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Denver, Colorado ~ Bishop Machebeuf High School ~ Winter, 2012The Beacon
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Catholic FaithFamily Advent Mass 14Roe v. Wade - Day of Prayer & Fasting 23Advent Penance Service 24
Nurturing CommunityLady Buffs Win Think Pink Game 12Becca Howell Commits to UNC 13BMHS by the Numbers 20New Baseball Coach 22Athletics Update 22BMHS Figure Skater 27Christmas Spirit Days 27
Family EnvironmentSmile Week 17Buffs’ Moms, Art & the Buffalo Ball 232011 Beautillion 23Christmas Greens 26Capital Campaign Update 26Why Give? 28
Rigorous AcademicsRomeo and Juliet 8Open House 24Fall Honor Roll 32-34
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A Look Ahead...February
Open House for New Students Catholic Schools’ Nights
Faculty Appreciation (No School)Backwards DanceJunior Ring Mass
Junior RetreatsPresident’s Day (No School) Ash Wednesday - All School Mass Parent/Teacher Conf. (No School) Late Start Schedule
March Living Catholic Faith (No School)Career Day
Sophomore Retreat All School Mass Faculty Retreat (No School) Buffalo Ball Freshman Retreat
April All School Mass - Holy Week Holy Thursday (Half Day) Good Friday (No School)
Spring Break Academic Awards Night
Celebrating the Legacy of Joseph P. Machebeuf
Denver, CO 80230 www.machebeuf.org
A Look Inside... Contents
458 Uinta Way 303.344.0082
Catholic Faith
Family Advent Mass
Nurturing Community
Think Pink Game
Family Environment
Rigorous AcademicsSmile Week
Romeo and Juliet
PrincipalMr. Jessie Skipwith
Assistant Principal - Dean of StudentsSr. Helen Marie Glaser, O.P.
Assistant Principal - Dean of AcademicsMrs. Tuyet Nguyen
Machebeuf BeaconEditor
Mr. Eduard LugoDirector of Campus Ministry and Communications
Contributing WritersMs. Laura Henry
Director of Alumni & [email protected]
Mr. Josh ApplegateDirector of Student Life
Mr. Hans BihrDirector of Athletics
Ms. Monica EverhartDirector of Admissions
Mrs. Kim JettonDirector of [email protected]
Mr. Seth Rossman
Mr. Jim Beckman
Contributing Photographers
Sr. Helen Marie Glaser, O.P.Dean of Students
BMHS Yearbook StaffMr. Gunnar Rawlings
Ms. Laura HenryDirector of Alumni & Events
Mr. Dean Abeyta
Mrs. Deidra Walker
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A Message from the Principal Catholic Schools Week is such an exciting time to be in and around Catholic schools! The faculty and administration at Bishop Machebeuf High School have been revisiting the wonderful document that was published by Archbishop Michael Miller titled The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools as a reminder to us all as to why we are so blessed to serve in our vocation as Catholic school educators. We are reminded that Catholic schools, by their very nature, are inspired by a supernatural vision. They are here for us as an instrument to evangelize the Catholic faith to our students and families in our everyday
work. I would like to encourage all of our families to engage this wonderful document that is written from the heart of the Church in order that a deeper understanding and appreciation for our Catholic schools might be found.
Catholic schools also invite each of us to actively participate in the environment that is animated by communion and community. With this invitation, we are each called upon to make prayerfully discerned, sacrificial investments in our children’s formation. As we near the end of our recent Capital Campaign efforts, it is with personal and sincere gratitude that I express my appreciation for all of our parents and benefactors who have contributed to meeting our current mission needs. Although we con-tinue to strive for 100% parent participation in our various stewardship efforts, I am so grateful to all of you who have been able to support us in the continuation of forming the hearts, minds and souls of our students.
I would also like to recognize and congratulate our student body for their recent energy, school spirit and active participation in cheering on and celebrating our active sports teams. I continue to be amazed at how our students recognize that they have the ability to create the positive, fun-filled atmo-sphere that becomes their high school experience. As we continue to teach throughout our Catholic school curriculum, we are constantly mindful that we teach from a Christian anthropology that recog-nizes the dignity of every human being in Christ. In this spirit, we see our students come together in such an appropriate and fun way that supports the diligent efforts of our faith-filled student athletes! Congratulations Buffs!
