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Showing posts with label Apostolic Project. Show all posts
Students Raise $1000 for Vocations
Inspired by Vocations Awareness Week and as a part of Catholic Schools Week, our students held a special campaign to raise funds for local seminarians: Cents for Seminarians. Students brought in pennies to fill their class jar... but they could also bring in nickles, dimes, quarters and dollars that if added to another class jar would actually subtract that amount from that jar. This made for a very interesting and competitive campaign. Special thanks to the 3rd-4th grade class for hosting the campaign and counting the money collected.
The overall total that was collected was $1000 which allowed us to provide 2 scholarships - one to a Legionary brother who once served Everest and is now studying in Rome and another to a local seminarian studying at Mundelein with the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Everest students pray for and compete to support Seminarians
Everest Academy students have been using National Vocations Awareness Week as an opportunity to pray for local seminarians, as well as to raise money to support their education.
Fall Apostolic Campaigns Have Begun!
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Everest Families and Friends in Christ,
I'm happy to begin my first school year here at Everest. I'm excited to have the opportunity to participate in the excellent works of apostolate organized by the school. The deepest mysteries of the human heart are discovered only in the gift of self to others. Our apostolates provide students with the opportunity to enter into the lives of those in need, and in so doing to learn the meaning of their own.
Change for
Change launches this month to help support Mano Amiga
students which we have adopted through our material and spiritual
support. For the past few years, we have been supporting Juan Pablo and Amayrani. Please prayerfully consider how you might support these children. You can learn more about Mano Amiga schools by visiting
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The
Everest Annual Coat Drive begins next month in October. Men's, women's, and
children's coats will be collected both new and used to be donated to those who
suffer winter most bitterly. This project serves local families in our community and is held in cooperation with Hope and Friendship Ministries.
Let us
undertake the mission before us with humility and diligence so that God may be
glorified in the lives of these young students entrusted to our care.
Yours in Christ,
Br Brett Taira, LC
Everest Academy's Service Program Challenges Students to Make a Difference
Everest Academy in Lemont, an
independent Roman Catholic school in Lemont, helps its students develop a
‘heart for service’ by offering a robust program of community outreach
projects.
The extensive outreach program at
Everest complements the rigorous academic curriculum, helping the school
achieve its goal of a well-rounded education for leadership. Each grade at
Everest, including the preschool, takes on an age-appropriate service-related
project during the course of the academic year. These so-called “apostolic
projects,” named for the Catholic term “apostolic” which signifies helping
others out of love for God, help awaken in the students a sense of social
responsibility and a desire to help those in situations of suffering or
injustice.
This year the projects taken on by each grade
included outreach to the needy or lonely of the community for the middle school
students (grades 5 – 8), while the lower school (K – 4) took on projects to
show appreciation to those in our community who dedicate their lives to serve and
protect others both locally and abroad. The middle school’s outreach projects
included visiting the elderly residents at Alvernia Manor, a retirement
community in Lemont; Zacchaeus House, a not-for-profit home for disadvantaged
men in Chicago; and “Feed My Starving Children,” an international non-profit
Christian organization with a shelter in Aurora that offers free meals to those
in need. The lower school took on projects such as adopting the Lemont police
officers, fire-fighters, service men and women, and veterans, and sending cards
and treats to show gratitude for their service. The Kindergarten is currently
collecting toys and books for the new Children’s Memorial hospital, the Ann
& Robert H. Lurie Hospital of Chicago, to open in June 2012.
Please click here to view the full article.
During Catholic Schools Week, on February 2nd, the 7th and 8th grade students went to visit Dan Stopka at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Nineteen year-old Dan suffered a cervical spinal cord injury last summer while diving into unknown shallow water which left him a quadriplegic. The students are helping to support Dan by fundraising money to help pay for his medical treatment and also by their prayer and encouragement. (www.standfordan.com)
The students presented Dan with a card they had made and also some of his favorite treats. Dan cheerfully answered questions for them and told them about the accident. Afterwards the students watched as Dan received some of his therapy.
