Mercy Messenger

Through the intercession of Our Lady of Mercy, we commit ourselves to living the Good News of Jesus through Works of Mercy. Our rigorous academic program unleashes creative energy for the pursuit of knowledge and nurtures a hope-filled vision for Catholic leadership. We live out our relationship with God by respecting the dignity of others and providing service to the global community that fosters unity, understanding, and compassion.

Almighty ever-living God, who, when Christ had been baptized in the River Jordan and as the Holy Spirit descended upon him, solemnly declared him your beloved Son, grant that your children by adoption, reborn of water and the Holy Spirit, may always be well pleasing to you.

Sunday January 12th, 2025

Good morning,

As we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, we reflect on this profound moment in Jesus' life, marking the beginning of His public ministry. This feast reminds us of Jesus' humility in seeking baptism from John, even though He was sinless, and highlights His solidarity with humanity. This feast invites us to reflect on our own baptism. Through baptism, we are cleansed of sin, united with Christ, and called to live as God's beloved children. It’s a time to renew our commitment to the promises made at our baptism and to live a life of faith, service, and love.

I hope everyone had a good week back from Christmas break. On Friday we celebrated Mass as a school community and the peacemaker awards were given out for the month of December (see below). The January virtue of the month is reliability. The faculty and staff will be modeling and teaching the qualities of being trustworthy and dependable through out this month. I hope everyone has a great week ahead and try to stay warm with all this frigid weather that we have had lately. Please reach out with any questions or concerns and go EAGLES.

In Mercy,

Bill Delaney

Pre K

Thomas Grace

Grade 1

Will Heiduk

Quinn Kelly

Grade 2

Sydney Erb

Paisley Peterson

Maggie Gallo

Grade 3

Charlie Ryan

Piper Burchette

Charlotte Csenteri

Grade 4

Ruthie Hagan

Lexi White

Grade 5

Liam Butler

Johnny King

Michelina Laterra

Grade 6

Michael Pironti

Ryan Spear

Grade 7

Nemesi Ladino-Gutierrez

Kailyn Wirsul

Grade 8

Faith Vandiver

Kylie Youngers

2025-2026 financial aid is now open. Please log onto your FACTS account to apply. To be considered for financial aid you must fill out an application through your FACTS account. If you have any questions please send your questions to grants@olmrcs.com.

Reminders

- Please remember to fill out all the school forms that are on FACTS.

- If you are changing the way your child is going home please call the main office before 1pm.

- If your child is absent from school please email attendance@olmrcs.com.

- Make sure to have all your clearances up to date if you are planning on volunteering in the school or with any clubs.

Please remember that your child needs to be 24 hours fever free and vomit free without medicine before returning to school. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school community healthy.

As we are moving towards the winter months of the year here are a couple of reminders if we have a delayed school day or closure.

- OLM follows Upper Dublin school district. If Upper Dublin closes school for weather or is delayed, OLM is closed or delayed. A text, call and email will be sent out.

- If another school district closes and Upper Dublin is open, OLM is open. Those school district's that are closed will not provide busing. You will be notified if that occurs.

- If OLM is closed for a weather related reason we will be running on an asynchronous learning day. Your child's teacher will send work that will have to be completed through google classroom or via email.

1/15- Ski Club #2.

1/17- Model U.N Trip.

1/20- No School - MLK Day.

1/22- Ski Club #3.

1/23- Dress Down Day $2 in support of 5th grade mini thon.

1/24- Designer Bag Bingo.

The fifth grade is excited to announce that we will be holding our annual Four Diamonds Mini-Thon on Friday, January 31st. The entire school community will dance to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides support for patients and families facing the battle against pediatric cancer. This event is the culmination of our celebration of Catholic Schools Week and is for all OLM students. The Mini-Thon will take place in the gym from 9:00am to 11:30am. More details to follow.

We are selling OLM Mini-Thon t-shirts, with all proceeds benefiting the Four Diamonds Fund. T-shirts can be worn to the Mini-Thon and on gym days. An order form was sent home last week and is also attached. Please return all orders and payment by Monday, January 13th. No late orders can be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Timlin (stimlin@olmrcs.com).

Mini-Thon Dress Down Day: We will be having a dress down day on Thursday, January 23rd. $2 suggested donation with all proceeds going to the Four Diamonds Fund.

Thank you for your support!

We proudly report that the Class of 2025 students were awarded the following scholarships. We congratulate these students and their families! We will continue to update this list in the weekly Sunday Mercy Messenger. Please continue emailing or providing scholarship documentation to Mrs. Maher. (cmaher@olmrcs.com)

Charlotte Chiappa - Founder’s Academic Scholarship- Lansdale Catholic High School

Izzy Eliason - St. Therese Academic Scholarship - Lansdale Catholic High School

Avery Chase Felipe- Brother John D’Alfonso, FSC ’55 Academic Scholarship- LaSalle College High School

Will McMullen- Founder’s Academic Scholarship- Lansdale Catholic High School

Grace Womelsdorf - Music Scholarship -Gwynedd Mercy High School

Grace Womelsdorf - Presidential Academic Scholarship - Lansdale Catholic High School

Grace Womelsdorf - Academic Scholarship - Archbishop Wood Catholic High School

Grace Womelsdorf- Neumann Academic Scholarship- Full Scholarship/4 years to any Archdiocesan High School.

