Happy Friday Trinity Catholic Families! The Gospel this morning at Mass was the story when Jesus performed the miracle of turning the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish into enough to feed 5 thousand people that had followed him to the mountain. Father reminded us in his homily that had it not been for the generosity of the little boy who had the 5 loaves and 2 fish, that Jesus would probably not been able to perform that miracle. The important lesson from this is that we must all be generous with our talents and gifts that God gives us. When we share them with others, we also share them with God! I challenge you as parents, like I did with the Kindergarteners and First Graders this morning, to share your gifts and talents with your children and others this weekend. School News: Trinity Social Club is hosting a Tie Dye and Paint Party May 19th. Please RSVP on their Facebook page or email ChristyTschantz@gmail.com if you are interested in attending. Save the date : June 8th 3pm-7pm for the 2nd Annual Fun Fest at the Tschantz Barn. The Armory: The Fury would like to offer our partners a special $15 off discount when purchasing tickets to Pack the House for our FIRST EVER nationally televised match on Friday, April 12th! Please feel free to share the link with employees, your families, The Armory members, and anyone else you'd like! https://am.ticketmaster.com/columbusfury/quickbuy?id=NDc= Cafeteria News: Parents, please log in and check your balance on your lunch accounts (AND TCCP). Many of you have past due balances! Reminder, that if your child has a balance due of more than $50, your child will not be permitted to buy a lunch. You will be required to pack a lunch for your child. We will be sending out notices next week, so please take a look at your accounts and be sure that they are current:). Thank you! Home & School News: We are in need of just a couple more volunteers to help with the flower pick up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAAAA28ABFFC16-48218767-volunteers . Please note that you do not have to have taken the Protecting God's Children class or be fingerprinted in order to volunteer for this event! So if you have yet to give of your time to school, now is the perfect opportunity! The Silent Disco Family Night is coming soon on April 20th! Join us for our spring ALL-SCHOOL DANCE!!!! Silent Disco Night is next Sat Apr 20th at the Armory from 6:30-9:30pm. See attached flyer for details. RSVP to angiedigioiaperez@gmail.com BY FRIDAY NIGHT APR 19th TO GUARANTEE TREATS/SNACKS!!! Parental attendance required The Legacy is Rounding the Corner: Here’s a stellar surprise for your Wednesday, Legacy’s Eclipse sale has been extended through Friday 4/12 at midnight! And then, just like the Eclipse, it will be gone and won’t be back… So don’t moon over it too long! Use discount code ECLIPSE to get two tickets for $125: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/4ab58a76-8919-4dc3-a981-2f03095bce80 You won't want to miss the spectacular fundraising event where you can enjoy the thrill of horse racing, casino gaming, exclusive entertainment, gourmet cuisine and did I mention-an OPEN BAR! Don your finest attire and get ready for a night of excitement, all the while contributing to the success of our fundraising goals! TITANS TOGETHER PRAYER LINE: Please see attached for this week's TTPL! Please click the link in the flyer or use the QR code to submit your prayer request! Mother Mary, pray for us! Parish News: Join us for Donut Sunday following the 10:00 Mass at St. Christopher! We hope to see you there! Upcoming Events: 4/17-4/19: 6th Grade attends Camp Damascus for Faith and Science Retreat 4/17: 8th grade Confirmation at 6:00pm at Our Lady of Victory 4/20: Trinity School is celebrating the Grand Opening of THE ARMORY with a family friendly Silent Disco Party from 6:30-9:30pm. See above and the attached FLYER for more information 4/22 and 4/23: 5th grade field trip to Stratford Ecological Center 4/24: 5th Grade DARE graduation in cafeteria at 1:15 4/26: 9:00 All School Mass and Flower Sale PICK UP FROM 3:00-6:30pm! ***Also, Father Andrew will be in a Silly String Showdown with 18 students who sold enough flowers to meet the requirement! This will take place, weather permitting, outside in the parking lot at 2:10! Week of 4/29: All 5th graders will be participating in the State Science test. Please avoid scheduling any appointments for your 5th graders during this week. 5/3: NO SCHOOL-STAFF PD DAY 5/4: THE LEGACY! GET YOUR TICKETS AND JOIN US FOR THIS FABULOUSLY FUN EVENING! 5/5: First Communion at St. Christopher Church Week of 5/6: All 8th graders will be participating in the State Science test. Please avoid scheduling any appointments for your 8th graders during this week! 5/10: May Crowning at 9:00am 5/14: Spring Musical: The Wizard of Oz at 9:30am and 7:00pm Thank you for all you do to support Catholic education here at Trinity Catholic School! Have a wonderful weekend! Blessings, Angie Eisenacher, Principal
