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Showing posts with label Virtue of the Month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Virtue of the Month. Show all posts
With the help of our K4J Program,
this month our students will be learning about the virtue of
MODESTY
The virtue of MODESTY helps us know what to share with others, and what to keep to ourselves.
We respect others when we respect their privacy, too.
With the help of our K4J Program,
this month students will be learning about the virtue of
VIGILANCE
With the help of our K4J Program,
this month students will be learning about the virtue of
GENEROSITY
This month, with the help of our K4J (Kids for Jesus) program, our students will be learning the virtue of Loyalty:
May has arrived and the “Flowers
for Mary” Mission of the month is a great one to help everyone with “Careful
Speech” through the end of the school year. Like the Mission Song
says: Yank bad thought weeds and plant “Careful Speech” seeds and get some
flowers for Mary!
Here is the kids video link which can be seen also on
K4J Family: K4J Family Kids Video
"Flowers for Mary"
Here is a parents video link explaining our mission of the month: Flowers For Mary
With the help of our K4J (Kids for Jesus) program, our students will be learning the virtue of Joyful
Obedience and the Jump for Jesus Mission is perfect timing for this
point in the school year!
Follow this link to go to the K4J connected community
to view the “Jump for Jesus” Parent
video that is FREE to parents: http://community.k4j.org/home
(You can also view this video on the School of Virtue Pages at the K4J website.)
With the help of our K4J (Kids for Jesus) program, here's what our students will be learning this month...
With the help of our K4J (Kids for Jesus) program, here's what our students will be learning this month...
Learn God's Truth
Here's a snapshot of how our K4J program will help students learn about the virtue of the month:
EVANGELIZATION - SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS
Congratulations to our students for their participation their admirable zeal in bringing the lost souls back to the Good Shepherd!
Virtue of the Month: Zeal for Souls
Father, those who will believe in me are your gift to me.I wish that where I am they also may be with me...(John 17:24a)
School Campaign Winners
Lower School: Grade 2
Middle School: Grade 5-6
Here's a snapshot of what our students will be learning through the K4J Program this month:
Using our K4J (Kids for Jesus) Program, here's a snapshot of what our students will be learning about this month...
Scripture Verse:
"If you forgive others, you're Heavenly Father will forgive you." (Matthew 6:14)
Blessed Imelda Lambertini
“I want to be with Jesus!”
A little girl named Imelda was best friends with Jesus. Imelda loved Jesus very much. She knew that Jesus was God. He taught her how to love. This made Imelda very happy. And whenever Imelda had done something wrong, she went to Jesus in her heart. Jesus taught her to say, “I am sorry. Will you forgive me?” She said this to Jesus, and to anyone she had wronged. When Imelda was old enough, Jesus taught her how to come to him in the sacrament of Reconciliation, where he erased all her sins and made her soul clean and strong. Now more than ever, Imelda wanted to receive Jesus in the holy Eucharist into her body at communion time. But Imelda was not yet old enough. Imelda had a very special mission, and she lived with a group of religious sisters in a convent. She wanted to spend all of her time in prayer with Jesus. But she still was not old enough to receive Jesus in holy communion!
Then one day, when Imelda was talking with Jesus in her heart after the other sisters had received the holy Eucharist at mass, something wonderful happened! A white Eucharistic host moved through the air and rested over Imelda’s head! Jesus in the Eucharist had come to Imelda in a very special way! The priest took the host, and gave it to Imelda. Imelda received her first holy communion. Now she was perfectly happy.
Jesus, help me learn to Forgive & Forget and ask for forgiveness when I have done wrong. Help me learn to be ready to receive you in the holy Eucharist at communion time. I love you.
With the help of our K4J (Kids for Jesus) program, here's what our students will be learning this month...
Virtue of the Month: GIVING: I offer my best to Jesus and others all day long!
Scripture Verse: God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7)
Virtue Campaign: Give your heart to the One who loves you the most!
The beginning of the school year to begin the habit of visiting Jesus in the chapel to thank him for all the beautiful gifts that he gives us. Going to the chapel to pray is a great way to grow in our love for Our Lord. For each visit to the chapel for Mass, or Communion Service, or just to say hello to Jesus, students can place a small white circle on their class monstrance posted just outside the chapel doors. Our campaign is to see which class will visit Jesus the most this month.
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| September Virtue Campaign: GIVING - Give your heart to the One who loves you most |
Saint of the Month: St. Martin of Tours
St. Martin of Tours. St. Martin was an army officer who wore a long, warm cape. One day he rode his horse near a poor, shivering man. Martin stopped and slit his cape in two with his sword and gave half the cape to the poor, cold man. Later that night when Martin was sleeping, he dreamed that Jesus had taken the place of the poor man and was wearing his cape. St. Martin understood that by GIVING to the poor man, he had GIVEN to Jesus!
