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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.
National Vocations Awareness Week
January 13-19, 2013
Monday - Friday
Prayer for Vocations
We invite our families to pray the above prayer as a family (e.g., at dinner or with night prayers)
Student Council Cents for Seminarians
Students can bring in change to support a seminarian. A competition between classes will begin next week and run through Catholic Schools Week.
Thursday, January 17
What vocation is God calling you to?
Students may come to school dressed in the attire of the vocation/career they aspire to.
(Note: These should be simple and they do not have to be in full costume - e.g., student may bring in props to represent their career: a drawing pad and paintbrush to represent an artist or a stethoscope to represent a doctor)
Lean on Me Holy Hour / Adoration for Vocations | 8-9am
Parents are welcome to join us in the chapel as we pray for our priests, religious, and consecrated.
Friday, January 18
All School Mass | 2:15pm
All are welcome to join us for this Mass to be offered for
priestly, religious and consecrated vocations.
During Catholic Schools Week, we will also be having a Vocations Café.
Mark your calendars! The week of January 9-14 parish communities across the U.S. will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week. It begins with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday. You are invited to renew your baptismal commitment and to pray for a strengthening of all vocations.
As a school we will be praying in a special way for all the men and women Our Lord has called to give their lives in total dedication to His Church. We thank God for the priests and consecrated vocations that have touched our lives in so many ways.
Please note these special activities:
- Wednesday, January 11 | Vocation/Career Dress Up Day Students may come to school dressed in the attire of their favorite vocation or career
- Thursday, January 12 8:00-9:00am | All School Adoration for Vocations Please join us in the school chapel as we pray for vocations
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The Pilgrim Queen
Pray together as a family and honor Mary as a special guest in your home.
Prayer for Everest
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for making Everest Academy a reality. With the aid of the Holy Spirit, may we touch the lives of many people and bring to our community the joy of knowing and loving Jesus Christ. We thank Our Mother Mary for her help and ask for her continued care and protection. Amen.
School Masses
Join us for All School Mass on Friday at 2:20pm or Morning Mass at 7:15 am Tues., Wed., and Thurs.
Lean on Me Holy Hour
Spend some time with Jesus every Thursday, after morning Mass 7:45am