Upcoming Events
October
21 - School Mass with Households
23 - End of Quarter 1; ICS Movie Night
28 - School Mass; ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
30 - 1/2 Day of School; Halloween Storybook (PreK - Grade 5) and Crazy Hair (Grades 6 - 8) Day
November
7 - ICS Auction**** (see below for more details)
1 – 19 - St. Francis Pet Food Drive; BJ's form due; ICS Student Council Meeting
2 - First Friday Morning Assembly; Irish Incarnation Day (Any ICS shirt, Jeans or PE shorts, sneakers); ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch; order forms for the 15 - 16 ICS Spirit Shirt are due
3 - Sabor Latino
3 - Sabor Latino
7 - School Prayer Service (all diocesan priests are at Convocation) in St. Michael Hall; ICSSC Installations
8 - Picture Retake Day
9 - ICS Spirit Shirt Day - students purchasing a new spirit shirt may wear it on Friday 10/9!
14 - School Mass; Kindergarten – 8th Grade Angel Ceremony
15 - No School
16 - No School8 - Picture Retake Day
9 - ICS Spirit Shirt Day - students purchasing a new spirit shirt may wear it on Friday 10/9!
14 - School Mass; Kindergarten – 8th Grade Angel Ceremony
15 - No School
21 - School Mass with Households
23 - End of Quarter 1; ICS Movie Night
28 - School Mass; ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
30 - 1/2 Day of School; Halloween Storybook (PreK - Grade 5) and Crazy Hair (Grades 6 - 8) Day
November
7 - ICS Auction**** (see below for more details)
For a comprehensive look at all of the many activities we have planned for this school year, please visit our ICS Calendar Page.
Prayers
Prayers
We pray for Gustavo Chaviel, ICS graduate of the Class of 2015, and his family as they mourn the loss of Gustavo's step-father, Mario Mora. May God surround Gustavo and his family during this difficult time.
We pray in thanksgiving for the ministry of Pope Francis I! May God continue to bless our Holy Father and may he continue to shepherd the faithful and the world!
We pray for families everywhere and of every shape and size. May families take intentional time to eat, pray and play together and may God strengthen their bonds of love and loyalty.
We continue to pray for the Ramos family (Melissa and Sophie) as they mourn the loss of their uncle. May God's strength and love surround the family and help walk with them through this trial.
We continue to pray for safety and shelter for all people and property throughout the remainder of the 2015 Hurricane Season.
Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org.
Hope Will Rise
Today's Hope Will Rise quote comes to us from Pope Francis during his World Meeting of Families homily. May ICS families and the ICS family be places which teach children to be excited by every gesture aimed at overcoming evil! May we be families that show that the Spirit is alive and at work!
May ICS and your families be places where Hope Will Rise!
ICS Irish Athletics
Congratulations to the ICS Varsity Volleyball team on their playoff win! What a great way to end the season! Great work, girls! GO IRISH!
ICS Varsity Soccer enters playoff action next week. Stay tuned for dates and times.
See below for our Irish Athletics calendar.
Irish Varsity Soccer:
*Week of October 5, League Tournament (games TBA)
Irish JV Soccer:
*Friday October 2 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Thursday October 8 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m. (subject to change due to Varsity playoffs)
Sports' General Information
For away games, student-athletes for all sports will be picked up in the front of the school (Church parking lot) and will be dismissed from the gate closest to the flag pole. For safety reasons, parents will not be allowed into the facility; instead student-athletes will be released to parents through the gate by the flag pole.
Thank you for your support of Irish Athletics! Go Irish!
ICS Home and School Association
May ICS and your families be places where Hope Will Rise!
ICS Irish Athletics
Congratulations to the ICS Varsity Volleyball team on their playoff win! What a great way to end the season! Great work, girls! GO IRISH!
ICS Varsity Soccer enters playoff action next week. Stay tuned for dates and times.
See below for our Irish Athletics calendar.
Irish Varsity Soccer:
*Week of October 5, League Tournament (games TBA)
Irish JV Soccer:
*Friday October 2 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Thursday October 8 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m. (subject to change due to Varsity playoffs)
For more information, please call the School Office: 813.884.4502.
Sports' General Information
For away games, student-athletes for all sports will be picked up in the front of the school (Church parking lot) and will be dismissed from the gate closest to the flag pole. For safety reasons, parents will not be allowed into the facility; instead student-athletes will be released to parents through the gate by the flag pole.
Thank you for your support of Irish Athletics! Go Irish!
ICS Home and School Association
A list of potential volunteer opportunities was sent in last week's Thursday envelope. Please contact the Front Office if you would like to get involved in any of these events. Be sure to plan out your 20 hours of commitment back to ICS so that you don't end up scrambling for hours at the end of the year. Please visit this link: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/ics-home-and-school-association.html for more details.
Remember the following regarding Family Commitment to your Incarnation Catholic School:
Fundraising Requirements:
Remember the following regarding Family Commitment to your Incarnation Catholic School:
Fundraising Requirements:
*Families must raise a total of $150 between our two biggest school fundraisers – Auction and the Payday Sweepstakes Drawing
*This can be done in any combination –
-$75 to Auction, 8 tickets ($80) to the Drawing;
-$150 to the Auction;
-$150 to the Drawing
Volunteer Requirements:
*Families must complete at least 20 hours of service throughout the course of the year.
*8 hours must be completed in conjunction with the Auction and/or Carnival, with at least 4 of those hours being at the Carnival.
*Families will be billed at $25.00 per hour for any hours not fulfilled.