“This revealed to me the importance of perseverance and courage in daily life. After seeing him in person, I realized that even though he was struggling with demoralizing immobilization, he kept a positive attitude…. His willingness to describe to us his experience, taught me that the little things that bother us everyday are nothing, basically insignificant, in comparison to what he has to go through.” - James Beecher, 7th Grade
“This revealed to me the importance of perseverance and courage in daily life. After seeing him in person, I realized that even though he was struggling with demoralizing immobilization, he kept a positive attitude…. His willingness to describe to us his experience, taught me that the little things that bother us everyday are nothing, basically insignificant, in comparison to what he has to go through.” - James Beecher, 7th Grade
“When I first saw Dan and the smile on his face because we came to see him, it just brightened my whole day… Dan taught me a couple of things that day and one thing was to always stay positive. Sometimes I get down on myself for one little thing but Dan didn’t give up. He kept fighting. Another thing he taught me was to be thankful for everything that you have and your abilities because in one split second, your life could change.” - Veronica Kopec, 8th Grade
“Dan inspires me by his effort in perseverance… He never gives up… I need to thank God more for my health, my ability to be athletic and simply to use my legs.” - Timothy Lawler, 7th Grade
Please join us in praying for Dan on this long road towards recovery. May God give him the strength and courage he needs to go forward in hope.
Everest Academy "Stand for Dan" Fundraiser
The Student Council members at Everest Academy are sponsoring a fundraiser "Stand for Dan" to raise money for a Lemont boy who recently suffered a paralyzing injury while diving. The students have been selling T-shirts and wrist bands to support Dan, and have also written letters to him offering their encouragement and prayers. The late Pope John Paul II has been named the patron of Dan's hopes for a full recovery. Please visit the official website www.standfordan.com or contact the school for more information on how to help.
To read more about the Student Council's fundraiser for Dan, please view the full article here.
The Student Council members at Everest Academy are sponsoring a fundraiser "Stand for Dan" to raise money for a Lemont boy who recently suffered a paralyzing injury while diving. The students have been selling T-shirts and wrist bands to support Dan, and have also written letters to him offering their encouragement and prayers. The late Pope John Paul II has been named the patron of Dan's hopes for a full recovery. Please visit the official website www.standfordan.com or contact the school for more information on how to help.
To read more about the Student Council's fundraiser for Dan, please view the full article here.
The Everest Coat Drive
A very warm congratulations to all the students for last month’s Coat Drive! We collected more than 70 coats and other winter clothing to benefit the needy of the town of Lemont. On Nov. 8, the 5th-6thgrade class sorted and folded the coats for delivery to the Lemont Police Station. In the pocket of every coat they placed a holy card to help comfort the one who receives it. Thank you to all who contributed! 
Change 4 Change
Congratulations to the 3rd-4th
grade class for collecting the most this month. They brought in $41.10 - that’s
70% of the total for the month!
A big “Thank You” to all the
students for their participation this last month in the Change-4-Change
school apostolic project! Our total year-to-date is now $290.64.
Our goal for the year is to provide
a scholarship for 2 underprivileged children in a Mano Amiga school in Mexico. The
two students are a 2nd grade boy named Juan Pablo and a Kindergarten
girl named Amayrani. Both scholarships together total $1,500. Hopefully, with a
bit of the spiritual motivation of Christmas, we can surpass our monthly goal
of $200, (that’s approximately $4-5/student).
The Mano Amiga schools are run by
the Legionaries of Christ and provide a free education to children from
underprivileged families in Latin America. We are happy to sponsor these two
students through their schooling, so that they may have the opportunity to
succeed in life and support their families.
Everest
Academy Supports Zacchaeus House Fundraiser
for
St. James Parish
Everest Academy 8th grade students Michael Spell, Libby
Thomas, and Veronica Kopec take time out of their Saturday to provide
entertainment for the Zacchaeus House Fundraiser, held at St. James Parish Hall
on November 19, 2011. Michael Spell played the piano during the luncheon. The
Everest 8th grader later returned the stipend he was given, donating
the money to Zacchaeus House.
Zacchaeus House offers
mercy and grace, as well as a home to men in need. In a former convent on the South Side, homeless men can sit at a kitchen table and
be served breakfast with orange juice each morning. A few feet away are a
laundry room and storage room equipped with new linen and new clothing for
these men, who now call Zacchaeus House home.
Deacon Coleman, the
Director, has been serving the poor and needy in Chicago for over twenty years.
