he is real seeing green at olg school!

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church April 2012 Volume 22 Issue 3

Seeing Green at OLG School! If you visited OLG School during the week of March 12th to 17th, you saw a lot of green as our school community cele-brated St. Patrick's Day with some wonderful events! Students, faculty and staff were treated to a visit from the Notre Dame mascot, pep band and cheerleaders during a pep rally on March 16th. As the band played rousing fight songs, we all became fans of the Fighting Irish...at least for the afternoon! Students learned an Irish jig, heard about the different instruments in the band and saw amazing

acrobatic routines. We are so grateful to the Fighting Irish for stopping by our school to share their school spirit with our students! On March 17th, PTO held our annual school auction. Many from the school and parish chose to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by attending the auction—having fun while supporting Catholic education at OLG! We are so grateful for the many parent volunteers who donated long hours to make this event so successful. PTO president Shannon Cappuccio put together a dedicated team of volunteers who gathered auc-tion items, solicited advertisements for the auction program and designed the program, decorated the gym and cleaned up afterwards. It was fun to celebrate with the OLG commu-nity! We want to thank Carolina Bank for being a sponsor of this year's auction. See more GREEN on page 6.

He is Real —An Easter Reflection—

Fundamental to us as Christians is our belief that Jesus Christ really died on the cross, that he was truly raised from the dead, and that he will return at the end of time as he promised. It is clear from Luke’s Gospel (Luke 24:35-48) that the risen Jesus was not a disem-bodied spirit, or an illusion of the grief-stricken dis-ciples. On that first Easter the disciples, as wit-nesses to Jesus' death, were over-whelmed with joy to see him risen to new life. When Jesus appeared among them he told them he was no ghost, and to prove his reali-ty invited them to touch his hands and feet. Then he asked for a piece of baked fish and ate it in front of them. After this reassurance Jesus went on to explain to them once more how his death and resurrection were foretold in the scriptures. At this point he did not pose complicated questions to test their understanding; instead, he gave them a task: to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins "to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem" (Acts 24:49). Stop and think. This is not "Give a few hours of your time, and we'll consider you've done your part." What Jesus was giving them was an all-consuming, life-long mis-sion. They were his chosen followers, his disciples, but now the time for learning was over. They must become apostles, the ones sent on a mission. Every time we come together to celebrate the Eucharist, we are offered the love of God through word and sacrament. We are remind-ed of God's saving deeds and wonderful promises, and we are given food for the journey. Finally, we are urged to go forth to love and serve the Lord. What mission is Christ calling you to fulfill, that only you can do? Copyright (c) 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

The Notre Dame Leprechaun poses with the OLG Pre-Kindergarten class before the pep rally. Also pictured are teacher assistant Mrs. Short and Mrs. Boyd, the pre-kindergarten teacher.

The Highlighter, April 2012

Baptisms David John Dohig Veronica Gloria Dohig Isaac Jose Dohig Matthew Vincent Mendenhall Philip Daniel Foppe Emma Lorraine Markun Miles Brady Helminen Olivia Hope Yokeley Vince Nathan D’Amato James Durand Wilcox New Members Andrew & Kristin Turner Patrick & Felicia Preudhomme Anthony Forgione Joshua & Amanda Sims Melbin Thomas Chad & Tammy Davis Jacqueline McKnight Gregory & Judy Nikolich Zach Gray Kristine Watson Richard & Amy Beck Michael & Maria Dancausse Russell & Patricia Kidd Delfin & Cristina Villanueva Sheila Anderson Jimmy & Sophia Orosco Deaths Esperanza Bisbal Alfonso Rolando Garrido

An Invitation from Our Lady of Grace Women's Club

To the women of the parish! Come one, come all!