Finally, I want to bring your attention to the fact that our Catholic schools make a conscientious effort to fill our children with the hearts and minds to live as a witness to the Gospels of Jesus Christ. As our students grow and mature, we see them become formed in such a way that leads them to live their lives from a Catholic worldview. Each day our students enter into conversations with one another as well as with individual faculty members. In these conversations our students discover that the way in which we view our place in the world begins and ends with the gift of Christ. Thank you for allowing us to join in partnership with you in the process that is the formation of your children. Thank you for your support of Catholic Schools!
Yours in Christ, Jessie Skipwith Principal
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Scene at
Machebeuf
This past fall, Machebeuf Drama Productions presented William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, adapted by Robert Herold. Profes-sionals in choreography, fight choreography, and directing were brought in to challenge the student-actors to stretch their abilities in order to turn this production into an enjoyable evening for the audience.
Though much of the cast was inexperienced, they presented three performances of which they should be proud. Kelly Daly and Hayden Coplea-Hagans portrayed the star-crossed lovers, parented by Kenneth Carlson, Abigail Neirynck, Norissa McKinney and Mussie Gebremed-hin. The ruler of Verona was played regally by Andrea Lazzara, who also was the student director. Juliet’s nurse and confidant was played hu-morously by Joni Maxson. The Sister who devises the misguided plan that causes the lovers’ deaths was deftly handled by Alexandra Vohs. Assisting Sister was faculty member Mr. Den- nis Brehm. Romeo’s friends and servants included An- geli Mata, Huy Tran, Pau-lina Limasalle and Theo- dore Camfield. Juliet’s suit-or was played by Terrin Caudle, while Romeo’s enemy was forcefully played by Daniel Rios. Others who contributed onstage were Clare Lowrey, Madison Bartlett and Stephanie White. The backstage crew often goes unnoticed, but Lily Jansen, Christopher Roney, Kaitlyn Lawlor, Nicholas McCarty, Garret Garcia, Hannah Smith and Lucinda Constantino helped make this production a success.
The audience was moved by this tragic story of love and death. Teachers spoke of the respect that the abridged text had for the original play; students spoke of the honesty portrayed by the actors; and the cast spoke highly of the parental and faculty support that they received. Everyone in the Machebeul community pitched in to make this a true all-school event.
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This past fall, Machebeuf Drama Productions presented William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, adapted by Robert Herold. Profes-sionals in choreography, fight choreography, and directing were brought in to challenge the student-actors to stretch their abilities in order to turn this production into an enjoyable evening for the audience.
Though much of the cast was inexperienced, they presented three performances of which they should be proud. Kelly Daly and Hayden Coplea-Hagans portrayed the star-crossed lovers, parented by Kenneth Carlson, Abigail Neirynck, Norissa McKinney and Mussie Gebremed-hin. The ruler of Verona was played regally by Andrea Lazzara, who also was the student director. Juliet’s nurse and confidant was played hu-morously by Joni Maxson. The Sister who devises the misguided plan that causes the lovers’ deaths was deftly handled by Alexandra Vohs. Assisting Sister was faculty member Mr. Den- nis Brehm. Romeo’s friends and servants included An- geli Mata, Huy Tran, Pau-lina Limasalle and Theo- dore Camfield. Juliet’s suit-or was played by Terrin Caudle, while Romeo’s enemy was forcefully played by Daniel Rios. Others who contributed onstage were Clare Lowrey, Madison Bartlett and Stephanie White. The backstage crew often goes unnoticed, but Lily Jansen, Christopher Roney, Kaitlyn Lawlor, Nicholas McCarty, Garret Garcia, Hannah Smith and Lucinda Constantino helped make this production a success.
The audience was moved by this tragic story of love and death. Teachers spoke of the respect that the abridged text had for the original play; students spoke of the honesty portrayed by the actors; and the cast spoke highly of the parental and faculty support that they received. Everyone in the Machebeul community pitched in to make this a true all-school event.
