The Sacred Heart Alumni Association will sponsor spring tours to the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, located in Florissant on the site of Philippine Duchesne’s first convent in America. Sister Margaret Munch, who serves on the Friends of Old St. Ferdinand Board and has a vast knowledge of the Philippine history that prevails in Florissant, will lead the tours on February 20, March 9, April 16 and May 11. Tours will depart from the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne at 10 a.m., or you may join the group in Florissant at 10:30 a.m. Reservations are required.

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Gather your friends for a fun-filled, fast-paced evening of trivia. Our 14th annual Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, January 23 with a ’90s theme! Get ready for a totally awesome time! There will be ’90s table decorating and “dress up” contests. Tables of eight ($200) and individual tickets ($25) are both available. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and questions begin at 7:00 p.m. Outside food is welcome; beer, soda, and water will be provided. Register online now—this event usually sells out!

Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here to learn more about Sponsorship opportunities.

If you have questions, please contact Special Events Coordinator Molly Renken, 636-946-6127, ext. 1602.

Alums of all ages turned out last night—in spite of the usual demands of a busy holiday season—to pack more than 50 Christmas Baskets to be added to the school’s traditional liturgy this morning.  In this, the third year of this “Alumni Christmas Basket Gathering” event, more than $800 was donated by alums, allowing Chairs Charla Niccoli Dziedzic ’75 and Barb Luszkowski ’72 to go on a shopping spree so prodigious that they had to call a third alumna to provide more van space.
 
Besides the 50 laundry baskets they had purchased (when they were on sale), they were laden with fifty 10-pound sacks of potatoes, 50 bags of oranges, etc., etc., etc.. Not only did the group activate an assembly line to knock off the fun chore of loading these 50 planned gifts, but they also juggled the additional foodstuffs and paper products that were brought in by the carload that night.  And—best of all—they celebrated together with food, drink and good cheer in the place that had given them so many wonderful memories of past Christmases.

Merry Christmas, Academy alums!
 

We’ll soon be celebrating one of the Academy’s best-loved traditions: Christmas Basket Mass. In a practice several decades old, school families are invited to put together a basket of food with ingredients for a holiday meal and other small treats. Hundreds of food baskets are donated on the final day of school, piled high on Rauch Memorial bleachers during the Christmas Basket Liturgy, and delivered after Mass to a dozen charitable agencies throughout the area. When we gather for Christmas Basket Mass, these bountiful baskets will reflect the generosity of our school community.

In a newer tradition—now in its third year—ASH Alumni gather the evening before the Basket Mass to assemble their own food baskets. Their baskets are added to the collection the following day, and expand the circle of those in need who can be helped this holiday season.

When assembling a food basket, please use a sturdy container (e.g., laundry basket, plastic trash can or tub), and include at least one meat item (e.g., turkey or ham) that will be kept appropriately chilled by our receiving crew on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 17–18. CLICK HERE for a list of possible items for your basket.