A Message from Administration

As we enter the most sacred time in our Church’s liturgical year, I invite you to pause and reflect on the profound meaning of Holy Week and the Triduum.

Holy Week is a time of deep spiritual significance—a journey that takes us from Palm Sunday through the sorrow of Good Friday, and ultimately to the triumph of Easter. At the heart of this week is the Sacred Triduum—Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil—three holy days that commemorate the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

At St. Albert the Great, we are helping our students enter into this holy time with reverence and understanding, guiding them to see beyond the events themselves and into the deep love and sacrifice that Jesus offers to each of us. Through prayer, reflection, and age-appropriate liturgical celebrations, we hope to help them grow in their faith and deepen their relationship with Christ.

We encourage you, as the first and most important faith educators of your children, to walk this journey with them at home and in our parish community. Attending Triduum services as a family, taking time to pray together, and talking about the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice can be powerful ways to help your children experience the mystery of our salvation in a personal way.

May this Holy Week bring peace to your hearts, strength to your families, and a renewed sense of hope in the light of the Resurrection

Debbie Abbott

Assistant Principal

SCHOOL NEWS

Coffee and Conversations

Join our administrators for a spring Coffee & Conversation session. This is an informal gathering to talk about anything related to St. Albert. There is a session for JK-4th and one for 5th-8th.  Click this link to see available dates, sign up for a session, and submit your topics or questions anonymously through the Google form. For questions, contact Janelle Richardson at jrichardson@stalbert.org. 

Core Parenting Classes

Join the CORE Parenting Program- free classes! Whether you are new to parenting or navigating the challenges of raising teenagers, our program can help! Ours is a different kind of parenting program that focuses on helping you manage yourself while you parent. You will learn research-backed strategies to help you stay calm when your kids aren't. Link to flyer. Class meets in the church on April 22nd from 6:30-8 pm. Sign up here. 

Earth Day- Wear a Green Shirt

Wear a green shirt with your uniform bottoms next Tuesday, 4/22 in recognition of Earth Day.

Rice Bowl Donations Due This Week!

Final Day to Turn In: Friday, April 18th TOMORROW

Let’s come together this Holy Week to support those in need. Please return your Rice Bowl donations to your hoeroom teacher by the end of the week! Your generosity makes a real difference. Thank you!

St.Albert Summer Enrichment Classes

Please click here to view a Summer enrichment opportunity for your child(ren).

Summer Solutions Order Now!

Order Summer Solutions Books for your students to keep their skills sharp over the summer break. Order the level your child has just completed. Use promo code SHIPFREE for any book order or BESTDEAL for 15% off your order of 3 or more books. Promo code offers end July 15, 2025. Click here to order books. 

Spring STEM Club ~ Grades 1-4 

Link for families to register. 

NASA Astro Summer Camp 

Click here for more information.

SCHOOL BOARD📋

Click here to visit our School Board webpage.

The last school board meeting of the year will be on Monday, May 5th, starting at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.  We invite anyone interested to attend!  Please see the school board link on the school website for past meeting minutes.  

The school board is also looking to fill the following open committee chair spot:

Data & Security Committee Chair

The data committee collects data on enrollment, testing, state of the school, alumni and current school families. It assists the other standing committees needing survey information and data to develop their goals, in particular the planning and development committees. This is a great committee if you love to organize or have experience in market research and data analysis.  

Standing Committee Chairs

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Each Standing Committee Chair shall be willing and able to actively:

• Oversee his or her Standing Committee.

• Conduct regular meetings with committee.

• Maintain minutes and records of Standing Committee meetings.

• Circulate meeting minutes and report of activity to the entire Board before each Board meeting.

• Build upon existing Work Plans from previous year and draft new items, if needed, for approval.

• Maintain most recent Work Plans, notes and progress reports including development of any budget needed to accomplish full implementation of Work Plan no later than the date designated by the Executive Committee.

• Present an update of committee activity at each Board meeting, including new items which require consensus.

