. October: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 28th - Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. in the school gym.

31st (no formation sessions)

11th Grade CYM Youth CYM & Confirmation Formation Sessions

Oct. 3rd & 17th - Confirmation formation sessions in the Garden Room Oct. 10th & 24th - meet in catechist’s home 28th - Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. in the school gym 31st (no formation sessions)

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R_ligious E^u][tion Progr[m Email—dre@st-agnes-church.com Religious Education Office—308-635-1362

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Scripture Lessons: Mark 9:38-48, Work together for God In this reading, the disciples were upset because a man they didn’t know was healing in Jesus’ name. Perhaps they were afraid of losing the spotlight, or they may have been concerned because he was different from them. In fact, faithful followers of Jesus don’t all look alike or talk alike, but we do act alike. Christianity is a kingdom, not a competition. All are welcome to work together to build it up. Those who share a common faith in Christ cooperate, not compete. Some of Jesus’ words sound strange but he is very clear; we treat sin like a cancerous tumor and cut it out. Giving up a friendship, an activity, or a habit that causes us to do wrong may seem as painful as cutting off a hand. But the consequences of our choices last forever. What can a parent do? The caution against harming little ones in faith is serious, and applies to us as parents and teachers. We must do right by our children. When our thoughts and actions model Christ, we parent with love. Lead children in the journey to Christ God has called each of us to follow him but parents are not only called to follow, we are called to lead. Nurturing a child’s spiritual growth is an awesome responsibility but we can teach the importance of our faith in simple ways. Go to Mass. Bringing our families to Sunday Mass is a powerful way to spend time together and show commitment to the faith. Give cards. On the anniversary of your child’s baptism each year, give a birthday card to celebrate her “birth” into the life of Christ. Mark each sacrament. Give attention and support during these Catholic milestones. These are steps on our journey toward Christ. Prayer cards. Expose children to the wealth of prayers the Church offers by creating and gifting prayer cards pertinent to his life situation. Pack the toolbox. To stay faithful, children need concrete spiritual tools. Start filling your child’s toolbox when she is young with prayer, devotions, Sacraments, Scripture, and more, so that it is full when she is an adult.

Partners in Faith - September 2018

Please take time during the week to review what your child(ren) learned

this week in the religious formation sessions. Also, spend time this week helping prepare your child(ren) for upcoming weeks lesson. A syllabus is being provided to each student so parents can stay apprised as to the lesson that will be covered on a specific date.

New Parish App Coming Soon! n the coming weeks St. Agnes Catholic Church will launch our own app for iPhone and

Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or updates. The app is very well designed and very intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient prayer and Confession reminders, our bulletins and more. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at St. Agnes Catholic Church and better engaging the New Evangelization. Please watch in the coming weeks for our official launch announcement FORMED, a revolutionary online platform, provides access to the best Catholic audio talks, movies, ebooks, and video-based studies from trusted providers like Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, Catholic Answers, Sophia Institute Press, St. Paul Center, and more! FORMED presents a tremendous opportunity to help the overwhelming majority of Catholics change the way they consume media and develop a daily habit of faith formation and prayer. This is a free service to all parishioners of St. Agnes. If you haven’t signed up today go to: www.saintagneschurch.formed.org and sign up today!

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Connecting Students and Families through Faith September 30, 2018

School Newsletter

St. Agnes Catholic School 205 E 23rd, Scottsbluff, NE

Ph: 308-632-6918

Monday, Sept Oct 1st No School

Teacher Conven on Tuesday, Oct 2nd

No School Teacher Conven on Wednesday, Oct 3rd

Mass @ 8:15 5th Grade field trip-Water Wonders

Thursday, Oct 4th Blessing of the Pets

2:45 on the Playground

Let’s Stay Healthy St. Agnes 3rd grade students attended the Kids Fitness and Nutrition day held at the YMCA on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd. Students participated in

8 non-competitive interactive physical activity stations and 6 hands-on nutrition stations. The students thoroughly enjoyed this day of active

learning and are ready and committed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Monday, Oct 1

NO SCHOOL Helpers:

Tuesday, Oct 2

NO SCHOOL Helpers:

Wednesday, Oct 3 Spaghetti w/meat sauce Fresh Green Salad Peas Grapes Helpers: Rob Polk Jeremy Becker

Thursday, Oct 4 Hamburger on a bun French Fries Broccoli w/Ranch Mandarin Oranges Helpers: Bridget Peck Erin Dudden

Friday, Oct 5 Super Nachos Taco meat, black beans & cheese sauce Potato Circles Peaches Helpers: HELPER NEEDED HELPER NEEDED

Hot Lunch Menu for October 1st - October 5th, 2018

What’s Happening at St. Agnes School………...

