PRAYER & DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 16, 2025

Good morning JCA family. This is Junior Alondra Espino and today is Friday, May 16th, 2025.

The Gospel reading today Jesus speaks of His Father’s house having many dwelling places and assures the apostles that He is going to prepare a place for them, promising His eventual return to bring them to be with Him. When Thomas expresses uncertainty about the destination and therefore the way, Jesus responds with the pivotal and exclusive declaration of His own identity and role: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Please keep Abby Gue in your prayers today as she undergoes surgery. She is the daughter of Mrs. Gue.

Risen Lord Jesus,

You comforted Your troubled disciples, urging them to trust in You as they trust in God, and promising to prepare a place for them in Your Father’s house. Fill our hearts with gratitude for this sure hope and the clarity You provide in showing us the destination and the Way Himself. Keep our eyes fixed on You, that we may not wander. Ground our minds in You, the Truth, that we may not be deceived; nourish our souls with You, the Life, that we may live eternally. Remind us constantly that You alone lead to the Father. We ask this in Your Glorious and Risen Name,

Amen.

• OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL…. pray for us.
• FRANCIS OF ASSISI……. pray for us.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The word of the day is modicum.  Modicum is a formal word that means “a small amount.” It is almost always used with of. The band enjoyed a modicum of success in the early 2010s before becoming an international sensation.

Please be sure to have your ID when in the lunch line! If you do not have it, you may be asked to step to the end of the line to keep it moving efficiently. (Cameron)

The Writing Lab will be closed 4A. (Kairis)

The Math Lab will be closed 4B. (Kairis)

Sophomores enrolled in Dr. Fischer’s AP Language and Composition class junior year should meet in room 107 Monday, May 19, immediately after school to discuss summer reading assignments. (Fischer)

If you are taking AP Chemistry next year, please stop by Ms. Budz room 229, to pick up your summer homework! (K.Budz)

Are you interested in working with kids and getting service hours this summer? JCA Adventure camp is a camp for two weeks in July for kids aged 3-12 and we are looking for students to be counselors! We need as many workers as we can get, if you are interested, please talk to Ms. Budz in room 229 or send her a teams chat and she will send you more information! (K.Budz)

If you are taking AP BIOLOGY next year, please stop by room 129 after school on Thursday or Friday for a brief meeting and to pick up your summer assignment. (Morrissette)

 

SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS:

Congratulations to Angels track state qualifiers Ella Heinen, Bella Pollack, Salma Gallegos, and Mary Kate Moran in the 4×8; Symone Holman, Liz Cardwell, Paris Duncan, and Alexa Luz in the 4×1; Symone Holman in long jump, 100, and 200; Alexa Luz in the 100; Mary Kate Moran in the 1600; and Carolina Gallegos in the 1600 and 3200. Thank you to everyone who supported the team this season. The Angels will compete in the state final meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois University.

Anyone interested in running cross-country next fall, please stop by room 208 to pick up a summer schedule.

 

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PRAYER & DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 15, 2025

Good morning JCA family. This is Junior AJ Perez and today is Thursday, May 15th, 2025.

The Gospel reading today is situated within the intimate setting of the Last Supper, immediately following Jesus’ profound act of washing His disciples’ feet and His instruction for them to follow His example of humble service.

Risen Lord Jesus, after washing the feet of Your disciples, You taught us that the servant is not greater than the master, calling us to follow Your example of humble service and linking true blessedness to putting this love into action. Remind us constantly that You are the Light who came into the world, the Master who humbled Himself to the point of death, whose glorious Resurrection confirms Your Lordship and empowers us to follow Your path of loving service. We ask this in Your Glorious and Risen Name, You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.

Amen.

• OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL…. pray for us.
• FRANCIS OF ASSISI……. pray for us.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The word of the day is gloss. To gloss a word or phrase is to provide its meaning, or in other words, to explain or define it. Many unfamiliar terms are glossed in the book’s introduction.

