Leadership Message
Dear St. Luke Families,
Greetings to all and a continued Happy Easter to all of you and your families! We hope that you had a very joyful and blessed week! This week we were very fortunate to have Elder Garry Gardnier and Connie Kulhavy come in to teach, answer questions, and complete an indigenous art activity with all our classes as students gained a little more knowledge about the Metis history and culture .
Also this week Mrs. Shankshaft and I were fortunate to be invited to our EICS Central Learning Services (CLS) to present our St. Luke Assurance Plan. It was so nice to have the opportunity to showcase all the wonderful learning and growth that is happening at our school. Our school Trustee Le-Ann Ewaskiw, Superintendent Paul Corrigan, Assistant Superintendent Brett Cox and Assistant Superintendent Therese deChamplain were all there to hear the wonderful news. We now begin work on our new Assurance plan for next year and look forward to having conversations with our school community.
As mentioned last week, our season of Easter lasts quite some time, all the way up until Pentecost. We started this week with a wonderful Praise and Worship Celebration that spoke directly to prayer life and evidence of God’s existence. As we continue to celebrate the miracle of our Risen Lord, we may find comfort and energy through praying for others during this time. Even the Son of God thought it was important to devote time during the day specifically to God and to pray for others. Sometimes we can get bogged down with busi-ness and forget just how important prayer life can be. When praying for others, you can consider the following:
Be specific. (In Luke 11:5-13, the man in the story asked specifically for three loaves of bread.)
Persevere (Hebrews 6:12). Keep asking, seeking, knocking. It is always too soon to quit praying.
Pray prayers for their future: friends, career, spouse, etc.
Pray often with a prayer partner or prayer team—in person or by phone (Matthew 18:19).
Listen for the Holy Spirit’s guidance (Romans 8:26-27).
If you have a prayer language, use it often, especially when you do not know exactly what situations need prayer coverage (Romans 8:26; 1 Corinthians 14:13-15).
Whether you use the hints above or not, may we all continue our own walk with Christ as a faith-filled community who is certainly Better Together! May the blessings of this Easter season continue to be a repeated reminder of God’s love for all of us!
Blessings,
Cathy Hinger and Sharilynn Shakeshaft
Principal and Assistant Principal/Chaplain
Upcoming Events:
GAMES NIGHT! Save your bottles! We will be hosting a Family Games Night at St. Luke on April 28 and are happy to collect your bottles. Funds from the bottles donated will be used to continue supporting student enrichment within our school.
Deadline to order Subway is 9:00pm Monday, April 24. Cards and daubers can be ordered until Thursday, April 27 and will also be available at the door.
GIFT CERTIFICATES: ST. LUKE PARENT ASSOCIATION SPRING FUNDRAISER
South Cooking Lake Greenhouses is, once again, ready to help us brighten our spaces while we wait on Mother Nature!
St. Luke Parent Association is happy to help provide the opportunity to beautify your spaces (as well as purchase the perfect Mother’s Day gift!), all while supporting the students of St. Luke as well as our local and much-loved greenhouse.
How to Purchase / Things to Know:
-Certificates are sold in $25.00 denominations only
-Funds for purchase can be e-transferred to St. Luke Parent Association at stlukepatreasurer@gmail.com (no password necessary)
-Please fill out the Google Form (link below) completely before submitting payment and feel free to share this Google Form with your family and friends!
https://forms.gle/wdUdaLt9BMSKJDpe9
-The last day for gift certificate sales will be June 8, 2023
-South Cooking Lake Greenhouses opens today, April 21!!
Please check out SCL Greenhouses website at http://www.southcookinglakegreenhouses.ca for information on shopping, hours and items available for the 2023 season.
HOT LUNCH: The final session of hot lunch that will run from May 4th to June 22nd is open for orders. Ordering will be available until the end of day on May 1st.
https://stlukeschool.hotlunches.net/
Please contact Shelby at hotlunchstluke@gmail.com with any questions.
OLPH (Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish)
Masses at OLPH will be livestreamed. Please join using this link. https://www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark/videos/
Visit OLPH Website for more information about the parish and in regards to sacremental preparation.
Read the lastest bullitin from OLPH or visit www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark
St. Francis of Assisi Parish is administered by Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sherwood Park. Please contact the parish for confession times and more information.
Clergy: Reverend Jim Corrigan, Pastor
Mass Time: Sunday 11:00
Email Address: StFrancisAssisi.Tofield(at)caedm.ca
5523 - 50 Street Tofield, AB T0B 4J0
See map: Google Maps
Phone: 780-467-5470
St. Luke Catholic School
Principal
Email: Stl@eics.ab.ca
Website: stl.eics.ab.ca
Location: 22139 South Cooking Lake Road, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-922-5920
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlukeeics
Twitter: @stlcs_EICS