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2011 Advent Penance Service
upseting the #1 ranked and 4-time defending state champion Holy Fam-ily Tigers. Coming into the game, Bishop Machebeuf was ranked #2 in 3A and our rival, Holy Family, was ranked #1. In the 45-35 victory, the Lady Buffs led the entire game and improved their record to 12-0, earning a hard-fought victory. Sophomore Heidi Grandon led Machebeuf with 12 points, and Senior Becca Howell contributed with 10 points. At the game, over $800.00 was raised in support of the fight against breast can-cer. The donations go to the Kay Yow Fund for Breast Cancer Research. Kay Yow was the women’s basketball coach at North Carolina State Uni-versity. She died in January of 2009 from breast cancer.
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The Lady Buffs won the annual “Think Pink” game
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The Lady Buffs won the annual “Think Pink” gameOn Wednesday, November 9, Senior Rebecca Howell
signed her National Letter of Intent to play Division-I college basketball at the University of Northern
Colorado. Becca received a full-ride scholarship and will
be starting this fall. Congratulations Becca!
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A Catholic School is more than a place of education, it must also be a community of faith. To celebrate our faith and to prepare our
hearts for Christmas, 200 students, parents, faculty,
staff, and alumni celebrated our Advent Family Mass with Fr. Doug Grandon
and Deacon Joe Babish on the evening of December 1. Following Mass, all enjoyed
a free spaghetti dinner, family pictures and
Christmas carols sung by the BMHS choir.
FamilyAdvent
Mass
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C atholic F aith
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Family Environment
WeeKThere are times in the week that life seems unbearable for high school kids. This is why Student Coun-cil sponsored a "Smile Week." The whole week was centered around the idea that one smile can change the school. Life in a high school can be tough, yet smiling is conta-gious. The week contained various quotes, photos, videos, activities and food that make people smile. The week ended with a school dance entitled "Bailamos: Girls like Guys Who Dance" for which Student Council brought in a pro-fessional dance instructor to teach various styles of dance. The guys were a bit weary about dancing the salsa and fox trot for fear that it was not manly, but once they tried it, they learned first hand that girls really do like guys who dance. The week was a resounding success and is a message that continues throughout the halls of Machebeuf today: Smile, one day at a time.
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2012 Think Pink Game
The BMHSby
people visited Machebeuf on Sunday, November 6, 2011 for our annual Open House
Freshmen
8th graders took the High School Placement Test at Machebeuf this year
percentage of BMHS graduates
gaining admission to
colleges or universities in the last 2 years
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Seni
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percentage of the student body participating in at least one Machebeuf athletic program
average
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Ath
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Girls BasketballOverall Record 15-0League Record 7-0Average points per game 60.1Leading scorer Aisha May - 14.4 ppg
Boys BasketballOverall Record 10-5League Record 3-2Average points per game 61.1Leading scorer Antonio Murdock - 14.9 ppg
Ice HockeyOverall Record 10-4League Record 9-2Average goals per game 5Leading scorer Max Prendergrast - 19 Goals
Bishop Machebeuf High School has named Dean Abeyta as its new head baseball coach. Coach Abeyta is a 1987 graduate of Machebeuf and he brings years of experience and success as a baseball coach to Bishop Machebeuf High School. Coach Abeyta was an As-sistant Head Coach at Green Mountain High School from 2002 to 2006 and for the past five years was the Assistant Head Coach at Bear Creek High School. Bishop Machebeuf High School is very excited to have such an experienced and accomplished coach as part of the Machebeuf Community. Please join in
welcoming Dean Abeyta to Bishop Machebeuf High School.
MACHEBEUF WELCOMES NEW HEAD BASEBALL COACH
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Machebeuf Moms, Art, and the Bu
ffalo Ball
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The ladies of Machebeuf gathered for an evening of creativity to support the upcoming Buffalo Ball. Led by Art teacher Nicole Lee, a group of 30 Machebeuf Moms, alumni and faculty members learned the basics of painting while enjoying great music and the company of fantastic friends! Admittance into the party was a gift to support the Buffalo Ball. The art class was led step by step by Mrs. Lee and structured around a specific piece of artwork. Each artist added her personal touch and at the end of the evening took home their masterpiece!