St. Martin, help me GIVE to God and others from my heart, as you did!
During this month of February the students are learning about the virtue of Flexibility. Flexibility teaches us to develop the confidence and ability to recognize temptation and find our way out of situations that are not good, as well as welcome good things that may be difficult at first. Being flexible means knowing how to “stretch” our hearts as well as to “stand strong” for Jesus.
This month’s mission teaches kids to ask themselves, “Would Jesus be happy to do this with me?” The mission of the month especially focuses on having your children ask this question about the TV shows they watch or the computer games they play. If Jesus would not be happy watching it with them, they can learn to “stand strong” for Jesus and change the channel or turn it off. If he would be happy, they can remember to ask him to share it with them!
Some tips for living Flexibility at HOME:
• During a meal or car ride with your children, discuss with them the TV shows they watch. Ask them some questions to help them analyze the character traits that they see.
• When saying night prayers as a family, ask your children if they were able to stand strong for Jesus at any time during the day. Did they act and turn off the TV if it was necessary? Did they try to do what the teacher was asking even if others weren’t?
• If your child is trying to make a decision, remind them of the criteria. “Would Jesus be happy to do this with me?” This will help them to develop a strong conscience.
• In K4J, the character that symbolizes the conscience is called Spark. Encourage your child when you know they are capable of following their conscience by telling them, “You have a strong conscience. I know you will do what is right and be on Spark’s team.”
• Saint Clare is the patron saint of television. Read her story for a bedtime book or find a movie about her life for your children to watch.
During this month of January, students are learning about the virtue of THANKFULNESS. We realize that gifts from God are always good and we want to remember to thank him for everything he gives us each day. Since we are also celebrating National Vocations Awareness Week this month, we are especially focusing on gratitude to Christ for the vocations in the Church by supporting them with our prayers.
One beautiful way we can thank God for his many gifts is by saying grace before meals as a family. By praying together and for each other, we show God that we are grateful for the many blessings he has given us that day.
Here are some other tips for living Thankfulness at home:
- During family meals, share with each other things that you are thankful for.
- Before bed, help your child remember to thank God for all the specific things he gave them that day, including the harder lessons they learned.
- Encourage your child to help lead prayers before meals or other prayers that you say as a family.
- Say a decade of the rosary together as a family once a week to thank Mary for being our Mother who is always watching over us.
- Help your child (and yourself!) remember to write thank you notes to others who have shown you kindness.
- Pray a prayer for vocations every night during bedtime prayers, reminding your child to thank Jesus for all the people you know who have brought you closer to him through following their vocation.
- Invite your pastor or other priest, consecrated, seminarian, or nun that you know to dinner to thank them for their generosity.
By Ms. Theresa Maziarz, Formation CoordinatorDear Parents and Families of Everest Academy,
After the Gala this weekend, I’m sure we’re more convinced and grateful than ever for the gift of integral formation offered at Everest! We have such a great treasure!! This month we are focusing on two very important aspects of our students’ spiritual formation: learning how to live the virtue of modesty and learning how to live Lent as a time to come closer to Jesus.
Modesty protects and humbly respects what is precious and valuable, instead of flaunting it or disrespecting it. Usually we think of modesty with dressing correctly, but it’s not limited to that. “Modesty includes conduct, gestures, language, reading and thought.” A modest person has self-respect and respects others and their privacy. He or she doesn’t barge in on others’ rooms, conversations, or personal situations. By their modest dress and behavior, a person tells others, “I am confident in who I am inside, and I respect the person you are inside too.” He or she doesn’t need to attract attention in superficial or ostentatious ways.
Modesty, like many virtues, begins at home. Parents are key in training their children. Here are some ways that we can work at home to form modesty:
- Always knock before entering a bathroom or before entering a sibling or parents’ room
- Say “excuse me” when needing to interrupt a conversation.
- Do not always answer “why?” questions. Many things are not meant to be shared with everyone, and this helps curb children’s curiosity.
- Encourage family members to use bathrobes
- Lead by example in dressing with modesty; with teens, help explain the message of self-respect or disrespect that they give with the clothing they wear
- Compliment your children for their talents and acts of virtues, and encourage them to thank Jesus for those gifts. By doing this, you are helping them find security in their character and not only in their external good looks or successes, “what people see.”
As part of our Lenten preparation, the students will have the opportunity to console Christ’s suffering heart by taking thorns (toothpicks) out of Christ’s crown of thorns. After saying a prayer, offering up a sacrifice or doing a kind act, they can take out one of the toothpicks. This is a very visual way to help the students (and families and staff!) live Lent in a very active way, consoling Christ’s Heart. God bless you and know that you are always in my prayers!
Here are just a few resources on the virtue of modesty:
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