CAMPUS MINISTRY NEWS

Dear Sophomore Parents of Boys:

On Friday  September 21, 2018 the sophomores from Lourdes High School will be participating in a Retreat Day emphasizing the theme:

Christian Manhood- Developing a life of prayer, virtue, and faith. 
Through music, reflection, speakers, prayer and discussion, we will explore the need for strong virtues for boys to become young men. The group will address what it means to be a man for Christ in the 21st century. We will have personal testimonies about living faith filled lives and developing faith through virtue and prayer.  A hope embedded in this retreat is that participants will expand their understanding of what it means to be a man of courage in today’s world.  Retreat Leader: Mr. Bryan Streefland and Catholic youth ministers from the area.

Name of event: Sophomore Retreat Day: Christian Manhood
Destination: Resurrection Church- 1600 11th Ave SE, Rochester, Minnesota

Date and Time: Friday, September 21, 2018, 8:00am-3:00pm

Method of transportation:   Students must provide their own transportation to and from this event.  

Students will celebrate Mass with the Resurrection Community.

Dress Code: Students are allowed to be out of dress code for the day. Appropriate clothing for the day is required. No sweat pants, sweat shorts or shorts. Jeans are permitted. 

Bring: A sack lunch, beverage or money for pop machine.

Note: *Please keep us in prayer for a meaningful day and inquire about the retreat experience when your son arrives home.
* These experiences are a major part of our Catholic School journey that your son should not miss. 

Designated supervisor of activity: Mr. Bryan Streefland and Mrs. Rita Hendrickson, Director of Campus Ministry  bstreefland@rcsmn.org ;  rhendrickson@rcsmn.org  289-3991, ext 1103 

Dear Sophomore Parents of Girls:

On Friday September 21, 2018 the sophomore girls from Lourdes High School will be participating in a Retreat Day emphasizing the theme: Realizing Beauty

Through storytelling, reflection, and creative arts, we will explore the perceptions we hold of beauty and ourselves.  We will also consider how images from pop culture influence our assessments of beauty in relationship to gender expectations, expression, and performance.  A hope embedded in this retreat is that participants will expand their understanding of beauty and discover how they manifest beauty in our world.  

Name of event: Sophomore Retreat Day  “Realizing Beauty”  for 10th grade girls

Destination: Assisi Heights 1001 14th St. NW -Rochester, Minnesota use the Front door to Assisi Heights

Date and Time: Friday  September 21, 2018 from 8:00am-2:45pm

Method of transportation:   Students must provide their own transportation to and from this event.  If students are driving they are to park near Canticle Park which is to the right at the very top of the hill near the open green space.

Dress Code: Students are allowed to be out of dress code for the day. Appropriate clothing for the day is required. No sweat pants/ sweat shorts. Jeans are permitted. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Bring: A sack lunch and beverage.

Bring:  A extra pair of shoes and a blanket.

Note:  * We will celebrate Mass with the Poor Clare and Franciscan Sisters  at 11:00am.
*Please keep us in prayer for a meaningful day and inquire about the retreat experience when your daughter arrives home.
* These experiences are a major part of our Catholic School journey that your daughter should not miss. 

Designated supervisor of activity: Mrs. Rita Hendrickson, Director of Campus Ministry, rhendrickson@rcsmn.org  289-3991 ext 1103.

An information sheet was sent home with students this past week.

Chapel Masses will be every Tuesday morning at 7:15 am in the Lourdes Chapel with Father Hoang as our presider.   All are welcome.

Senior Parents -Upcoming Dates for Senior Kairos

Dunrovin Retreat Center north of Stillwater, Minnesota.

Senior Girls Kairos #27: Tuesday evening - Friday, November 6-9, 2018

Senior Boys Kairos #28: Monday - Thursday, April 1-4, 2019 (After Spring Break - please make plans ahead of time for this date.)

Sept 21, Friday, Sophomore Retreat Day 8:00 am - Girls at Assisi Heights and boys at Resurrection Great Hall

Sept 26, Wednesday, See you at the Pole Prayer Service - Convocation - LHS Flagpole 10:00-10:15 am Scripture Theme: Broken

For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is names, that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, rooted and grounded in love.  Ephesians 3: 14-17

Sept 27, Thursday, Homecoming Mass 9:45-10:45 am - Auditorium

ATHLETIC NEWS

Fall sports are already off to a great start! If you are looking for some family fun, check out the Lourdes High School athletics and fine arts calendars on our website and don’t forget … all enrolled RCS students and staff are invited to attend sponsored home events free!

If your student is involved in a Fall Activity, you are invited to join us at Mass on Sunday, September 16th, 11:15 a.m. at the Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The students will sit together as a group and be recognized. 
 

Join the Lourdes High School community at the 12th Annual LHS Sports Hall of Fame on September 30, 2018, 5 p.m. at the Rochester International Event Center! Please RSVP by September 20! Click here to learn more!

GREAT ODDS TO WIN! Enter this exciting raffle today for a chance to win two tickets to the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in Minneapolis. Only 125 tickets available in total. Presented at the LHS Sports Hall of Fame. Need not be present to win. Go to www.rcsmn.org/hof for information. 
 

Make it easy and order a bag lunch to take along to your student's away games.  

Just $5.50… the order includes a meat and cheese hoagie sandwich, bag of chips, fruit, cookie and a bottled water. Please have your student stop by the cafeteria to place your order (deadline-1pm) and pick it up before getting on to the bus.

The order can be charged to your Lourdes lunch account. Please contact Amy Renken with questions at arenken@rcsmn.org

Pending MSHSL approval, Lourdes High School will be in a Co-op with Byron High School Wrestling beginning this school year. If you have a student (going into grades 7th-12th) interested please contact the RCS Activities Office at (507) 289-3991.

Byron is seeking an RCS connection for a coach. If you are interested in coaching wrestling, please contact the RCS Activities Office. 

It's that time of year again for the fall sports walk-in clinic on Saturday mornings at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine.

The Saturday morning injury clinic is for middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities.
 
Please visit on Saturdays between September 1 - October 13 at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center - Floor 3 from 8:00 am -12:00 pm Doors will open at 7:30, last walk-in accepted at 11:00 

Appointments are preferred, walk-ins are accepted. Phone lines open at 7:30 am to make an appointment please call Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine at (507) 266-6690.

Stop by the Activities Office or before any Lourdes High School Athletic event to purchase your All Sports Ticket which allows you admission into regular season home games. The pass is $50 for 10 punches.

GENERAL NEWS

We are excited to have had Mr John Van Rooy LHS '02 Graduate and his wife, Chayma come for a visit from Saudi Arabia.

John has traveled all over the world since graduating from Lourdes High School as a Peace Activist, Educator and a Student of Spirituality.

Click the title of this article to read more information.

There will be a planning meeting for the Senior Party in the LHS Forum at 7:00 pm on October 15th.  Any parent or guardian interested in helping out is welcome to attend.

SYSTEM NEWS

The Diocese of Winona-Rochester requires all employees, coaches, and volunteers to participate in the VIRTUS Safe Environment training program.  A class room training session will be offered on Monday, September 17th at 6pm at Lourdes HS - Room 134. If this date is not convenient, there are multiple dates and locations around the area available for your consideration.  Online registration is required.  Click here to view training dates and to register for a session.   

Thank you for "Keeping Our Promise to Protect!"

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