Your commitment to Incarnation Catholic School through your time and talent is essential in order for our school to continue to grow and advance. Thank you for your prayerful consideration of how you will commit to help ICS this year.
BJ's Fundraiser
The deadline to apply for a BJ's Membership and help support ICS (as ICS will get a portion of the proceeds) is today! Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity! If you have any questions, please contact the Front Office. BJ's Fundraiser
ICS Auction
More and more sponsorships are coming in for this year's Auction! Thanks to our new sponsors listed below (all bronze level):
2. Tampa Community Hospital
3. Future Home Realty- Karina Rueda (ICS family, 8th Grade)
4. Hernandez Family - ICS 4th Grade (Families can sponsor, too - you don't need to own or be associated with a business!)
Bronze - Attorney Jason Klein from The Law firm of Wood, Smith, Henning, and Berman, LLP (ICS Family)
Beverage Sponsor - Pepin
Food Sponsor - Carraba's
Friends of ICS - Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School; Vigo
Please click here to visit our ICS Auction page for forms and more details Send an email to: auction@icstampa.org with questions or to see how you can help with planning this event!
As part of our enhancements to this year's event, set-up will be more streamlined than in year's passed. In this way, only ICS Auction Committee members will be a part of set-up on Saturday November 7 (the day of the event). This is a change from the volunteer form sent last week. Volunteer opportunities for Auction set-up for non-committee members are available on both Thursday and Friday, November 5 and 6.
ICS Newsletter in Spanish (ICS boletín en español)
Remember that the Spanish version of the ICS Newsletter can be accessed here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/el-boletin-en-espanol.html
Just bookmark that link and check it every Friday for updates. A link to the Spanish version will also be sent in the Thursday email blast announcing the publication of the ICS Newsletter. So that we can properly translate this information, the Spanish version will be posted by Friday.
Sacred Steps Running Club
Students in Grades 2 - 8 are eligible to participate in our Sacred Steps Running Club. This group combines both physical and spiritual training. In addition to running, students review a piece of scripture and pray together. The SSRC will meet on Wednesday's this year, with our first workout beginning on Wednesday October 7. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hall: hallk@icstampa.org. A flyer was sent in last week's packet. Contact the Front Office if you need a new one as this form is required for your child's participation.
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch
Remember tomorrow is our first Spirit Lunch with our neighbor, Culver's. Orders were due on Tuesday. Any student who did not submit an order should be sure to pack lunch for tomorrow.
The ICS kitchen will be open with miscellaneous items that day, along with our typical snacks and drinks. A full lunch, though, will not be served by the ICS kitchen.
ICS Spirit Shirts - Hope Will Rise
Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your order for our new ICS Spirit Shirt - the first piece of memorabilia with the new ICS logo!
Cost is $10.00 per shirt. Claim a part of history and show off the new ICS logo with pride! If you've lost your form, just send in the right amount of money based on the number of shirts you want to order and let us know the sizes! Or contact the Office for another form.
An opportunity to wear the new ICS Spirit Shirt will be scheduled once we have received them (and is tentatively scheduled for Friday October 9).
Sabor Latino
This Saturday October 3, Incarnation Catholic Church will sponsor its annual Sabor Latino! Come out to St. Michael Hall on Saturday for food, fellowship and fun! See the flyer below for more details:
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As part of our enhancements to this year's event, set-up will be more streamlined than in year's passed. In this way, only ICS Auction Committee members will be a part of set-up on Saturday November 7 (the day of the event). This is a change from the volunteer form sent last week. Volunteer opportunities for Auction set-up for non-committee members are available on both Thursday and Friday, November 5 and 6.
ICS Newsletter in Spanish (ICS boletín en español)
Remember that the Spanish version of the ICS Newsletter can be accessed here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/el-boletin-en-espanol.html
Just bookmark that link and check it every Friday for updates. A link to the Spanish version will also be sent in the Thursday email blast announcing the publication of the ICS Newsletter. So that we can properly translate this information, the Spanish version will be posted by Friday.
Sacred Steps Running Club
Students in Grades 2 - 8 are eligible to participate in our Sacred Steps Running Club. This group combines both physical and spiritual training. In addition to running, students review a piece of scripture and pray together. The SSRC will meet on Wednesday's this year, with our first workout beginning on Wednesday October 7. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hall: hallk@icstampa.org. A flyer was sent in last week's packet. Contact the Front Office if you need a new one as this form is required for your child's participation.
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch
Remember tomorrow is our first Spirit Lunch with our neighbor, Culver's. Orders were due on Tuesday. Any student who did not submit an order should be sure to pack lunch for tomorrow.
The ICS kitchen will be open with miscellaneous items that day, along with our typical snacks and drinks. A full lunch, though, will not be served by the ICS kitchen.
ICS Spirit Shirts - Hope Will Rise
Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your order for our new ICS Spirit Shirt - the first piece of memorabilia with the new ICS logo!
Cost is $10.00 per shirt. Claim a part of history and show off the new ICS logo with pride! If you've lost your form, just send in the right amount of money based on the number of shirts you want to order and let us know the sizes! Or contact the Office for another form.
An opportunity to wear the new ICS Spirit Shirt will be scheduled once we have received them (and is tentatively scheduled for Friday October 9).
Sabor Latino
This Saturday October 3, Incarnation Catholic Church will sponsor its annual Sabor Latino! Come out to St. Michael Hall on Saturday for food, fellowship and fun! See the flyer below for more details:
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Incarnation Catholic School, Tampa
IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
Inspire disciples of Christ,
Challenge each individual to be a life-long learner, and
Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.
