Tribune Feb-Mar 2013

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Troubadour Tribune

February - March 2013

The beginning of the New Year has been a time for resolutions, perhaps starting an exercise program, losing weight, or being kinder to others. Lent is also a time of resolution. Our Catholic faith calls us to “Repent and prepare the Way of our Lord.” (Matthew 3:2) As we begin our preparation for the Lenten season, let us take a moment to reflect on our own faith journey and our relationship with the Lord in this Year of Faith. With the Apostolic Letter of 11 October 2011, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year of Faith. This year began on 11 October 2012 and will conclude on 24 November 2013. The beginning of the Year of Faith coincided with the anniversaries of two great events which have marked the life of the Church in our days: the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, called by Blessed Pope John XXIII (11 October 1962), and the twentieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Blessed Pope John Paul II (11 October 1992).

St. Francis

5900 Elvas Avenue Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: 916.452.3461 Fax: 916.452.1591 www.stfrancishs.org

Catholic High School

From the President

The Holy Father declared the Year of Faith to contribute to a renewed conversion to the Lord Jesus and to the rediscovery of faith. In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with Him. As a community at St. Francis High School, we look to our Patron as a model of Lenten devotion to our Lord. Throughout his life, Francis consciously and unconsciously was devoted to our Lord in his ever present desire to fulfill God’s will. He said, “We adore you O Christ and we praise You.” Let us make our Lenten sacrifice a renewal of our faith. God of goodess and mercy, hear my prayer this Lenten season. Let me be honest with myself as I look into my heart and soul, noticing the times I turn away from you, then seeking to repent and return to your love. May humility guide my efforts to be reconciled with you and live forever in your abundant grace. Amen

Online Enrollment & Tuition Agreement for 2013-2014 For the 2013-2014 school year, completion of Tuition Agreement Forms and payment of the $600 registration fee will be conducted online through a secure re-enrollment website, as introduced last spring. Log-in information and instructions will be e-mailed to returning families by March 4, 2013 and sent to incoming families with acceptance letters during the week of March 11, 2013. March 15 Returning student deadline for online submission of enrollment form and registration fee March 25 Class of 2017 deadline for online submission of enrollment form and registration fee Please see the Guidance Department information on page 4 regarding course scheduling.

Financial Aid Forms

The Financial Aid Application website, TADS - Tuition Aid Data Services, will go live on March 4, 2013 for returning students and March 11 for Class of 2017. Click here for a worksheet to help you prepare to fill out the TADS Application. The TADS application fee is $34.

With peace and blessings during this Lenten season,

Applications must be submitted by April 19, 2013. Financial aid applicants will be informed by mail of their award amount beginning the week of June 1, 2013.

Margo Reid Brown’81 President

Those wishing to apply late must receive permission from the SF Finance Office at (916) 737-5042.


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