You are cordially invited to attend the annual Communion Breakfast on Sunday, April 22, 2012 immediately following the 8:30am Mass. Plan to bring your sisters, mothers, daughters, aunts, lady friends or neighbors to the lovely Starmount Forest Country Club just off North Holden Road. Share a delicious breakfast, celebrate community and friendship, and listen to a delightful program by the Bell Ringers Choir from Christ United Methodist Church, directed by Andre Lash. The Bell Ringers will truly help all of us R-R-Ring in the Spring! Please make your reservations by Saturday, April 14th. The cost is $15 per person and $7.50 for girls ages 2-17. (You don't need to be a member of the Women's Club to attend!) Please make your checks out to: Our Lady of Grace Women's Club and send them—with the names of those attending—to: Shirley Kinlaw, 603 Shawnee Road, Greensboro, NC 27403 or Lynne Bryant, 205 Country Park Road, Greensboro, NC 27455. For directions to the Country Club, set your GPS to: 1 Sam Snead Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410. Want to volunteer to help? Or do you need more info? Just call Lynne Bryant at 545-0626 or Shirley Kinlaw at 294-6926 and we'll be glad to answer your questions.

THE RETURN OF EASTER

The return of Easter should be to the Christian life the call of a trumpet. It is the news of a great victory. It is the solution of a great perplexity. It is the assurance of a great triumph.

Frederick Temple

OLG Women’s Club Happenings

Monthly Breakfast at Tex & Shirley’s

Women’s Club members enjoy a breakfast at Tex & Shirley’s together the 2nd Saturday of every month following the 8am Mass at Our Lady of Grace.


March is a Month of Giving At their March meeting, Kids Path speaker, Jane Gibson (pictured left) spoke to the Wom-

en’s Club about this wonderful program. Women’s Club members collected items for St. Patrick’s Day goodie bags—full of snacks, games and other treats—that they donated to Kids Path.

Also at their March meeting, the generous

members of the Women’s Club collected items to

help Sister Gretchen support the needs of a

local refugee family.

February Fun! Women’s Club members gathered at Bravo for lunch and fellowship at their February meeting.


Just A Reminder!

If you have not yet made your pledge to the Diocesan Support Appeal, please consider doing it this week. As good stewards, we are all called to share our gifts. Pledge envelopes are available in the church, the parish office or you can make a contribution online at www.charlottediocese.org/donations. Just click the “Donate Now” button under the DSA icon. Be sure to indicate “Our Lady of Grace” in the appropriate space. Your gift is a way of becoming the “Hands of Christ,” responding to His call to support the work of the Church in Western North Carolina.

GIVE ONLINE Did you know you are able to make a donation

to the parish through our website? Visit the “Donations” page at www.olgchurch.org to make a convenient and secure one time donation or set up recurring donations—whatever is best for your household or situation.


The Mission Effectiveness Committee of the Our Lady of Grace School Board invites the entire OLG Community to join them in praying each month for teachers and staff. These wonderful servants are helping in the formation of the children of our parish and would so appreciate our prayers and support. During the month of April, please ask God to bless and sustain:

Mrs. Rusch, Mrs. Mode, Mrs. Blaya, Mrs. Angiolino, Mrs. Pollok, Mrs. Bagnoli

The Faculty and Staff of Our Lady of Grace School are completing the circle of prayer by devoting prayers each month to specific families of our school community to uplift and support them. During the month of April, we are praying to God for grace, solid support, growth in truth and love, and fruitfulness for the following families:

Russell, Ryu, Sawyer/Sandy, Sarji, Sartore, Scaramastra, Scherzer,

Schettino, Sennati, Sexton, Sharkey, Shields, Showers, Silknitter, Silva, Sims,

Sirera, Sloyan, Small, Smith, Sopala, Southard, Sowinski, Stahlmann,

Standen, Statler

Praying together...

Thomas Hamlet,10, a fifth grader at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, was the winner of the 50 yard Back-stroke at the NC Swimming Age Group State Cham-pionships held Feb-ruary 17th-19th,

2012, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. He also placed 2nd in 3 events and 3rd in 3 events. He swims with the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA’s year round Fin Aquatic Swim Team (FAST). Thomas’ winning time in the 50 yard Backstroke was 30.81 se-conds, which is ranked 9th in the nation this year by USA Swimming. Thomas is also currently ranked 1st in the state in the 500 yard Freestyle with a time of 5:45.93 and the 1650 (1 mile) Freestyle with a time of 20:30.57.

