Living and Understanding Our Catholic Faith

On this opening page throughout the year, you will find quick school updates,
information about special Catholic feast days, and celebrations.
(my "DON'T FORGET" spot)

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All School Liturgy & May Crowning
7pm, May 10th, at St Philip Benizi Parish

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April 28th...
  ~ All School Liturgy ~
First Holy Communion for our 2nd Graders!
St. Philip Benizi Catholic Parish, 5 pm
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JESUS IS RISEN!
ALLELUIA!!
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Due to me and 8th Grade leaving for Wash DC on 3/24,
ALL Service Hour forms MUST be turned in to me by Monday,  3/20   
for credit for the 3rd Qrt
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5th through 8th...  SERVICE HOURS  for the 3rd Quarter due soon!
Forms are on my DOCUMENTS page and on each Grade's page!
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8th Grade...
WASHINGTON D.C. Study Trip!
Student / Parent meeting
Thursday, March 8 at 3:30pm in 8th grade classroom.
*Information travel packets will be given out at meeting,
if you cannot attend;
please ask your child for the packet.
Or make arrangements with me to receive your packet: 714-871-6121.
      We will be going over the itinerary, airline regulations, student packing, guidelines, and final instructions.     
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To 5th & 8th GRADERS...
Your A.C.R.E. Test
will begin on
Thurs, 3/1.
Please see my "DOCUMENTS" page,
go to your GRADE and click on the
Please practice OFTEN... you'll feel much better if you do AND will score higher on the TEST!
(A.C.R.E. = Assessment of Catechesis / Religious Education)
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Ash Wednesday
is February 22, 2012.
Our 40 day Lenten Journey begins this day!
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St. Blaise...
Bishop, physician, martyr
FEAST DAY - February 3d
ALL SCHOOL MASS - wear formal dress uniform
The emperor Licinius who was killing Christians, had arrested Bishop Blaise.
As he was being led to prison, a mother set her only son,
choking to death on a fish-bone, at his feet, and the child was cured straight away.
Regardless, the governor, unable to make Blaise renounce his faith, beat him with a stick,
ripped his flesh with iron combs, and beheaded him.
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Jan 25th, on a 1/2 day...
5th & 6th Graders have been invited to attend the ballet
"Our Lady of Lourdes"
at the Diocese of Orange County.
Wear formal uniform, bring a sack lunch AND we leave no later than 12:25!
We will have lunch at the Diocese.
Play begins at 1:30 and I've been told should conclude by 1:45.
Permission slips due no later than 1/25.
It should be GREAT!!!!!
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Jan. 6th ~~ The Feast of the Epiphany!!!

It is the day celebrated when the 3 Magi visited The Holy Family, bringing gifts to Our Lord after His birth. 

 The Wise Men or Magi who brought gifts to the child Jesus were the first Gentiles to acknowledge Jesus as "King" and so were the first to "show" or "reveal" Jesus to a wider world as the incarnate Christ. This act of worship by the Magi, which corresponded to Simeon’s blessing that this child Jesus would be "a light for revelation to the Gentiles" (Luke 2:32), was one of the first indications that Jesus came for all people, of all nations, of all races, and that the work of God in the world would not be limited to only a few.

The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal."

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Holy Day Of Obligation

Jan. 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

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My prayer for each of you in the 2012 New Year...
May you forever keep that most
HOLY STAR
in your hearts and
use it
as your daily compass!

Prayers always!!!
Love,
Mrs. Anne Makhlouf
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5th through 8th...
SERVICE HOURS  for the 2nd Quarter!
Forms are on my DOCUMENTS page and each Grade's page!
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December 6, 2011 - 9:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation for 3rd through 8th Grades

Please make sure that you know
The Act of Contrition
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong, and failing to do good,
I have sinned against You whom I should love above all things.

I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.

Our Savior, Jesus Christ, suffered and died for us.
In His name, my God, have mercy.
Amen
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Holy Day of Obligation...
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2011 - Thursday
All School / Parish Liturgy - 8:30 am

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Have a beautiful and blessed Thanksgiving!
With all my love and prayers!
Mrs. Anne Makhlouf
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Roman Missal III
short videos on my
"DOCUMENTS" page
for STUDENTS & PARENTS TO VIEW!
Roman Missal III changes begin NOV 27th, 2011 -
on the first day of ADVENT
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All School Liturgy
Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 5pm
St. Philip Benizi Church
Wear your formal uniform!
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5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grades...
Your SERVICE HOURS (forms):
latest turn-in day is  OCT 28th!
            *Forms can be downloaded from my DOCUMENT page.*
Students participating in their Class Service Project
 "Feed the Hungry in our Community"
may claim 1 hour this quarter.

FYI: Altar serving for their parishes ARE wonderful Service Experiences! They should be included in their school Service Experiences as they are definitely giving a special and much needed service to their church communities. Altar servers are an important part of our Liturgy.

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All School Liturgy
October 29th, 2011
5pm at St. Philip Benizi Church
**wear your formal dress uniform**
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Holy Day Of Obligation
Nov. 1, the Solemnity of All Saints
All School / Parish Liturgy - 8:30am
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I'm going to keep this link on my page as I feel it is a GREAT site!
IXL link for MATH practice:   IXL Math skill comprehensive preparation for ITBS Tests - for all grades


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W E L C O M E !!

You've found my 2011-12 TeacherWeb page!

On the left you will find links that will direct you to my
5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade Religion classes.

On this opening page
throughout the year,
you will find quick school updates,
information about special Catholic feast days,
and celebrations.

In the left column of this page,
click on your child's Grade to lead you to classwork topics,
homework assignments and projects,
downloadable study guides and rubrics when needed,
and test dates.
Plus, "Quarter Religion classes" links
list topics to be covered during each Quarter.

   Don't forget that I am here to help students struggling with study skills,
a particular assingment or subject.
Go to the "Student Study Skills" link for more information.

Check out the links titled Student FAQs,
Parent Support tips, and Student Study Skill advice.
Right now, there's a great article in my "Student Study Skills" link
about organizing student planners and several great tips in the Parent Support link.

Please take advantage of these links.

My school e-mail address is also listed on the bottom left
should you have a question or concern.

God's blessings to you all as we begin another school year!

Mrs. Anne Makhlouf

Know our new ACS logo and motto:

"Magnifies the Lord"

...we at ACS will magnify the Lord in what we say and do!




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Holy Days Of Obligation  (highlighted is the next Holy Day of Obligation)

After their general annual meeting in 1991, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) of the United States issued the following decree on Dec. 13.

In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin-rite dioceses of the United States, in conformity with Canon 1246, are as follows:

Jan. 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the Solemnity of the Ascension.

Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Nov. 1, the Solemnity of All Saints.

Dec. 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Dec. 25, the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Whenever Jan. 1, Aug. 15 or Nov. 1 falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.

This decree of the NCCB was approved and confirmed by the Holy See and became effective Jan. 1, 1993.


 
Last Modified: Saturday, May. 12, 2012
 
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