St. Valentine School Web Site

The Mission of St. Valentine
Catholic School is to provide a
Catholic education based on:

Values rooted in Catholic teachings
Academic Excellence
Love and Respect for all
Strong Community in Christ

The Mission of St. Valentine Catholic School is to provide a Catholic education based on:

Values rooted in Catholic teachings
Academic Excellence
Love and Respect for all
Strong Community in Christ

St. Valentine School (K-8) 2019 Yearbook

The St. Valentine School (P-8) 2019 Yearbook is available for sale.
This year's yearbook is a Full Color Soft Cover bound and available for delivery after May 5, 2019
$12.00, order by January 31, 2019
Yearbook Order

OPEN HOUSE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019
5:00-7:00 PM
TOUR OUR SCHOOL, MEET THE TEACHERS
COME TO SEE ALL THAT ST. VALENTINE HAS TO OFFER!

TUITION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION

All applications for tuition assistance must be completed through the FACTS Grant & Aid Program

The Archdiocese of Detroit extends tuition assistance grants to Catholic Families who reside in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Details of the program, including how to apply, can be found through the links below. It is important that you read the School Information Letter and Parent Information Letter prior to starting your application process.
Parent Information Letter
FACTS Application Link
Pastor's Signature Form

St. Valentine School has a limited amount of tuition assistance money to offer for families with financial need. Applications can be completed through FACTS with a $30 application fee. Financial aid awards will be given to the applicants with the greatest financial need. There is no guarantee that a family will receive assistance. The application and aid is for one year only and the amount awarded can be up to $800.

The In-School Dentist is coming to St. Valentine on March 29, 2019

Based on our school's enrollment, an estimated 61 of our students are in need of dental care right now.
Please return permission forms by February 22, 2019

Prospective families: Contact us through our online inquiry service

Announcements

Update on Snow Days Used
We have now used six "snow days" for the 2018-2019 school year. All lunch credits have now been given for those who paid for hot lunch in advance.

The question everyone seems to be asking is "Will we have to make those days up?"
As a non public school we are legally held to at least 1098 hours per school year. When our calendar committee plans the school year and calculates, we purposely plan for 1128 hours of instruction. This allows us six extra days in case of unexpected school closing. We have now used all of those extra hours, but have not gone over the extra we planned. This means, at this time, we do NOT have to make any extra days up.

It is our sincere hope that there will be no more snow days or unexpected closings this year. If there are we have several options. Our best options do NOT include adding days in June as, without central air, this is not effective learning time. So while we may have to work together as a community to be flexible, at this time is does not look like our last day of school will change.

It is important to note that in order for a school day to legally count 70% of the school population must be present. For this reason we ask that if school is in session and your child is healthy, they attend school.
Winter Break-Feb. 15-19
There will be no school for Winter Break Feb. 15-Feb. 19. School resumes Wednesday, Feb. 20th.
Congratulations JV Girls Basketball
Our JV girls basketball team is undefeated and are the division champs! Great job ladies! Go Volts!
Prayer Invitation to all Parents
Dear Parents,
Did you know that at approximately 8:05 am, every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, the Rosary is prayed in our school chapel prior to the start of daily Mass? We invite you to join some of your fellow parishioners in this opportunity to ask Jesus, through our Blessed Mother Mary, for any help you may need, or to just offer thanksgiving, for yourself, your family and friends.

Enter the school building through the doors on Hope street, near Beech Daly; and utilize this twenty minute, spiritual pause to help strengthen you to face the challenges you may encounter throughout your hectic day. And, if you are able to invest another 30 minutes, consider also staying for the Mass that immediately follows the Rosary. Hope to see you there.

St. Valentine Worship Commission
Tax Credit for Preschool, Junior K, and Kid's Club
Any family who plans to file for a child care deduction for St. Valentine Preschool, Junior Kindergarten, or Kid's Club should contact the school office for the tax id number.
Unfortunately K-8 tuition is not tax deductible, however we encourage you to contact your state representative and let them know that you feel you should get a tax deduction or a voucher for faith based education.
For more information, please contact:
Mrs. Brake, kbrake@stvalentineschool.com, 313 533-7149
Disciples on Mission 2019: A Four-Part Speaker Series for Black Catholics of Detroit
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, the Office for Black Catholic Ministry of the Archdiocese, and Catholic parishes in Detroit are sponsoring a four-part speaker series on the New Evangelization in the African American community.
The four talks will focus on religious issues touching the experience of Black Catholics in Detroit and Christ’s call to bring the power of the Gospel into the city. The goal of the series is to rally Black Catholics from the parishes of Detroit around the call of Archbishop Vigneron to be missionary disciples in the African American community.
The seminary and the Office of Black Catholic Ministry want to support and encourage Catholics and parishes to answer the Archbishop’s call to unleash the Gospel in the neighborhoods and communities of Detroit.