Believe it or not, it is already time to place your order for the 2024-2025 OLM yearbook!

To order a yearbook, please follow the steps listed below:

1- Go to https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07266900

2- Under the "Yearbook" heading, click "Buy Now" and continue following prompts to order the yearbook

3- Complete the remainder of the order by entering the following:

- Student First Name

- Student Last Name

- Grade

- Homeroom Teacher

4- Please continue following the prompts. All orders will be paid online via credit card. Please be sure to keep your receipt to verify that you did order a yearbook!

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL 8TH GRADE STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO ORDER A YEARBOOK AS THIS IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN GRADUATION FEES!!

LAST DAY TO ORDER YEARBOOKS: March 23, 2025

OLM is partnering with Stock's Bakery for a special poundcake fundraiser! All proceeds support the OLM Spring Musical! There are four available flavors and each poundcake bar is $20. If you would like to place an order, please click this link https://tinyurl.com/StocksOLM25 and fill out the order form! All orders must be received no later than February 2nd though the order form may close early if we reach our maximum order size allowed. Don't delay! All payments will be processed through FACTS. All poundcakes will be delivered to OLM and available for pickup at OLM on February 12th and 13th -- more details to follow. Any questions, please email olmmusical@olmrcs.com

Stop by Jules Thin Crust Pizza in North Wales on Monday, Jan. 20th from 11:00am to 9:00pm at Mention you are there for the OLM dine and donate. 20% of your bill will be donated back to the school.

• We’ve got some great things in the works this year! Stay tuned for more information on this fun and event-filled week for all!

We need more parent volunteers to help with Ski & Board Club Monday Pretzels. One person is asked to pick up pretzels at 8 am at the Philly Pretzel Factory Horsham, deliver them to the school, and help sort and distribute them. We need another parent to meet at the school at 8:15 am and help sort/distribute them. Please use the SignUp Genius link to volunteer for a day or two: tinyurl.com/25OLMSkiPretzelVol

• Want to be more involved with events at school? Feel free to complete the interest form: tinyurl.com/2425OLMVolCalendar. As the event becomes closer we will pass your information to the chair of the event. We welcome you to follow and interact with us on social media, FB @olmhsa or Instagram @olmhsa.

Morning Car Line: For everyone's safety please do not park your car and walk your child over in the morning. Please stay in the car line and drop your child off on the sidewalk. Thank you for your cooperation.

To keep our students safe and the car line moving in the afternoon, please:

• Do not get out of your cars. A faculty member will help your child get into the car.
• DO NOT PASS cars in front of you as there may be children getting into their cars on the driver's side. Please be patient and stay in line as you exit the school property, following the car in front of you.
• Do not stop in front of your child. Pull up as far as you can (up to the gym doors) to allow the most cars to load at one time. Please pull right up to the car in front of you.
• Do not speed. The speed limit is 10 MPH while driving on any part of the school property. Please be mindful of your speed.
• Do not use your cell phone while driving in the parking lot.
• WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PUT A SIGN IN YOUR PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IDENTIFYING YOUR LAST NAME. This will help us find your child(ren) faster.
• If you need to buckle your child into their car seat, please do so in the circle near the exit of the property.

ALL uniform rules will be enforced. Please review the general uniform rules that are listed below and are in the student handbook.

● Girls’ kilts must be no shorter than two inches above the knee. After a second warning, they must wear navy blue tights or school-issued pants until the skirt/kilt is at the appropriate length.

● All students must wear OLM uniform pieces with logos. They must be purchased from one of our two approved vendors: Flynn & O’Hara or Lands’ End.

● All formal and gym uniforms must be purchased from one of our two approved vendors: Flynn & O’Hara or Lands’ End.

● NO LOGOS, Nike Elite sports socks, or the like are permitted with the school uniform except on gym days.

● Sneakers must be worn on gym days, even on a dress-down day.

● Girls may wear post-earrings or small hoops.

● Belts must be worn with pants or shorts by both boys and girls.

● Only the neckline of a plain white undershirt may be visible under the shirt.

1/12

Gavin Valentine

1/13

Michael McGettigan

1/15

Craig Csenteri

1/16

Grace Womelsdorf

Cassidy Carroll

Eleanor Garbacz

Isabella Contreras

1/17

Lilly Schaefer

Tuesday 1/14

Ryan Duffy

Thomas Hungerford

Wednesday 1/15

Drew Barton

Nicolette Cervone

Thursday 1/16

Seamus Graham

Maeve Graham

Friday 1/17

Robert Wilkin

Paul Geppert