• Facilitate the transition to successor Standing Committee Chair.

• Understand substantive duties of Standing and Special Committee Chairs.

• TERM:  Standing Committee Chairs shall serve a three-year term beginning July 1st.

If you have any additional questions regarding school board or the open committee position please reach out to school board president, Jaimie Weiss, at jaimiedweiss@gmail.com

PTO NEWS❤️

Click, HERE, to visit our PTO webpage.

2024-2025 PTO Executive Committee:

President - Jennifer Boyle, ptopresident@stalbert.org

Vice President - Sarah Stahl, ptovicepresident@stalbert.org

Secretary - Lauren Biagi, ptosecretary@stalbert.org

Treasurer - Emily Rives, ptotresurer@stalbert.org

Past President - Christine Newman, pto-past-president@stalbert.org

2024-2025 PTO Meeting Dates:

April 24th, 7:00pm-8:30pm, PLC

PTO has the following positions open for the 2025/2026 school year. If you have any interest in leading one of these committees starting next year or know of someone who is looking to get involved, please reach out to pto-exec@stalbert.org

2025/2026 Exec Board Openings (1 year prior PTO committee chair experience required):

-Executive Board President

-Executive Board Vice President

-Executive Secretary

2025/2026 PTO Committee Availability:

-Trunk or Treat (Co-Chair 25/26, take over 26/27)

-Christmas & End of Year Teacher Luncheons (Co-Chair 25/26, take over 26/27)

-Teacher Appreciation (Co-Chair 25/26, take over 26/27)

-Technology/Communications (Chair 2 years)

-Gala 2027 (Chair & Co-Chair)

-Secret Santa Shop (training position 2025 to chair the following year)

-Spring Showcase (Chair)

-Teacher Conference Dinners (Co-Chair 25/26, take over 26/27)

-Yearbook (Co-Chair 25/26, take over 26/27)

-Used Uniform (Chair 2 years)

SAVE THE DATE!

Field Day will be held on Thursday, May 22.

Volunteer sign-ups for both parents and 8th graders will go live on 5/8 via link in that day's Viking Voice.

SAAM NEWS (Sports Ministry)🏆

Saint Albert Athletic Ministry website link

Holy Week | Reminders & Schedule

To honor the sacredness of Holy Week, all athletic and parish activities are cancelled during the Sacred Triduum — Holy Thrursday through sundown on Easter Sunday. This allows our community to fully enter into a time of prayer, reflection, and participation in the liturgies that lead us through the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. We invite everyone to join us in focusing our hearts on this holiest week of the year.

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday)

April 17th  |  7:00 p.m.

Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)

April 18th  |  3:00 p.m.    

Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.

The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

April 19th |  8:45 p.m.

Easter Sunday

April 20th  |  8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.

Positions Available | We Need You!

• 8th Grade Sports Pictures/Banners Coordinator 

• Concessions Ordering 

• Trivia Night Coordinators (Shadow current coordinators in 2025; ownership in 2026)

• Awards Coordinator (This is a great role for someone who is looking to get involved behind the scenes and have more flexibility with scheduling)

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Ashley Taylor Ashley.Taylor623@yahoo.com

Fish Fry | Thank You Cod Squad! 

A special thank you to John Nunn and the Cod Squad for all of the time and effort given to make our Fish Fry season a success!  Thank you to all volunteers and supporters for your contributions this season!

PARISH NEWS⛪

Please read the Parish Post to stay up to date with events and opportunities. 

Picnic Sponsor Needed!

The picnic committee is looking for a new 2025 Picnic sponsor for the Capital Prize and Raffle booth! The sponsor of this booth can include marketing materials and/or a coupon for their business on the back of each raffle and capital prize ticket sold or distributed and can also include signage during the picnic weekend to advertise your business. Please reach out to Brittany Ullrich 502-974-1641 if you’re interested and would like to discuss the sponsorship opportunity!

Need to add something to the Viking Voice? 

Click HERE to enter your submission. 

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