Dear OLMC Community,

Thank you to all the families who supported the Dads’ Club food fundraiser on Thursday! It was a great success! 

Iowa Test of Basic Skills This week the children will be taking the ITBS tests. These tests are helpful and give you (and us) another data point on where your child is academically. Please have your child/children get to bed early, eat breakfast and arrive on time to school! We will begin testing immediately after the announcements at 8:15am. If your child is late, he/she will not be allowed into the classroom until that assessment is complete and will have to make it up later. Make up tests will be the next week and the children will have to miss class to take the tests they missed. It is very important to be on time! Also- please do not pull your children from class early for appointments. 

Dear OLMC Community,

This past Saturday we enjoyed a wonderful Movie Night on the lawn hosted by the Dads’ Club! It was great to see so many of you there!

This Week:

*Please keep the 2nd graders in your prayers this week as they will make their First Reconciliation on Tuesday, March 22.

*The 6th graders will be celebrating Greek Night on Wednesday! This is an RSVP only event please.

Dear OLMC Community,

I hope you all had a restful break with your children! We are going to hit the ground running this week with several events planned!

On Wednesday, March 16, Fr. Nahrgang, who is an expert in the spirituality of the Divine Mercy, will share with us his wisdom and inspire us to worship the Lord more completely through this powerful devotion. The evening will begin with Holy Hour in the Church. Holy Hour will be from 6:00-7:00pm and the talk will be from 7:00-9:00pm. Feel free to contact the Parish if you have any specific questions. All are welcome!

Dear OLMC Community,

We are on the road to Lent! This Wednesday we will begin Mass at 1:45am for the distribution of ashes. You are welcome to attend. 

This week we will have a 12:30pm dismissal on Thursday to begin Spring Break. Friday there is no school. We will resume classes on March 14. 

On Ash Wednesday we will begin our Lenten Almsgiving Project. We will have the Penny Wars return this year and are going to raise money for the Sister’s school in Peru. We will send home a flier prior to Wednesday reviewing all the details for those of you who have not experienced the Penny Wars- just save your coins!

Dear OLMC Community,

There is no school tomorrow! I hope you are having a wonderful long weekend. 

The Father/Daughter Dance is right around the corner! Please click the link to register for the dance! Additionally, we are in need of several volunteers to make this evening run smoothly! Please give some of your time to allow the Dads to enjoy this with their little girls! Sign up to Volunteer for the dance!

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 marked an anniversary. Though, as anniversaries go, it is one to simply remember, rather than celebrate. It was on January 26, 2020, that Arizona recorded the first confirmed case of COVID-19. Since that time, we have been through a lot! No one would have predicted that 2 years hence, we would still be battling the coronavirus. Even one year ago, January 30, 2021, when the 7-day average for cases in Maricopa County was 2622, we couldn’t have imagined that on January 30, 2022 the 7-day average would be 6075! Yet, there is reason to be optimistic! 6075 cases is a significant decrease from the 13,742 7-day average recorded just two weeks before (EPI Curve).