Happy Friday Trinity Catholic Families! I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter celebration with your families! This morning our Campus Ministry team kicked off our new word for the month of April: PERSEVERANCE! Students watched a Disney Mash Up of movies where the characters showed perseverance. So many wonderful examples in these great movies! Then they were shown a clip from The Chosen when Peter, who owed a great deal of debt, was having no luck catching any fish to pay it back. He was defeated and feeling low. Then, Jesus appeared on the shore and told Peter to cast out his net and the fish were so plentiful that it nearly sank his boat. Jesus gave Peter that faith to persevere. Father Andrew reminded us of this during his homily as well. We can always put our trust in God to help us through any tough times or the strength to always push ourselves to achieve more! These last couple of months of school are going to be busy and even hard at times. Trust in God. Lean into your faith in Him. Show your children by your great example of what that looks like at home too! Show your perseverance here by making it to the end of this newsletter! Sorry, it's a long one this week! This Sunday, April 7th is Divine Mercy Sunday! Bishop Fernandes will be at Saint Christopher Church to celebrate a special Mass with us at 3:00pm! ALL ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND! It would be wonderful if we could have many of our students and families there to represent our school for the Bishop! I hope to see you there! School News: Eclipse Day is April 8th. REMINDER THAT THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY DUE TO THE ECLIPSE! All students have been learning about this event and have received a free pair of glasses to safely view the eclipse from home. A special THANKS to Tremont Pharmacy for this generous donation! Exciting news to share....Trinity Catholic School was awarded a $14,000 STEM Grant to purchase coding robots and LEGO STEM education supplies!!! Thank you to Mrs. Suerdieck, our media specialist, who applied for the grant! We can't wait to put these dollars to use! Report cards were emailed to parents this past Tuesday. Please look in your junk mail if you didn't receive it. Please contact Mrs. Eisenacher if you need it to be resent. The 2024/2025 School Calendar has been approved and is attached for your viewing. The Trinity Catholic Social Club will host an eclipse viewing party in Dublin on April 8th from 12-5pm. See the Social Club Facebook page or email: christytschantz@gmail.com for more information. In other ARMORY NEWS: The Fury would like to offer our partners a special $15 off discount when purchasing tickets to Pack the House for our FIRST EVER nationally televised match on Friday, April 12th! Please feel free to share the attached graphic and link with employees, your families, The Armory members, and anyone else you'd like! The Armory: https://am.ticketmaster.com/columbusfury/quickbuy?id=NDc= Cafeteria News: The April Lunch menu is attached. Home & School News: The rescheduled April Home and School meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 pm in PERSON! Please join us as we are finishing up last minutes plans for The Legacy! The Eclipse is coming...but so is an exciting Legacy ticket sale! Please continue to check our Social Media pages for an exciting sale!!! Thank you to all the families that sold flowers in our spring flower sale! We exceeded our goal so Mr. Wilson WILL be duct taped to the wall- date coming soon!! And Father will be in a Silly String Showdown with students on April 26th at 2:10 in the parking lot! We are in need of volunteers to help with the flower pick up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAAAA28ABFFC16-48218767-volunteers . Please note that you do not have to have taken the Protecting God's Children class or be fingerprinted in order to volunteer for this event! So if you have yet to give of