At St. Joseph Catholic School, each and every day we are training students to be missionary disciples, and learning to recognize God in our lives and in the world around us,

with hearts full of CHARITY for our fellow man.

Mission:

St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a nurturing and prayerful learning environment committed to academic excellence, training missionary disciples to seek virtue, wisdom, and truth, in partnership with a community of active and faithful families.

Vision:

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth are committed to opening the doors so that our students can reach further than the walls that would otherwise enclose them and therefore are able to recognize and cherish the eternal and transcendental goods of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.

Motto:

Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please enjoy this time with your family. I look forward to seeing you all in the new year. May God bless you and keep you safe, always.

In Christ's service,

Diane Price, Ed.L.

Principal

"Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor." -- St Aelred of Rievaulx

December 23rd through January 6th - Christmas Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our Knight Families!

Christmas Eve Mass at St. Joseph - Mrs. Hess will be leading the music at this Mass. If there are any students from 1st through 8th Grade who would like to sing in the choir with her, YOU ARE INVITED!

January 7

1. School Resumes and Second Semester Begins
2. Morning Prayer Service - begins at 7:50 a.m. and all are welcome to attend.

January 8

1. No school Masses this week due to the priests being away on retreat.
2. Epiphany Prayer Service - begins at 7:50 a.m. and all are welcome to attend. Please bring a baby item for the Baby Jesus. We will donate these items to Mothers and Unborn Baby Care in Fort Worth. All unused items will be accepted. Wipes and diapers are greatly needed. Thank you!

January 9

1. School Advisory Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

January 10

1. Quarter 2 Report Cards - emailed this afternoon.
2. Faith Families

Ways you can assist St. Joseph Catholic School:

1. Box Tops – new and improved Box Top App – Please consider participating in support of St. Joseph Catholic School. https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=C81Y0VAM
2. Kroger Community Rewards – select St. Joseph Catholic School to receive the rewards from you using your Kroger card. Please click the link for more information. https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
3. Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program – Please contact Good.Neighbor@TomThumb.com to link your account to the Good Neighbor for St. Joseph Catholic School 2000 2000#1506. Please click the link for more information. https://www.tomthumb.com/yourstore/good-neighbor.html

Safe Environment Awareness:

Do you need to complete Safe Environment Training? All volunteers need to complete awareness training. See the graphic below for an upcoming training. Please contact Mrs. Wingate 817-419-6800 or visit the diocesan website. https://fwdioc.org/training-sessions

1. Volunteer to help at an HSA event!
2. Help beautify the flower beds around campus
3. Donate food during NJHS Food Collections at Mass
4. We are always in need of Lysol spray.
5. We are always in need of Clorox wipes.
6. Liquid hand soap
7. Disposable gloves
8. STREAM Enrichment supplies
9. Week of Service - help supervising groups of upper school students for one hour a day

Every $10 you spend will earn 1 service hour. Thank you! We truly need the help.

Our October 8th Grade Student of the Month: Matthew Bernal (son of our teacher, Mrs. Bernal )

Matthew is a very conscientious student. He truly has the desire to learn. He is polite and respectful to his teachers as well as his classmates. Matthew is has an attitude of service, and shows enthusiasm in every activity. He brings a positive attitude to class everyday, and is always looking for ways to go above and beyond. Matthew is involved with Lego Club and Robotics.

Our November 8th Grade Student of the Month: Vivienne Haliburton

Vivienne is a kind person. She will go out of her way to make sure everyone is included. She always puts forth her best efforts in her school work. If something needs done, she is the first to volunteer to do it. Vivienne takes initiative with tasks, desires to do well, and shows a willingness to serve her classmates. Vivienne is involved in volleyball, softball, and Girl Scouts.

Congratulations to Vivienne and Matthew! Thank you for being beautiful examples of what it means to be missionary disciples.

Congratulations to Jackson Newman-Graham for earning the Frassati Medal Award! Nearly every day on the way in from recess, Jackson has been witnessed going out of his way to bring in extra recess balls and lunch boxes others have left behind. This happens very often and Jackson takes it upon himself to help his teachers and fellow Knights.

The Beatitude Jackson embodies is "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

Thank you to Ms. Escutia and her Kindergarten class for leading the school community in prayer! Servant leaders already in the making!

Thank you, Mrs. Heid and her Second grade class for doing such a wonderful job of leading the school community in prayer. Well done!

Thank you, Mrs. Rusnak and her Second Grade class for sharing their love with the school community through prayer. We appreciate you!

Our First Grade Knights did such a beautiful job honoring the journey of Mary and Joseph to the stable! This is a tradition at SJCS and we are grateful to Mrs. Aguirre, Mrs. Corneil, our parents and our students for giving of themselves to honor the "Los Posadas" tradition, a beautiful gift to Baby Jesus!

The Class of 2025 performed the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" play to honor the Blessed Mother on her special feast day, another tradition of SJCS for all to enjoy! Well done, Mrs. Ricciardi and our Eighth Grade Knights. We love each and every one of these students! You leadership will be missed as you move on to high school.

Congratulations, Reese Miller (3rd Grade) - First Place!

Congratulations, Thomas Nguyen (7th Grade) - Second Place!

Congratulations, Mia Tran (8th Grade) - Third Place!

We are very proud of all the Knights who participated in our school's spelling bee. It is not easy to prepare for this event and you all went the extra mile to be a part of this event. Thank you for sharing your academic gifts with us!

Thank you for taking on the role of spotlighting prominent saints for the school community, Student Council Chaplain, Katie Pham and NJHS Chaplain, Liam Nguyen.

Such a beautiful way for you to exercise your roles.

Mrs. Grove and Mr. Rodriguez were the lucky recipients of SLIME from our Booster Challenges! Thank you for being good sports, teachers. They look ready for anything in this photo!

Our National Junior Honor Society students work to raise funds every academic year. Some of these funds go toward providing a Christmas for those who would not have a Christmas without our help. Great shopping, NJHS Knights! Because of your efforts, there will be some happy children this Christmas Season who are having to spend their holiday at the Arlington Life Shelter. God bless you!

Please enjoy the following images of our students giving of themselves to the school and parish community by serving at Mass. What a special way to give back to others and to serve the Lord.

Mrs. Stahl and her Preschool and Kindergarten Knights worked so hard to create these adorable little works of art! A close look will reveal all the love and attention these students put into their creations. Bravo!

LEGO Advent Wreaths - great job building, 4th Graders!

Thank you to Mrs. Lopez for organizing another successful book fair! And a HUGE thank you to all of our parent volunteers who made this fair possible. I do not have a photo of all of you, but this photo illustrates our sentiments for you most clearly...we love our parent volunteers!

Thank you, Mrs. Wolanin, for being such a good sport! And thank you, families, for contributing so much wonderful food for those in need!

• Parish website link: https://stjoe88.org/
• Please join the parish for daily and weekend Masses at this link: https://youtu.be/LxIRBSew1yI
• Please continue tithing to your parish. St. Joseph Parishioners may go to this link to give: https://stjoe88.org/giving
  
• Be sure to look into FORMED.org. The parish has paid for your subscription to this vast library of inspiring videos and essential reads to help grow your faith. Just go straight to the "Enter Code" button and enter 4BDX9H to begin the process. You may also access this through the parish website link below. Enjoy!

Contact us at (817) 419-6800

www.stjosephtx.org

ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.