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October 2012Volume 5, Issue 3St. Anne ParishMinistries50 Plus or Minus - Adult Choir - AdultReligious Education - Altar Servers -Annual Diocesan Appeal - Basement toAttic Sale - BINGO - Blood Drive -Building & Grounds - Catholic Orderof Foresters Court 1985 - Christ ChildSociety - Christmas in July - Cinco deMayo - Extraordinary Ministers ofCommunion - Food Pantry - Fourth ofJuly Parade - Funeral Choir - FuneralLunch Servers - Funeral Altar Servers -Gardening - Homebound - Knights ofColumbus, Leo Council 716 - Lectors -Marathon Bridge - Market Day - ParishCouncil - Prayer Chain - Prayer Shawl- Rainbow Raffle - RCIA - Sacristan -Song Leaders - Stewardship Committee- Ushers - Vacation Bible School -Welcoming Committee - W.I.N.G.S. -Worship & Prayer - Youth ReligiousEducationThe Stewardship CommitteeMission is:To call forth everyone into layparticipation by providingopportunities for ministry;To reach out with words andactions so everyone willfeel welcome;To enable all to grow in theirrelationship with JesusChrist;To encourage all to embracethe stewardship way oflife.In addition to meeting ourpresent needs, we endeavor tomaintain our Catholic communityso that our missioncontinues to be alive forSt. Anne Parish in the future.Joyfully SharingGod’s GiftsOLGCA Has a New PrincipalMr. Scott TurnipseedScott Turnipseed has joined the staff at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy.He is thrilled to become the leader of our family school.Scott is married with two adult children. His wife is a librarian at AdamsSchool in Davenport, IA. His daughter lives in Kansas and teaches SocialStudies. His son attends Western Illinois University and is working towardsan elementary teaching degree. Scott has a two-year-old grandson in Kansas.In his free time he enjoys refinishing furniture and spending as muchtime as possible with his grandson. Scott and his wife have traveled to thesoutheast and southwest United States and have the northwest, Alaska andEurope on their “to visit” list.Scott grew up and attended middle and high school in Washington, IA. Hegraduated from the University of Northern Iowa. Scott started teaching BusinessEducation at Moline High School in 1976.In 1994, he became the Principal at Horace Mann in Moline and BicentennialSchool in Coal Valley. Scott retired from the Moline School District in 2010.After retirement, Scott subbed at Blackhawk Area Special Education in Moline.Through friends he heard about and was encouraged to apply for theprincipal position at OLGCA.Scott loves children and has a philosophy that every child can learn. He isvery impressed with the caring, dedicated staff and the very polite students.As far as changes for this school year, he emphasizes that he is here to leadand is gathering input by holding many meetingswith the staff, discussing the policies,curriculum and student needs. Any decisionsmade from this input will be focused on thebetterment of the school and strengtheningthe learning environment.The staff, parents, and students are pleasedthat Mr. Turnipseed is the new principal. Stopin and meet Scott. You will find him impressiveand very welcoming.St. Anne Stewardship/Ministry Newsletter – Meeting the Needs of Our Parish

Everyone was excited at “Unpack Your Backpack” night,especially Fr. Greg!Finding Your Way Around Our Lady of Grace AcademyWho? What? Where?Usage of the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academyschool buildings continues to evolve to better meet theneeds of the students and this year is no exception withnumerous changes now in place.The “Main Building” (formerly the convent) is hometo the Preschool through 2 nd grade classrooms, for a totalof 75 students. The “Main Building” also includes theschool library and offices.The “Intermediate Building” (formerly known as thejunior high or the annex) includes the 3 rd through 6 th gradeclassrooms, for a total of 60 students.And the “Old Building” (formerly known as thegrade school) is the location for the 7 th and 8 th grade classrooms(a total of 17 students) plus rooms for music, band,and computers.In addition to a SMART Board in every classroom,there is now at least one iPad in every classroom and theprocess has begun to acquire Kindles as well.Fortunately, all issues related to the “March flood”that occurred in the “Main Building” have been addressedand the school wishes to extend a big “THANK YOU” toeveryone who provided assistance and donated replacementitems.Recent improvements in the “Main Building” havecreated a teachers’ lounge area in the former chapel and afaculty restroom in the former sacristy. Also, you may havenoticed a new “Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy” signnear the front entrance of the “Main Building”.All systems are GO for the new school year at Our Lady ofGrace!Meet Mrs. CregerOur Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is happyto welcome Mrs. Kathy Creger as its new physicaleducation teacher for the 2012-2013 schoolyear.Mrs. Creger will teach P.E. to students frompre-school through eighth grade. A Milan native,she was educated in the Rock Island School District,spent her first two years at Black Hawk College,and graduated from Eastern Illinois University.Continued on page 3...St. Anne Stewardship/Ministry Newsletter – Meeting the Needs of Our

