January 15, 2010
For Immediate Release
Archdiocese of Louisville
Catholic Elementary and High Schools
(As of January 15, 2010)
| St. Martha School (2825 Klondike Lane, Louisville) |
St. Martha is giving uniform breaks today (1/15) and Tuesday (1/19) for a donation of a $1.00 or more. The donations will go to the Catholic Charities Haitian fund. |
| St. Augustine School (235 South Spalding Avenue, Lebanon) |
St. Augustine School will be donating the school Mass collection to Catholic Relief Service (CRS). The money will be sent from Masses on January 21 and January 28. |
| St. Rita School (8709 Preston Highway, Louisville) |
Yesterday (1/13) the principal told the students about the disaster on the morning broadcast; today (1/14) and yesterday the school said the daily decades of the Rosary for the victims and their rescuers. Today the faculty anchor showed where Haiti was located and the countries near it; she did mission work in the Dominican Republic. The teachers have talked to the students about the people of Haiti, especially the children. St. Rita is planning ways now to collect money and needed white sheets. |
| St. Xavier High School (1609 Poplar Level Road, Louisville) |
*As an Xaverian Brothers-sponsored school, Saint Xavier is joining in solidarity with the other Xaverian Brothers schools to raise awareness, encourage prayer and support financially the people of Haiti during this crisis. (The Xaverian Brothers have personnel who sponsor or assist with several ministries in Haiti. Additionally, one of the Xaverian-sponsored schools, Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, has a 40% Haitian population. Thus, St. X’s response is in common among the members of the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools’ network.
*Announcements about and prayers for Haiti – yesterday and today (1/13-1/14). *Tuesday (1/19) – Morning prayer led by the Director of Campus Ministry and President; discussion of our XBSS connections, our plans at St. X and common efforts among the Xaverian schools. *Tuesday and Wednesday (1/19-1/20) – Collections in homerooms; Campus Ministry and XBSS retreat students will count the receipts and prepare for the check to be sent to the Xaverian Brothers. The Sponsorship Office will combine each school’s efforts into one donation from the network. *Wednesday (1/20) – All-day prayer vigil in the chapel (theology class groupings and individuals) coordinated by Campus Ministry. |
| Nativity Academy (529 East Liberty Street, Louisville) |
The students, faculty and staff are collecting donations in order to make a monetary contribution to Haiti through Doctors without Borders. |
| St. Bernard School (7500 Tangelo Drive, Louisville) |
St. Bernard parish will take up a collection to be sent to Catholic Charities. |
| Notre Dame Academy (1927 Lewiston Drive, Louisville) |
Notre Dame Academy will be donating the money raised during its annual “Toss for the Cure” to the Haitian relief fund. The students obtain pledges for the scores they receive tossing bean bags onto a game board similar to corn hole. In the past, this money has been donated to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, MDA, St. Jude’s Hospital and MS. This year, the money will be donated to the Haitian relief fund. The “Toss” will take place Friday, February 12, from 8:30 to noon in the NDA gym. |
| St. Gregory School (350 Samuels Loop, Cox’s Creek) |
St. Gregory has a sister parish in Haiti, La Chapelle, outside of Port-au Prince, and sends a weekly donation that is collected at the school liturgy to this parish. The pastor of this sister parish has visited St. Gregory, and the students have met him personally. Thus, it was personal and troubling for St. Gregory students to see the pictures of students on TV and in the paper, because they have a connection with the people in Haiti. St. Gregory will be doing the PeaceBuilders Penny Drive for the next month for a donation to the Haitian people as well as the regular weekly donation. |
| John Paul II Academy (3525 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville 40220) |
“God Can” – At the beginning of the school year, John Paul II Academy initiated a “God Can.” As a reminder, students have heard that if they give their prayers, requests and concerns to God, he will watch over them. This is the premise of the “God Can.” It is a simple can that is located on the shelf outside of the school office. Everyone is welcome at any time to write down a prayer, intention, thanksgiving or concern and give it to God. At each weekly liturgy, the can is sealed and carried up at the offertory so that “God can” take these thoughts and prayers.
In light of the recent devastation in Haiti, members of the community of John Paul II Academy will center their prayers and intentions for the assistance and needs of the people of Haiti. In addition, students have been challenged to consider making personal sacrifices or doing extra chores over the next two weeks to earn money to donate the God Can for the people of Haiti. This was announced on the daily broadcast on a Friday morning, and by lunchtime $80.25 had already been collected. John Paul II is a blessed community, and it will strive to share the benefits it enjoys with those less fortunate. |
| St. Gabriel School (5503 Bardstown Road, Louisville) |
St. Gabriel School is collecting $2.00 per child for a uniform break on Tuesday. This money will be given to Hand in Hand ministries to pay for a cargo delivery of first aid and other medical supplies. |
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