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District Code: STES-MI

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28th – SPIRIT DAY! 

THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE KICK-OFF BEGINS! 

  • $1 or more jeans day for a cause and wear a red shirt for WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY DAY.  See attached letter explaining this. (Please no ripped jeans or leggings)
  • Students will decorate the catholic schools week logo sheets, and they will write a list of things they love about st. thecla catholic school/and/or draw pictures.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30th – Open House for NEW families

WE CELEBRATE SAINT THECLA CATHOLIC PARISH AND SCHOOL!

  • A few eighth grade students will give catholic testimonials as part of the 11:00 Holy Mass.
  • Scheduled tours will take place during the open house 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

MONDAY, January 31st –

            WE CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY!

  • Wear slippers or funky socks day!
  • Students are asked to bring a nonperishable food item with them to school to help keep our food pantry full for those in need. A suggested list is at the bottom.
  • Students will decorate crosses to show their love for Jesus.
  • Letters of appreciation will be written to many in and out of our school community.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st –

            WE CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS!

  • Wear your favorite solid colored shirt over your uniform to share what virtue you strive for:
  • Kindness-pink or red
  • Respect- green
  • Responsibility-blue
  • Prayerfulness- yellow
  • Helpfulness- orange
  • Holy Mass for grades K – 4 at 8:30 a.m.
  • Students are asked to bring in their assigned items for the blessing bags. See the bottom of the page for the lists.
  • Students will be engaged in writing & drawing that relate to catholic schools week themes.
  • At 2:50 – 3:20, dear [drop everything and read!] will take place in all classrooms.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd –

WE CELEBRATE OUR COUNTRY!

  • Wear your favorite hat or headband or bow.
  • Holy Mass at 8:30 a.m. for grades 5 – 8.
  • A special prayer for our country will be prayed over the p.a system.
  • School spelling bee at 1:00 p.m. in the gym, STUDENTS ONLY! Thank you!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd –

            WE CELEBRATE VOCATIONS!

  • Twisted Thursday: students may celebrate their creative styles by wearing mix-matched clothing, their shirts backwards, two different shoes, colorful socks, goofy hats…each homeroom will choose the student dressed the wackiest; winners win a prize!  *Reminders from the principal: No leggings allowed! No inappropriate sayings; Nothing too tight or too short!
  • Buddy bingo at 2:50 p.m.,this will be run by the teachers within their own classrooms. Treats for the students will be provided by the student committee & the eighth grade.
  • Fr. Brian and Fr. Bryan will be invited to stop into our classrooms.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH – 

WE CELEBRATE OUR PRINCIPAL, FACULTY, AND STAFF!

  • Fun jean day: students may wear jeans with their favorite high school or college jerseys. They may also wear St. Thecla Hawks spirit wear a reminder from the principal: no leggings, sweat pants, etc. are allowed! no inappropriate sayings; nothing too tight!
  • The great kindness challenge will continue through the items brought in for the blessing bags, our words, and our actions.
  • Students will be encouraged to write appreciation letters.

Thank you for your support!

Catholic Schools Week Committee

Thank you for your generosity!

SUGGESTED LIST OF FOOD ITEMS TO BE BROUGHT IN ON

MONDAY, January 31st [OR ANY DAY THIS WEEK] FOR ST. THECLA’S FOOD PANTRY:

PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN: Children Cereal (Not Cheerios please)

FIRST GRADE: Toilet Paper

SECOND GRADE: Macaroni & Cheese (Preferably the type that doesn’t require milk & better)

THIRD GRADE: Paper Towel

FOURTH GRADE: Laundry Detergent (smaller packaging /bottles or pods for ease of carrying)

FIFTH GRADE: Coffee

SIXTH GRADE: Jelly

SEVENTH GRADE: All purpose cleaner

EIGHTH GRADE: Canned meat

Students are asked to VOLUNTARILY bring in the following items which will be placed into Blessing Bags and given to those in need! Thank you so much for being a part of this wonderful “GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE!”

