St. Mary's Catholic School

We don’t usually think of Valentine’s Day as an explicitly Christian holiday. Other major holidays have obvious Christian origins: Christmas (Christ’s incarnation) and Easter (Christ’s resurrection), sure, but Valentine’s Day? It’s true that Valentine’s Day is not connected with an event in the life of our Lord like Christmas and Easter are, but Valentine’s Day does have some intriguing Christian roots. Along with most holidays, Valentine’s Day has suffered from its share of commercialization and confusion, yet the poignant story of the original Valentine’s Day is worth remembering. For the Full story by Daniel Threlfall click HERE

Our 2022-2023 Assurance Survey is officially open until Friday, February 17! This survey is your chance to help refine our faith-integrated education and support to all EICS students. (Parents and guardians of EICS students.)

All survey links were sent out on Wednesday, January 25, so please check your spam filter if you have not received it. If the email is not in your inbox or spam folder, please call 780-467-8896.

• Feb 13: Edo Hot Lunch Orders Due in PowerSchool
• Feb 15: Parent Council Meeting
• Feb 16: Edo Hot Lunch
• Feb 17-18: Jr Boys and Girls HALO CLASSIC @ STMY
• Feb 20: Family Day - No SCHOOL
• Feb 21: Jr. High Ski Trip
• Feb 22: ASH WEDNESDAY
• Feb 24-25: Sr. Boys Basketball @ Veg Comp
• Feb 24-25: Sr. Girls Home Tournament

Hey basketball fans, come join us to cheer on the Jr. High Saints this weekend as they host their First Annual Halo Classic Round Robin Tournament.

Here is the SCHEDULE for the weekend. Please note that we are looking for PARENT VOLUNTEERS as well as HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS to sign up to OFFICIATE. This will of course go towards checkmarks for Athletics Club. GO SAINTS GO!

Congrats to the Sr Boys Basketball team for a hard fought final in Vermilion!! Walked away with silver medals, finishing second out of 16 teams! Great jobs boys!!

Thanks to all the fans who came to watch and support us!

Our Purdys EASTER Fundraiser begins....NOW! Go get your Easter treats: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1593084-104540

This past Christmas we sold over $5000 worth of chocolate which raised $1600 profit for the Athletics Club!

This time around, our goal is to raise $2000 in profit so we need your help—but don’t worry, all the work you're doing is choosing which chocolates to order.

Stock up on beautiful Easter gift boxes, fun chocolate bunnies, Sweet Georgia Browns and more. All profits will go directly to the STMY Athletics Club that supports ALL athetes at St. Mary's. So satisfy those cravings, get all your Easter gift-shopping done while supporting a great cause.

The deadline to order is March 21st, and pick up at the school will be April 5th. Simply click on the link, enter an email address to sign up for our campaign, and get out that credit card to order away. Please be advised that only orders paid through the Purdy's site will be available... any unpaid orders will not be processed.

Once orders close, we’ll notify everyone when and where you can collect your treats.

Please share with anyone you know who might be interested. It would help us so much.

Thank you!

Every 2 years EICS has been sending students from each of their high schools to the NCYC event held in Indianapolis, Indiana. NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) is a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones.

NCYC is the premiere Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America for a life-changing encounter with Christ. Please speak to Miss. Y or Mr. Murphy if this interests you. It is AMAZING and we hope to send a small group and start planning asap.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT NCYC:

INSPIRING SPEAKERS

Some of the best speakers in the Catholic space.

MASS & ADORATION

Celebrate liturgy and the Eucharist with tens of thousands, led by our American bishops.

MUSIC & WORSHIP

Praise and entertainment led by award-winning artists.

INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS

Countless games, crafts, obstacle courses, meetups, live radio shows, challenges, and so much more.

Email: stmy@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stmy.eics.ab.ca/
Location: St Mary's Catholic School, Vegreville, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)632-3934
Twitter: @stmarys_veg