The BMHS community was well represented at this year’s Beautillion. Pictured left are senior Beaus Mr. David Jones Jr., Mr. Jaron Walker and Mr. Abel Desta. The Beaus were escorted by Ms. Cayla Harris, Ms. Armani Lee, Ms. Ashanti Gosha and Ms. Danna Jenkins. The Beautillion has been recognizing outstanding, distinguished young men since 1983. The Beautillion process instills in young men a determination to seek excellence in all they do, and cultivates the seeds of responsibility, high expectations and a desire to give back.
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1/23/12 - Day of Prayer and
Fasting
Thirty-nine years ago, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court legalized abortion throughout the United States. Since that time, approximately 50 million children have lost their lives to abortion. At Machebeuf, January 23 was a day of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. All-day Eucharistic Adoration was held in the chapel with a visit from the relics of St. Gianna. Many students also chose to fast and to give something up for the day to stand in solidarity with those whose lives have been destroyed by abortion.
On Sunday, November 6, 2011, Machebeuf hosted 250 people
for its annual Open House. Prospective students and their families met with faculty, staff, and coaches as
they learned about all of the wonderful things Machebeuf has to offer. The Open
House is always a fun event not only to promote the school to potential families, but it is also a great time where our com-munity comes together to celebrate our
Machebeuf family.
Machebeuf will welcome its newest class of Buffaloes
in mid-February. We are excited for the
academic strengths and many talents the
Class of 2016 will bring to the Machebeuf
family!
Open House
Advent Penance ServiceSeven priests from around the Archdiocese joined us at Bishop Machebeuf on December 2nd for our Advent penance service. At the penance service, the entire student body participates in Eucharistic
Adoration in the commons and students are able to go to confession. At this year’s penance
service, more than 50% of the student body chose to return to the Lord and be reconciled through
the sacrament of Reconciliation.
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GreenOn Friday December 2, over 30 parents braved the 20 degree weather and participated in distributing over 230 orders of Christ-mas trees, wreaths, reindeer, garland and poinsettias to family, friends, staff members and businesses who sup-ported the Annual Christmas Greens Fundraiser. The fundraiser, as usual, was a huge success and brought in over $6,000 to support this year’s After Prom Event. A huge thank you to the Mache-beuf Community for supporting this event and both the parent and student volunteers who helped unload, organize and distribute the Christmas Greens.
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“Building on a Tradition of Excellence” Capital Campaign UpdateThe “Building on a Tradition of Excellence” Capital Campaign is in its final weeks and we are honored to report that we have raised over $2,193,000! This staggering amount is a true testament to our mis-
sion and our most generous supporters. Funds raised from this Campaign will be used for funding our Financial Aid and Scholarship Endowment, Building and Facilities Upgrades, Information Technology,
and for Strategic Operating Support/Machebeuf Fund.
Last November, the students held a phone-a-thon to call our alumni and ask them to support the Cam-paign. The students did a fantastic job of reaching out to our alumni, and some students had a great
conversation with those who have walked the halls before them. Through this effort, the students raised over $900!
As our “Building on a Tradition of Excellence” Capital Campaign comes to an end, we are preparing to acknowledge all Campaign donors on a permanent donor display in the front lobby of the school. In
April, we plan to have a donor dedication ceremony to thank all those who supported this important and historic Capital Campaign.
The Capital Campaign officially closes on Friday, February 10, 2012. If you have not yet made a gift, please be aware that it is not too late! You can make your gift online at Machebeuf.org. Just click on the Support - “Donate Online” button. You can also call Mrs. Jetton in the Advancement Office at 303-344-
0082 x 154. Thank you to all who have donated!
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IRIT DAYS
Freshmen - Presents
Juniors - Elves
Sophomores - Reindeer
Seniors dressed like santa
Ugly sweater day
Congratulations to BMHS Freshmen Marina Ruddick for her performance in the High School Skating Competition! Marina has been skating since she was 3 years old and recently finished 3rd in the freestyle catego-ry, 4th in the jumps category and 4th in the spins category among all high school students in the competition. Congratulations and thanks for making BMHS proud!
