Monthly Archives: December 2017

From the MSM Family: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Our hearts are lifted in praise this Christmas for the wonderful gift of Jesus and the joy He brings to our lives.  May God fill your life with hope, faith, joy and peace this holiday season and throughout the new year!

 

Thank you to all of our Mount St. Mary campus ministry team members who helped to make this Advent season so special for our MSM school community by sharing their reflections with us.

 

 

Christmas Reflections 
by Mallory Wine, Breanna Racher, Mary Claire Fox, Julia Bates, Kaci Elrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advent Week 4: PEACE

With only one day until Christmas, the fourth week of Advent may not be long but calls us to commit ourselves to PEACE in the world. During the fourth week of Advent, student campus ministry team member Regan shares her family tradition of volunteering during the holidays to share God’s peace with others.

 

Fourth Week of Advent: PEACE

by Regan Moss

 

 

 

Advent Week 3: JOY

Mount St. Mary Academy students and faculty are filled with JOY now that exams are finished and holiday break has begun! During the third week of Advent, our student campus ministry team member Kassidy reflects upon the rose-colored candle of the Advent wreath and how it reminds us that joy is very much a part of growing closer to God this Advent season.

 

Third Week of Advent: JOY

 

by Kassidy Reyes

 

 

Advent Week Two: FAITH

Bishop Anthony Taylor joined the Mount St. Mary community for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. During the second week of Advent, our student campus ministry team members reflected upon the Nativity and shared about what the Nativity teaches us about faith and how we can live our faith during Advent.

 

Second Week of Advent: FAITH 

 

by Evelyn Nick ’18 and Anne Moehllers ’18

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

The Season of Advent is Upon Us: Week One

This Christmas we will be sharing the expectant waiting of the Advent season with our school community by giving special time for reflection and contemplation in the upcoming weekly Belles Blasts. Our student campus ministry team members will be offering reflections on their favorite Advent traditions in order to extend the preparation for Christmas in our minds and hearts. We invite you to join in the scripture readings, follow the weekly tips and enjoy the spiritual enrichment of the Advent season as together we prepare for the coming of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

 
First Week of Advent: HOPE
 
by Addison Bridges ’18 and Hailey Grillo ’18

 

 
 
 

 
 

Giving Tuesday Shares the Love with MSM

This year on #GivingTuesday, November 28, Mount St. Mary Academy received an inspirational outpouring of support, as parents, alumnae and friends of the school joined together to show their charitable spirit to the “best school we know.” Just over $26,000 was donated in the online campaign that called on supporters through emails and social media to “share the love” with The Mount on Tuesday, November 28.

 

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season following the commercial days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year over 1,640,000 gifts and $177,000,000 were raised online in over 98 countries, according to the Giving Tuesday website.