your time to school, now is the perfect opportunity! There will be a spring dance that will be held at The Armory. Please see the attached flyer for more information. TITANS TOGETHER PRAYER LINE: Please see attached for this week's TTPL! Please click the link in the flyer or use the QR code to submit your prayer request! Mother Mary, pray for us! Counselor's Corner: Please see attached for the April edition of the newsletter. Upcoming Events: 4/8: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-ECLIPSE DAY 4/9: Johnathan Rand author visit- parents are welcome! Preschool at 12:15 and K-8 at 12:45 in the cafeteria 4/11: 7th Grade Boys visit St. Charles 4/12: All School Mass at 9:00 am. All are welcome! 4/17-4/19: 6th Grade attends Camp Damascus for Faith and Science Retreat 4/20: Trinity School is celebrating the Grand Opening of THE ARMORY with a family friendly Silent Disco Party from 6:30-9:30pm. Look for more info to come soon! 4/22 and 4/23: 5th grade field trip to Stratford Ecological Center 4/26: 9:00 All School Mass and Flower Sale PICK UP FROM 3:00-6:30pm! Week of 4/29: All 5th graders will be participating in the State Science test. Please avoid scheduling any appointments for your 5th graders during this week. 5/3: NO SCHOOL-STAFF PD DAY 5/4: THE LEGACY! GET YOUR TICKETS AND JOIN US FOR THIS FABULOUSLY FUN EVENING! 5/5: First Communion at St. Christopher Church Week of 5/6: All 8th graders will be participating in the State Science test. Please avoid scheduling any appointments for your 8th graders during this week! 5/10: May Crowning at 9:00am 5/14: Spring Musical: The Wizard of Oz at 9:30am and 7:00pm Thank you for all you do to support Catholic education here at Trinity Catholic School! Have a wonderful weekend! Blessings, Angie Eisenacher, Principal
Happy Friday Trinity Catholic Families! Welcome back from Spring Break! We hit the ground running here and have had an amazing time preparing for Holy Week. Our students in grades 3-8 attended Reconciliation on Tuesday. Please join me in praying that they grow in God's healing grace. Our Faith Family Groups met yesterday where we traced our PALMS, cut them out and wrote about how we each have done God's work this past month. At the introduction to March's Word of the Month-God's Work, the students were taught the phrase Ora Et Labora. This means Pray and Work. Today, we prayed and sat in God's presence through our first ever Eucharist Adoration. It was a beautiful way to end our week and we are looking forward to making Eucharist Adoration a monthly event! A special thank you to Mrs. Doyle for the beautiful music and to Ms. Schoen for her calming words to help guide our reflection and prayer. A special Polish Lenten Dinner will be offered tonight in our school cafeteria from 6:00-9:00pm! The Pierogi dinner plate includes: 6 pierogi, crepe, coleslaw salad, drink and dessert for $15! I hope to see you there! School News: Thank you so much to all the families that re-enrolled your child(ren) before the March 15th deadline! This helps us so much with the planning and budgeting for next year! The Catholic Conference is again going to host a Advocacy Day at the state house to help promote our efforts with School Choice. If you are interested in attending please follow the link: https://www.votervoice.net/OHCATHOLIC/Events/7714/Register Renewal Ed Choice time is upon us as well. I have attached the renewal form, along with the updated sliding award scale for those of you that got the new EdChoice Expansion Scholarship this year. They went from a range of percentages to awards based on your exact poverty level percentage. This will give you a good idea of how much of a scholarship you can expect for the 24-25 school year. It's important to know that unless you expect a decrease in your income level this coming year, you do not need to verify your income again. They will go by what you qualified on this school year. