Pinecrest Academy

Eucharistic Adoration resumes on Thursday, January 7. Come spend time with Jesus! We could use more Guardians, especially for the 6-7pm time slot. Can you offer this hour? We promise it will be the best hour of your week! https://www.signupgenius.com//10c0d4fafae29a6f8c16-pinecre What is Eucharistic Adoration? Why is it worth carving out time each week for this? Here is a beautiful video by Fr. John Bartunek all about this sacramental gift to all!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fy7nrWGy8w

Our monthly Family Rosary is TONIGHT (December 9) at 8pm. We invite all families to join in via Zoom. See the portal and Paladin Press for the link use the QR code here. You may know that the rosary is a very powerful prayer many miracles have occurred throughout history due to recitation of the rosary! You can Google Rosary Miracles and find many stories! Don’t know how to pray the rosary? That’s okay! Just connect with us on Zoom and listen, or offer your own special i...ntentions silently. If you are interested in learning to pray the rosary, visit BustedHalo.com to view a 2-minute video tutorial. You know the saying, The family that prays together stays together. We are all part of the PA family and prayer is the invisible glue that keeps us together. Our PA community is always in our prayers!

If your children are interested in playing spring sports, be sure to sign them up -- Spring Sports Registration is now open! Spring sports include the following: Baseball - Boys High School & Middle School ... Golf - Boys and Girls High School & Middle School Lacrosse - Boys and Girls High School & Middle School Soccer - Boys and Girls High School & Middle School Tennis - Boys and Girls High School & Middle School Register: http://pinecrestacademy.sportssignup.com/site/ Let's go, Paladins!

* Do you know families who share your values? * Do you have friends who want their children to learn Beauty, Goodness & TRUTH? * Are your friends concerned about what their children are being taught at school? Invite them to "Discover the Treasure of Pinecrest Academy" at Open House on Sunday, Jan. 31! Guest visits will be staggered to comply with COVID-19 protocols. As guests journey through our 68-acre campus, they will find "treasures" along the way, with the greatest t...reasure being discovered in our Chapel. It will be informative and fun! Please share, and invite family, friends, and neighbors to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com//4090a4eaaa72fa6fa7-pinecrest3

As we continue our school-wide canned food drive, Miss Roman, High School Campus Minister, provides a compelling perspective as to why high school students should participate. Watch here! https://drive.google.com//1LcbDWuvwcHHuKRU-vybxYbUshX/view

Mrs. Aucoin put together a precious compilation of Christmas music from her classes. This one features "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Mary Did You Know," as performed by students in Miss Stubbs' Class and members of Christ's Choir.

Leave it to our own Cheryl DePalma to give so much of herself to others! Faculty and staff returned from Christmas break and were gifted with their own bottle of holy water, blessed by Fr. Matthew. Each bottle had a little card, attached by a ribbon, providing history about why the Church uses holy water, along with a quote from St. Theresa of Avila. Holy water is a powerful sacramental and a reminder of our own baptism! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3oivGka

Miss Roman and some of our high school students provided music for the High School Mass, in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We celebrated Mass COVID-style - half of the students were in Our Lady of Guadalupe and the other half were in the LS Gym..."together apart!"

She has arrived! The Our Lady of Fatima statue arrived yesterday via special delivery by John and Arlene Gannon! The Gannons have graciously gifted the high school with this absolutely beautiful statue. Her home is the main lobby. The exquisite wooden stand Our Lady rests upon is an original hand-crafted creation by Pinecrest dad, Matt Smith. Our Lady arrived in a large wood box and was meticulously wrapped for her journey all the way from Colombia, South America. ... John Gannon and Terry Tucci worked hard to unbox, unwrap, crown, and display Our Lady, in time for our high school students' return today! "Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!"

Did you know? The Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin, granted this extraordinary privilege because of her unique role in history as the Mother of God. We celebrate this long-held belief as the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. It is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church. Learn more about this feast day: https://bit.ly/2K37zXf Image: Painting by Murillo