Above: OLG School parents Ashley Sharkey, Leslie Holland and Mary Moon celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the OLG Auction. Above left: OLG School parents Carmine Cappuccio and Steve Holland staffed the bar at the auction with much enthusiasm! Left: Shirley Kinlaw and Father John Eckert at the OLG School auction.

GO IRISH! (Right) The Notre Dame Leprechaun poses with

OLG students.


Spring Reading Fair at Barnes & Noble A great time to get Summer Reading Books Our Lady of Grace School Library and Barnes & Noble at Friendly Center will be hosting a Reading Fair from Thursday, May 10th – Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 with all the proceeds going to the school library. Remember that Mother’s Day is May 13th and a gift from Barnes & Noble is a great way to show your appreciation for those special women in your life. It is also a great time to get birthday, graduation, Father’s Day and teacher appreciation gifts and to prepare for a summer full of wonderful reading! Middle school students from OLG will be able to purchase books that will be on the Required Summer Reading List and those on the Battle of the Books List. Graduating 8th graders will be able to get books from the local high school’s summer reading lists and all ages will find lots of books for reading fun. There will be special student presentations on Thursday, May 10th, Monday, May 14th and Tuesday, May 15th. Also, at 9am on Friday morning, May 11th, we would like to invite parents and friends to come to Barnes & Noble and enjoy a free cup of coffee, visit with friends and take some time to shop. Everyone is welcome! Just let the cashiers know you would like your purchases credited to Our Lady of Grace School. This event is open to parishioners, families and friends, so please spread the word and support Our Lady of Grace School Library.

OLG School Raises Money for Breast Cancer Prevention

As part of its curriculum, Our Lady of Grace School emphasizes not only academic excellence but community service. Each year, students devote part of their com-munity service efforts towards raising money to fund a Mammography Scholarship at Moses Cone Hospital. One of the largest fundraisers is "Panthers for Pink" dur-ing which students bring in a dollar to be allowed to dress-down in pink. Students also host a "Panthers for Pink" event during one of their basketball games. This year, OLG students raised $1,185.00 through their efforts. This money enables under-insured women to afford mammograms.

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Jean Williams' class at Our Lady of Grace School pose with a bookcase that they created based on Eric Carle's books. Students chose symbols that represented their favorite Carle books and, with parent help, put those images on the bookcase. Students donated the bookshelf to OLG's annual auction as a fundraiser.

Pictured left are eighth graders (back row) Caroline Scherzer, Casey Carson, Ashley Atkins, Chris Mahood, (front row) Maddie Mullins , Anna Marrujo, Anna Petrangeli, Annie LaMuraglia, Ben Drane, and Cole Davis.

Pictured right are eighth graders Kimberly Molen and Morgan

Graves as they prepare to watch a basketball game during

"Panthers in Pink."


Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church 201 S. Chapman St. Greensboro, NC 27403

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MISSION STATEMENT In the Eucharist we receive the true Christ—the foundation of our Church. With Christ in us, we form, nurture and promote love, respect for human dignity, Christian values and teachings within our family, parish, and community through worship and service.

Rick Horne was awarded the Silver Beaver Award at the ONSC Council Recognition Ban-quet on March 15th at the Koury Convention Center. The Silver Beaver Award is the high-est council level award given by the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered adult leaders who have made an impact on the lives of youth through ser-vice given to the council. The Silver Beaver is an award given to those who implement the Scouting program and perform community service through hard work, self sacrifice, dedi-cation, and many years of service. Although the Silver Beaver is recognition for the years of work that Rick has done for the Old North State Council, we have all benefited from his dedication and leadership on behalf of our Troop. Please join us in congratulating Mr. Horne for earning this well deserved honor!

CONGRATULATIONS!

The next Red Cross Blood Drive at Our Lady of Grace will be held on Saturday, May 26th from 8:30am to 1pm in the school cafeteria. Parishioners who are able to donate are encouraged to be a part of this vital service to our community! Donors must be 17 years of age or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in overall good health. Please bring a photo ID. Appointments or if you would like to volunteer: contact Jaclyn at 207-9473 or [email protected].

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