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MISSION STATEMENT: Grand Traverse Area Catholic
Schools are dedicated to provid-
ing a Catholic education ensur-ing educational quality for all
families willing to enter into a
partnership to develop each child to his or her fullest spiritu-
al and academic potential.
Published September 30, 2016 Deadline for submissions to this newsletter is Thursday @ 11:00 a.m.
Please email information for the Holy Angels newsletter to Nikki Kleinrichert at [email protected] Please email information for system-wide distribution to Cathy Nelson at [email protected]
In This Issue:
Preschool Orchard Visit Our Prayers Are With Gladhander Work Bees Popcorn Fridays Box Tops Competition Lunch Duty
Mrs. Troppman’s News
Upcoming Events:
10/4 St.Francis of Asisi
Mass with SFHS @ SF
Parish @ 9:30 AM
10/7 NO SCHOOL -
Staff Professional De-
velopment Day
10/14 Kindergarten to
Pahl’s Pumpkin Patch
10/19 PreK to Pahl’s
Pumpkin Patch
10/21 Grub Day - Vo-
cations
10/21 Raffle Day - 1st
Grade Hosts
10/28 NO SCHOOL -
Gladhander Set-up
10/31 Halloween
Parade @ 12:30
11/1 All Saints Day
Mass with SFHS @ SF
Parish @ 9:30
11/3 Picture Re-takes
11/3 FULL DAY - NO PM
BUSSING
11/4 FULL DAY - NO
BUSSING
On Thursday, our Mass day, we celebrated the Feast Day of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Through these
three Saints who are known as Archangels, Fr. Rexroat asked the children to remember five things about An-
gels; they are real, that through Angels, God protects us, through angels, God teaches us, through angels, God
guides us and through angels, God heals us. Fr. Rexroat reminded us that Saint Michael is the guardian and pro-
tector of the Church, that Saint Gabriel was entrusted with the most important task of revealing to Mary that she will
bear the Son of God and that Saint Raphael is known as the healer of the earth. Fr. Rexroat finished his homily by
reminding us that this feast day is special to all of us since they go to the school titled “Holy Angels!”
On Saturday we begin the month of October, which is filled with feast days for saints, Guardian Angels and Mary as
Our Lady of the Rosary. During this time in our classrooms there will be many discussions about ‘guardian angels’
and much of our art work will be making angels. Our Guardian Angels watch over us and protect us. They help us
to not be afraid, but to trust in God’s love. In the Hebrew language, the word angel means “messenger.” Angels
bring God’s message of hope, especially in Autumn, as the earth grows cold and our days grow darker.
Then with October being the Month of the Rosary, the classrooms spend their time immediately after lunch saying
the rosary which gives them a feeling of peace throughout the rest of the day. When we pick up the rosary, it is as if
Mary holds us by the hand and takes us to the throne of her Son in heaven, where we can see, through her eyes,
His amazing light. The prayer we say the most when saying a rosary is the “Hail Mary”. We are echoing the words
of an angel who spoke them first. The words of this beautiful prayer are ancient, and they came from holy peo-
ple. When we pray them, we are joining our prayer to theirs. We ask God to help us pray the rosary with all our
hearts, so that Mary’s loving care will lead us to His Son!
During our harvest season here in Northern Michigan it is a great time to talk about our LBI dining services and how
they use many local farms to purchase our food and then produce our lunches with the freshest products. The food
is of the highest quality and the menu is designed to provide your children with consistent energy. When you are
here for your lunch duty, please thank our LBI staff for all their efforts! In turn we thank you for your cooperation and
time fulfilling your recess and lunch supervision.
Since October is the “month of the Rosary” it is a great time to join our Parent Rosary Group which meets every
Tuesday at 8:10am in the Holy Angels library. It is a wonderful, peaceful way to start out your day. All of Holy An-
gels students are given the opportunity to write down their own prayer intentions, they are collected and read by the
parents and then a full rosary is said for these “little angels” prayers. We also add any adult intentions too! Please
come and join us for this special prayer time for parents.
May you seek and feel your guardian angel always and especially on this these feast days where we celebrate
angels! May God bless you for your kindness, love and partnership.
