The Rhodes Ahead
Sept. 20, 2024
From Mrs. Rhodes
It's conference time! This is such an important time for the teachers to partner with you for your children's education. Thank you for being on time and helping to keep the schedule going. Also, if you are not going to be able to be in person, please schedule a time during the day for a phone conference rather than ask for a meeting time during their non-work hours. Here are the links again:
K-2 Fall Signup
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51328254-k2fall
3-5 Fall Signup
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51308014-35fall
Mrs. Barragree
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51328280-68fall
Mr. Nguyen
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329900-nguyen
Miss Crow
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329921-crow
Mr. Gaustad
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329920-gaustad
Mrs. Jones
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329948-jones
Mrs. O'Dowd
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329947-odowd
Mrs. Hess
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA92DA7FA7-51329975-hess
Mr. Chapman cannot stop talking about the outpouring of support that he has received from the SHOJ community during this difficult time. He and Stella are so appreciative of those who attended the service and contributed to making it so beautiful. Thank you for keeping the Chapman family in your prayers. If you would like to financially support them we will keep this link open until Thursday, Sept. 27.
https://web4u.forms-db.com/view.php?id=2187940
Strength in Surrender
Kathy Rhodes
Calendar Items
Sept. 22 12:30 Parish Facilities Planning Town Hall MPC
Sept. 23 7:00 Parish Facilities Planning Town Hall MPC
Sept. 25 No All School Mass
Sept. 26 No School Parent Teacher Conferences
Sept. 27 No School
Oct. 2 Skating Party
Oct. 4 Spirit Day - All School Adoration
Oct. 8 School Picture Day
Master Planning Update
Facilities Planning Town Hall Meeting: Save the date for our Town Hall Meeting where the architects from SFS will share the results from the Facilities Planning Survey with the Parish! The meetings (choose one) will be held on Sunday, September 22 at 12:30 pm and Monday, September 23 at 7:00 pm, both in the MPC.
Smoothie King
We will be giving away free smoothies for a year and a 15% discount off the ticket price for that day.
I’d like to set aside 1 winner for the free smoothies for a year for a student at Sacred Heart. We will have a Student bucket where students can put in their name and phone number, and check the box of which school they go to.
We will be giving away a total of 10 (2 for SJA, 2 for MVHS, 1 for Maranatha, 1 for Sacred Heart, and 4 to the general public).
Middle School Smoothie Day
Our smoothie flavor for Oct. 1 is Strawberry Xtreme. Here is the link to place your order, they are due by 6:00 PM on Tuesday Sept. 24 so we can place the order on Wednesday morning.
Here is the link to the October Smoothie King Form: https://web4u.forms-db.com/view.php?id=2337910
THANKS CPS
Special thanks to CPS for this busy week - sponsoring donuts with dads and for the educational presentation for the parents and middle school student on one pill can kill. Both events were fabulous and went well!
Family Day at Camp
Family Day at Prairie Star Ranch Prairie Star Ranch invites you and your family to join us for Family Day on September 29th, 2024, from 9 AM to 5 PM! Come and step away from the hustle for a Spirit-filled day of fun, adventure, and prayer with one another. Enjoy those closest to you as you make memories on horseback, kayaks, the climbing wall, and our many other activities. Your time at the Ranch will culminate with the celebration of Sunday Mass in our beautiful St. Kateri Chapel at 4 PM. All ages are welcome to this comeand-go-as-you-please event! Visit our website today to learn more and register. We hope to see you there. https://archkck.org/psr - 785-746-5693 - psrministry@archkck.org
Parish Service Opportunities
Catholic Charities Food Truck is This Weekend
Daily Mass & Confession Next Week: There will be no daily Masses or confessions on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of next week, September 24-26 due to our Priests being on retreat.
Feed His Lambs: Feed His Lambs is in need of cookies for Friday, September 27. Please click here to sign up to donate. Drop off time and details are in the link.
October is Respect Life Month: Support life by participating in one of these events or activities. Our Parish's day to pray during the 40 Days for Life campaign is on Wednesday, September 25 and Saturday, October 5 in Overland Park. And Life Chain Sunday is on October 6 from 1:30-2:30 pm (SHoJ parishioners line up at 95th and Bluejacket). Your prayers and participation can save a life. If you'd like to be added to our Respect Life ministry emails, please contact Patti Kettler.
Marriage Prep Mentor Training: Do you love your marriage? The archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life is offering a live, online training for marriage prep mentor couples starting on October 9 and running through November. They are looking for couples from the parish to volunteer and support engaged couples in their journey. Currently, there are 7 SHOJ parishioner couples mentoring 14 engaged couples getting married in 2024, with 8 more scheduled for 2025! Fr. Zarse desires to have all engaged couples receive prep from parishioners to strengthen community ties. For more details, contact our Ministry Lead, Elizabeth Aguayo.
PARISH UPDATES
2023-24 Financial Report: Please click here to view our 2023-24 Financial Report to the Parish.
September Lunch Menu
President Volunteer Service Award
Mrs. Rockers talked to all the students about this volunteer award. These forms are in the documents menu in the miscellaneous file or here is a link to the forms:
https://5il.co/2vdoa.SHOJ Rosary Ministry
St. Benedict Rosary Prayer Group will meet on the little playground at 3:06 each Wednesday to pray The Rosary (or at least part of it) for SHOJ school. All are welcome, even littles can come play while you pray. Please join us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic school
Email: kathy.rhodes@shoj.org
Website: school.SHOJ.com
Location: 21801 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, USA
Phone: 9134225520
Facebook: facebook.com/SacredHeartCatholicSchool