Zacchaeus House is a home for men who are hurting and need time to heal and a
place to call home.
Chicago's Cardinal
Francis E. George, describes Zacchaeus House as a "transitional safe
house" for men who want spiritual direction. Zacchaeus House is not a
treatment center, halfway house or shelter; it is a place of evangelization
for men who want to stabilize their lives and find Christ.
Everest Academy would like to continue the tradition of the Giving Tree. Our 7th and 8th graders will lead the Giving Tree again this year as their apostolic project. Last year over 90 gifts (something from each family) were provided for both boys and girls. These gifts will be distributed to families in need in Lemont as well as sick children in surrounding hospitals. Your donations will also be delivered to United Cerebral Palsy and Helping Hands in Homer Glen.
Beginning
December 2nd, the Giving Tree will be decorated with tags indicating
a suggested gift item for a boy or a girl. To participate, please help yourself
to a Christmas tag from the Giving Tree. Keep your tag and attach it to the
gift purchased.
If
you have any questions please contact Molly Maher, Dean of students at
630-243-1995.
Br. Dustin's Apostolic Update
Dear Everest Families,
Thank you to all the students and families that participated in this month's Winter Coat Drive benefiting those in need from our local community.
Following the example of St Martin of Tours who shared his cloak with a poor beggar, we collected more than forty coats and other warm clothing in these past few weeks. We remember the words of Christ, "whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you do for me" (Mt. 25:40).
Following the example of St Martin of Tours who shared his cloak with a poor beggar, we collected more than forty coats and other warm clothing in these past few weeks. We remember the words of Christ, "whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you do for me" (Mt. 25:40).
We will be delivering these coats and other winter clothing to Hope and Friendship, a local organization that supports families in the community surrounding our school. Thank you again for your generosity!
Also, thank you to the students who have been collecting money for our Change 4 Change apostolate. Congratulations to those classes which have collected the most this month and for the year!
Most collected this month: Grade 7th-8th ($18.72)
Most collected year-to-date: Grade 5th-6th ($69.20)
This brings our Total Collected Year-to-Date to $222.31. Please continue to pray for the two students we are sponsoring: Juan Pablo and Amayrani.
Everest Academy's Winter Coat Drive
By: Br. Dustin George, LC
Dear
Everest Families,
Thank
you to all the students and families that participated in this month's
Winter
Coat Drive benefiting
those in need from our local community.
Following
the example of St Martin of Tours who shared his cloak with a poor beggar, we
collected more than forty coats and other warm clothing in these past few weeks.
We remember the words of Christ, "whatever you did for the least of these
brothers of mine, you do for me" (Mt. 25:40).
We
will be delivering these coats and other winter clothing to Hope
and Friendship,
a local organization that supports families in the community surrounding our
school.
Thank you again for your generosity!
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Parents in Christ,
At Everest Academy we do our best to form the great leaders of our society, in an intellectual, human, spiritual and apostolic way. We teach our students to give, share what they learn, and that’s why we need “apostolate”. The word “apostle” means “sent”; what we try to do with these apostolates is to “send them” to preach what they learn not just with the word, but with their actions.
Change for Change is an apostolate that exists because we believe it’s a solution to a problem. One of the problems is the lack of quality education for students in developing areas and the high drop-out rates in government schools. With the money the students collect, the sponsored student will be provided a high-quality education through our Mano Amiga Schools, which is a school chain that provides high quality and Catholic education for those who can’t provide it for themselves.
How and what are we doing?
· Teachers are motivating the students find coins to fill the “yellow box” in their class made for this specific purpose.
· Students are asked to bring loose change (perhaps by sacrificing a favorite dessert or their own allowance) to put in the coin box. Students are not encouraged to ask their parents for money, but the main source should be to provide it through personal sacrifice and earnings.
$650 is what is necessary to sponsor one child. After collecting the scholarship money we will send it to a corresponding family through Catholic World Missions.
Let’s keep praying for these students in need. I’m totally convinced that God is the first person that admires the generosity of all of your children helping this cause.
God bless you always! Please see the pictures of the children we are sponsoring.
Their names are Juan Pablo and Amayrani.
Sincerely in Christ,
Br Juan LC and Everest Academy Faculty and Staff
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