Dear SPC Families,
We are excited about our fun menu of summer enrichment camps for students for three weeks this coming summer! The registration is now open for all current SPC students and incoming new SPC students! Click here for the Summer Camp brochure, which includes the registration link.
Parent Teacher Conferences Coming Soon!
The second-trimester Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, March 7th, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Friday, March 8th, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Conferences on Thursday will be in person. Conferences on Friday will be online using Google Meets (meeting links are located in the Room section of Your Schedule). The format for conferences will be 10 minutes for students in grades four through eight and 30 minutes for students in grades preschool through third.
Parents will use the online scheduling program, Pick-A-Time, to schedule conferences. To schedule a conference, you must utilize the Pick-A-Time website and select your conference times. We ask every parent to access Pick-A-Time to schedule a conference with their child’s teachers between Tuesday, February 27 (starting at 8:00 am) and Tuesday, March 5 (ending at midnight).
PICK-A-TIME WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5th at MIDNIGHT
LENTEN ALMSGIVING:
We are excited to announce our 2024 partnership with Catholic Extension! Over the past seven years, we have partnered with Catholic Extension for our Lenten Almsgiving. What the parish and school have been able to accomplish during this time is truly amazing. I have been blessed to visit some of the projects and see firsthand the transformative nature of the donations. Please click here for an overview of projects throughout the years.
This year, we will support missionary priests in the Diocese of Cheyanne, Wyoming! Please click here for an overview of this year's project. In early March, Seminarian Lee will come and speak to the students about his vocation and his work in Wyoming.
We are asking students to participate in Almsgiving this Lent. I encourage you to have a conversation with your students about ways they can participate. This is not a "ask mom and dad for money" situation; it is time for students to make choices and work to help the missionary priests. Below are some ways to talk to your children about almsgiving. If your child brings in $1 or $50, the important thing is they contribute themselves in any way possible. Simply bring the money to the homeroom, and we will collect the funds.
Lenten Resources for Families:
Helping kids understand Almsgiving
Explaining Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving to kids
Strings Concert February 22nd at 7:0opm
Congratulations to all of our musicians! Please come and listen to their beautiful music. If you are thinking of having your child start an instrument, this is a great way to show them what is possible!
Peace,
Dr. Erika Mickelburgh
SPC Home & School Association
Sweetheart Dance Ticket Update and Call for Volunteers
We are very excited to welcome all of our SPC Sweethearts this Saturday, February 24th, as we prepare to dance the night away at our Barbie-themed event. Ticket sales are now closed for pre-purchase. The price of tickets at the door increases to $20 per person and is only available for the 3:30 and 7:30 pm sessions. Walk-in tickets can be paid via cash or check.
We are not able to accommodate walk-ins for the 5:30 pm session due to gym capacity.
We are still looking for volunteers to help with set-up and to facilitate the check-in process for our 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm sessions. If you are able to volunteer, Use this link to sign up.
Used Uniform Sale - Save the Date March 7th!
If you have any used uniform items, please drop them off to either office by March 7th. 
SPC Athletics
SPC Athletics Sponsored Spirit Wear Sale!
The Athletic spirit wear store is open to EVERYONE!!! We have sweatshirts, T-shirts, pajama pants, bags, water bottles, and decals for decoration. The spirit store closes on Saturday, February 24th at 5:00 pm. Click here or on the image below to place your order.
SPC Football Fall 2024!
If you would like to help and coach our football program or be an active football board member in the upcoming 2024-25 school year, please complete this Google Form.
Spring Ballet Registration 
Please click here to download the flyer with the registration link and more details.
SPC School Board
The St. Paul of the Cross School Board will have 3 vacancies for the 2024-25 school year. Details regarding the nomination deadline and election timeline will follow in a few weeks. For now, we wanted to put the idea on your radar, giving you plenty of time to consider taking a leadership role and participate on the school board.
As an advisory board, our school board assists our Pastor, Fr. James, and our Principal, Dr. Erika Mickelburgh, in formulating and implementing policies and procedures to run our parish school.
The school board meets monthly during the school year. The board activities include finance, academic education, religious education, public relations, technology and building planning.
The eligibility requirements to serve on the Board include being:
1. A registered practicing Catholic at St. Paul of the Cross;
2. Genuinely interested in working collaboratively to advance the Catholic and academic education at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic School.
If you are interested in learning more about serving on the school board, please contact Siobhán Haugh (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./773.791.0570).
Save the Date! Spring Art Show April 14, 2024!
Webinar: Helping Your Child Face Their Fears February 29th
Spring Session Information. Please click here.
Deadline to order a 2023-2024 SPC Yearbook is Monday, April 1st 2024
If you are not sure if you have already ordered a yearbook, please contact Mrs. McCallister at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before ordering. Tree Ring does send a confirmation email when you order.
Please click here to download all the details about ordering your yearbooks.
FROM THE PARISH
We have an active and vibrant parish and encourage everyone to read the weekly bulletins for Fr. James' weekly letter and stay informed about all upcoming events and programs.
Please click here for the latest bulletin.
Please click here for Fr. James' "The Daily" - Daily Mass Readings and Reflections
FROM THE COMMUNITY
From the Community
Park Ridge Baseball and Softball Registration Now Open
Age 5 (by August 31st) and Up