SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER April 8, 2020 Volume 4, Issue 2 OUR GRATITUDE TO GOD, ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, & OUR SJPS ‘OHANA Dear Parents and Guardians, Thanks be to God for His abundant love, grace, and mercy! We have successfully completed our first two weeks of our Long Distance Learning Journey. We thank God for His loving guiding light, our St. Joseph Church for their support and prayers, and especially to you our SJPS ‘Ohana for being true members of our T.E.A. M. –Together Everyone Achieves More. As parents, you are the primary educator of your child, who were called to take a greater role in your child’s faith formation and education during this challenging time of the pandemic virus. Although the journey has had its twists and turns, you stand strong in faith doing the best you can, knowing our administration, faculty, and staff stand with you, working collaboratively to help every student and family make the adjustments needed. No one ever imagined our Masses would be cancelled, doors of schools closed, millions losing jobs, and first liners dying while serving those in desperate need of help. But through it all, Pope Francis has continued to remind all of us “Do Not Be Afraid, You Are Not Alone.” We all have paused from the business of our day, reprioritizing what is truly important in life, taking time to pray, to talk to God and to each other, finding ways to generously and humbly acknowledge the needs of others, and lovingly embrace whatever cross God is asking us to carry as we pray for the courage to accept whatever is His will for each of us. Thus, although academic knowledge is important, I want to acknowledge the greatest gift you are giving your child every day. You are teaching your child the life lesson of how to be faithful, resilient, loving parents during this most difficult time of crisis. You are a daily example of how to live life centered in Jesus Christ, answering God’s call to be loving like Jesus, to teach by His example, and to Serve God and others with a humble and generous heart, all for the Glory of God. Thus, WE THANK YOU for all your daily efforts, and for supporting and affirm- ing everyone’s contribution to do their best. Thus, as we begin the EASTER TRIDUUM, let us take time to pause and remember God’s greatest gift to us. We thank God as shared by Father Efren, MS in his reflection on page 4, who said, “On behalf of Fr Eric, Fr Adondee, and Deacon Keith let us implore the Lord for the grace to imitate His passionate love that brought new life in His resurrection. May the passion that consumed Jesus' heart also consume our hearts to experience the Risen Lord! “ In closing, Mrs. Calzada asked your children to learn this Lenten Song entitled “Lead Me to the Cross.” In this video, Mrs. Calzada shares a special message for all of us and has gestures to the song which your children are also learning. We thank her and her husband as we prepare for the Easter Triduum. I am sharing the link hps:// drive.google.com/file/d/1fQ6KFUAX3lTde-Mxv5vmPZMt8YNehJ/view?ts=5e8e7393 to the video she created. May God connue to provide all His loving grace and mercy as we journey together as One People of God United in One Spirit trusng in God now and forever. Have a very safe and Happy Easter! With love and gratude in Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Ms. Beverly Sandobal, Principal
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SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER Apri l 8, 2020 Volume 4, Is sue 2
OUR GRATITUDE TO GOD, ST. JOSEPH
CHURCH, & OUR SJPS ‘OHANA
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Thanks be to God for His abundant love, grace, and mercy! We have successfully
completed our first two weeks of our Long Distance Learning Journey. We thank God for His
loving guiding light, our St. Joseph Church for their support and prayers, and especially to you our
SJPS ‘Ohana for being true members of our T.E.A. M. –Together Everyone Achieves More.
As parents, you are the primary educator of your child, who were called to take a greater role in your child’s faith formation and education during this challenging time of the pandemic virus. Although the journey has had its twists and turns, you stand strong in faith doing the best you can, knowing our administration, faculty, and staff stand with you, working collaboratively to help every student and family make the adjustments needed. No one ever imagined our Masses would be cancelled, doors of schools closed, millions losing jobs, and first liners dying while serving those in desperate need of help. But through it all, Pope Francis has continued to remind all of us “Do Not Be Afraid, You Are Not Alone.” We all have paused from the business of our day, reprioritizing what is truly important in life, taking time to pray, to talk to God and to each other, finding ways to generously and humbly acknowledge the needs of others, and lovingly embrace whatever cross God is asking us to carry as we pray for the courage to accept whatever is His will for each of us. Thus, although academic knowledge is important, I want to acknowledge the greatest gift you are giving your child every day. You are teaching your child the life lesson of how to be faithful, resilient, loving parents during this most difficult time of crisis. You are a daily example of how to live life centered in Jesus Christ, answering God’s call to be loving like Jesus, to teach by His example, and to Serve God and others with a humble and generous heart, all for the Glory of God. Thus, WE THANK YOU for all your daily efforts, and for supporting and affirm-ing everyone’s contribution to do their best. Thus, as we begin the EASTER TRIDUUM, let us take time to pause and remember God’s greatest gift to us. We thank God as shared by Father Efren, MS in his reflection on page 4, who said, “On behalf of Fr Eric, Fr Adondee, and Deacon Keith let us implore the Lord for the grace to imitate His passionate love that brought new life in His resurrection. May the passion that consumed Jesus' heart also consume our hearts to experience the Risen Lord! “ In closing, Mrs. Calzada asked your children to learn this Lenten Song entitled “Lead Me to the Cross.” In this video, Mrs. Calzada shares a special message for all of us and has gestures to the song which your children are also learning. We thank her and
her husband as we prepare for the Easter Triduum. I am sharing the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fQ6KFUAX3lTde-Mxvfk5vmPZMt8YNehJ/view?ts=5e8e7393 to the video she created. May God continue to provide all His loving grace and mercy as we journey together as One People of God United in One Spirit trusting in God now and forever. Have a very safe and Happy Easter!
