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Spell-a-thon Funds Due
Miss Gannon’s 5th grade class would like to remind you that elementary students are collecting pledged Spell-a-thon funds and hoping to turn them in by this Friday, November 16. If you’ve pledged toward our students’ Spell-a-thon efforts, thank you!Order New Griffin Gear
In case you missed the opportunity earlier this fall, you can purchase Griffin Gear and have it delivered in time for Christmas. Sale ends Monday, November 26! Order now!
Alpenglow Joins the Ranks
Alpenglow Custom Builders joins our friends at Murdoch’s and Edward Jones as a banner-buying business sponsor in our gym. There’s plenty of space left for your local business, so don’t be left out! Download our business flyer for information to get your banner up at Petra.
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Sinners Saved by Grace or Saints Who Sin?
(The following homily was given at Petra Academy’s All Saints’ Feast.) All Saints’ Day is a holy day that the Orthodox church traces back to church father John Chrysostom in the 4th century as a recognition of saints – many of whom were martyrs – celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Pope Boniface IV, who […]
Comedy That Transcends Time
(Petra Academy’s fall play, The Servant of Two Masters, plays Friday and Saturday evening, November 9 and 10, at 7 p.m. Purchase your tickets today at our website or at our front desk, as with only two scheduled performances, they will go quickly!) Over the past several years of teaching theatre history, I have become […]
Praying for Grass Stains
At a recent Dads-Who-Dare prayer meeting (Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:30, at Petra), a father asked for prayer for his elementary-aged daughter. “She’s like me,” he said, “in that she’s shy and quiet and can sometimes be anxious about making friends.” He went on to share some good news, though: “Yesterday, she came home with some grass […]
Your Opportunities at Petra (Part 2)
(This is the second of two posts from 3rd grade teacher Sabrina Moody. Read part one.) The Opportunity to Grow This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:8 As we re-experience 3rd, 5th, 8th or whatever the grade may be, we have the unique […]