When a school like Machebeuf applies for a grant many foun-dations will ask what the percentage of your capital campaign participation was from families. If that percentage rate falls
below a certain level, they will not even accept an application.
I mean, really, why should I give my money to something other than what I need it for? I work hard for it! And I already have my kids in my wallet every day! “I need money for lunch.” “Dad, can I go to the movies?” “Oh yeah, I owe so-and-so money for buying me dinner after the basketball game.” It seems endless. Every month when I sit down to pay the bills I watch all this hard-earned money just disappear, many times not actually amounting up to what I need to pay. The hardest nut to crack? That Mache-beuf tuition payment. That chunk going out every month is almost more than I can handle.
As I look at all the bills, all the needs, it’s easy to start thinking of creative ways to somehow get out of this situation. What can I cut? Where can I find some extra money? As someone who has already been committed to tithing over the years, it’s a frequent temptation to make my tithing dollars one of the first things to go. The logic is simple, how can I give my money away to some
charity or church or school when I can’t even pay my own bills?! After all, I’m already giving money to the school to pay for tuition!
That kind of logic would be all wrong though. You see, giving is something that is at the very heart of what it means to be Christian. Giving, unfortunately, involves sacrifice. It’s more of a true gift when it “pains” me to give it. Ironically, God seems to measure the value of the gift not on the amount, but rather on the sacrifice of the giver. Look to the story of the widow’s mite in the Gospel of Luke:
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had.” – Luke 21:1-4
But let’s get back to the question, why give in the first place? It’s all through the Bible, from the earliest pages – the story of Cain and Abel in chapter 4 of Genesis is ultimately all about giv-ing our first fruits to God, or “tithing”. It continues all the way to the end, in many of the books throughout the New Testament. Why is tithing or giving mentioned so many times? Is God really that desperate for our money? Why does He seem to keep harping on it so much? It’s kind of like that one Sunday of the year when you go to Mass and the priest starts the homily by saying, “Today we’re going to talk about Stewardship,” which is just another fancy word for, “We want more of your money,” right?
Okay, so I may be rambling, but I’m sure I am hitting on some thoughts that every single one of us have had. No matter what you think about the whole topic, it all comes down to this ba-sic question, “Why do I have to give?” I’ve worked hard for what I have, and it’s mine, right? I have a hard time giving any of it away, unless I can see some tangible benefit to my family and I. But this kind of thinking is actually part of my problem. It really isn’t MY money at all. In fact, at any moment it could all be taken away from me. It’s only because of God’s grace, and God’s gifts that I have any financial resources at all.
This understanding is at the core of tithing and stewardship. A proper perspective is really that everything belongs to God, and he gives it back to us to be “stewards”. We need to always remember that it’s His. God isn’t asking us to give be-cause he wants to get into our pockets. He asks us to give to help keep us properly detached.
I personally have come to the conviction that the money I have is not mine. By some sheer grace and gift, God has entrusted what I have to me, and has blessed me with opportunities that help me support my family, but it’s all His – and I “give” to keep reminding myself of that fact.
I share all this as we come into the final stretch of the Capital Campaign for Machebeuf, which ends on February 10th. I want to encourage all families who have not contributed yet to please consider jumping on board. At this
point, percentages mean everything. You don’t need to make a big donation to participate, you just need to give your “widow’s mite”. Best of all, the higher the percentage of families who participate, the more doors that open up to us in terms of other grants and foundations that we can apply for in the coming years. When a school like Machebeuf applies for a grant, there are many foundations that will ask if you have ever done a major campaign, and what the percentage of participation was from families. If that percentage rate falls below a certain level, they will not even accept an applica-tion. Many major donors ask the exact same question.
