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March 22-28
MASS SCHEDULE
03/27 Mrs. Becker's Kindergarten (🍪🧃in church basement for K families following mass)
04/01 Mrs. Miller's 4th Grade - Wednesday
04/10 Staff
04/17 Ms. Scholl's 1st Grade (🍪🧃in church basement for 1st grade families following mass)
04/24 Ms. Stangl's 2nd Grade
05/01 Mrs. Gangl's 3rd Grade - Grandparents' Day
05/08 Mrs. Lanners & Ms. Stangl's 2nd Grade - First Communion Celebration Mass
05/15 Ms. Cherne's 5th Grade
05/21 Mr. Wolters' 6th Grade- Thursday (last all school mass)
05/22 Staff
UPCOMING EVENTS
23 Confession - 6th & 5th
24 Confession - 3rd
25 Confession - 2nd
25 Mass Server Party
25 Toddler Class 6:00pm
26 Confession - 4th
26 2nd & 3rd St. John's Abbey
26 Grades 4-6 Family STREAM Night
5:00pm
April
2 Living Stations (led by 3rd grade)
8:45am- please join us!
3 Good Friday - No School
6 Easter Monday - No School
8 K-6 Birthday Lunch
8 Toddler Class 6:00pm
9 PTO Meeting @ Boolegger's 6:30pm
20-24 NWEA Testing
22 Toddler Class 6:00pm
26 2nd Grade First Communion
12:00 St. Joseph Church
27-30 NWEA Testing
29 5th Grade Math Masters
30 6th Grade Math Masters
May
1 Grandparent's Day Celebration 10:00, HT
Gym (after Mass)
1 6th Grade Invention Convention Time TBD
4-8 6th Grade Camp Foley
20 Last Day for Kindergarten and ECE
20 Kindergarten Graduation 1:30pm
21 Last Day for 6th Grade
21 6th Grade Graduation 10:00, HT Gym (after Mass)
2025-2026 CLASS COMPOSITES
Families will receive an email from Picture Day Pros / The Camera Shop regarding the opportunity to purchase a class composite for your child(ren). For those that do not know what a class composite is, it is an 8x10 photo with each child's picture for a specific classroom. The email, with ordering instructions, will be sent to families on Monday, March 23. Orders for the composite are due by Sunday, March 29. Families will also have the opportunity to purchase individual student pictures if you missed the opportunity this past fall.
2025-2026 SCHOOL YEARBOOK
Yearbooks are on sale now! Please see the graphic below for details.
Cost: $16.00
Order deadline: March 26, 2026
Orders must be completed on line:
https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/bty/findmyschool
KC'S MASS SERVER PARTY
The Pierz Knights of Columbus will once again hold an appreciation party at Pierz Lanes for students who have participated as Mass Servers. The part will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 3:30pm, at Pierz Lanes.
Students will:
need a note to walk to Pierz Lanes
need to be picked up by 5:00pm
STUDENT PICK-UP REMINDER
For the safety of all students, HTCS will release a child only to individuals who are listed on the student’s authorized pick-up list.
Individuals not listed must be authorized by a note, or phone call, from the child's legal guardian.
In the event of an emergency, or we cannot reach a parent for pickup, an emergency contact will be utilized.
Please note that only the student’s legal guardian has the authority to make changes to a child’s pick-up arrangements, including adding or removing authorized individuals or approving any same-day changes. Changes made by anyone other than the legal guardian will not be accepted.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as these procedures are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
PTO
Next meeting is on April 9th at 6:30pm at Bootleggers. All are welcome!
ST. CLOUD DIOCESE ART ON THE MARGINS
The St. Cloud Dioceses is once again encouraging students to participate in the annual Art on the Margins Contest. This project is a way for the diocese to connect our elementary students to the mission of the Church – building peace and justice in our world.
This year’s theme is Made in the Image of God, encouraging students to think more deeply about what it means to be wonderfully and fearfully made and how to deepen our Christ-centered love for one another.
From the diocesan office: examples of artwork include paintings, poems, videos, photos, drawings, dramas, sculptures, stories and songs.
Classroom teachers will share this information with students. Please click on this link for more information as well:
https://files.constantcontact.com/5ff89389601/a5e7635c-23f5-43ba-b5fb-02c8ce1f0995.pdf?rdr=true
All submissions are due no later than April 10th.
A NOTE FROM MRS. LITKE
What an amazing week! As our Lenten journey continues, I'd like to share how staff and students are growing in their relationship with Jesus during this time. We have collected amazing volumes of food for the food shelf (almsgiving), students are praying with others (prayer) and are working on abstaining from things they enjoy (fasting).
Praying the Stations of the Cross with our students is one of my highlights of the year. We will have living stations on April 2nd at 8:45 am at St. Joseph's Church. I hope you can join us!
On Friday, the addition was blessed by a wonderful visit from Bishop Neary, and our annual carnival on Sunday was an afternoon full of fun and fellowship. There is so much to be thankful for.
Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is in full swing, and our student population is increasing! Our families are our best marketers. If you know of anyone interested in a Catholic Education that would benefit from a phone call, please let us know!
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Grace Radunz, and her husband Austin on the birth of their baby boy, Parker! We are excited to welcome back alumna, and now teacher, Ms. Emily Dehler to HT as Mrs. Radunz’s long-term substitute!
HTCS ALMSGIVING PROJECT
Thank you for all of the donations for the food shelf! We have collected over 330 cans of soup and stew these past 2 weeks! This past week we collected 342 boxes of mac and cheese. This is our last week and we will collect cereal!
CATHOLIC Q&A
Do you have a question? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/HtyousD9FNb65d1B6
Question: What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
Answer: "Catechism" is the name given to a written work that contains a summary of all the beliefs of the faith that is used as a teaching tool.
A catechism is a text which contains the fundamental Christian truths formulated in a way that facilitates their understanding. There are two categories of catechism: major and minor. A major catechism is a resource or a point of reference for the development of minor catechisms. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is an example of a major catechism. The Baltimore Catechism is an example of a minor catechism.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is arranged around four pillars or parts:
The Profession of Faith
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
Life in Christ
Christian Prayer
https://www.usccb.org/committees/catechism/faq-about-catechism#tab--_-what-is-a-catechism
If you would like to learn more about the content in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), check out Fr. Mike's Catechism in a year:
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