There’s something wonderfully renewing about late summer, especially as it begins a new school year.  It’s all about new beginnings. Maybe it has something to do with new classrooms, new teachers, clean smells, new sights.

For those of you who are not familiar with the QAS partnership with Building Peaceful Bridges (BPB), a small non-profit organization in Chicago, here is a short recap of the help provided and the journey that three refugee families have made in one year. Last August, each of the families left Kabul when the Taliban took over the country. Each family made this determination to leave everything behind given the grave and possibly mortal risks they faced in staying. They left on transport aircrafts, with no money available to them, just the small bags of precious items they could carry. Some left with nothing at all.

Ready or not, school starts again this week. Teachers returned this past week with renewed enthusiasm and contagious confidence. Our principal Mrs. Carlson worked extra hours this summer to find the best teachers available to minister to our children. The four new faculty members are excited to be part of a school that has distinguished itself as a 'Blue-Ribbon School.' Our maintenance staff worked hard to prepare the school for opening day...

This fall over 300 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will sign up to learn about the Catholic faith and grow in their relationship with Christ. Help share our faith with the next generation of Catholics while deepening your own relationship with Christ by volunteering as a catechist. 

Wanted: a part-time Learning Facilitator to work with groups of fifth - seventh grade students. Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings; Tuesday and Thursday 8:15 - 2:30.