Weekly Update 25 – March 20, 2025
Calendar of Events |
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| Fr 3.21 | 8:00 AM K-8 Mass w/music (church) Middle School Honors Ceremony after Mass 5:50 PM Soup Supper 6:30 Virtual Pilgrimage 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross (church) |
| Mo 3.24 | No school: first day of spring break |
| We 3.26 | 6:00 PM Spark: 2nd-4th (MSC) 6:00 PM Ignite: 5th-8th (youth room) |
| Fr 3.28 | 5:45 PM Family Stations (church) 5:50 PM Soup Supper (Doran Hall) 6:30 PM Virtual Pilgrimage (Doran Hall) 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross (church) |
| Su 3.30 | 10:00 AM Mass - Confirmation Sending (church) |
| Tu 4.01 | School resumes 1:50 PM K-8 Stations of the Cross (church) |
| We 4.02 | Family Formation Night 5:15 PM Dinner (Doran Hall) 6:00 PM Presentation (church) |
Looking Ahead |
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| Su 4.06 | 2:00 PM Confirmation (Cathedral of St Paul) |
| Fr 4.11 | Lenten Day of Renewal & 8th Grade Reenactment of the Stations of the Cross (church) |
Dear St. Charles Parents,
Perseverance is the theme of the week in our morning prayer and how fitting it is for our students and staff as we strive for excellence and spring break. We’re really to the end of March for school days, and the pace of the year is about to really pick up when we return to school. Hang on tight, parents! March is long, April is fast, and May doesn’t really exist because it goes so quickly!
In early March, we put out a request for Borromeo Bash grade-level donations. Please consider this way of making a small, simple donation to this very important fundraiser at our school! Please see below for information about how to do this, it is easy! I promise.
Last Thursday, I traveled down to the senators’ building across the street from the state capitol building. I met with Matt Hughes from the Minnesota Catholic Conference. Matt prepped me for my meeting with Senator Kunesh, who is also the chair of the education committee among senators. I was able to express all of the good reasons for keeping nonpublic pupil funding intact for St. Charles and other nonpublic schools. The information was well received. She said that this was a difficult issue, and they have difficult decisions to make on budgeting. She said that she would take what I had to say into consideration. Parents, I can’t stress enough how important it is for us to be heard on this issue. This is tens of thousands of dollars we would need to find another way to raise. Please contact your senator!
Floor Hockey is now officially over with one of our 8th grade classrooms winning the Staff/Student Tournament last Friday. The game was a thriller as it always is. The students were able to tie the game with a few minutes left on a short-handed goal following a very controversial penalty call by… an 8th grader against a certain principal. Everyone enjoyed the game and now onto spring sports.
Conferences are going quite well! Thank you for your attendance and cooperation, especially in middle school. We appreciate and value our time in conversation with the parents of our students. This brings the second trimester to a strong finish.
Please check out the 2025-26 one-page school calendar. I know that some of you are planning vacations and trips for the year ahead and would like to know when the vacation days will be. Also, for those of you with a 6th grader next year, please consider chaperoning the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning trip. You and your child will make memories of a lifetime; it is worth requesting the time off now to make sure you can go next November.
From all of us at school, God bless your break, be safe, and we look forward to having your children back in the bricks of St. Charles School very soon.
God bless you,
Danny Kieffer
St. Charles Principal
Spread the word: New Student Applications Open
Tell all your family and friends about St. Charles School! We are now accepting new student applications for the 2025-26 school year.
Easter Food Drive
St. Charles students are partnering with the parish to provide Easter meals for those in need. Each grade level will be assigned a specific item to collect. Food will be collected now through April 11. Thank you for your help!
Click here for Easter Food Drive information.
Check Out These Volunteer Opportunities!
There are a number of volunteer opportunities coming up! Teacher Appreciation Week, Hospitality, Graduation, and more!! Sign up today!
Spring Group Piano Lessons
Sign up for Spring Group Piano Lessons! Lessons will begin on Tuesday, April 1. There will be 15 lessons for the spring session. Levels 1, 2, and 3 will be available. Click here for the spring group schedule.
- Level 1: 3:00 – 3:45 pm
- Level 2 or Level 3: 4:00 – 4:45 pm
Please email grouplessons@stchbs.org to sign up or to get more information. There are 10 spots available for each level!
Summer Camps are Here!
Dates for these 3 school summer camps are: Monday, June 9 – Thursday, June 12:
- Art Camps: current K-8th graders
- Basketball Camps: current 3rd-8th graders
- Floor Hockey Camp: current 4th-8th graders
Monday, June 16-Thursday, June 19:
- Volleyball Camps: current 3rd-8th graders
Register for the Borromeo Bash by April 17, 2025
Less than two months until this year’s Borromeo Bash at the Hollywood Theater!
Please purchase your tickets ASAP as we will sell out again this year! Visit the Bash website for all the details of this amazing night at Bash 2025.
We are in need of auction items! Visit our Amazon Wish List if you need some ideas of what to donate! Please drop them off at the school office between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM. All donation items and $10 per child for our grade level baskets are due by 4/4! Thank you for your generosity as we could not have a successful event without YOU!
How do I volunteer for The Bash?
The Event Team has a need for various volunteer opportunities. This includes day-of set-up, clean-up, Wishlist support. Please click here for a list of volunteer opportunities.
2024 Education Tax Information
More information: Click here for the 2024 Subtraction Credit Information
Parish Updates and Events
Did You Know the Parish has a YouTube Channel? Learn about the Mass in Father and Deacon’s new series “What Happens at Mass” and view Formation Night speakers if you missed the monthly Wednesday night formation. And soon you will be able to catch up on the Parish Mission if you were not able to attend.
Lenten Penance Service on Saturday, April 12, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in the church. A number of priests will be available to hear confessions that morning.
Prayer Corner
If you would like to add someone to our prayer corner, please email the information to Danny Kieffer.
- For the repose of the soul of Mrs. Juntilla’s father and for the comfort of his family.
- For healing from newly diagnosed stage 4 cancer for Sid, a friend of a St Charles staff member.
- For the repose of the soul of Lois, great grandmother to students George, Freddie & Bernadette, Lucas, Alice & Emmy and Charlie & Otis, and for the comfort of her family.
- In thanksgiving for coming home from the hospital and for continued healing for Harold, sibling of students Louis, Jude, and Layla.
- For the repose of the soul of Raymond, grandpa to student Alijah, and for the comfort of his family.
- For the repose of the soul of Ron, grandpa to student Estelle, and for the comfort of his family.
- For the repose of the soul of Richard, grandfather of students June and Robert, and for the comfort of his family.
- For healing for 6-year-old Margaret and for guidance for her family. Margaret is a cousin to students Adriana, Robbie, Adeline, and Raina.
- For Ann, grandmother of students Eleni, John, and Andrew. Prayers for healing, success of the cancer treatment, and for the doctors and nurses.
- For Gregory, father of St. Charles student, Liam, in his deployment to the Middle East to care for wounded and ill service members – for safety and safe return for him and his unit.
- For healing for Bob, grandpa of Emily, as he continues fighting a serious infection.
- For healing from a 3rd cancer diagnosis for Jody, grandmother to students, Torin and Brody.
Helpful Links for Parents:
- St. Charles School Calendar
- St. Charles School Lunch menus
- St. Charles Athletic Calendar
- St Charles School Volunteers
- Spirit Wear orders
- Cretin Derham Hall Summer STEM Club
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