Right now, our parent participation rate in the Capital Campaign is 24%. That may be higher than any level in the past, but it still is not high enough to get us into a number of potential grants and foundations that we could apply to. Note that the foundations aren’t asking how much the families gave, they’re just asking for the percentage rate of participation. If every family just gave what they could – $25? $50? $100? - I don’t know what you could give, but I don’t think I’m stretching to think that EVERY Machebeuf family could give something – just a “widow’s mite”. If we could boast an 80% or 90% participation rate in this campaign, imagine what opportunities that might open up for us in terms of other financial donations.
The Campaign ends February 10th, so we are in the final week. I humbly ask that every Machebeuf family would prayerfully consider what they could give. You may not be able to give a lot, but like the widow in Luke’s Gospel, everyone is capable of giving something. Only you know what that is for you.
Why Give?By Jim Beckman
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I mean, really, why should I give my money to something other than what I need it for? I work hard for it! And I already have my kids in my wallet every day! “I need money for lunch.” “Dad, can I go to the movies?” “Oh yeah, I owe so-and-so money for buying me dinner after the basketball game.” It seems endless. Every month when I sit down to pay the bills I watch all this hard-earned money just disappear, many times not actually amounting up to what I need to pay. The hardest nut to crack? That Mache-beuf tuition payment. That chunk going out every month is almost more than I can handle.
As I look at all the bills, all the needs, it’s easy to start thinking of creative ways to somehow get out of this situation. What can I cut? Where can I find some extra money? As someone who has already been committed to tithing over the years, it’s a frequent temptation to make my tithing dollars one of the first things to go. The logic is simple, how can I give my money away to some
charity or church or school when I can’t even pay my own bills?! After all, I’m already giving money to the school to pay for tuition!
That kind of logic would be all wrong though. You see, giving is something that is at the very heart of what it means to be Christian. Giving, unfortunately, involves sacrifice. It’s more of a true gift when it “pains” me to give it. Ironically, God seems to measure the value of the gift not on the amount, but rather on the sacrifice of the giver. Look to the story of the widow’s mite in the Gospel of Luke:
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury; and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had.” – Luke 21:1-4
But let’s get back to the question, why give in the first place? It’s all through the Bible, from the earliest pages – the story of Cain and Abel in chapter 4 of Genesis is ultimately all about giv-ing our first fruits to God, or “tithing”. It continues all the way to the end, in many of the books throughout the New Testament. Why is tithing or giving mentioned so many times? Is God really that desperate for our money? Why does He seem to keep harping on it so much? It’s kind of like that one Sunday of the year when you go to Mass and the priest starts the homily by saying, “Today we’re going to talk about Stewardship,” which is just another fancy word for, “We want more of your money,” right?
Okay, so I may be rambling, but I’m sure I am hitting on some thoughts that every single one of us have had. No matter what you think about the whole topic, it all comes down to this ba-sic question, “Why do I have to give?” I’ve worked hard for what I have, and it’s mine, right? I have a hard time giving any of it away, unless I can see some tangible benefit to my family and I. But this kind of thinking is actually part of my problem. It really isn’t MY money at all. In fact, at any moment it could all be taken away from me. It’s only because of God’s grace, and God’s gifts that I have any financial resources at all.
This understanding is at the core of tithing and stewardship. A proper perspective is really that everything belongs to God, and he gives it back to us to be “stewards”. We need to always remember that it’s His. God isn’t asking us to give be-cause he wants to get into our pockets. He asks us to give to help keep us properly detached.
I personally have come to the conviction that the money I have is not mine. By some sheer grace and gift, God has entrusted what I have to me, and has blessed me with opportunities that help me support my family, but it’s all His – and I “give” to keep reminding myself of that fact.
I share all this as we come into the final stretch of the Capital Campaign for Machebeuf, which ends on February 10th. I want to encourage all families who have not contributed yet to please consider jumping on board. At this
point, percentages mean everything. You don’t need to make a big donation to participate, you just need to give your “widow’s mite”. Best of all, the higher the percentage of families who participate, the more doors that open up to us in terms of other grants and foundations that we can apply for in the coming years. When a school like Machebeuf applies for a grant, there are many foundations that will ask if you have ever done a major campaign, and what the percentage of participation was from families. If that percentage rate falls below a certain level, they will not even accept an applica-tion. Many major donors ask the exact same question.
