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Volume 5, Issue 9
May 2014
Reflection
The Risen Christ
Apostolic Exhortation,
Evangelii Gaudium,
Pope Francis
Christ’s resurrection is
not an event of the past; it
contains a vital power which
has permeated this world.
Where all seems to be
dead, signs of the resurrection suddenly spring up. It is
an irresistible force. Often it
seems that God does not
exist: all around us we see
persistent injustice, evil,
indifference and cruelty. But
it is also true that in the
midst of darkness something new always springs to
life and sooner or later produces fruit. On razed land
life breaks through, stubbornly yet invincibly. However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges
and spreads. Each day in
our world beauty is born
anew, it rises transformed
through the storms of history. Values always tend to
reappear under new guises,
and human beings have
arisen time after time from
situations that seemed
doomed. Such is the power
of the resurrection, and all
who evangelize are instruments of that power.
Faith also means believing in God, believing that he
Taken from: www.vatican.va
truly loves us, that he is
alive, that he is mysteriously capable of intervening,
that he does not abandon
us and that he brings good
out of evil by his power and
his infinite creativity. It
means believing that he
marches triumphantly in
history with those who “are
called and chosen and
faithful” (Rev 17:14). Let us
believe the Gospel when it
tells us that the kingdom of
God is already present in
this world and is growing,
here and there, and in different ways: like the small
seed which grows into a
great tree (cf. Mt 13:31-32),
like the measure of leaven
that makes the dough rise
(cf. Mt 13:33) and like the
good seed that grows amid
the weeds (cf. Mt 13, 24-30)
and can always pleasantly
surprise us.
The kingdom is here, it
returns, it struggles to flourish anew. Christ’s resurrection everywhere calls forth
seeds of that new world;
even if they are cut back,
they grow again, for the
resurrection is already secretly woven into the fabric
of this history, for Jesus did
not rise in vain. May we
never remain on the sidelines of this march of living
hope!
Reflexión
Cristo Resucitado
Exhortacion Apostolica,
Evangelii Gaudium,
Papa Francisco
Su resurrección no es algo
del pasado; entraña una
fuerza de vida que ha penetrado el mundo. Donde parece que todo ha muerto, por
todas partes vuelven a aparecer los brotes de la resurrección. Es una fuerza imparable. Verdad que muchas
veces parece que Dios no
existiera: vemos injusticias,
maldades, indiferencias y
crueldades que no ceden.
Pero también es cierto que
en medio de la oscuridad
siempre comienza a brotar
algo nuevo, que tarde o temprano produce un fruto. En
un campo arrasado vuelve a
aparecer la vida, tozuda e
invencible. Habrá muchas
cosas negras, pero el bien
siempre tiende a volver a
brotar y a difundirse. Cada
día en el mundo renace la
belleza, que resucita transformada a través de las tormentas de la historia. Los
valores tienden siempre a
reaparecer de nuevas maneras, y de hecho el ser humano ha renacido muchas
veces de lo que parecía irreversible. Ésa es la fuerza de
la resurrección y cada evangelizador es un instrumento
de ese dinamismo.
Tomado de: www.vatican.va
La fe es también creerle a
Él, creer que es verdad que
nos ama, que vive, que es
capaz de intervenir misteriosamente, que no nos abandona, que saca bien del mal con
su poder y con su infinita
creatividad. Es creer que Él
marcha victorioso en la historia «en unión con los suyos,
los llamados, los elegidos y
los fieles» (Ap 17,14). Creámosle al Evangelio que dice
que el Reino de Dios ya está
presente en el mundo, y está
desarrollándose aquí y allá,
de diversas maneras: como
la semilla pequeña que puede llegar a convertirse en un
gran árbol (cf. Mt 13,31-32),
como el puñado de levadura,
que fermenta una gran masa
(cf. Mt 13,33), y como la buena semilla que crece en medio de la cizaña (cf. Mt 13,2430), y siempre puede sorprendernos gratamente.
Ahí está, viene otra vez,
lucha por florecer de nuevo.
La resurrección de Cristo
provoca por todas partes
gérmenes de ese mundo
nuevo; y aunque se los corte,
vuelven a surgir, porque la
resurrección del Señor ya ha
penetrado la trama oculta de
esta historia, porque Jesús
no ha resucitado en vano.
¡No nos quedemos al margen
de esa marcha de la esperanza viva!
Praised be the Incarnate Word. Now and forevermore, Amen.
Trashionista
Walk-A-Thon
8th Grade NY Trip
National Junior
Honor Society
members hosted
Trashionista:
“Recycling throughout the Ages:
1920’s—1990’s”.
Students modeled outfits made of
recycled materials, such as plastic
bags, newspaper, aluminum cans,
bottle caps etc. Congratulations to all
participants for their great creativity!
IWA students, faculty and parents participated in the Diocesan Walk-a-Thon
held on Friday, April 25th. Thank you
for promoting Catholic education and
for supporting this fundraiser.
The IWA eighth graders traveled to
New York City for a week. They visited many of the popular attractions of
the city including St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Empire State Building, the
Statue of Liberty, the Metropolitan Art
Museum, Central Park and saw a
musical on Broadway. Students really enjoyed this once-in-a-lifetime
learning experience.
Holy Week Ceremony
Living Rosary
IWA held a special ceremony during Holy Week.
Students participated in
the washing of the feet
ceremony led by Fr.
Jorge. Students also
prayed the Stations of the Cross.
Remember to join us this
Friday, May 2nd, for the
Living Rosary. The Mother’s Day Breakfast and
Spring Raffle will follow
in the school gym. Come join us for
this beautiful celebration!
Enjoy Your
Summer!
May 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2 Living Rosary
PTO Breakfast
Spring Raffle
Early Dismissal
1 p.m.
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5 Advisory
Council
Meeting
6 Mass 8 a.m.
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13 Mass 8 a.m.
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BANSA Meeting
Principals’
Meeting
8th Grade Exams
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Pre– K
Ceremony
May 12-16
20 Mass 8 a.m.
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MS Exams
Sports Awards
2 p.m.
Academic
Awards 7 p.m.
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8th Grade
Graduation
Kinder
Graduation May 19-23
5th Grade
Promotion Mass
Last Day of
School