All Saints Catholic nurtures academic and personal excellence in all students while emphasizing Catholic values and service to others in Christ’s name.
The All Saints Catholic Middle and High School monthly newsletter has now become a bi-weekly newsletter! This is our third installment with this new bi-weekly schedule. Look forward to these going out via skyward and on the ASC website blog every two weeks.
Volume 1, Issue 3
A Note from Sister Maria José, RSM…
Dear All Saints Families,
The past few weeks may have brought the winter chill but it has not stopped our students from being out and about in the community! Our students have been engaged in various service activities; some have spoken at Parish Masses, some have helped to run the blood drive, others have helped out at the Pot of Gold, and still more students are set to help out at the elementary with their literacy activities. It is beautiful to see our students using their gifts and talents to help others. Even more inspiring are our teachers who have provided creative ways for our students to learn the value of our Lenten practices.
Speaking of Lenten practices, this week our students were given the opportunity to participate in the sacrament of Confession. Thank you, Father Rick for making that possible. This week individual classes have begun to pray the stations of the Cross at the Church. It is our hope that every class will be able to pray the stations. I took a Freshman class and was edified by how reverent they were in prayer. At the end they shared which of the stations struck them and why. There
responses reflected how uniquely our Lord speaks to us. I encourage you to ask your child about the different Lenten practices that they are experiencing at All Saints.
Also, this week we have been preparing for Bishop Gruss’ visit to All Saints. We will give you the scoop of how that visit went in our next newsletter.
In His Mercy,
Sister Maria José, RSM
March 17-18
Friday:
Bishop Gruss will be here!
All Schools Mass 8:30 a.m.
Dress Code: Sunday’s Best! Try to incorporate the color green!
Fun St. Patrick’s Day hats, necklaces, etc., are okay for after mass.
End of Marking Period 3
March 19-25
Monday:
7th grade volleyball game @ St. Jude Thaddeus 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday:
7th grade volleyball game @ St. Jude Thaddeus 5:30 p.m.
8th grade volleyball game @ St. Jude Thaddeus 5:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8th grade Washington D.C. trip
Friday: ASC Jean Day
Saturday: Annunciation
Wednesday:
6th grade volleyball game @ St. John/St. Jude Thaddeus 5:30 p.m.
8th grade volleyball game @ St. John/St. Jude Thaddeus 5:30 p.m.
March 26-31
Friday: ASC Jeans Day
News from the Counseling Office…
Seniors: The end is in sight; the last marking period of your Senior Year is here. Keep plugging away, in no time Graduation Day will be here. Continue to utilize the best resources that you have…your TEACHERS! You should have made final decision and pick the school that you plan to attend Fall 2023. Complete the FAFSA and attend local College and Career Fairs/Workshops. If you haven’t already…sign up for Parchment so that your transcripts can be sent to your top choice college(s). Scholarship awards should begin end of April beginning of May, check those deadlines. As always, inform Ms. Dewar of college acceptance and scholarships that you have been awarded.
ACT RETAKE, if necessary. The ACT, please Register at www.aststudent.org. The upcoming test date is April 15th with the registration deadline March 10th. The next test is June 10th, and deadline to register was May 5th.
SAT RETAKE, if necessary. The SAT, register at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org, the upcoming test date is May 6th, and deadline to register is April 25th. The next test date is June 43rd, and the deadline to register is May 23rd.
Testing:
SAT – Wednesday April 12th
ACT WorkKeys – Thursday April 13th
PSAT 8 – Wednesday April 12th
PSAT 10 – Thursday April 13th
PSAT 9 – Thursday April 13th
M-STEP – Tuesday April 18th
If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at your earliest convenience at
kevin.clemons@ascbaycity.org or (989)892-2533 x117.
BE BLESSED
Kevin Clemons, Guidance Counselor
News from Miss Zoe…
Dear ASC families,
A big “thank you!” goes out to everyone who participated in addressing parish congregations at Masses during the weekend of March 11 and 12, as well as those who handed out invita-tions to the preschool/kindergarten open house and school tours. We so appreciate these stu-dents, parents, alumni, and community members for their willingness to help out! We are also thankful for those who expressed interest in helping but were not able to that weekend for different reasons.
Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open! The last day of Early Registration is Sunday, April 2.
Praying for a fruitful Lenten season for you and your families. God bless,
Zoe Robinson
Sports News…
Spring sports have officially begun. Currently we have 21 girls playing softball and our baseball numbers are hovering around 15.
