 Dear Holy Cross School Family & Friends,
On Ash-Wednesday our school community began the season of Lent. How blessed we are here at Holy Cross School as that Wednesday morning we gathered in a liturgical and prayerful way to receive ashes and reflect upon the meaning and significance of Lent. In so doing, we became ever more mindful of how special Jesus is to all of us. Indeed, the gymnasium was filled with students, teachers, parents, grandparents, alumni and friends. As we continue with the Lenten season, let us be mindful that Lent is the liturgical season of forty days beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with the celebration of the Paschal mystery in the Easter Triduum. It is a season that calls forth the best in us to be reflective and penitential and to be mindful of how much God loves us and of our need to love one another. Lent is a solemn season of the liturgical year that helps us to prepare for the mysteries of Easter. The forty days of Lent recall and re-visit the forty days Jesus spent in the desert in preparation for his public ministry. We recall the sacrifices Jesus made while preparing himself to begin and complete the mission and ministry asked of Him by His Heavenly Father. In the same manner, we too are challenged to make sacrifices during Lent as we prepare ourselves to receive Jesus in the Resurrection on Easter. We are called upon to renew ourselves through fasting, prayer and almsgiving.To this extent, I pray your Lenten time to date has been meaningful and renewing. May our school wide prayer be one of support and love for one another as we too share our journey with Jesus! "Together, let us persevere in the journey while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith." In God's love, John P. Jones Middle School Performance: "Destination Rock 'n Roll" - March 24th 6:30 - 7:30 PM This is a fun musical revue with a built in history lesson. There's something in it for everyone. You'll recognize several tunes no matter how old you are! Middle School News RSVPs are due now to the Annual Middle School Etiquette Dinner. The cost is $15 for parent and child. Please bring RSVP cards to your homeroom teachers on Monday. Thank you. Sports for the Week of March 21 through 25th Baseball will play at home on Monday Tuesday and Thursday. On Thursday they will need to be dismissed at 3:00. Tennis Will travel to Covenant on Monday Dismiss at end of high school lunch. They will travel to North Cross on Tuesday and will be dismissed at 2:15. Golf will play at London Downs on Tuesday and will be dismissed at 2:25. GO GAELS! Service Hour Opportunities Attention Middle and High School students below are opportunities for service hours. Please make sure you keep track of your hours and turn them in to your religion teachers as soon as possible. Please do not wait till the last minute to file your hours - turn them in as you complete them. Forms are available at www.hcrs-va.org Service hours Opportunities: 1. Cleaning grounds of Holy Cross Church: March 26th 9-11 (that's 3 hours) bring gloves and rakes. To sign up please contact Paul Fitzgerald 384-7342 or irishpfitz1@aol.com 2. Setting up for masses at Holy Cross School: Every Saturday evening from 5:15-6:15 This will continue until the church moves back into their sanctuary. The church plans to move back the beginning of April, so only a few more Saturdays remain. NJHS News: Thank you to the families, faculty and staff who contributed to the Advent Food Collection. 330 items were donated, which surpassed our goal of 300. The items were donated to Holy Cross Church Food Pantry. Joe Corbi will be delivering pre-ordered pizza kits and cookie dough on March 22nd. Orders can be picked up from 3:15 - 4:00pm in the cafeteria. The After Prom Committee would like to thank those who supported their efforts in this necessary fund-raiser for After Prom. PTO News Help yourself and our school at the same time! Shop at Kidz Kraze- the biggest consignment sale in Lynchburg. If you shop Friday, April 1, from 10 - 6 and use the flyer you will receive in this week's green folder, 10% of your purchases will be returned to our school. Make copies of the flyers and share with your friends. Check out kidskraze.com for more information. Scholastic Book Fair- April 1st-6th, 2011 The Scholastic spring book fair is just around the corner. Beginning next Friday, April 1st with a preview day, the book fair will run through Wednesday, April 6th in the elementary library. Holy Cross School earns a 25% profit from the sales of this fair to be used for the library/media centers. Help is needed for the fair. Elementary parents received a letter before spring break listing ways to help. If you are able to give a little time, fill out the bottom section and send it back in. Or simply e-mail Mrs. Main at main_h@hcrs-va.org. Below you will find opportunities for volunteering. Stay tuned for more information on the fair!! BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Friday, April 1st- Unpack fair 8-10, Preview day 10-11:30, 12:30-3:00 Mon. April 4th- Shopping day for all classes- 8:30-11:30, 12:30-3:00, *3-4 Tues. April 5th- After school shopping/family day- *3-5:30 Wed. April 6th- Early bird shopping- *7:45-10:00, pack up fair 10-12 Donate a food or drink item for before or after school events!! Oversized boxes needed for Prom decorations. If you have or have access to large cardboard boxes (refrigerator, washing machine, etc. ) the Prom Decorating Committee needs them for the decorations. Please contact Colleen Sites or Cindy Kluba. | 
