Tomorrow is Give STL Day — a 24-hour giving event sponsored by the St. Louis Community Foundation. If you’re thinking of making a gift to the Religious of the Sacred Heart Tuition Assistance Fund (Chemin’s Fund a Need), annual giving, etc., Thursday would be a good day to do it! There will be prizes and incentives awarded throughout the day to nonprofits, and drawings for Cardinals tickets for donors. Go to givestlday.org.
Are you ready for all the excitement of Saturday’s Chemin de Fer auction? (We are!) Go to our Chemin BidPal website to preview auction items, buy an ASH 300 ticket, contribute to Fund a Need, and more! If you have questions, please call 636-946-6127.
For general information about Chemin de Fer, click here.
To commemorate the anticipated feast of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, today the Sixth Class gave two performances on the life of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in Cribbin Hall. Their parents and Classes 3–8 enjoyed the production, which was directed by Sister Margaret Munch.
Congratulations to our Second Class students who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday (April 22). God’s blessings on each of them! May they always be one with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
On Sunday, April 23, a philosopher (age 80), a theologian (76), and a pilgrim (53) began walking from Mound City, Kansas, to St. Charles, in honor of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. They are taking a spiritual and historical journey by foot, connecting the area where St. Philippine prayed with the Potawatomi near Mound City to her first school and resting place at the Academy. We look forward to following their progress here, and welcoming them on their (anticipated) final day, May 18.
We were pleased to be a sponsor of the 2017 Baby Kid Expo at the St. Charles Convention Center on Saturday, May 6. More than 3,500 people attended. The Academy’s booth featured fun zoo crafts and activities. View Baby Kid Expo photos here.
Academy archivist Theresa Grass and Sister Margaret Munch will present “The School on North Second Street: The Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles History” at the St. Charles County Historical Society’s quarterly luncheon meeting on Saturday, April 29, at Pio’s Restaurant, 403 First Capitol Drive. The program and lunch are open to the public; $17 if paid in advance; $20 at the door. Reservations requested by April 26. For more information or to register, click here.
Welcome Back and Happy Easter!
While we hope the children enjoyed one extra day of Easter break, the faculty and some of our staff members enjoyed being with 8,000 other Catholic educators from around the country who have descended upon St. Louis for the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) Annual Conference!
Academy faculty members surrounding the life-size Flat Philippine at the Shrine booth at the NCEA 2017 convention in St. Louis on Tuesday made for an engaging photo—so engaging that it was chosen as the NCEA Photo of the Day! Happily posing with our patron saint are, clockwise from left, Mrs. Brakensiek, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. O’Connor, Mrs. Kaemmerlen and Mrs. Robin.
Academy faculty and staff members attended the first day of the convention, participating in the opening mass with 8,000+ other Catholic educators from around the country, hearing from leaders in break-out sessions, and perusing scores of booths in the grand hall of America’s Center. NCEA 2017—providing inspiration and affirming our Catholic identity. (Fun fact—the very first NCEA convention was held in St. Louis, in 1904.)
The Academy is closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. In addition, there will be no classes on Tuesday, April 18, so that faculty and staff can attend the NCEA (National Catholic Educational Association) convention in St. Louis. Classes resume on Wednesday, April 19.