We would like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who contributed and participated in the Pot of Gold. Thank you so much for supporting All Saints athletics.
A message to our students:
Some kids are smarter than you.
Some kids are better at sports than you.
It Doesn’t Matter!
You have your own thing too!
Be the kid who can get along.
Be the kid who is generous.
Be the kid who is happy for others.
Be the kid who does the right thing
– Always be the nice kid! –
God bless Cougar Nation,
Greg Wagner
Cougar Corp News…
Hello All Saints music community,
On behalf of our 6, 7, 8th grade cougar musicians I would like to thank everyone who helped make our new Cougar Corps tee-shirts a reality. It’s such a wonderful thing experience the support of our community as we learn and grow together as musicians.
Retired local business owner, Fred Herter, stopped by the Little Theater on, Thursday the 9th, to promote his 37th annual band camp at Camp Timbers this
upcoming June. Last summer 8 of our band members participated at the camp and the results of this focused time of music have been evident at all the band activities this year.
I again want to express my gratitude to Donna Stuart, James Besaw, and Jacob Wisenbach for visiting our school again the past few weeks and providing such
enriching musical education with our wind, brass, and single reed instrumentalists. It is my hope that as I continue to develop the music program at All Saints these type of seminars become a reason for students to journey through practice, performance, and most importantly musical experience with Holy Spirit.
Musically in Christ,
Todd Bethune
ASC band and music director
A Note from Dinah…
Thanks to all the volunteers for helping at the Pot of Gold.
If you have any wicker baskets you don’t want, please send them to school. I always have a use for them.
God Bless
Dinah
A Note from Home & School Club…
A letter regarding post prom was sent via email to all parents of the junior and senior class. Please let us know if you did not receive one.
A Note from Ms. Wisniewski…
We have a name for Room 319! The name will be St. Joseph’s Room! Fr. Jose will be blessing St. Joseph’s Room the day after St. Joseph’s Feast Day which happens to be the feast of St. Jo-seph Spouse of Mary! We have also been given a statue of St. Joseph for the prayer corner! Thank you for the great donation!
We are still looking for donations of furniture, games, etc. Please reach out to Ms. Amy.
What We’re Up To…
There are some exciting developments at All Saints. We just received word that our EANS II grant was approved. This means that in the coming year we will be purchasing new curriculum for our core classes, updating our technology AND acquiring brand new band equipment. We will need your help to ensure that our resources meet the needs of our school community. Please look out for messages inviting you to join the school’s efforts.
Also, on our desk we are putting the finishing touches on the course selections for this year. We are actually putting together a curriculum guide with all the courses that we offer at All Saints. That will be sent to you in the near future.
NWEA testing – April 17th – May 19th
Parish Info and Mass Opportunities
Deacon Gary, President of the Diocese of Saginaw Educational Committee visited All Saints and encouraged students to stay connected with God. One of the most powerful ways to grow in relationship with Christ is to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and receive Jesus himself. For that reason, we ask you to take a little time out of your busy lives each week to grow closer to God and to enjoy Mass as a family. We have included the Mass times for our Parishes in Bay City for your convenience.
All Saints Parish– St. James Site
710 Columbus Ave. Bay City, MI 48708
Mass Times: Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am
(989) 893-4693
All Saints Parish– St. Boniface Site
510 N. Lincoln Bay City, MI 48708
Mass Times: Sunday: 10:30am
12:30pm (Bilingual Mass)
(989) 893-4693
Corpus Christi Parish
1000 S. Wenona St. Bay City, MI 48706
Mass Times: Saturday: 4:30pm
Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30am
(989) 893-4073
Our Lady of Peace
607 E. South Union
Mass Times: Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am
(989) 892-6031
Our Lady of Czestochowa– St. Stan’s Site
1503 Kosciuszko Ave, Bay City, MI 48708
Mass Times: Sunday: 9:00am & 11:30am
(989) 893-6421
Our Lady of Czestochowa– St. Hyacinth Site
1515 Cass Avenue Bay City, MI 48708
Mass Times: Saturday: 4:30pm, Sunday: 6:00pm
(989) 893-6421
St. Catherine of Sienna
2956 E. North Union Bay City, MI 48706
Mass Times: Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am & 11:00am
(989) 684-1203
St. Jude Thaddeus
614 Pine St. Essexville, MI 48732
Mass Times: Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday 8:30am & 10:30am
(989) 894-2701