Duchesne welcomes new campus minister

 

Hello, everyone. My name is Mike Fitzgerald (Mr. Fitz), and I am the new campus minister here at Duchesne. I am very excited to meet and work with all your sons and daughters!

I attended Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, for my undergrad and received my master's in Religious Education through Loyola New Orleans. I have 10 years of experience as the retreat coordinator at Chaminade, and I was also the defensive coordinator for middle school football and the head coach for varsity rugby there.

Announcements

The Junior Retreat is coming up on March 20. Permission slips were sent out on February 20; they will be due on March 6. We will be going to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet’s Motherhouse for the day. Buses and food will be provided. More details for junior parents will be included in the email with the permission slip. Please respond if your child has any food allergies by the 6th as well.

Junior Ring Day Mass will be held during Mission Week on Tuesday, April 1. Parents of juniors will be invited to attend the All School Mass, and a short reception for juniors and their parents will be held afterward. Advancement will send out emails containing more information when the time comes.

 

Mission Week will be March 31-April 4, and we will once again raise funds for the Heifer Foundation. I will send a detailed email about the week and the activities you and your children may participate in next month. But you can mark your calendar for Chris’ Cakes on April 2 from 7:30-9:00am! You are welcome to enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes with your child in our cafeteria. The price will be $10 per plate.

Finally, April 15 is the Sophomore Retreat. Much like the Junior Retreat, we will bus students off campus to the La Salle Retreat Center in Eureka, where lunch will be provided. A permission slip and more detailed information about the day will be sent to sophomore parents a month before the retreat.

I look forward to meeting you all at some point throughout the year and say many prayers of thanks for being able to serve the Duchesne family.

Mr. Fitz