Right now, our parent participation rate in the Capital Campaign is 24%. That may be higher than any level in the past, but it still is not high enough to get us into a number of potential grants and foundations that we could apply to. Note that the foundations aren’t asking how much the families gave, they’re just asking for the percentage rate of participation. If every family just gave what they could – $25? $50? $100? - I don’t know what you could give, but I don’t think I’m stretching to think that EVERY Machebeuf family could give something – just a “widow’s mite”. If we could boast an 80% or 90% participation rate in this campaign, imagine what opportunities that might open up for us in terms of other financial donations.
The Campaign ends February 10th, so we are in the final week. I humbly ask that every Machebeuf family would prayerfully consider what they could give. You may not be able to give a lot, but like the widow in Luke’s Gospel, everyone is capable of giving something. Only you know what that is for you.
machebeuf.org page 29
Fall 2011 Semester
Clare Lowrey Nathaniel Reyes Rose Sabin Benjamin Suhr Nguyen Tram Myranda Weakland
Freshmen
Sophomore
Senior
Junior Sierra Blanchard-‐Hodge Jack Corriere Kelly Daly Wynter Freeman Min Jeong Kang Francis Knafelc John Knetemann Joseph Lemming Elisabeth Lilles Paulina Limasalle Angeli Mata Samuel Mellentine Jaclyn Mock Anna Moran
Sydney Moser Abigail Neirynck Truc Nguyen Hattie Orzolek Anna Sidor Asni Solomon Daniela Ukuni Eleanor Usick
Sebastian Vazquez-‐Carson Jonathan Whiteley
Maria Crossland Rebecca Howell Andrea Lazzara David Lovell John Marriott Joni Maxson Norissa McKinney Alexandra Meallet Catherine Meyer
Gabriella Miller
Veronica Miller
Kevin Murphy Joshua Napierkowski Kaleigh Nitz Damian Siu Nicholas Suhr Hee Dam Yoon
Benjamin Bartosz Dominic Batuello Aaron Beckman Rhett Crismon Kirsten Grandon Arturo Mata-‐Martinez Nicolas McDonald Rachel Napierkowski Caroline Paciaroni Johniece Parker Celine Reyes Huy Tran Alexis Walker-‐Dunham Tristin Zimmermann
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First Honor Roll Fall 2011 Semester
Catherine Hegarty Felicia Hernandez Lily Jansen Elizabeth Jensen Caroline Landry Madison Mares Lea Nichols Keara O'Toole Denise Overbey Hae Won Park Jaida Rollins Riley Thielke Colin Turner
Freshmen Sophomore
Cecilia Berry Conar Donovan Opal Drapeau John Gieger William Keiss Daisy Mena Alexandra Nearing Warren Nitz Katherine Schaffer Maggie Smith Mary Tynan
Junior Finnuella Carey Michaela Dexter Sara Gieger Taylor Kipp Kaitlyn Lawlor Aisha May Paris McManus Luis Ortiz Cyril Waymel
Senior Kimberly Bell Jennifer Campos Lucinda Constantino Ashanti Gosha Alyssa Kucera Olivia Lang Reba Nazish Brianna O'Shea
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Second Honor Roll Fall 2011 Semester
Brian Burbach Valeria Burciaga Kenneth Carlson Benjamin Espinola Torie Huddleston Marcos Lipic Joseph Mellentine Zachary Michalczyk Francis Paolucci Anna Pham Elizabeth Vergil
Freshmen
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Carly Bergman Jacob Carrillo Donavan Clinkscales Taylor Crawford Temer Gaim Garrett Garcia Shannon Huddleston Kelsey Moore Joseph Nessinger Monica Paolucci Lucy Rodgers Blaise Smith Casey Splane
Hannah Boldt Brandon Clark Haleigh Hurlbut Ashanti Johnson Rebecca Naiman Ji Hyun Park Gabriella Saragosa Katherine Scarafiotti
Fernanda Antunez Skylyn Borne Christopher Gates John Graas Cayla Harris Bria May Gloria Sandoval Alexandria Tina Alexandra Vohs Jaron Walker
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