St. Agatha

16 Pages·2013·8.78 MB·English

by  Joan Schwarzbeck

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Dear St. Luke Parents,

Happy New Year! Even though it has only been four days since returning from
Christmas break, we are off and running. January is a special month because
we celebrate being Catholic and being part of St. Luke Catholic School. We will
end the month with a weeklong Catholic Schools Week celebration.  This year’s 
theme, “Catholic Schools: Raise the Standards” supports the recent launch of the 
National Standards and Benchmarks for effective Catholic elementary and
secondary schools. Following the National Standards and Benchmarks helps
promote high academic standards and Catholic identity. This theme is especially
relevant for St. Luke School, a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School, where raising
the standards in faith, academics and social growth is our goal each and every
day. We look forward to celebrating St. Luke School with the following activities:
(cid:0) Sunday, January 27
St. Luke School Celebrates the Liturgy
9:00 a.m. Family Mass in St. Luke School Gym
10:00 a.m. Open House for current families
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Open House and tours for
perspective families
(cid:0) Monday, January 28
St. Luke School Celebrates Academic Excellence
Students may wear clothing showing support for the school
of their choice. Show your pride for your favorite grade school, high
school or college.
(cid:0) Tuesday, January 29
St. Luke School Celebrates Reading
Students may wear pajamas to school and will share reading time
with their partner grade.
(cid:0) Wednesday, January 30
St. Luke School Recognizes Responsibility
St. Luke Spelling Bee in grades 1st through 8th. More details
to follow.
(cid:0) Thursday, January 31
St. Luke School Takes a Stance Against Bullying
12:45 p.m. PreK-4th will participate in “Ease the Tease.”
1:45 p.m. 5th-8th will participate in “Show Some Respect.”
Both programs are presented by Imagination Theater.
The company offers original, dynamic, participatory theatrical
programming.
Parents are encouraged to attend.
(cid:0) Friday, February 1
St. Luke School Commits to Service
St. Luke students will have their own “Souper Bowl.”  Each 
student is asked to bring one can of soup to donate to Catholic
Charities. Students will use their can of soup to cast their vote
for the Super Bowl XLVII Champ. Bringing a can of soup allows
students to be out of uniform for the day. Students are
encouraged to wear their favorite football team jersey or Bearcat
Spirit Wear.

We are able to celebrate St. Luke Catholic School because you have made the
commitment to Catholic education for your child(ren). Thank you for choosing St.
Luke School. We are grateful every day that you are here with us.

Peace,
Therese Craig

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the 
goal.” 
― Mother Teresa
"Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do
that. Hate cannot drive
out hate; only love can do that." --
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The third grade will lead our
Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer
Service is on
Friday, January 18 at 2:15 p.m.
Please join us!
!
Week of January 14-18

Monday January 14! ! ! ! !
Tuesday January 15! ! ! ! 8th grade pictures!! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Cantors
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homework Club
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Art Club 5-8
Wednesday January 16! ! ! ! Homework Club
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Choir
Thursday January 17! ! ! ! Science Fair 2:30-8:30 Waldron Hall
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homework Club
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Choir
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Speech Club
Friday January 18!! ! ! ! Early Bird Raffle drawing
! ! ! ! ! ! ! Martin Luther King Prayer Service
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2:15
Flu season is upon us!
Please remember to wash your hands for
at least 20-30 seconds. Cover your
cough. And most importantly PLEASE
keep your children home until they are
symptom and fever free without
medication for 24 hours! Please keep St.
Luke healthy!
Deepest Sympathy
With great sadness we inform you of the death of Mr. Elias
Sanane, the father of Fr. Charles Musula, on Friday January 4.
Father Charles has gone to Tanzania for the funeral services.
Notes of condolences can be sent to him at the rectory
(528 Lathrop Ave.) Father Charles plans to return here on or about
January 23. Let us keep Father Charles and his family in our
prayers at this time of sorrow and loss.

Please keep our 8th grade students, taking the
Catholic School entrance exam, in your thoughts and
prayers as they take the test this Saturday morning.
Tomorrow, Friday January 11th, is pajama
day. It is also hot lunch. The cost to wear
pajamas is 50 cents. If your child does not
want to wear pajamas, they should wear
either their bearcat sweats or their school
uniform.

St. Luke School brings a little bit of Christmas to St. Agatha Academy!
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The 7th and 8th grade
students were Thank you to all our
responsible for putting St. Luke Families
all the gifts together. who sponsored a
Each child received a St. student from St.
Agatha Academy Sweat Agatha Academy!
suit, socks, gloves, There were smiles
candy, and a everywhere!!!
McDonald!s gift card!
St. Luke Parish School Announces the 2013 
Dinner Dance & Auction Honorees: 
Dr. Meredith (Bud) and Sheila (Clements) Murray   

