St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church - Dallas, Texas
The Spirit Newsletter

December 2002/
  January 2003

Table of Contents

C.C.D.
STA School Auction Event
A Special Thank You
Cub Scouts' Pop Corn Sale a huge success
Your Parish School Needs You!
The Little Flower Missionary Society
St. Thomas Aquinas Seniors

C.C.D.

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Ms. McDaniel's 1st Graders are learning about how God shares His life with Us.
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Mrs. Grau is teaching her students about the importance of prayer in their daily lives.
The first three months of instruction behind us, the second and third grade students are busy preparing for the reception of their First Reconciliation in December and Communion in May. In anticipation of these significant spiritual experiences we, who are involved with you in the religious instruction of your children, invite all parents of students preparing for the sacrament of Reconciliation to attend an important meeting on February 10, at 7:30 pm in St. Anne Hall, in the Parish Center. We share your joy and with you eagerly await your childs reception of the sacraments.

October and November were busy months for our C.C.D. students with our annual food drive to restock the St. Vincent de Paul Food pantry. A special thanks goes out to all students who brought in nonperishable foods to help the needy. In addition, many C.C.D. students also had an opportunity to converse with a couple of guest speakers. On October 20 Tim Koscheski, our youth minister, spoke to the students in grades 6-12. Tim talked to the students about their responsibility to work with their relationship with God through prayer. On October 27 Mario Root, Bishop Dunne High School Admission Adviser, met with our seventh and eighth grade students and discussed continuing their Catholic education.

--Mary Xuereb, C.C.D. Director