ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
EACH WEEK THE ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD provides all the information you need to know and links to things that you might need to cross off your list. Stay organized by reading it every week and making sure that you add events and deadlines to your calendar! LET'S DO IT!
DATES TO REMEMBER
4/15 - Stations of the Cross - Living Stations - 2:15
4/16 - School Mass - 2nd Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
4/16 - Almsgiving Collection - Return Rice Boxes
4/17 - 8 Grade Dawn Field Trip - 7:00 th
4/17 - DATE CHANGE - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
4/17 - 3 Grade Day of Giving Bowling Party rd
4/18 - No School - Good Friday
4/21 - No School - Easter Monday
4/22 - Kindergarten Field Trip to D&SNGRR
4/23 - School Mass - 4th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
4/24 - K-4 Spring Music Program - 5:00
4/24 - 5-8 Band/Choir Spring Music Program - 6:30
4/28 & 4/29 - Kindergarten Roundup for incoming Kinder
4/29 - Kindergarten Parent Info Night for Incoming Kinder - 5:30
5/1 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
5/2 - May Crowning Celebration - Mass Friday this week6th Grade Leading Liturgy - 10:00 - More info to come
5/5 - 5 Grade Retreat to Folsom Park th
5/6 - 1 Grade Field Trip to Durango Nature Studies st
5/7 - School Mass - 1 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 st
5/7 - 2 Grade Field Trip to Animas Museum nd
St. Columba Campus Design - Next Steps
We are excited to report that St. Columba is continuing our work with Integration Design Group (IDG) to move ahead with design for Phase 1 of our Master Plan. As a reminder, these campus improvements will include necessary site infrastructure upgrades, a new church narthex, and fire suppression in the Hauser Building.
Our architects have already been working with us to move ahead with Durango City Planning to obtain approval for our design and plans A preapplication meeting with Durango city officials was held in February. Members of our St Columba Campus Design Team (CDT) for this scope of work are: Mike Bray, Rich Bechtolt, Kevin Chick, Deacon Chris Peterson, Donna Rheault and Father John Jatau.
The CDT has selected consultants to provide services including structural, mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering and will continue to work with Zehren & Associates as our landscape architect. Our kickoff meeting with IDG and our consultants for this phase of design work was held on April 9. We will keep you updated as our work proceeds.
Capital Campaign Update
We are blessed to have received pledges of more than $5.2 million towards the work described above. If you have not already started, please begin fulfilling your pledges to the Living Stones Capital Campaign, as costs for the design work have already begun. If you have not yet made a pledge, please consider making one to help us meet our $6.2 million goal. Thank you for your generous response to our facility needs so that St Columba Church & School can continue our mission of making disciples in SW Colorado.
Spring Music Programs: April 24th
The K-4 Spring Program is coming up on Thursday, April 24th at 5:00. The students have been working really hard, and can’t wait to share lots of fun popular songs that span the decades with you! The doors will open at 4:45 for students to enter their classrooms and for the audience to take their seats. Please have your students wear either their school uniform or school appropriate dress clothes to the program. See you soon for a fun evening of music!
K-1 Lyrics
2-3 Lyrics
4th Lyrics
The 5-8 band and choir students have been working all semester in anticipation of their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 24th at 6:30. You will hear pop songs, musical theater, jazz, folk, and many other styles. Band students should arrive in their assigned classroom at 6:05 to warm up. Choir students and the audience are asked to arrive at 6:15. All students should wear either school uniforms or school appropriate dress clothes for the concert. Remember to consider your comfort and ease of motion for performing when you are making outfit decisions. We are looking forward to a great concert!
Lenten Almsgiving Rice Boxes
Please return your rice boxes on Wednesday, April 16th, during Mass! The boxes will take the place of offertory envelopes. If you have misplaced your rice box, please feel free to swing by the office or send your Lenten donation in an envelope or baggie (the money is more important than the container:) Thank you for your generosity during these 6 weeks of Lent to Food For the Poor!
April Prayer & Praise Assembly
All families are invited to join us at April’s Prayer & Praise assembly this Thursday, April 17 , at 8:15 in the gym. t h Our assemblies each month include lessons from Fr. John and Mr. Chick, an introduction to our monthly Friendzy theme, and recognition of our St. Columba award winners who have gone above and beyond. We will also be recognizing the 4th-8 graders who made 3 quarter honor roll at the assembly. t h r d
STEAM Elective Plants
STEAM class will be hosting a plant sale after mass on mothers day weekend May 11th. We will be selling vegetables, herbs, annuals and houseplants that we have grown in class. All proceeds will benefit the Capital Campaign.
STEAM class is looking for used flower pots in 4-8" sizes, cleaned and ready to plant in. Decorative and simple pots needed. Please contact Mrs. Patrick to drop off or arrange pick up. npatrick@stcolumbaschooldurango .org
3rd Quarter Honor Roll
The following 4th-8 graders will be recognized at this week’s Prayer & Praise Assembly for making honor roll for the 3 Quarter: Rosie Ehlers, Ayla Estelle, Josie Green, Isla Haroun, Grecia Hernandez-Solis, Thomas Hostiuck, Harper Kelley, Daniel Madu, Margot Mainzer, Matthew Manulik, Huxley McCormick, April Monroe, Bryce Morris, Clairey Potter, Jo Ruesz, Thomas-Boyd Smith, Everett Stiefel, Scarlett Whatcott, Emma Wrona, Griffin Best, Mira Conklin, Beth Cuthberson, Ian Cuthberson, Hudson Foreman, Jasper Hartman, Casey Hays, Waylon Herman, Shalaya Jaquez, Jacob Long, Sophia MachoSeekins, Mattia May, Eden McCrady, Madelyn Robinson, Katie Wallace, Sam Wheatley, Avery Wilk, Avonlea Albrecht, Mabel Frazier, Noah Hocker, Jack Kleva, James Manulik, Ivy Nakamoto, Ava Penny, Zaria Smith, Pierce Wissing, Lauren Best, Quenton Coon, Samara Cowan, Madeleine Hadrick, Claire Huang, Luke Martyn, Gemma Torres-Deramo, Kian Berghoff, Emily Bird, Christopher Enea, Molly Hays, Karleigh Kinn, Lukas Kleva, Conrad Klotz, Parker Lafferty, Dominic Lochte Bono, Drake Loughman, Finn May-Ostendorp, Mira McMillen, Augusta Moore, Elise Nakamoto
THE PARISH CONNECTION
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Camp Totus Tuus (Latin for Totally Yours), a summer formation youth program hosted by the Diocese of Pueblo. Sacred Heart and St. Columba have joined together to welcome all youth throughout the Durango area. The program runs Mon-Fri 9:00AM - 2:30PM The day includes fun faith sessions, daily Mass, songs, games, and free play. For middle school and high school youth, the program runs SundayThursday 7:00PM - 9:00PM. The excitement and energy of the Totus Tuus young adult leaders is contagious - come out and join us! All parishioners in both communities are invited to a potluck dinner on Wednesday at 5:30PM.
Registration is available through the Sacred Heart Parish office The cost is $25.00/individual and $50.00/family. Participants in the grade school program should bring a sack lunch and free play equipment. For more information: Call/text: 970-749-1869 or Email: YMSACREDHEARTDGO@GMAIL.COM
