Cardinal Connect

Dear Cardinals,

Yesterday was the feast day of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle and it is during the Gospel reading that we hear those timeless words of Jesus, declaring St. Peter the first Pope "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18). What a powerful reminder of the fact that Jesus preserves the Church - always. So, even when things seem dire and hope seems dim, we can take courage in the fact that Christ is with us. This is particularly important at this time as our current Pope Francis - successor of St. Peter - is in medical distress and in need of our prayers. This month as we focus on the Catholic Social Teaching of the Call to Family, Community, and Participation, we recognize the special role our Pope has as leader of our Catholic Family. And, fittingly, we pray for his wellbeing. No matter what may come, we can take courage, hope, and faith that Christ is with the Church, and with each of us always - preserving and sustaining us.

Lord, thank you for the gift of the Church,

and thank you for the leadership of the successors of St. Peter.

We ask that you be with our Pope Francis at this time of his need.

Amen+

Virtue: Love

Catholic Social Teaching: Call to Family, Community, and Participation

Sacred Teaching: Love / Eagle

February is Black History Month! Check out this link to learn about some amazing Black Catholic Saints!: https://www.ncregister.com/features/black-history-month-2023

Blessings,

Scott Walker

Principal

This is the last week for our Food Bank Food Drive! We are currently just a bit behind Fort High! Bring in those non-perishable food items and let's win this thing!

Monday, February 24 - Professional Development Day

School closed to students

Tuesday, February 25 (Day A)

-Grade 9 Boys Basketball @ FR Haythorne - 4PM

-JV Girls Basketball vs. QEII @5PM - Main Gym

-JV Boys Basketball vs. CTK @6:30PM - Main Gym

Wednesday, February 26 (Day B)

-Cardinal Crunch Breakfast

-Pink Shirt Day

Thursday, February 27 (Day A)

-Grade 9 Immunizations

-Grade 9 Girls Basketball vs. Vegreville - Main Gym @4PM

Friday, February 28 (Day B)

-Faith Friday!

-Grade 9 Boys Basketball Tournament @ SouthPointe

-Chapel Jam @ Lunch!

Important / Upcoming Dates:

March 5 - Ash Wednesday Liturgy / Lent Begins

March 13th @5PM - SAB OPEN HOUSE

March 14-15 - ThinkFAST - overnight retreat

Students - the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt is coming! Get ready!

Hey there parents and guardians! If you have a child in grade 10, you will have received an email with a unique Random Access Code which will allow you to complete an important survey. Please take a moment to complete the survey as it offers both us and the Alberta government great data on how to best serve our students. Thank you so very much!

Did you know that you can support our EICS Catholic Schools by directing your property taxes to Catholic education?

Please read this letter from EICS Board of Trustees Chair Le-Ann Ewaskiw to learn about this meaningful opportunity to strengthen Catholic education for our students.

EICS Summer School is now open with both in person and online options!

Details on course offerings, registration deadlines, and key dates are available here:

https://silc.eics.ab.ca/summer-school-2025

and you can see the full range of courses offered here: Course catalogue

EICS families can register through PowerSchool.

Hey there parents, Our SAB Parent Council team will earn cash back on every purchase we make all year long! All you have to do is shop anytime as you normally would at places like Home Depot, Walmart, Sport Chek, Indigo, Old Navy, Apple, Esso, and Loblaws (among many others) when you join and purchase through FlipGive, a free team funding app.

Join our SAB Parent Council team now and you’ll get a $5 bonus the first time you shop: https://shop.flipgive.com/onboarding/join?joincode=2Y635Z
Or enter this code: 2Y635Z

Also, don't forget to bring in your Boston Pizza receipts as we earn a percentage on all collected to support out school!

What does this fundraising for SAB Parent Council Support?

Here's just a bit of what our Parent Council currently supports:

-Grade 12 Prayer bags for ELA 30 diploma exams

-The Sr. Ada Toner Scholarship

-Classroom and Student needs

And we hope to expand to support even more classroom and student needs as well as more school initiatives, scholarships and awards!

Need more info? Contact Parent Council Chair Janette Adamyk at nettya@shaw.ca

Email: sab@eics.ab.ca
Website: www.sab.eics.ab.ca
Location: 8300 Southfort Drive, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: 587-744-0750