Pentecost, Using Gifts for the Common Good. Will that be YOU?

This week we celebrate the great Feast of Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples and us. In I Cor 12:7 Paul tells us, “To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.”

How attuned are you and your children to using God’s gifts for the Common Good? Before you respond to this question read the Carnival News panel in today's Tuesday News

Only three families of MSS, Golibart, Bosche, and Stocksdale showed up for Carnival set up. Dads where were you? No family showed up on Thursday for Grounds Night? Where were you? The weeds are still here.

Let’s change this trend and recapture the spirit of preceding generations of parents who had just as many pressures as you do today. They contributed time, sweat, and know-how to numerous activities to make MSS possible not only for their own children, but for all children.
Surely you can do the same.

Lord send out your spirit and renew the face of the earth! Ps 104 vs 30

Sr. JoAnne

Congratulations!

To Maya Hand, Samantha Mariano, and Eilis McCormick for being accepted as interns in the US Army GEMS program.

To Samantha Mariano, who placed 10th in the Archdiocesan Spelling Bee held on May 7.
B-R-A-V-O!

Congratulations to Nathan Kovalcik, who received First Eucharist at St. Timothy’s, and to Brendan Guinan, Edward Lowry, Eleanor Metz, Mackenzie Orndorff, Mamie Price, Blaise Ridenour, & Violet Walker who received First Eucharist at St. Joseph’s in Emmitsburg.

Congratulations to Beckett Tayler and Krystal Nogales who received First Eucharist this past Sunday at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick.

Congratulations for a successful Fine Arts Festival! Thanks to all who attended and to the faculty and students for presenting such a beautiful show.

Congratulations to our Christian Character Awardees for April! These students exemplified Trustworthiness:
PreK & K - Molly Sill, Dacosta Wivell; Rylan Manning, Shane Milbourne, Joseph Shumaker, Brianna Streib
Grades 1-4 - Mason Bowling, Bradley Spielman; Jaime Price; Bella Rabaiotti, Taylor Reisinger, Jane Waybright; Grace Kovalcik
Grades 5-8 - William Bush, Jean Pembroke; Christina Kong, Austin Riley; Cody Small, Eric Weber; Josephine Isaacson, Bradley Reaver

Congratulations to these First Communicants who recently received First Eucharist at St. Joseph’s in Taneytown: Adah Jane Disharoon, Keegan Kiley, Meredith Mace, Emma Reed, Autumn Ruskey

Congratulations to Paige Orner, 8th grade, for being 2nd Runner-Up in 3rd Annual Young Writers Contest at Mercersburg Academy. Great job, Paige!

Thank You!

A big THANK YOU to Marie Walker, who chaired our Box Tops effort. We raised approx. $1,800.00 this year for our school. Way to go!

To the Thurmont Lions Club, which donated $500 to help expand the capacity of the Learning Center.

To our Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, who arranged terrific Mother’s Day celebrations!

To all who participated in and attended the May Procession. It was a beautiful ceremony and a wonderful way to honor the Blessed Mother at the start of Mother’s Day weekend.

A huge thanks to Tim Wivell. Mary Anne Mace, and Tom and Alex Dumm, who took on the mammoth job of weeding the atrium entrance gardens last week. It looks GREAT! We still need your help to get our gardens blooming! Even just one hour can make a great difference. Our next Grounds Day is Thursday, May 16th from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

A special thanks to Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Wivell, and all the teachers and volunteers who made the Walk-a-Thon such a success.

Prayers Requested for...

Junior Bauerlien, uncle of Sydney McCarron, who passed away suddenly as a result of a serious accident.

Larry Little, MSS ‘61, brother of Elaine Ebaugh.

Mr. Charles Haynes, grandfather of Gabriel South, who has recently had a kidney transplant

Prayers requested for full recovery of Debbie Frazier, Bus Driver & Cafeteria Manager who had back surgery and depends upon our prayers!