THURSDAY THOUGHTS Weekly Newsletter of Saint Luke Cathol ic School

VOL. 1 , ISSUE 32

D e a r S L C S f a m i l i e s ,         G o v e r n o r W o l f   a n n o u n c e d W e d n e s d a y t h a t a l l P e n n s y l v a n i a   s c h o o l sb u i l d i n g s w i l l r e m a i n c l o s e d f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e a c a d e m i c y e a r .     W h i l et h i s m e s s a g e w a s e x p e c t e d , i t w a s d e f i n i t e l y d i f f i c u l t t o h e a ra n d   c e r t a i n l y n o t w h a t w e w e r e h o p i n g f o r . F o r t h e s a f e t y o f o u r t e a c h e r sa n d o u r f a m i l i e s , t h i s i s t h e d e c i s i o n t h a t n e e d e d t o b e m a d e .   S a i n t L u k e ' sh a s b e e n   s u c c e s s f u l l y o p e r a t i n g w i t h f l e x i b l e i n s t r u c t i o n s i n c e M a r c h 1 6 t ha n d w e w i l l c o n t i n u e w i t h t h i s m e t h o d o f i n s t r u c t i o n i n d e f i n i t e l y .   A l l o n -s i t e e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r a n d c o - c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g r e t r e a t s ,a t h l e t i c e v e n t s , f i e l d t r i p s , a n d s o c i a l e v e n t s w i l l b e c a n c e l l e d o r , w h e r ep o s s i b l e , m a y b e h e l d i n a n o n l i n e f o r m a t i n s t e a d .   I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h i sa n n o u n c e m e n t c r e a t e s m a n y q u e s t i o n s f o r e a c h o f u s . I h o p e t o a n s w e rm a n y o f t h o s e q u e s t i o n s o v e r t h e n e x t f e w w e e k s . A t t h i s t i m e , I a s k f o ry o u r c o n t i n u e d p a t i e n c e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g w h i l e w e n a v i g a t e t h i s n e wj o u r n e y t o g e t h e r .             I w i l l s p e n d t h e c o m i n g w e e k s a s I h a v e s p e n t t h e l a s t f o u r , i nc o n s t a n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h t h e O f f i c e o f C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n a n d m yf e l l o w p r i n c i p a l s .   I p r o m i s e t o k e e p y o u i n f o r m e d a n d u p - t o - d a t e w i t h a n yn e w i n f o r m a t i o n a s I r e c e i v e i t .   T h e r e i s n o c o m m u n i t y i n w h i c h   I w o u l dr a t h e r b e s e r v i n g r i g h t n o w t h a n w i t h a l l o f y o u . O u r t e a c h e r s , s t u d e n t s ,a n d f a m i l i e s h a v e w o r k e d s o d i l i g e n t l y a n d s o f l e x i b l y t h r o u g h t h i s w h o l ep r o c e s s ; I a m f o r e v e r g r a t e f u l .   Y o u a n d   e v e r y o n e a f f e c t e d b y t h ep a n d e m i c   w i l l r e m a i n i n m y   p r a y e r s e a c h a n d e v e r y d a y . I m i s s y o u a l l v e r ym u c h a n d I h o p e y o u a n d y o u r f a m i l i e s a r e s t a y i n g s a f e a n d h e a l t h y . P l e a s el e t m e k n o w i f I c a n a s s i s t o r s u p p o r t y o u r f a m i l y i n a n y w a y a t t h i s t i m e . S t a y w e l l a n d G o d b l e s s !

Extended Closure of Our BuildingBY MICHAEL LAWLOR

NEWS &FEATURES

APRIL 9, 2020

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Governor Wolf's Announcement HERE

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B L O C S E m e r g e n c y F u n dA p p l i c a t i o n

Mr. Lawlor's Easter Read Alouds

S t a r t i n g W e d n e s d a y a n d r u n n i n g t h r o u g h S a t u r d a y , I w i l l h o s t a n o p t i o n a lR e a d A l o u d   a t 7 P M w h e r e I w i l l r e a d o n e t o t w o E a s t e r b o o k s e a c h n i g h t .