Three talks will be hosted at parishes serving the large African American community in Detroit. The series will culminate at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in honor of St. Peter Claver, whose feast day is September 9th.
February 2: Dr. Patricia Cooney-Hathaway on “Prayer: A Heart for Witness,” St. Augustine and St. Monica Catholic Church.

March 2: Dr. Mark Latkovic on “Catholic Social Teaching,” St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church.

May 11: Dr. Michael McCallion on “Taking a Knee: A Catholic, Intercultural Perspective,” Corpus Christi Catholic Church.

September 14: Dr. Daniel Keating and a panel of leaders of Detroit Christian communities on “Unleashing the Gospel in Our Neighborhoods,” Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

Come and learn how to unleash the Gospel more fully in our community!
Morning Event Format
Mass 9:00 AM
Gathering/Registration
Breakfast
Talk by Sacred Heart Professor
Testimony by Parish Leader
Table Discussion/Q&A
Scholarship for Catholic Elementary and Catholic High School Tuition
Two $500 Catholic Elementary School Scholarships and four $500 Catholic High School Scholarships will be awarded by Catholic Vantage Credit Union. Applications must be received no later than March 4, 2019.
Click here to apply

From the desk of Mrs. Damuth:

St. Valentine School Year Theme 2018-2019: They will know we are Christians by our love!

We celebrate the feast day of St.Valentine (our school's special day!) on Feb. 14th

In the Bible John 15: 13 reads "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends" And that is just what St. Valentine did.

St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 A.D. At that time the Roman Emperor was imprisoning Christians for not worshipping the Roman gods. During this persecution Valentine was arrested. Some write that he was arrested because he was performing Christian marriages, but others say it was for helping Christians escape prison.

During the trial they asked Valentine what he thought of the Roman gods Jupiter and Mercury. Valentine said they were false gods and that the God that Jesus called Father was the only true God. So the Romans threw him in prison for insulting the gods.

While in prison Valentine continued to minister. He witnessed to the guards. One of the guards was a good man who had adopted a blind girl. He asked Valentine if his God could help his daughter. Valentine prayed and the girl was given her sight. The guard and his whole family, 46 people, believed in Jesus and were baptized. Because these people had come to know Jesus, Valentine praised God right there in his prison cell. When the emperor heard about this he was furious that Valentine was still making converts even in prison, so he had Valentine beheaded.

Valentine knew that he might get caught in his Christian activities. He knew that if he told the court the truth about the Roman gods that he would be thrown in prison. And he knew that if he continued to witness to Christ in the prison he would make his captors angry. But he continued, because he loved the Lord and his fellow humans. He was willing to risk his life to free the prisoners and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who needed to hear it.

The Bible Says: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."(John 15:13) God showed us this love by coming in Christ to die for our sins. And St. Valentine demonstrated this love when he died for his friends. This is the kind of love that Valentine's Day is really about.

Taken from www.just4kids.com

A virtue is a firm attitude to do what is right. Its direct opposite is a vice. A vice is a habit to do what is wrong. Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are called the human or cardinal virtues because they forge our human character. These four habits assist us in developing a pure heart that is open to God’s will.
“The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts and perseverance in struggle. Divine grace (God’s special help that strengthens us) purifies and elevates the virtues in our lives.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church #1839

St. Valentine Virtue for February: Temperance

St. Thomas Aquinas ranked temperance as the fourth of the cardinal virtues because temperance serves prudence, justice, and fortitude. The moderation of our own desires is essential to acting rightly (the virtue of prudence), giving each man his due (the virtue of justice), and standing strong in the face of adversity (the virtue of fortitude). Temperance is that virtue which attempts to overcome the overriding condition of our fallen human nature: "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Mark 14:38).

Taken from www.thoughtco.com Feb 6, 2019