Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the world to save and to set me free. I trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me.

Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands, for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, body, soul and spirit. Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.

Cast out anything that should not be in me. Root out any unhealthy and abnormal cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild and replenish any damaged areas. Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection by the power of Jesus’ precious blood.

Let the fire of your healing love pass through my entire body to heal and make new any diseased areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function. Touch also my mind and my emotion, even the deepest recesses of my heart.

Saturate my entire being with your presence, love, joy and peace and draw me ever closer to you every moment of my life. And Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit and empower me to do your works so that my life will bring glory and honour to your holy name. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dear Bruin Family,

It was a week full of extra-curriculars with our first Girls Volleyball game, the start of Epic Programs, our first Bruins Explore of the year, and continued Football practices, classroom tutoring, and more! We are very grateful to the many volunteers who step up to make these programs happen, especially our coaches and facilitators.

We are heading into Spirit Week next week thanks to our fantastic Student Council and our moderator, Ms. Ruiz! We kick off Monday with "Anything But a Backpack Day" and school mass as we celebrate the feast of Padre Pio. See the flier below for more details regarding the spirit week schedule and special dress up days.

Our students and teachers are continuing to thrive on campus and we are consistently grateful for the immense amount of support consistently shown to us by you, the parents of our students. As a reminder, we love to hear from you and encourage you to bring us your feedback as we partner together to provide an education for your children that benefits the whole child.

I want to wish you all a great and safe weekend with your loved ones!

Sincerely,

Mr. Ryan Nearhoff

Congratulations to our Champion Award winners for the month of August! These students were leading the way in the first tenet of our schoolwide learning expectations, We Believe! We commend them on their examples of faith, prayer, and kindness around campus and in their classrooms!

Thank you to everyone who registered to start selling tickets for our Football Mania Fundraiser! At this point we already have 310 tickets sold and 82 families registered and ready to sell their tickets! Stay tuned for some additional incentives for total tickets sold! We will review the registrations to see which class won our challenge and will be awarded free dress and extra lunch! We will also start logging those hours for all who registered by 1pm today!

You still have one more week to register! Thank you for your support!

We are extremely excited to host our 5th Annual Trunk or Treat at St. Dorothy Catholic School and Church on October 25th from 6:00-8:00pm. We are asking for donations of candy for the event to stock up all of our booths! Please bring your donations to the school office and label them for Trunk or Treat. Thank you!

We were thrilled to have EPIC Programs on campus this week offering their first Coding Crafters and Mini Medics classes. The team at EPIC was fantastic in facilitating the class and exposing our young Bruins to potential future careers in STEM related fields. If you were unable to sign up for this first program, we plan on offering additional programs later in the school year!

Our Youth Ministry Coordinator will be attending the Holy Fire Middle School event on Saturday, September 28th and wants to invite our St. Dorothy Middle Schoolers to attend as well!

Who: Middle School Youth
When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - Meet at St. Dorothy at 7:30 am. The event is from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Mass will be held at 4:00 PM.
Where: St. John Eudes Parish, 9901 Mason Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311 (we will carpool to the event)
Cost: $60 per person. Please pay by clicking here. Switch to "One-time Gift" and select "Youth Ministry" in the drop down menu.
Forms: Please fill out the following forms in this link and submit them by September 20th.

Lunch will be provided at the event.

Holy Fire T-Shirts: T-Shirts are available for an additional $12. Please mark whether you would like a T-shirt.

Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/EUqG1axY3b5ZmsvL9

Here is the link to pay: https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Giving/PS-1498

Our Beats and Brews committee is well underway in planning for this years event taking place on Friday, May 9th at St. Dorothy Catholic School. We are very excited to improve upon the success of last year and raise even more to support the continued success of St. Dorothy and our Endowment Fund. We are seeking sponsorships for the event and encourage you to review the flyer below if you, or someone you know, might be interested. Thank you for your support!

Click on the links below to sign up for regular volunteering opportunities to start completing those parent hours!

Thank you to Mrs. Hnatiuk and all who volunteered to assist with our first Bruins Explore event today! Between the car racing and crafting, plenty of fun was had by all! If you have an idea for a Bruins Explore experience, please sign up below and help us to foster the whole child in their learning experience at St. Dorothy Catholic School.

We are excited to share that we are in the midst of a generous matching gift opportunity, where every dollar pledged will be matched by a donor, up to $125,000! This means your contribution will be doubled, helping us reach a combined total of $250,000 and pushing us past the $4 million mark in pledges. But time is running out – the last day to submit your pledge and be part of this matching gift is Sunday, September 22. We need all the support we can get to take full advantage of this incredible offer. Pledge cards are available at the back of the church and can be dropped in the Sunday collection basket or at the parish office. Don't miss this chance to make your donation go twice as far in support of our campaign, Next Generation Parish: Called to Renew. Thank you for your continued generosity!

Our Virtus facilitator, Tina Northcutt, is looking for any parent volunteers who would be interested in facilitating VIRTUS classes for St. Dorothy Catholic Church and School. If you are interested in being trained to lead classes please contact Tina at northcutttina@gmail.com

All time volunteered will count as volunteer service hours for the school!

October is Respect Life Month!

In honor of Respect Life Sunday, October 6th, Life, Justice and Peace Ministry of St. Dorothy will be accepting donations of diapers, new and used baby items after each Sunday Mass to be given to the Foothill Pregnancy Resource Center in Duarte. They will have a table outside of church to collect the items. For more information contact Lisa Thorpe at (626) 327-4955.

September 21-22 || Shop safely with your children

When you are with your children in a crowded shopping area — think mall, grocery store, farmer’s market — it is important to have a plan of action to keep your group together and your children safe. Keep children as close as possible, ideally either in a cart or holding hands. Always go as a group to the bathroom, or at least in pairs, and have a designated spot to meet back up. For more tips, visit missingchildrensnetwork.ngo.

September 28-29 || STAR safety for parking lots

Consider using the STAR method to keep your children safe in parking lots. The organization Connecting for Kids offers the STAR method to remind children of simple steps when they are in a parking lot. S: STOP as soon as you get out of the car. T: TOUCH a safe space on your car and do not move. A: Pay ATTENTION to the cars around you and the directions an adult gives you. R: Wait for an adult to tell you that you are READY to go! For more tips, visit bagintheback.org.

To educate TK-Eighth grade students in a Catholic environment in which the curriculum emphasizes spiritual, ethical, and social values of the Catholic faith to become responsible and moral citizens within the global community.

Supporting the belief that parents are the primary educators of their children, we as educators at St. Dorothy Catholic School, dedicate ourselves to partner with the parents in preparing children to become contributing members of the community. To achieve this, we provide holistic development in psychological, emotional, social and physical health, with an emphasis on academics, faith, and Christian service.

In collaboration with parents, we champion student achievement through the presentation, practice, and study of Catholic doctrine, a strong academic curriculum, multimedia and multi-cultural experiences, physical education, extracurricular programs, and the dedicated commitment of the teachers and staff.

Email: info@stdorothyschool.com

Website: www.stdorothyschool.com
Location: 215 South Valley Center Avenue, Glendora, CA, USA
Phone: (626) 335-0772