Saints Speak from Mrs. Marshall - 12/18/2025 - Showing Love for God in Small Ways

Our saint this week is St. Therese of Lisieux, and we are learning about the holy habit of fortitude. Fortitude is having the strength to do what is right, even when it’s hard to do so. St. Therese modeled this in her life, showing love for God and others in small ways, each and every day. She inspires each of us to do the same, even when it might not be the easy or popular choice.

Thank you!!

Thank you so much to ASPA and to each and every family who contributed to the Christmas gift collection for our faculty and staff! We are so grateful for your incredible generosity, this holiday season and throughout the year. It is a blessing to work with your children and to partner with you. God bless you!

Advent & Christmas

It has been a great few weeks at All Saints preparing for Christmas! Each morning, we have enjoyed sharing Advent prayers written by our students. Last Friday we were able to view beautiful nativity displays shared by several of our families. Thank you to all who shared a piece of your family’s culture and tradition with us this Advent! Yesterday’s Christmas concerts were fantastic! Thank you to all our preschool through 5^th grade students who worked so hard to prepare, and thanks especially to Ms. Sipll for putting together such wonderful performances!

This morning our Student Council judged the “ugly” Christmas sweater contest and awarded a medal to the “ugliest” sweater in each grade. There was some tough competition! Congratulations to our winners:

• PK: Isabella G. R.
• Kdg: Audrina V.
• 1^st grade: Ava N.
• 2^nd grade: Emma P.
• 3^rd grade: Laila S.
• 4^th grade: JP S.
• 5^th grade: Will C.
• 6^th grade: Gigi G.
• 7^th grade: Charlie C.
• 8^th grade: Zoey M.

Tomorrow we will begin the day together with Mass at 8:15am. Students should wear their uniform or they may dress UP in their Sunday best. Class parties will be held at 10:15am followed by 11:30am dismissal for all students. Don’t forget, there is no bus home, no after care, and no lunch tomorrow!

Annual Appeal Update

We are almost 75% of the way to our $30,000 appeal goal with over 100 donations! The generosity of this school community is truly a bright light in this beautiful season. We have seen an uptick in participation by our school families, which is reflected in the homeroom standings to win the Family Ice Cream Social that will take place on Monday, January 12 after school. All of our homerooms are on the board now with the exception of two. Nine homerooms have greater than 20% of student families participating.  Just a few gifts can make a huge difference as you will see in the following standings as of 1pm yesterday, December 17:  

• 1st : Ms. Beardsley (2A) with 53.33% of student families donating to the appeal  
• 2nd: Mrs. Beardsley (KB) with 36.84% of student families donating to the appeal
• 3rd:  Mrs. Lane (KA) with 35% of student families donating to the appeal  
• 4th:  Mrs. Swanson (PS3) with 25.93% of student families donating to the appeal
• 5th:  Tie - Mrs. Reid (7R) and Senora Myers (6M) both with 25% of student families donating to the appeal

Remember that if there is a tie at the end of the contest at 11:59pm on Thursday, January 1, 2026, we will have two (or more!) parties. Mrs. Bajek will continue to send updates during the Christmas Break on 12/21, 12/23, 12/26, 12/28, 12/30 and the morning of 1/1/26. Click here to contribute, and thank you for your support!

Catholic Schools Week Shirts

In case you missed yesterday’s email, Catholic Schools Week shirts are on sale now! This year we are offering long-sleeve t-shirts and crew-neck sweatshirts. There will be a day during Catholic Schools Week when students may only be out of uniform if they wear this shirt. Click here to order yours today; orders are due by January 8^th.

MATHCOUNTS Contest

Earlier this month, several of our junior high students competed in the first round of the MATHCOUNTS contest. Congratulations to the following students who will go on to represent All Saints at the regional contest:

• Josiah Bain
• James Budd 
• Mary Devine
• Norah Gardner
• Jeffrey Jiao
• Cindy Montgomery
• Billy Mourad
• Sebastian Mourad
• Eain Sawko
• Maya Sida
• Austin Tang
• Zac Wojtowicz

Diocesan News

I’m sure many of you have heard the news this week, made official today, that Bishop Hicks will be installed as the next Archbishop of New York on February 6, 2026. We are thankful for his five years of service to the Diocese of Joliet. Please keep him in your prayers as he transitions into his new role.

Saintly Acts

Congratulations and thank you to the following students who were recognized with Saintly Acts this week: Mattison B. (7^th grade), Noah B. (6^th grade), Will G. (6^th grade), Elsa B. (7^th grade), Dominic P. (2^nd grade), Josie N. (5^th grade), Ayaan P. (2^nd grade), Addison P. (5^th grade), Caleb S. (4^th grade), Laila S. (3^rd grade), Zayna A. (8^th grade), Matthew G. (8^th grade), Luke B. (5^th grade), Vivian D. (Kdg), Ella G. (8^th grade), Abby L. (4^th grade), Frankie L. (5^th grade), and Alexa L. (5^th grade). Keep being saintly!

The next Saints Speak will be sent on Thursday, January 8th. Don't forget that you have an additional day of Christmas break this year on Monday, January 5th, when our faculty and staff will be attending a retreat. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 6th.

We wish you a very merry Christmas with your loved ones!

Warm regards,

Margie Marshall

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