PRESCHOOL: 2 GALLON SIZE ZIPLOCK BAGGIES

KINDERGARTEN: SOAP OR BODY WASH

FIRST GRADE: BODY LOTION

SECOND GRADE: TOOTHBRUSHES

THIRD GRADE: TOOTHPASTE

FOURTH GRADE: SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER

FIFTH GRADE: DEODORANT

SIXTH GRADE: GLOVES OR MITTENS

SEVENTH GRADE: HATS OR SOCKS

EIGHTH GRADE: HATS, SOCKS, MITTENS, OR GLOVES

ALL DONATIONS ARE VOLUNTARY. ALL DONATIONS MUST BE BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH.

Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil

8:30pm

Easter Sunday

9:00am

11:00am

12:30pm Divine Mercy Chaplet

No 7:00pm Mass

Easter Monday – April 22nd

No Mass

Daily Mass in the Church – 8:30am  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week

April 14th – Palm Sunday

The procession begins in the Gym  ending in the Church before 11:00am Mass

Shadow  Stations – 6:00pm in the Church

April 15th – Monday of Holy Week

Silent Prayer in Church – 4:00-8:00pm

Taize Prayer – 8:00pm in Church

April 16th – Tuesday of Holy Week

Eucharistic Adoration in Church  – 9:00am – 8:00pm

Benediction – 8:00pm

April  17th – Wednesday of Holy Week

Candle Light Stations of the Cross – 8:00pm Procession throughout the Campus

April 18th – Holy Thursday

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00pm in the Church

Transfer of  the Holy Eucharist to Altar of Repose – After Mass in the Gym until 12:00pm

April 19th – Good Friday

Confessions – 11:00am in Church

Shadow Stations – 12:00pm in Church

Sacred Music – 12:30pm in the Church

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – 1:00pm in the Church

Chaplet of Divine Mercy – 2:30pm in the Church

 

Divine Mercy Sunday. After several years of prayer and discussion with the leadership of The Servants of Jesus of The Divine Mercy (aka The Divine Mercy Center), we have decided to team up with them to work together on Divine Mercy Sunday and throughout the octave of Easter. This will be a big change for our parishioners, but I believe that these efforts will help more people to encounter the message of the divine mercy of Christ, which our area and our world so desperately need.

 

  1. Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet throughout the Octave of Easter. Beginning on Good Friday (April 19) we will hold a recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy each day in the church until Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27). The tentative schedule is as follows:

Good Friday    (April 19)        3:00 pm (Immediately following the Liturgy of the Passion)

Holy Saturday (April 20)        3:00 pm

Easter Sunday             (April 21)        12:30 pm (Immediately following the 11:00 am Mass)

Easter Monday (April 22)       3:00 pm

Easter Tuesday (April 23)       3:00 pm

Easter Wednesday (April 24) 7:00 pm (Part of Divine Mercy Encounter. See below.)

Easter Thursday (April 25)     3:00 pm

Easter Friday (April 26)          3:00 pm

Easter Saturday (April 27)      3:00 pm

We will need help leading the chaplet throughout the octave! If you can help, please contact me at 791-3930 or send an email.

 

  1. Divine Mercy Encounter. On Wednesday, April 24 we will be having a very special Encounter night. This evening will contain many of the beautiful songs and prayers that we typically have on Divine Mercy Sunday before Mass. We will also have a number of priests available for confessions, healing prayer ministry available, and a special talk about Sr. Faustina by Catherine M. Lanni. Please see the flyer/insert/article in this bulletin for details!

 

  1. Mass with Archbishop Vigneron at the Divine Mercy Center. On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 pm, Archbishop Vigneron will be celebrating Mass at the Divine Mercy Center (33826 Beaconsfield St, Clinton Twp, MI 48035). I have been invited to participate in the Mass with the Archbishop. In addition, we have been asked to recruit volunteers to help with ushering, Eucharistic Ministry, etc. Hopefully, we can get a good representation from St. Thecla at this Mass!

 

Because of these new opportunities, we will not be holding Mass here at St. Thecla at 3:00 pm on Divine Mercy Sunday as we have in the past. Of course, we will be keeping our normal Mass schedule that day (4:00 pm Saturday, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 7:00 pm Sunday), and all of those Masses will be Divine Mercy Sunday Masses. But I encourage you to come on Wednesday the 24th to our Divine Mercy Encounter night. I am certain that you will find it rewarding.

 

God Bless,

Fr. Brian

  

Fish Fry Fridays during Lent from Friday March 7, 2025 until Friday April 11, 2025. (No Fish Fry on Friday April 18)