St. Katharine Drexel School

Jeffrey Scott Grob was named Archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope Francis on November 4, 2024, and will be installed as the 12th Archbishop of Milwaukee on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Born March 19, 1961, in Madison, Wisconsin, Archbishop Grob was the only child born to Bonnie (Meinholz) Grob and the late Gerald Grob. He grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Cross Plains.

From 1975 to 1979, Archbishop Grob attended Holy Name High School Seminary in Madison.

He received a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio in 1988, and went on to complete his priestly formation at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary in 1992.

Archbishop Grob was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin on May 23, 1992 and has served in many roles in his 32 years there in addition to pursuing advanced studies.

Archbishop Grob served as resident and then Associate Pastor of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Parish in Winnetka, Illinois from 1992 to 1998 while pursuing graduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary. He completed them in 1999 with a licentiate in sacred theology.

In 1994, Archbishop Grob also began many years of service to the entire Archdiocese of Chicago in the following roles: Assistant to the Chancellor, 1994-1998; Assistant to the Archdiocesan Exorcist, 2003- 2006; Associate Vicar for Canonical Services, 2003-2008; and Dean of Deanery IV-D, 2008-2009.

During this time, Archbishop Grob also continued studies. He earned a licentiate in canon law in 2000 as well as a doctorate of canon law in 2007, both from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. Archbishop Grob also received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Ottawa in 2007.

He also served as a Judge with the Court of Appeals of the Province of Chicago from 2003 to 2013 and then as Judicial Vicar for the archdiocese from 2013 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2020.

In addition, Archbishop Grob served as pastor of St. Celestine Church in Elmwood Park, Illinois from 2008 to 2013.

Since 2015, Archbishop Grob has served as Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Chicago, as well as the Archbishop’s Liaison to Lay Ecclesial Movements and New Communities. Since 2010, he also has served as the Archbishop’s Delegate to the Review Board.

Pope Francis appointed then-Father Grob as an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago on September 11, 2020.

He was ordained to the episcopacy by Cardinal Blase Cupich on November 13, 2020. The new Bishop Grob chose for his Episcopal motto the phrase “Jesus the Vine” from the Gospel of John (John 15:5) “I am the vine, you are the branches.”

1/14 School Advisory Commission Meeting / 6:15 p.m. / St. Cecilia's Room

1/17 Ed Foy, Superintendent of Schools in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, visits SKDS

1/20 Teacher In-Service / No Classes

1/21 Parade of Bands

1/22 Grade 8 Visits the YMCA

1/25 Chili/Taco Supper after 4:30 p.m. Mass to Kick-Off Catholic Schools’ Week

1/30 The 8th-grade Students visit the BDHS

1/30 Festival of the Educational Arts

2/1 An Evening of Glitz

2/7 Teacher In-Service / No Classes

2/11 School Advisory Commission Meeting / 6:15 p.m. / St. Cecilia's Room

2/17 3K & 5K Round-Up

2/27 End of Trimester 2

3/3 St. Katharine Drexel Feast Day

3/5 Ash Wednesday

3/6 Festival of Music

3/7 Teacher In-Service / No Classes

3/8 Frazz Fest / After 4:30 p.m. Mass

3/11 School Advisory Commission Meeting / 6:15 p.m. / St. Cecilia's Room

3/17-21 Spring Break / No Classes

3/24 Forward Testing Window Begins

Second-trimester milk money was due on Wednesday, November 20.

If your child is taking milk, and you have not already paid,

please send $25.00 for grades K-8. Thank you.

Our 3K students want to thank everyone who brought in gallon-sized plastic milk jugs so they could build an igloo! They received over 150 milk jugs to complete this project. Thank you!

School Families, please join us at this year's Glitz event. I am coordinating tables of 8 for those who would like to attend but may be short a few seats to register for an entire table of 8. The cost of each seat is $35 when an entire table is secured. Please reach out to me at saraotto26@yahoo.com or 586-876-1637 if you are interested.

Here are a few additional details regarding the evening.

The event will occur at the Beaver Dam Country Club. The evening starts with a cocktail hour at 4:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. and includes a station buffet dinner. The evening is full of entertaining raffles, silent and live auctions. This year, we will sell pull tabs, hold a 50/50 raffle, and have a principal office (jail and bail fundraiser concept). For those who may have children at home or with a sitter, the auction events usually wrap up by 9:30 p.m. We will also award the class an ice cream party with the most representation (parents, other family members, or friends).

If you don't want to come for dinner, you can pay $10 at the door to join us for the auction events. Plenty of room available.

Anything goes for attire. You can dress formally or wear jeans. Please come as you are!

Hope to see you there!

Sara Beecher

• SCRIP will be sold on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the SCRIP Office.

• SCRIP will be sold after the 8:20 a.m. Mass on Fridays.

• SCRIP will be sold after the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturdays and the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sundays.

Ticket #1360 John Kluz, Beaver Dam, WI

Ticket #2151 Sandy Keel, Beaver Dam, WI

eTicket #784 Jennifer Minnig, Beaver Dam, WI

Ticket #731 Grant Armstrong, Beaver Dam, WI

Random Ticket Winner Kim Hopp, Randolph, WI

During the month of January, we practice the virtue of humility. Humility is the awareness that all one’s gifts come from God and having an appreciation for the gifts of others. Humility is looking honestly at your strengths and weaknesses. Humility is recognizing that we are not better than others and should treat all people with love and respect. How will you demonstrate humility today?

Before School Program hours are 6:45 - 7:45 a.m.

After School Program hours are 3:15 - 6:00 p.m. The Before and After School Program is available on FULL school days.
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~Our Priests Fr. Will, Fr. Thomas, and Fr. Nick

~Our Pope, Francis

~Our Archbishop, Jerome E. Listecki

~Those affected by the hurricanes

~Refugees fleeing difficult situations

~All those placed on our school prayer list and on our parish prayer chain, especially Haley Angst

~Those in need of healing: body, mind and spirit

~For our country

~Peace in our world

~Our students and their families

~The poor souls in purgatory

~Those who have no one to pray for them

~Those most who are in most need of our prayers