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME (UNDER THE 250% POVERTY LEVEL AND PAY NO TUITION AT ALL)! IF YOU QUALIFIED WITH THIS STATUS YOU MUST RE-VERIFY YOUR INCOME EVERY YEAR! Eclipse Day is April 8th. While we originally had planned on having school this day, all of our surrounding schools have cancelled and thus there will be no bussing on this day. After much discussion, we have decided to cancel school for this day/event. There will be no school for students, but it will be a professional development day for teachers. Our calendar originally had our Professional Development Day on Friday, April 12th. Again, we will move that PD day to Monday, April 8th, so no students this day and we WILL be in session on Friday, April 12th. Please be sure to make arrangements for this change now! All students will be learning about this once in a lifetime event and will be receiving a free pair of glasses to safely view the eclipse from home. A special THANKS to Tremont Pharmacy for this generous donation! In other ARMORY NEWS: The Armory is offering Basketball Skills Training with Tyrel Jackson! This is an amazing opportunity for all of our students would want to improve their bball skills! Please see the attached flyer for registration! Cafeteria News: A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE PARENTS THAT HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP IN THE CAFETERIA AND AT RECESS! You all rock! We continue to need parent volunteers in the cafeteria and for recess. Reminder, that all families are required to volunteer at least twice throughout the course of the year! This is a perfect opportunity! The link to sign up is below: Lunch and Recess Volunteers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAAAA28ABFFC16-45393583-lunch ; Home & School News: Home and School is looking for new officers for the 2024-2025 school year. If you have an interest in getting more involved or want to hear more about this, please let me know and I'll be happy to help! The April meeting will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND at 7:00pm in the cafeteria. Please plan on joining us! Our annual Spring Flower Sale is in full force! Help us meet our fundraising goal and share your child's unique code and sell those flowers! Thank you in advance for your support! Any student who sells 5 items my Monday morning at 8:00am will receive a special dress down pass! TITANS TOGETHER PRAYER LINE: Please see attached. Mother Mary, pray for us! Upcoming Events: 2/24: Palm Sunday 2/27: All School Mass at 9:00am. All are welcome! Come join us! 2/28, 2/29 and 4/1: NO SCHOOL! HAPPY EASTER! 4/2: NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL ONLY-Kindergarten Screenings for 2024/25 4/3: Last day of flower sale! 4/5: Spirit Day and Cereal morning! 9:00 Mass. All are welcome 12:30 Kindergarten Q and U Wedding in the Cafeteria 4/8: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-ECLIPSE DAY 4/9: Johnathan Rand author visit 4/11: 7th Grade Boys visit St. Charles 4/17-4/19: 6th Grade attends Camp Damascus for Faith and Science Retreat 4/20: Trinity School is celebrating the Grand Opening of THE ARMORY with a family friendly Silent Disco Party from 6:30-9:30pm. Look for more info to come soon! 4/22 and 4/23: 5th grade field trip to Stratford Ecological Center 4/26: 9:00 All School Mass and Flower Sale PICK UP FROM 3:00-6:30pm! Thank you for all you do to support Catholic education here at Trinity Catholic School! Have a wonderful weekend! Blessings, Angie Eisenacher, Principal
Happy Friday Trinity Catholic Families! During this Lenten season, we have been reciting the Act of Contrition each morning. This is a great reminder of our brokenness as a person and how God loves each of us unconditionally! One of our teachers recently wrote in a staff email, "God's love is truly evident in our school!" This Saturday, our St. Christopher 2nd graders will make their First Reconciliation! Please keep them in your prayers and they experience this sacrament for the very first time! Pray that they feel God's love always! EXCITING SPORTS NEWS......We have 2 teams in the championship games this weekend! Our 6th grade girls will be playing Saturday at 11:30am at St. Brigid. Our 8th grade boys will be playing on Sunday at 4:30 at Watterson HS. GOOD LUCK TO THESE BOYS AND GIRLS! We would love to see a good following from our school to cheer our teams on! Please wear your spirit wear and join us for the games! School News: RE-ENROLLMENT FOR CURRENT FAMILIES is OPEN The registration fee is $150 PER FAMILY if paid for and enrolled by March 15th. After March 15th the registration fee will jump to $200. I urge all to log into your FACTS Family Portal BEFORE March 15th to complete the process. If you need assistance, please let Mrs. Purkey in the office know. We will be happy to help! In addition to the re-enrollment process, I encourage all families to apply for additional funding sources (Emmaus Road Scholarships and Diocesan Grant Money). Both of these additional opportunities can be applied for at