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Thanks to our friends at Our Lady of Confidence at Bishop McDevitt for hosting @AncillaeAssumpt 7th graders for a shared service project today. We enjoyed making meals for the homebound and taking a tour of your school!

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We're celebrating sharing our knowledge of the Catholic faith during Catholic Schools Week @AncillaeAssumpt. Congratulations to our Kindergarten Religion Bee Champs!

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@AncillaeAssumpt began Catholic Schools Week with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Saint Raphaela Mary Chapel.

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Yesterday, @AncillaeAssumpt student musicians and chorus took selections from our Christmas concert on the road to St. Joseph Villa. Students also visited residents on a few floors with handmade Christmas greetings.

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Yesterday @AncillaeAssumpt 7th graders and students from Our Lady of Confidence at Bishop McDevitt met for our first shared service project. Students created centerpieces for the 8th Grade Thanksgiving DInner and residents of St. Joseph's Manor.

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Varsity football players met members of the Flach Family when they delivered @AncillaeAssumpt coat donations to the Kevin from Heaven Foundation yesterday. Thanks to our football players for helping us share the warmth with those in need in our community this winter!

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In Religion classes, @AncillaeAssumpt 5th graders are studying the Sacrament of Confirmation. We recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives through the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, including love, joy and peace.

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Students and faculty from Our Lady of Confidence at Bishop McDevitt joined @AncillaeAssumpt 7th grade for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Raphaela Mary Chapel yesterday. We prayed for our classmates who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year.

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Following prayerful reflection in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, @AncillaeAssumpt 6th grade students made cards for children in the Bahamas impacted by Hurricane Dorian. We continue to pray for families suffering from natural disasters.

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@AncillaeAssumpt first graders took their Religion class into the St. Raphaela Mary Chapel to get a close look at the special objects they saw during last week's Opening School Liturgy and at Mass on Sunday.

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@AncillaeAssumpt 5th graders shared stories of their Baptism in the outdoor classroom. Thank you to our parents for helping us recall this wonderful day!

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Thank you to our visitors from Our Lady of Confidence at Bishop McDevitt. @AncillaeAssumpt 7th graders look forward to shared prayer and service with OLC students this year!

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@AncillaeAssumpt 8th graders worked on creating their version of the colorful El Salvador Crosses. Students decorated their crosses with Jesus at the center and images that reflect our school community.

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@AncillaeAssumpt Third grade students made one-decade rosaries for their mothers. One Friday afternoon, students gathered in the St. Raphaela Mary Chapel to pray for their mothers and grandmothers. We pray in thanksgiving for all of our mothers today! #journeyingtogetheraaa

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@AncillaeAssumpt During today's May Celebration we honored the Blessed Virgin Mary and recalled the many ways she leads us to Jesus, her Son. Mary serves as a model of simplicity, the virtue we focus in this month. #journeyingtogetheraaa

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@AncillaeAssumpt Thank you to everyone who sent flowers for today's May Celebration, and to Mrs. Haley for arranging them so beautifully. Our Marian shrine will remain through the month of May, so please continue to send flowers to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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@AncillaeAssumpt Thank you to Brendan Zehner '07 who returned to Ancillae to share with students in 5th-8th grades what he has learned about discerning your vocation. Please pray for Mr. Zehner and all studying for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary! @StCharlesSem

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@AncillaeAssumpt Preparing for Holy Week, fIrst graders planted and cared for seeds. These Resurrection Gardens remind us of the new life we receive and love we feel because Jesus died on the cross for us. #journeyingtogetheraaa

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@AncillaeAssumpt 1st graders have been making Lenten sacrifices to collect materials for the elderly in Our Lady of Hope Parish in Philadelphia. During today's Holy Week Retreat, Father Efren Esmilla visited to explain how the Bunny Bags students made will help his parishioners.

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@AncillaeAssumpt In Religion, we are learning about the ministries of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus around the world. The hearts on the hallway display mark our prayers. Please make your Heart to Heart donation today! https://t.co/4pxdxX2XPd #journeyingtogetheraaa