The Writing Lab will be closed during 4A. (Kairis)

The Math Lab will be closed during 5th period. (Kairis)

Students who are serving as ushers for graduation please report to the large gym with your lunch.  Teachers, please allow them to leave class at 10:50 a.m.  Thank you. (Szynal)

Freshman student council members please report to room 115 during 4A on today, Thursday, May 15.  We will be electing officers. (Ragusa)

Sophomores enrolled in Dr. Fischer’s AP Language and Composition class junior year should meet in room 107 Monday, May 19, immediately after school to discuss summer reading assignments. (Fischer)

If you are taking AP Chemistry next year, please stop by Ms. Budz room 229, to pick up your summer homework! (K.Budz)

Are you interested in working with kids and getting service hours this summer? JCA Adventure camp is a camp for two weeks in July for kids aged 3-12 and we are looking for students to be counselors! We need as many workers as we can get, if you are interested, please talk to Ms. Budz in room 229 or send her a teams chat and she will send you more information! (K.Budz)

If you are taking AP BIOLOGY next year, please stop by room 129 after school on Thursday or Friday for a brief meeting and to pick up your summer assignment. (Morrissette)

SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS:

Anyone interested in running cross-country next fall, please stop by room 208 to pick up a summer schedule.

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PRAYER & DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 14, 2025

Good morning JCA family. This is Senior Sophia Anastapolus and today is Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.

Please keep in your prayers today Mrs. Missy O’Brien, the sister-in-law of our athletic director Mr. O’Brien.

Today, the Church honors Saint Matthias the Apostle, uniquely chosen after the Ascension of Christ to take the place of Judas Iscariot among the Twelve. He was chosen from among the disciples who had been followers of Jesus from the time of His baptism by John until His Ascension, thereby ensuring he was a qualified witness to Christ’s entire ministry and especially His Resurrection. His selection restored the number of the Apostles to twelve, symbolizing the tribes of Israel and the foundation of the Church, and affirmed his role as an authoritative preacher of the Gospel.

Almighty God, you called Saint Matthias through Your Church to take his place among the Apostles, ensuring he was a faithful witness who accompanied Your Son Jesus from His Baptism until His Ascension: Grant me the grace to be faithful to my own calling, to persevere in discipleship, and to bear witness to the Resurrection of Christ in my life. That I may be an authentic witness to the truth of the Gospel and the power of the Resurrection in my daily words and actions, sharing the hope that is within me.

This day and all my days, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

• OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL…. pray for us.
• FRANCIS OF ASSISI……. pray for us.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The word of the day is uncanny.  Uncanny is typically used to describe something that is strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or difficult to understand.  The child has an uncanny ability to recognize streets and locations she’s seen only once or twice before.

Today (Wednesday) we are having the end of the year class meetings.  The meeting will be held during homeroom periods. Please take attendance and bring your class to the practice gym.

Freshmen – homeroom 4a, lunch 4b

Sophomores – homeroom 4b, lunch 4a

Juniors- lunch 5a, homeroom 5b

If you are taking AP Chemistry next year, please stop by Ms. Budz room 229, to pick up your summer homework! (K.Budz)

For all Juniors taking AP English Literature next year, there will be a brief meeting after school TODAY in Room 110 to discuss summer work and expectations.  The short meeting should be done around 3:00.  Please see Mr. Allgood in Room 110 if you are unable to attend. (Allgood)

Are you interested in working with kids and getting service hours this summer? JCA Adventure camp is a camp for two weeks in July for kids aged 3-12 and we are looking for students to be counselors! We need as many workers as we can get, if you are interested, please talk to Ms. Budz in room 229 or send her a teams chat and she will send you more information! (K.Budz)

If you are taking AP BIOLOGY, please stop by room 129 on Thursday or Friday to pick up your summer assignment. (Morrissette)

 

SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS:

Anyone interested in running cross-country next fall, please stop by room 208 to pick up a summer schedule.

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PRAYER & DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 13, 2025

Good morning JCA family. This is Senior Calleigh and today is Tuesday, May 13th, 2025.

Please keep Diana Wunderlich in your prayers today as she undergoes a medical procedure. She is the wife of our maintenance supervisor Tom Wunderlich.

