Thursday, September 18, 2014

ICS Newsletter 9.18.14

Incarnation Catholic School Newsletter
September 18, 2014

Upcoming Events
9/18 - ICS Household Family Supper
9/19 - Spaghetti Dinner, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall; Fall Book Fair Preview Night, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., ICS Media Center
9/22 - 9/26 - Fall Book Fair
9/24 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
9/25 - 1/2 day of school, Family - Teacher Conferences, 1:00 - 4:30 and 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
9/26 - 1/2 day of school
10/1 - 10/16 - St. Francis of Assisi Pet Food Drive
10/1 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC, Kindergarten - 8th grade Angel Ceremony to follow
10/3 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day
10/8 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC, Households; Student Council Installations to follow
10/16 - NO SCHOOL, Diocese of St. Petersburg In-Service for teachers
10/17 - NO SCHOOL
10/23 - Family Supper
10/24 - End of Quarter 1
10/31 - 1/2 day of School, Halloween Celebration
11/7 - 1/2 day of school
11/8 - ICS Auction
11/24 - 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break


Prayers
Please join in praying for the following intentions:

-We continue to pray for members of our school community who are sick and suffering from illness. May God grant them strength and healing. 

-We also continue to pray for peace in our world. 

-We pray for our Church leaders, especially Pope Francis I, Bishop Lynch and Fr. Michael Suszynski. May they continue to shepherd and lead us closer to God. 

-We pray for the upcoming Extraordinary Synod in the Catholic Church focused on Marriage and Families. May God strengthen all families and nurture them with love, patience and forgiveness. 

-We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of life from conception to its natural end. 

Have a prayer request? Send it to: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayers will run for two weeks unless otherwise specified.


Thank You
Thank you to students and teachers for a successful start of the 2014 - 15 school year. Parents, we thank you for partnering with us to educate your children in the Catholic faith. GO Irish!


ICS Athletics

The varsity boys' soccer team has started its 2014 season with three straight victories. Up next for the Varsity soccer team is a game this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. here at ICS. The game against St. Lawrence that was cancelled yesterday has been rescheduled for 9/24/14 at St. Lawrence at 4:00 p.m.

The JV soccer team will follow up its season opening win in another game tomorrow Friday September 19 as they travel to Academy at the Lakes for a 4:30 kick-off. 

The Varsity and JV Volleyball teams also play at home today: Varsity at 4:00 p.m., with the JV game to follow immediately after. 

Come out and support our teams! GO Irish!

For details about our Volleyball and Soccer schedules, please visit Coach Garofolo's Coach's Corner website. The wiki will also provide information for all things related to our Irish Athletics program. 

Did you know that ICS is the only Catholic School in our Hillsborough Catholic Youth Sports League to offer a JV soccer program? At ICS we care about the development of our student-athletes! GO Irish!


ICS Family Challenge
Thank you and congratulations to the Falcone Family, the first ICS Family to tackle our 14-15 Family Challenge. The Falcones ventured out to a Rays game and a USF Bulls game. Thanks for sharing and we hope that this intentional time to play was filled with blessing!


All ICS Families are encouraged to:

1. Pray together as a family at least once per week
2. Eat together as a family at least once per week
3. Play together as a family at least once per month

Share your experiences (stories, photos, ideas, etc.) as you put God first and in the center of your family: icsmzele@icstampa.org. The blessing will be beyond anything you can imagine. 


GO: Love. 




Moms and Tots
Today is our second ever Moms and Tots Group hosted by ICS. This event is open to moms and toddlers ages 2 - 3. The next session will be Thursday September 25 at 9:00 a.m. There is no charge for this ministry! Contact Ms. Rachel Noto for more information or to sign-up: notor@icstampa.org and please help us spread the good news of this initiative. 


ICS Spaghetti Dinner and Book Fair Preview Night!
Tomorrow is our annual ICS Spaghetti Dinner. We will gather in St. Michael Hall tomorrow Friday September 19 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. for an evening of food, fun and fellowship! We hope to see you tomorrow evening. If you have any questions about the Spaghetti Dinner, please contact the Main Office: 813.884.4502

In addition to a great meal and an even better atmosphere, families in attendance will have the opportunity to visit our ICS Book Fair in our new ICS Media Center! This preview event will open at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and will be your first chance to purchase books at our Fall Book Fair! If you have questions about this opening night of the Book Fair, please contact Mrs. Brown: brownj@icstampa.org




-Pope Francis I


FaithICS
Please visit this link for a weekday reading of the day's Gospel passage as well as a short reflection, offered by ICS Faculty, Staff and Students: FaithICS


Conferences
Please see the forms in today's packet to request a time for conferences with your child(ren)'s teacher for next Thursday September 25. If you have any questions, please contact the Main Office: 813.884.4502. If the times available do not work with your availability, teachers will be flexible in making arrangements on another day at other times to meet with you. Thank you for your partnership and support. We look forward to seeing you next Thursday. 


IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
Inspire life-long learners,
Challenge each individual to be a disciple of Christ, and
Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.

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