TomaThienGA.org – Huynh Truong

Doan Truong Blogging:

http://www.tomathienga.org/huynhtruong/

= Thank you all HT and HS who has contributed to the Fall Festival this weekend. It has been a success for our TN. The final numbers for us TN is that we had revenue of about $31,000 for showroom games + $7,000 for selling food. Our Expenses were $15,000 and so our profit is about $23,000.

= If you have Fall Festival Receipts, you need to turn it in to Ban Tai Chanh this week or else you will NOT be reimbursed.

= A special thanks to Michael for heading up the Fall Festival. Ani for coordinating the helpers. Khoa for coordinating the prizes. Anh Tuan (lon) for Mua Lan. Diem & anh Tuan for the play. Linh Nguyen for the entertainment programs.

Other HT and HS Helpers including Hai, Huy, Lieu, Loan, Anh Long, Maria, Paul, Nhat, QA, Robinson, Anh Tuan (nho), Bao, Tan, Ha Vu, My Thanh, Michael (flare), Richard, Kieu, Martino, Du, Peter, Jamila, Mai, Vu Hoang, Nam, Uyen, Phillip, Megan, Elizabeth, Tu, Joseph. If I forgot anyone else, please let me know so I can add their name to the list.

We’ve all had a fun and exhausting weekend. We lift up our Thanks to God for blessing us with such a beautiful weekend and things going smoothly. Enjoy catching up on your sleep this week.

Lev. 11:44 “make and keep yourselves holy, because I am holy”

Upcoming Events:

= Training day for Doi Truong & Doi Pho: At church on Saturday Sept 11 at 1:00-6:00pm

- Please call your students who didn’t turn in their forms to remind them and ask if they are going. Then please report to Nganh Truong so they can report to Lieu the names or students who are going.

- Anyone who can help out with this event, please contact and Long

= Monthly HT and HS Adoration: Sat, September 11, 19:00 – 20:00 in FULL UNIFORM

- Monthly Adoration got moved to the 2nd Saturday this month because of fall Festival

- If you are not able to make it, please report to Nganh Truong

= Doan Toma Thien Anniversary (Le Bon Mang Doan):

- Field Day-Church-Sept 18th 1:00-6:00 pm for the students

- Sunday Sept 19 we will have new BCH sworn in.

- Anyone who can help out with this event, please contact and Long

= Our First Praise & Worship: Friday Sept 24

= Leadership Fall Retreat for HT and HS Helpers Oct 15-16, 2010

- Please mark your calendars for our retreat to refresh our spiritual well being.

- Come reconnect with God and each other.
–
Your Servant in Christ,
Nhan

Doan Truong Blogging:

http://www.tomathienga.org/huynhtruong/

= Thank you all HT and HS who joined us for the meeting on Sunday. It was a great way to kick off the year. Keep up the high spirit.

= As a reminder to all HT and Helpers. Please do NOT drive anyone under 18 off of church property without parental permission. Especially NOT during class hours.

= When I came to the US in 1992, I attended CCD Class (Church School) at St. Andrews Catholic Church. Looking back on those years, I didn’t learn much about the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any teacher that made much of an impact in my faith life. All I remember going to class once a week as to fill in the blanks in a workbook we had just to fill our time (busy work). Most of the time I didn’t understand much anyways so I would just copy from some other kids’ workbook to be done with. To me, God was up there and I’m down here. I do my thing and He does His thing, as long as I’m not bad, he’s not going to bother me.

One of the big reasons why my lack of faith education besides not having good teachers was not having good text books. My suspicions were confirmed when Dr. Peter Kreeft, one of our best Catholic Theologican and Boston College Professor, commented on how boring our Catechist text books are. They are dry and filled with knowledge, but lack in passion and practical examples. So when I went to his talk when he spoke at St. Peter Chanel, I asked him what is his suggestion for addressing the problem of dry and boring Catechist books. He said, read his book “Because God is Real” because he wrote it to address real life questions to our faith. I just finished reading the book and I think it’s a MUST READ for all Catechist teachers. I’ll send some sample text in the next few emails.

Be a SAINT and have a wonderful week.

Upcoming Events:

= Church Adoration and mass to pray for the Fall Festival.

2/ Adoration; Friday 9/3 9:30-11:30 am
3/ adoration: Saturday 9/4 9:30-11:30 am
4/ Mass: Saturday 9/4 at 5:30 & midnight
5/ Mass: Sunday 9/5 at 7:30 am & 9:30 am only, no 11:30 & 1:00 masses.

= Fall Festival Sept 3-5th (NO CLASS)

- We will be responsible for games in the Show Room.

- If you haven’t signed up to help already, please email him if you can help (michaelpham84@gmail.com)

- We are still desperately in need of volunteers, please sign up any time you can.

= Training day for Doi Truong & Doi Pho: At church on Saturday Sept 11 at 1:00-6:00pm - Please call your students who didn’t turn in their forms to remind them and ask if they are going. Then please report to Nganh Truong so they can report to Lieu the names or students who are going.

= Monthly HT and HS Adoration: Sat, September 11, 19:00 – 20:00 in FULL UNIFORM

- Monthly Adoration got moved to the 2nd Saturday this month because of fall Festival

- If you are not able to make it, please report to Nganh Truong

= Doan Toma Thien Anniversary (Le Bon Mang Doan): - Field Day-Church-Sept 18th 1:00-6:00 pm for the students

- Sunday Sept 19 we will have new BCH sworn in.

= Our First Praise & Worship: Friday Sept 24

–
Your Servant in Christ,
Nhan