Risen Lord Jesus, You stood within the Temple courts and pointed to Your works as testimony to Your identity, even when confronted by disbelief. Fill our hearts with gratitude for this unwavering promise of protection and everlasting life for those who belong to You. Remind us constantly that You are the Light who came into the world, the Son eternally one with the Father, whose glorious Resurrection confirms Your power over death. We ask this in Your Glorious and Risen Name, You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.

Amen

• OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL…. pray for us.
• FRANCIS OF ASSISI……. pray for us.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The word of the day is darling.  Darling can refer to a dearly loved person or to someone who is liked very much by a person or group. Our baby grandchild is just the sweetest little darling.

Today, you will hear speeches and vote on class officers for the upcoming school year.  We will follow this schedule:

4A – Freshmen homeroom, Sophomore Lunch

4B – Freshmen lunch, Sophomore Homeroom

5A – Juniors Lunch

5B – Juniors Homeroom

Please take attendance and bring your class to the large gym.  Make sure they bring everything with them.  Please stay with your class to supervise them during speeches.  During the last five minutes teachers can leave to report to their next location.  We will dismiss them from the gym. (Szynal)

If you are taking AP Chemistry next year, please stop by Ms. Budz room 229, to pick up your summer homework! (K.Budz)

For all Juniors taking AP English Literature next year, there will be a brief meeting Wednesday 5/14 after school in Room 110 to discuss summer work and expectations.  The short meeting should be done around 3:00.  Please see Mr. Allgood in Room 110 if you are unable to attend. (Allgood)

Are you interested in working with kids and getting service hours this summer? JCA Adventure camp is a camp for two weeks in July for kids aged 3-12 and we are looking for students to be counselors! We need as many workers as we can get, if you are interested, please talk to Ms. Budz in room 229 or send her a teams chat and she will send you more information! (K.Budz)

 

SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS:

There will be a meeting for all boys AND girls interested in playing tennis next year in Mr. Eakle’s room, room 123, after school on Tuesday, May 13th. If you cannot attend the meeting, please see Mr. Eakle

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PRAYER & DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 12, 2025

Good morning JCA family. This is Junior Katie Selinger and today is Monday, May 12th, 2025.

Risen Lord Jesus, You revealed Yourself as the true Gate for the sheep, the only legitimate way into the safety of the fold. Fill our hearts with gratitude that through You, the Gate, we find salvation, freedom, and abundant pasture. Remind us constantly that You are the Light who came into the world, the Gate standing open for us because of Your saving Death and glorious Resurrection—victorious over sin, darkness, and death—calling us to leave behind all that would steal, kill, and destroy, and to enter through You into the fullness of eternal life and light.

We ask this in Your Glorious and Risen Name,

Amen.

• OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL…. pray for us.
• FRANCIS OF ASSISI……. pray for us.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The word of the day is fester.  Something that festers becomes worse as time passes.  We should deal with these problems now instead of allowing them to fester.

Congratulations to the new 2025-26 National Art Honor Society Officers:

President – Alondra Espino

Vice- President – Sydney Magana

Secretary – Julia Szymala

Treasurer – Maggie Boehm

Historian – Stephanie Ciechanski

Today Student Council will be hosting Executive Board speeches in the large gym.  Homeroom teachers, take attendance and bring your class to the large gym.  When the speeches have concluded, you may return to your homeroom.  The ballot will be open from 12:15 through 4 p.m. today.  You can access it in your JCA email. (Szynal)

If you are taking AP Chemistry next year, please stop by Ms. Budz room 229, to pick up your summer homework! (K.Budz)

For all Juniors taking AP English Literature next year, there will be a brief meeting Wednesday 5/14 after school in Room 110 to discuss summer work and expectations.  The short meeting should be done around 3:00.  Please see Mr. Allgood in Room 110 if you are unable to attend. (Allgood)

Are you interested in working with kids and getting service hours this summer? JCA Adventure camp is a camp for two weeks in July for kids aged 3-12 and we are looking for students to be counselors! We need as many workers as we can get, if you are interested, please talk to Ms. Budz in room 229 or send her a teams chat and she will send you more information! (K.Budz)

 

SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS:

There will be a meeting for all boys AND girls interested in playing tennis next year in Mr. Eakle’s room, room 123, after school on Tuesday, May 13th. If you cannot attend the meeting, please see Mr. Eakle