I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , p l e a s e s t o p b y t o s a y h e l l o   a n d / o r t o s t a y f o r t h e

b o o k s . I w i l l o p e n t h e c a l l a n d I h o p e t o s t a r t r e a d i n g c l o s e t o 7 P M .

J u s t a s a h e a d ' s u p , i f I d o n ' t r e c o g n i z e y o u r Z o o m n a m e I c a n ' t l e t y o u i n t ot h e m e e t i n g , s o p l e a s e b e c l e a r .   I ' m g o i n g t o k e e p e v e r y o n e m u t e d , b u t f e e l

f r e e t o   u s e t h e c h a t o r w a v e f r o m y o u r c a m e r a s !

L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g s o m e f a m i l i a r f a c e s !  

C H E C K O P T I O N C f o r Z O O M I N F O R M A T I O N ! W e d n e s d a y ' s S e l e c t i o n s :H a p p y E a s t e r , M o u s e !   b y L a u r a N u m e r o f f & F e l i c i a B o n dJ e s u s a n d t h e 1 2 D u d e s W h o D i d   b y M i n d y M a c D o n a l d T h u r s d a y ' s S e l e c t i o n :G o d G a v e U s E a s t e r   b y L i s a T a w n B e r g r e n F r i d a y ' s S e l e c t i o n s :H o p p y C l u b h o u s e E a s t e r b y M a r c y K e l m a nD u c k & G o o s e : H e r e C o m e s t h e E a s t e r B u n n y b y T a d H i l l s S a t u r d a y ' s S e l e c t i o n :U s b o r n e ' s I l l u s t r a t e d B i b l e S t o r i e s

“Until Ifeared I

would lose it,I never lovedto read. One

does not lovebreathing.”

Harper LeeNOVELIST

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Paschal Triduum Opportunities

S a i n t L u k e ' s C h u r c h w i l l p o s t t h e l i t u r g i e s f o r t h e S a c r e d P a s c h a lT r i d u u m ( H o l y T h u r s d a y - E a s t e r V i g i l ) o n t h e i r F a c e b o o k p a g e a n d t h e l i n kc a n b e f o u n d a t w w w . s t l u k e r c . o r g . T h e y h o p e t o h a v e t h e m p o s t e d b y t h et i m e s i n d i c a t e d - b u t y o u c a n w a t c h t h e m a t t h a t t i m e a n d a n y t i m e l a t e r .

U s u a l l y t h o s e i n a t t e n d a n c e o n H o l y T h u r s d a y a n d H o l y S a t u r d a y b r i n g b e l l s

a n d r i n g t h e m d u r i n g t h e G l o r i a . Y o u c a n d o t h i s a t h o m e . O n F r i d a y y o u c a n h a v e a c r o s s o r c r u c i f i x w i t h y o u a s y o u w a t c h t h e

s e r v i c e .  

H o l y T h u r s d a y - M a s s o f t h e L o r d ' s S u p p e r - A p r i l 9 , 5 P MG o o d F r i d a y - C e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e L o r d ' s P a s s i o n - A p r i l 1 0 , 1 2 P M

H o l y S a t u r d a y - T h e E a s t e r V i g i l o f t h e H o l y N i g h t - A p r i l 1 1 , 5 P M  

"Let us keepthe flame of

faith alivethrough

prayer and thesacraments:let us make

sure we do notforget God.