...Continued from page 2Kathy has also taken classes at Western Illinois University. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree with amajor in physical education, a minor in drivers education, and a health endorsement. Mrs. Cregerhas teaching experience with all levels. She taught kindergarten through sixth grade for three yearsat Wells School in East Moline and also taught in the Rock Island School District for three years.Kathy began her career as a substitute teacher for Edison Jr. High in Rock Island. She has alsocoached cheerleading.Mrs. Creger and her husband, Casey, have a two-year-old daughter named Payton. Thefamily resides in Milan and are members of Sacred Heart Parish. Kathy already has a connection toSt. Anne Parish. She and her husband were married by Father Greg. Father Greg also baptizedPayton. Mrs. Creger enjoys running for recreation and fun, watching baseball, and especially readingto their daughter.As someone who is passionate about education and teaching, Kathy is excited about teachingat OLGCA. When asked what she was most looking forward to about teaching this year, shesaid she was excited to be able to share her faith with the children as this will be her first time teachingin a Catholic School.Welcome Miss Teerlinck!If you stop by the fourth grade classroom at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy,you can meet the fourth grade students and their new teacher, Miss JulianneTeerlinck.Miss Teerlinck grew up in Orion, Illinois and graduated from Orion High School.She attended Black Hawk College and then graduated from Western Illinois Universityin December 2011 with her degree in Elementary Education. She workedas a substitute teacher at OLGCA on a regular basis in the spring of 2012 and appliedto the Diocese of Peoria to be considered for a teaching position. When summercame, with no word from the Diocese, she accepted a job working in daycare/preschool. She is veryinvolved with the Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) program. The connection between her faith and her positionat OLGCA is seamless. She said “being here just feels right and natural.” In early August Miss Teerlinck wason vacation with her family in Costa Rica when the call came about a teaching position at Our Lady of Grace.After returning to the U.S., she checked her phone for messages and discovered that Mr. Turnipseed hadbeen trying to contact her to set up an interview. As it turned out, she accepted the position with only a coupleof weeks to get ready for school to start!Miss Teerlinck recently turned 23 years old and is the youngest faculty member at our OLGCA. Sheenjoys reading, photography, and scrapbooking. She also likes to cook - her “specialty” is chicken and broccolifettuccine. Mmmm.Miss Teerlinck said that one of her favorite things about teaching is watching a student have an“Aha…” moment and knowing that she is making a difference in that student’s development. She also sharedthat her own first grade teacher was an important role model for her and said, “I would be thrilled to be halfthe teacher she was”.Her fourth grade students are working hard to “earn marbles” in a jar for good behavior. If the classreaches their goal to get all the available marbles into the jar, a “class pet” (hermit crabs) will be adopted.Based on her energy, enthusiasm, and commitment, we can bet that Miss Teerlinck will make a bigdifference for many students at Our Lady of Grace this year and in the years to come.St. Anne Stewardship/Ministry Newsletter – Meeting the Needs of Our Parish

Follow Me To The LibraryJust inside the entrance of the main building of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academyis the school library. Seven years ago when St. Anne and St. Mary schools merged, their librarieswere meshed together to create a wonderful collection of books for our students. Over 5,000books in all genres encourage exploration as well as entertainment.Each week students in Preschool through 6 th grade have a scheduled library period,while the Jr. High students use it as needed. During these 30 to 45 minute periods, studentsbrowse the bookshelves in search of just the right book. Starting in first grade, part of each libraryperiod is spent learning library skills that will enable students to feel comfortable using anylibrary they encounter.Sylvia Standaert, OLGCA librarian, believes — “At Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy,we truly believe that LEADERS ARE READERS.”| |St. Anne Parish555 18th AvenueEast Moline, IL 61244ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTEDPRSRT STDU.S. PostagePAIDEast Moline, IL 61244Permit No. 141