Serving Children and Christ,
Janet Troppman
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AR - Accelerated Reader
Holy Angels after school AR Lab will be starting soon. Click on the link for “Accelerated Reader” in the Holy
Angels section of the GTACS website for more information about the program. We are in need of 4 volunteers
to work one Wednesday per month after school from 2:40-3:00 p.m. in the Holy Angels Computer Lab. You
may bring your own children and will need to supervise and help the others that show up. Please contact our
AR Pro-gram manager, Shannon Kadlec @ 231-357-1066 or [email protected] if you are interested.
Our families as we
transition into the
2016-17 school year.
Our parish priests who
give so much to our
community, especially
to our schools.
All those in our school
and church family that
are battling illnesses.
The staff of GTACS
as they assist parents
in fully forming chil-
dren’s hearts, minds
and souls to bring
glory to God.
Thank you, Sweet Jesus,
for answered prayers!
Our Prayers Are
With . . .
Please feel free to contact
us with any prayer re-
quests that you would like
us to share in our
weekly Cherub
Chat.
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The Difference Is Prayer
Monday 3rd
Ready, Louis
Brown, Lola
Harder, Wes
Simon, Aidan
Friday 7th
NO SCHOOL
Thursday 6th
Stuhlmueller, Dean
Murphy, Lucas
Cole, Finley
Gruber, Lucia
Wednesday 5th
Andrews, Theresa
Aue, Sebastian
David, Adam
Strait, Ethan
Tuesday 4th
Fries, Hope
Caldwell, Oliver
Tarrant, Havyn
Smith, Kayla
Thank you for assisting our HOLY ANGELS from 10:30-12:15
If you are unable to be here on your scheduled day, please call Ann Kavanaugh to secure a sub. 633-1896 Blessed are they who are
persecuted for the sake of
righteousness, for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
Please note that the calendar for Lunch Duty is posted on our web site under the Holy Angels section.
Click on the “Playground Calendar” link and you can view and plan your lunch duties for the entire year.
Lunch Duty (Playground) Calendar
Sacrament of Reconciliation Preparation
Students in the second (2nd) grade prepare for and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. All par-
ish 2nd graders, together with at least one parent, come together on three Saturday mornings to learn
about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The program depends heavily on parent participation both in
class and at home to complete each session. All sessions are held in our parish Family Center. Clas-
ses will be taught by Janet Troppman. Session dates are: * Oct. 1, 2016 (10-11:30 a.m.) * Oct. 22,
2016 (10-11:30 a.m.) * Nov. 5, 2016 (10-11:30 am) * Dec. 10, 2016 (Celebration of the Sacrament)
9:00-12:00 p.m.
Any questions? Call Shelly Brown at the St. Francis Parish Office 231-947-4620 ext. 252
Gladhander Work Bees - Join The Fun! Come join us for the 2016 Gladhander Work-Bees! You do NOT need to be artistic or creative to join in
the fun of transforming our school into one of most magical places From Sea to Shining Sea! We will
meet in the St. Fancis basement on the following evenings:
Wednesdays 6:00-9:00 and Thursdays 7:45-9:00
Last Call for Box Tops
Our Box Top Competition between Holy Angels, IC, and SEAS is really heating
up! Help Holy Angels win the Box Top Trophy and bragging rights by sending
in your Box Tops next week. The deadline is 8 a.m. on Thursday. GTACS
receives about $6,000 each year from the Box Tops people, which we spend on
things such as technology in the classroom, books and teacher supplies, and
playground equipment. It is amazing how the little rectangular pieces of card-
board can add up, 10 cents at a time. So don't let your Box Tops go out in the
TRASH -- bring them to the school office, and we will turn them into CASH!
Popcorn Day
This year we are bringing back “Popcorn Fridays”! We will have one bag of fresh popped corn for each
student at Holy Angels, Preschool through 2nd Grade! We ask for a donation of $0.50/student to cover
the minimal cost as well as funding extra classroom items needed for Preschool. Popcorn Fridays will
be on the first Friday of each month with the exception of Fridays during Lent. Our first Popcorn Friday
will be October 14th (Friday, October 7th is a Non-School day for Professional Development).