Pope Francis

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BLOCS Emergency ScholarshipFund Application

You can apply for the scholarship even if you have notqualif ied or applied for BLOCS previously;  also there is a l imitedamount of funding, so the sooner you apply the greater chance thatyou wil l receive assistance. Just so you are aware, you mustdescribe the recent hardship your family is facing due to COVID-19and not everyone who applies wil l receive assistance. " Our cont i nued t hought s and pr ayer s ar e wi t h each of you and your f ami l i esdur i ng t he most unpr ecedent ed and uneasy t i me.   BLOCS i s accept i ng Emer gencySchol ar shi p appl i cat i ons at t hi s t i me f or f ami l i es t hat have suf f er ed a har dshi pdevel opi ng f r om t he COVI D- 1 9 vi r us.   Thi s may be t o a l oss of a j ob or a r educt i on i nhour s due t o busi nesses bei ng cl osed or open wi t h l i mi t ed hour s.   Thi s f undi ng i s f ort hi s school year onl y.   The f ami l y needs t o have an out st andi ng bal ance i n or der t or ecei ve  f undi ng, and  t hi s f undi ng i s f or K- 8 st udent s onl y.   Unf or t unat el y, at t hi st i me we do not have any Pr e- K f undi ng. Once you have  a compl et ed appl i cat i on,pl ease send i t over .   I am not sur e how l ong t he f undi ng wi l l l ast .           When sendi ng i n t he appl i cat i on, you  need t o copy t he school( ml awl or @sai nt l ukeschool . or g) on t he emai l . Thi s wi l l hel p wi t h t he si gnat ur epor t i on of t he appl i cat i on.     Wi t h a compl et ed appl i cat i on, you must i ncl ude a cur r entt ui t i on st at ement and a 201 8 or 201 9 t ax r et ur n, al l   i n PDF f or m.   We do not need t ohave t he t hr ee document s i n one f i l e, but i f you can send t he t hr ee document s i n oneemai l wi t h t he school name – f ami l y name  ( St . Lukes’ s – Har vey)   i n t he subj ect , t hatwoul d be ver y hel pf ul .   When you save t he f i l es, pl ease save t he f i l e as your schoolname – f ami l y name.   ( St . Lukes’ s – Har vey) .   When you send your emai l t o me( khar vey@bl ocs. or g) , pl ease put your school –f ami l y name i n t he subj ect l i ne.         Si nce t he Schol ar shi p Commi t t ee i s expect i ng an abundance of r equest s, wear e l i mi t i ng t he awar d amount s t o $750. 00 per st udent   ( K - 8)   f or gr ade school s.  Thank you f or your pat i ence wi t h t hi s det ai l ed pr ocess.   I t wi l l make t he appr oval sgo smoot hl y i f t hey ar e al l consi st ent .     I f you have any quest i ons, pl ease l et me know.  Pl ease st ay saf e and wel l ,Kat hl een Har veySeni or f i nanci al anal yst f or BLOCS"

“Ask forhelp. Not

because youare weak. Butbecause you

want toremain

strong.”

Les BrownMOTIVATIONAL

SPEAKER

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Sphere of Influence: Service Opportunities