We are pleased to announce the honorees for the 2013 St. Luke School Dinner Dance & Auction "Blue 
Ribbon Gala" are Sheila (Clements) and Dr. Meredith (Bud) Murray. It is a poignant reflection on the 
excellence of St. Luke School, as we celebrate our Blue Ribbon award, by honoring one of St. Luke's most 
beloved former teachers.    
Sheila grew up in the Clifton Park neighborhood of Lakewood, Ohio where she attended St. James Parish 
School, St. Augustine High School, and St. Mary of the Woods College, where she graduated with 
degrees in education and English. Bud ’44 a St. Luke School alumni, went on to Fenwick, College of the 
Holy Cross, and finally the Loyola University Medical School. 
Years after Bud and Sheila had lost their spouses, Deacon Paul and Clare Faherty suggested to Sheila 
that she have dinner with Bud Murray. Hesitantly two years later in 1994, Sheila decided to ask Bud as 
her guest to the St. Luke School Dinner Dance & Auction. Bud proved a very worthy guest and in 1995 
Sheila and Bud were married. They have been complementing each other very well in marriage for 18 
years now. They are blessed with seven children, three of Bud's, and four of Sheila's, and are kept busy 
with 22 grandchildren. 
Bud and Sheila Murray have been extremely generous with their time, talent and treasure to the St. 
Luke community and many ministries including the Ministry of Care, Eucharistic Ministry and with the 
Learning Center. Sheila was one of the most beloved teachers at St. Luke for 25 years. Her calm 
demeanor and care for children helped many generations of St. Luke students get through the 
challenges of learning. She retired from teaching in 1996. Prior to his retirement in 1998 Bud was an OB‐
GYN doctor and actually helped deliver many of the students that Sheila ended up teaching. 
 It cannot be more fitting as we celebrate our National Blue Ribbon award of Excellence that we honor 
Sheila and Bud Murray, a couple completely committed and dedicated to Catholic education who live 
lives of service to St. Luke Parish and the Catholic Church. 
 The 24th Annual Dinner Dance and Auction "Blue Ribbon Gala" will be held on February 23, 2013, at the 
Oak Park Country Club. We hope you can join us. 
Congratulations, Sheila and Bud!
Invitation Stuffing Party – Saturday, January 19
Join us for a morning of collating fun at the Dinner Dance invitation stuffing party beginning at
8:00am on Saturday, January 19. Julie and John Hendricks are our hosts for this productive
party—coffee and breakfast snacks will be served while we get the invitations assembled and
ready to mail. Come by whenever you can get there, and stay for as long as you want!

The Hendricks are at 718 Franklin, River Forest. Please contact Julie if you are interested in
helping: call 708-488-8927 or email [email protected]. Many hands make work
light—and entertaining!

Program Book Advertisements and Tribute Ads
You can help recognize this year's honorees Sheila and Bud Murray by attending the Dinner
Dance on February 23—and by placing a personal or business ad in the Dinner Dance program
book. You will be acknowledging them and supporting the Dinner Dance at the same time!

The program book is distributed to over 300 Dinner Dance attendees and supporters, so it is an
ideal way of gaining exposure for your business in the St. Luke community. For details and rates
on program ad, please contact Noreen McKenty Leavy at [email protected]. The deadline
for ad submission is January 28.

Or, place a personal or tribute ad in the Dinner Dance program book and extend you or your
family wishes to Sheila and Bud on this well-deserved honor. For details and rates, contact Peter
Kennedy or Sheila Price at [email protected].

Raffle ticket “Early Bird” deadline is approaching!
Don’t forget the Early Bird Deadline: students who sell all twenty of their tickets and return them
by January 18 will be eligible for a special drawing for an iPad mini. Subsequent drawings
offer $50 and $25 gift cards. Tickets should be returned to your child’s teacher. Remember, the
money raised from this raffle will help offset the difference between the tuition you pay vs. the
actual cost it takes to educate a St. Luke student.

Auction “Wish List” items
If you’d like to donate something for our Live or Silent
Auctions, contact Colleen Weiler at 708-710-8714 or
[email protected], or Maribel Jimenez at
773-908-1272 or [email protected]. Any contribution
is appreciated, but if you're looking for ideas, here
are some suggestions:
▪ spa gift certificates
▪ jewelry
▪ sports tickets
▪ children's items

A    F  L      C  C ­
PPOINTMENT AS IRST IEUTENANT IN THE HAPLAIN ORPS
U  S  A  R . 
NITED TATES RMY ESERVES
December 14th of 2012 will go down as one of my
memorable days. I was sworn in to serve as Chaplain in
the United States Army Reserves. I am really humbled by
this experience. I did not expect all these coming so soon,
but two days prior to this event I received an email
informing me that Ch(CPT) Cesar C. Pajarillo, Jr., USAR,
will be administering my swearing-in ceremony. He
suggested that the swearing in could take place at the
school so that we give the kids an opportunity to think of
civil services and vocation in another way. Hopefully we
achieved both. Only God knows and time will tell
someday.

Before I came to St. Luke, I was working with the
recruiters for Catholic priests for the Army to see how
I can use my vocation and call as priest to minister in the
Army. There is so a need for Catholic priests, I felt the
urge to give it a try and see where the Spirit of God
moves me.

At the moment, I am going to continue to be here at
St. Luke. I believe in the near future I will be required
to attend The Basic Leadership training course that takes
three months. That would entail going to North Carolina
for training. So far I haven't been informed when I will be
beginning my training. Swearing-in is just the first step
towards doing that.

I wont be leaving St Luke’s. It’s my home and I love it,
unless things or situations dictate otherwise. I may just go
for the training then come back here. But again, out of
obedience, I will follow the military directives.

As of now, I still don't know where I will be working. I promise to keep you updated on the
matter and as soon as I have some useful information that is in store for me, I’ll let everyone
know. Once again, thank you very much and may God Bless you all and pray for me as I
also promise to keep you in my prayers.

Fr. Charles Musula