With love and gratitude in Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Ms. Beverly Sandobal, Principal
SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER March 8, 2020 Volume 4, Is sue 2
Sunday (April 12, 2020) Scripture: John 20:1-9
Easter
St. Joseph Church
Schedule of Masses 6:30 am Monday-Friday
6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of
the Month-Healing Mass
with Anointing
6:30 pm Wednesday,
OLPH Novena/Mass
6:30 pm 1st Friday Mass
7:00 am Saturday
Morning Mass
6:00 pm Saturday Vigil
Mass
Sunday Masses 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00
am, 12:00 Noon,
5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
3:00 pm 3rd Sunday-
Tagalog Mass
3:00 pm Last Sunday—
Ilocano Mass
Reflection:
The feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus is the greatest feast of the year for Christians, greater than any other religious feast, including Christmas. Why? Many people will say that we are saved because Jesus died for us. This is not entirely wrong, but it is very incomplete. It is so because if Jesus’ death was the end, how could He save us? The truth is that Jesus saves us through His life, His suffering and death, and His resurrection from the dead, the whole of it. Without His resurrection, His life, His suffering and death are meaningless for our salvation. Today’s feast of Jesus’ rising from the dead is the crown of God’s salvation work. It affects everyone of us in the deepest core of our existence, because it opens for us the way to eternal life in God. Without Jesus’ life, death and resurrection there is no hope whatsoever. On behalf of Fr Eric, Fr Adondee, and Deacon Keith let us im-plore the Lord for the grace to imitate His passionate love that brought new life in His resurrection. May the passion that con-sumed Jesus' heart also consume our hearts to experience the Risen Lord! The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! Happy Easter to one and all!
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Our Special Intentions
We pray for…
Our La Salette community.
Family members of Sister Judith Abique, SPC
Repose of the soul of Sister Judith Abique, SPC.
All the first liners, priests, religious, health workers, essential work-
ers, families, and everyone around our world.
Mr. Pio Guerrero.
Mrs. Irene Sandry, grandmother of Tania Ma’afala (SJPS alumni).
Mr. and Mrs. Seiji Tokuda, parents of Ms. Grace (Cafeteria Man-
ager).
Ms. Sandobal.
Dr. Rick Yamashiro and family. (Counselor and Dean of Students)
Genny Inase, cousin of Ms. Sandobal.
God’s healing mercy on Dayen Aguit-Baraero, Anaziel Suasin-
Linao, and Renante Fuentes.
Leilani, sister of Ms. Capinpin and her nieces.
Molina Family
Repose of the soul of Junior Bisquera, friend of Ms. Sandobal..
Repose of the soul of Regina Salisbury.
Bryce, Jason, and their families.
Peter Akuna.
Mrs. Eileen, (3-5 Paraeducator).
Miles Arbues and Avelino Arbues.
Trinity Rodrigues, granddaughter of Loretta Rodrigues. (Former
SJPS Office Assistant).
For Everett Davis, grandson of Ms. Davis (Junior High Teacher).
Mr. Roy Quindara.
Mrs. Susan Ganibe., mother of Mrs. Calzada (Music Teacher).
Mrs. Grace Montemayor, mother of Alfredo (Grade 8).
Mrs. Ashley Rupert and family (former teacher of SJPS).
Nida R. Abudul, grandmother of Alexander Guzon (Pre-K)
Mrs. Michelle Izon, (Grade 3 teacher).
Mr. Brian Buckley, father of Ian (Grade 8).
Bernie Galang, grandmother of Vincent Young (Grade 6).
Juanito Castro, mother of Father Eric Castro, MS.
Willy Abique, brother of Sister Judith Abique, SPC.
As a disciple of Jesus,
it is our Kuleana (responsibility) to live out the
Gospel by serving the community.
We are called to be loving like Jesus, to teach, and to
