Filed under: Spiritual Formation
Royalmont's new school year got off to an awesome start yesterday. We started the school day as we typically do, with Morning Assembly, during which we consecrated the new school year to Jesus and Mary. A little later we gathered for an all-school Mass celebrated by Fr. Matthew Van Smoorenburg. Students spent the rest of the day with their homeroom class reviewing the upcoming school year, going over a few classroom rules, and getting to know their new teachers.
Royalmont Academy is a private, Catholic school of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati - serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland, and South Lebanon.
This morning, Mr. Schlotman's 5th grade class shared a poem at Morning Assembly called "Hymn" by Jars of Clay, a Christian band. They recited the whole poem as a group and then again in solo parts.
Thank you, 5th grade, for sharing this beautiful poem during the month of the Sacred Heart.
Royalmont Academy is a private, Catholic school located northeast of Cincinnati - serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland, and South Lebanon.
Each year, Royalmont students participate in Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati's Annual Poster Contest, a pro-life art contest that draws hundreds of entries from students in area Catholic schools. This year's theme was "I Show Respect for Human Life by…" First, Second, and Third place over-all awards are given to the best entries in each of these age categories: K – 2nd grade, 3rd – 5th grade, and 6th – 8th grade. This morning at Morning Assembly, Mrs. Ryan announced this year's contest winners from Royalmont:
In the K – 2nd grade category, Royalmont students won 1st Place (Rose, 2nd grade) and 2nd Place (Emma, 2nd grade).
In the 3rd – 5th grade category, Royalmont students won 2nd Place (John, 5th grade) and 3rd (Maggie, 4th grade).
In the 6th – 8th grade category, a Royalmont student won 2nd Place (Maria, 8th grade).
This year is the first time a Royalmont student has taken 1st place over-all in one of the age categories. Great job, Rose!
As well, 63 other Royalmont students received Honorable Mentions for their entries.
Congratulations to all of the students who participated!
Royalmont Academy is a private, Catholic school located northeast of Cincinnati – serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland, and South Lebanon.
Join us for VBS at Royalmont! This year's theme is: "Win the World for Jesus!"
VBS will run July 18th - 22nd from 9:00am - 12:00pm.
Follow this link to register online: Royalmont VBS Website
Royalmont Academy is a private, Catholic school just northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio - serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland and South Lebanon.
It's our first day back from Easter Break and this morning Mrs. K's PreK 4 class celebrated Easter together by making one of our students' all-time favorite desserts: Resurrection Rolls!
These delicious desserts are a great lesson on the Resurrection. The marshmallow in the middle melts during baking to create an "empty tomb" reminding us of the great miracle and mystery we celebrate on Easter.
Happy Easter from Royalmont Academy!
Royalmont Academy is a private Catholic School just northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio- serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland and South Lebanon.
Once a week, after school, several Dads run a boy's club called ConQuest. The whole purpose of the club is to teach boys how to grow in virtue. But we like to inject the club meetings with sports and fun, so that the boys associate "fun" with "faith formation."
This past week, the older boys' lesson was designed to teach theboys HOW and WHY to read the Bible.
We used a dictionary as an example- in order to make the point more clear.
We identified several things we use a dictionary for, and then we tried to identify several things we can use the Bible for.
Then we asked the boys how the Dictionary was arranged. That's easy! Everyone knows the answer: it's arranged alphabetically!
Now comes the harder question- how is te Bible arranged? In other words- what is the key to understanding the Bible?
We are not asking, "what order is it in," or "how is it divided," but "what is the KEY to understanding the Bible?"
Click here to read the answer to the question: "What is the KEY to understanding the Bible?"
Royalmont Academy is a private Catholic School just northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio- serving Mason, West Chester, Loveland and South Lebanon.
Royalmont welcomed Fr Stan Fortuna CFR this morning for an all-school Mass. Following Mass, Fr Stan will share with the students about his love for John Paul II.
John Paul the Great, Pray for us!
Royalmont Academy is a private Catholic School located in Mason, Ohio - just outside of Cincinnati.
At ConQuest this week, the boys split up into teams and designed a maze of chairs for their opponents. The opposing team had to send someone through- with a blind-fold on. The goal was to get through the maze the fastest.
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This morning 27 boys in Royalmont's 6th, 7th, & 8th grades left for a two-day retreat at Sacred Heart Apostolic School. A few 4th & 5th grade siblings also jumped on board for the adventure. Fr. Gregory and Br. John have an exciting two days planned for them including some fierce sports competitions, crazy games, and, of course, Mass, confession, and virtue talks aimed at deepening their faith and helping them encounter Christ this Lent.
Royalmont Academy is a Catholic School located in Mason, Ohio - just outside of Cincinnati.
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Here's a note from our principal.
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A few weeks ago, I was honored to meet a priest named Fr. Bonaventure, a Franciscan originally from China who is currently working in several areas, primarily as a chaplain at several Cincinnati hospitals. In his time in China, Father Bonaventure was harassed, jailed, tortured, and eventually had to leave the country. As a young priest who was attracting an ever-growing group of the faithful, both he and his family were persecuted. I was overwhelmed at hearing his story. Before his departure in China, he was even offered the position of Bishop in the "Patriotic church." He turned it down and was further persecuted.
Father Bonaventure was recently given an award from Harvard and, I believe, might be being considered as an Auxiliary Bishop to minister to Chinese Chinese Catholics. To my delight, Father Bonaventure has joyfully agreed to celebrate Mass at Royalmont this Friday, March 18 at 2:00 PM. He has also agreed to spend a little time with our Upper School students telling them a little about his time of persecution in China.
We are hoping that as many families as possible will be able to attend Mass this Friday and welcome Father Bonaventure. This is a great honor and opportunity for our school and a great way to kick off our Gala weekend.
Royalmont Academy is a Catholic School located in Mason, Ohio - just outside of Cincinnati.
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