St. Agnes’ largest fundraiser, The Premiere Event, is fast approaching. This gala evening will be held on Friday,

Nov. 16th. Bridget Peck, Foundation President, has reached out to all school families seeking help with the

event. If you have yet to return your form indicating how you plan to help, please do so ASAP.

Please be reminded that St. Agnes School operates on a

very tight budget. Tuition, parish support and fundraising are the 3 legs of our financial operations. Every family

benefits from the fundraising events as the money raised, helps to keep the tuition costs down. Please do your part to ensure that this year’s Premiere is as successful as ever.

Ask how you can help and sign up now!!

Student Council Trash Pick Up St. Agnes student council members are committed to keeping St.

Agnes School and Church grounds looking beautiful. A weekly trash pick-up is held to help maintain the property. We are grateful for such a

wonderful place to grow and learn and are happy to do our part to keep it looking amazing!

MAP Testing MAP testing is officially over for the fall term.

Students in 1st – 5th grade put their brains to work during the week of Sept. 17-25th. We were pleased

with the starting point for our students as many picked up right where they left off in the spring. We will be anxious to see the amazing growth of each

individual student as the year progresses.

September 2018 100 CLUB WINNERS

$200: Ray & Theresa Rezac; $100: Kay Busekist, Steven Klaas

& Tara Longoria, Lynda Montague; $85: Douglas

Wheeler; $50: Diana Rohrick, Bryon & Mandi Adams, Bryan &

Trudy Henderson, Doris Holloway, Mark Overman,

Greg & Dawn Wolf, Colleen Mathweson

CONGRATULATIONS!

Classroom News………...

Kindergarten Class By Terri Ramirez

Let Autumn Begin! We made it through September and August with flying colors! Now, we are on to October fun! Bring on the pumpkins, cooler weather, and beautiful colors of the season! If you stop by the kindergarten classroom you will notice the physical layout of our room looks somewhat different from a traditional classroom. This is because we are

implementing a research-based concept for classroom design called flexible seating. Flexible seating is a concept rooted in educational research that encourages students to choose their type of seating based on their learning preferences. For example, some students prefer to stand while learning, so we have 2 standing desks (with stools if they want to periodically sit down.) Some students prefer to sit on the floor or on their knees, so we have one table that is low to the ground. Some students prefer a traditional table, so we have 3 of these that provide 9 traditional seats. I am especially aware of students who might need to move while working. These students can enjoy doing their work seated on a yoga ball.

Altogether, Kindergarten has 25 different seating options available for 13 students. Whether students prefer to sit in a traditional seat or explore a non-traditional posture, my classroom is designed to increase communication, learning and creativity. I invite you to come and visit our learning environment and see the wonderful things that are going on in kindergarten!

4th Grade Class By Kristie Becker

Fourth Grade has been very busy! We just finished our MAP testing for the fall and we are glad to have that behind us. The students did great! We have been working hard in our grammar unit to get a solid understanding of parts of speech. We are just starting a mini unit on figurative language, which will help in all the writing that fourth grade does! We started our first novel reading groups and are currently reading Flat Stanley, I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, and Night of the Twisters. In science, we are getting ready to test on our unit on plants and animals and will be moving into the unit on energy and the ecosystem. There are always fun projects to do in this unit! In religion, we are still focusing on stories in the Bible and are currently learning the story about Joseph. In math, we are working to

build upon the math skills we have previously learned. We will be going back in our Nebraska history books for social studies, after learning about the Flowerfield time period in the month of September. Students are also excited that our classroom economy money management system is up and running! They enjoy earning money for good grades, good deeds, and their jobs around the classroom! We are looking forward to a busy fall here in Fourth Grade!

Good Grades & Good Deeds =