D e a r S a i n t L u k e ’ s F a m i l i e s , I n h i s r e c e n t v i d e o o n t h e c o r o n a v i r u s , F a t h e r M i k e S c h m i t z t a l k e da b o u t o u r " s p h e r e o f i n t e r e s t " v s . o u r " s p h e r e o f i n f l u e n c e " .   O u r " s p h e r eo f i n t e r e s t " i s w h a t w e w a n t t o k n o w a b o u t .   H e r e i s w h e r e   w e a s k W H Yt h i n g s a r e h a p p e n i n g a n d w h y c e r t a i n d e c i s i o n s a r e m a d e .   I t i s a l s o w h e r ew e t e n d t o c r i t i c i z e t h e s e d e c i s i o n s .   O u r " s p h e r e o f I n f l u e n c e " , h o w e v e r ,i s a b o u t w h a t w e c a n D O .   S o m e e a s y t h i n g s w e c a n d o a r e w a s h o u r h a n d s ,p r a c t i c e s o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g , a n d o f c o u r s e , p r a y .   B u t i f w e w a n t t o u s e o u rs p h e r e o f I n f l u e n c e e v e n m o r e , w e c a n c o n t i n u e t o t h i n k a b o u t t h o s e i nn e e d r i g h t h e r e i n o u r c o m m u n i t y .   S o m e o p t i o n a l i d e a s f o r u s i n g y o u r " S p h e r e o f I n f l u e n c e " :1 ) D o n a t e n o n - p e r i s h a b l e f o o d t o t h e N e w L i f e F o o d P a n t r y . C h o o s e f o o d sy o u w o u l d l i k e t o e a t ( c e r e a l , p e a n u t b u t t e r / j e l l y , c r a c k e r s , g r a n o l a b a r s ,c a n n e d f r u i t , e t c . ) . T h e y c a n b e d r o p p e d o f f i n t h e l o b b y o f N e w L i f e . 2 ) D o n a t e t o F a c e t o F a c e . F a c e t o F a c e c o o k s m e a l s f o r t h e i r g u e s t s u s i n gf r e s h i n g r e d i e n t s , b u t c a n n o w o n l y p r o v i d e f o o d b a g s , t h e r e f o r e t h e yn e e d t o p u r c h a s e s u p p l i e s t h e y c u r r e n t l y d o n ' t h a v e . 8 t h g r a d e w i l l a l s o b es t a r t i n g a n o n - p e r i s h a b l e f o o d d r i v e w i t h p i c k - u p l o c a t i o n s t h a t w i l l b ea n n o u n c e d s o o n . 3 ) P l e a s e d o n ' t f o r g e t a b o u t C R S R i c e B o w l !   Y o u c a n s t i l l p a r t i c i p a t e i nt h e D a i l y R i c e B o w l A c t i v i t i e s a n d w e w i l l b e c o l l e c t i n g y o u r d o n a t i o n s a tt h e e n d o f L e n t .   L o o k f o r d e t a i l s o n w h e r e t o b r i n g y o u r d o n a t i o n s i n t h ec o m i n g w e e k s . T h a n k y o u f o r y o u a n d y o u r f a m i l i e s ' c o n t i n u e d s e r v i c e t o o u r c o m m u n i t y .M r s . K e l l y

"No act ofkindness, no matter

how small,is ever

wasted."

AesopF A B U L I S T A N DS T O R Y T E L L E R

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EITC Webinars

T h e F o u n d a t i o n f o r C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n i s h o s t i n gs e v e r a l E I T C w e b i n a r s f o r t h e S p r i n g . E I T C i s a w a y t op r o v i d e t u i t i o n a s s i s t a n c e s c h o l a r s h i p s b y d i r e c t i n gy o u r P A t a x d o l l a r s ( t h a t y o u a r e a l r e a d y p a y i n g ) t o

S a i n t L u k e C a t h o l i c S c h o o l . T h i s w i l l g r e a t l y h e l pf a m i l i e s i n n e e d o f t u i t i o n a s s i s t a n c e f o r t h e 2 0 2 0 -

2 0 2 1 s c h o o l y e a r .

N o w m o r e t h a n e v e r , s o m e o f o u r f a m i l i e s w i l l n e e dt u i t i o n a s s i s t a n c e t h r o u g h E I T C . S o m e o f y o u h a v e b e e n

c u r i o u s t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t E I T C a n d t h e s e w e b i n a r sa r e a p e r f e c t w a y t o l e a r n .  

"Donors don’tgive to

institutions.They invest in

ideas andpeople in

whom theybelieve …"

G.T. SmithU N I V E R S I T Y P R E S I D E N T

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EITC Webinar Information

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Upcoming Events

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4/14 - Virtual Instruction Resumes

4/25: First Holy Communion - POSTPONED4/25: First Holy Communion - POSTPONED5/3: First Holy Communion - POSTPONED

5/28: Barnes & Noble Night (5 - 8PM)

"Paper is towrite things

down that weneed to

remember. Ourbrains are

used to think."

Albert EinsteinP H Y S I C I S T

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