Updates for April 1

We have enjoyed reaching out to each of you and your families over the phone in the past days - speaking with you all has been a very welcome change of pace. We are happy to share that our community is doing well despite difficult circumstances. In these days of uncertainty and what seems like a constant stream of bad news, it is understandable that, at times, we will experience the feelings of anxiety and fear. While you are most likely consulting your own spiritual and emotional health resources, we wanted to share these two short videos about managing anxiety and how to pray in times of crisis. Also, please remember that you can always contact us if you need additional support.

• In the process of calling each of you, we learned that some extended family of our community members have tested positive for the coronavirus. I wanted to assure you that they are in our prayers, and make sure you take advantage of our Virtual Prayer Box on the website. Please don't hesitate to submit your petitions and intentions, which will be distributed to groups in our community and lifted up in prayer.
• A friendly reminder to continue checking in every day as a part of our attendance process. Instructions on attendance can be found in this letter, and you can see your attendance record by logging in to PowerSchool.
• Thank you to all the seniors who joined Mrs. Kim Valdez and Mrs. Tracey Bonini for yesterday's Fellowship Hour. Fellowship Hours are now scheduled for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors. These will be great opportunities to gather for prayer, check-in, and get tips on how to stay spiritually and mentally healthy during this time. To join, go to meet.google.com, click "Join Meeting," and type in "campusministry". Below is the upcoming meeting schedule:
  
  Juniors: Thursday, April 2nd at 4 pm
  Sophomores: Thursday, April 2nd at 5 pm
  Freshmen: Friday, April 3rd at 2 pm
   
• This Friday, April 3, we will provide Adoration for our community by hosting a virtual Holy Hour from 10 am-2 pm. The live stream in our Chapel will available on the homepage of our website. Under the banner on the homepage, there will be a section with a live stream video from YouTube where we encourage students, families and community members to pray before the Blessed Sacrament.