the same time by completing the FACTS Grant and Aid application. This can be found in your FACTS Family Portal. This has a firm deadline of March 15th and is REQUIRED for all families that are considered Low Income! If you need help with this process, please contact me and I will be happy to walk you through the process. Renewal Ed Choice time is upon us as well. I have attached the renewal form, along with the updated sliding award scale for those of you that got the new EdChoice Expansion Scholarship this year. They went from a range of percentages to awards based on your exact poverty level percentage. This will give you a good idea of how much of a scholarship you can expect for the 24-25 school year. It's important to know that unless you expect a decrease in your income level this coming year, you do not need to verify your income again. They will go by what you qualified on this school year. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME (UNDER THE 250% POVERTY LEVEL AND PAY NO TUITION AT ALL)! IF YOU QUALIFIED WITH THIS STATUS YOU MUST RE-VERIFY YOUR INCOME EVERY YEAR! I sent out an email yesterday to all those families that meet this exception. Eclipse Day is April 8th. While we originally had planned on having school this day, all of our surrounding schools have cancelled and thus there will be no bussing on this day. After much discussion, we have decided to cancel school for this day/event. There will be no school for students, but it will be a professional development day for teachers. Our calendar originally had our Professional Development Day on Friday, April 12th. Again, we will move that PD day to Monday, April 8th, so no students this day and we WILL be in session on Friday, April 12th. Please be sure to make arrangements for this change now! All students will be learning about this once in a lifetime event and will be receiving a free pair of glasses to safely view the eclipse from home. A special THANKS to Tremont Pharmacy for this generous donation! In other ARMORY NEWS: THE ARMORY is very happy to announce they are the Official Team Physician and the Official Sports Performance Institute for the Columbus Fury! The Columbys Fury is the newest professional sports franchise in Columbus. They are an amazing collection of female volleyball players which includes former Olympians, National Team Players, NCAA Champions and OSU starts. Their next home game is Monday, February 26th at Nationwide Arena. Please come cheer them on! Their games are an absolute blast! Check out www.columbusfury.com to learn more or to purchase tickets! Cafeteria News: We continue to need parent volunteers in the cafeteria and for recess. Reminder, that all families are required to volunteer at least twice throughout the course of the year! This is a perfect opportunity! The link to sign up is below: Lunch and Recess Volunteers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAAAA28ABFFC16-45393583-lunch Home & School News: Home and School is looking for new officers for the 2024-2025 school year. If you have an interest in getting more involved or want to hear more about this, please let me know and I'll be happy to help! The March meeting will be held on Monday, March 4th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria. Please plan on joining us! Lenten Activities: The Diocese of Columbus will again be hosting the 40 Days of Adoration. The schedule can be found here: www.columbuscatholic.org/40Days. As a school, we will be attending Stations of the Cross on Friday, Feb. 23 and again on March 22nd. Both dates will be at 1:30 and all are invited to join us. Our students in grades 3-8 will be attending Reconciliation on March 20th with Father Andrew and 2 visiting priests. The Polish community of St. Christopher will be hosting a Polish dinner on March 22nd in the school cafeteria from 4-9pm. Upcoming Events: 2/5: Home and School meeting at 7:00 (Virtually only) 2/6: 100th day of school-Kindergarten 100 Day Fashion Show at 1:45 2/9: All School Mass at 9:00am-All are welcome! 2/10: Annual 8th Grade Pasta Dinner 4:00-7:00pm 2/13: Valentine's Day class parties 2/14: Ash Wednesday Mass at 9:00 am-all are welcome to join us! 2/15: 5th Grade Field Trip 2/16: NO SCHOOL-STAFF PD DAY 2/18: NO SCHOOL-PRESIDENT'S DAY 2/23: Coffee with the Principal 9:00 All School Mass-All are Welcome Thank you for all you do to support Catholic education here at Trinity Catholic School! Have a wonderful weekend! Blessings, Angie Eisenacher, Principal
