All Saints and Catholic Education

I am sorry to say that I did not receive a contract for next year so that the things that I was hoping to have on the calendar for next year will have to proceed without me. I have been so truly blessed by my time here at All Saints and hope that you will keep me in prayers.

It looks like we will move to Texas and try my hand at Public Schools there. The pay is much better and actually will afford my wife the respite of not having to make the kinds of sacrifices which we have been forced to with Catholic Education. I believe in Catholic Education with all my heart and can only hope that God will provide a way for me to return at some point in my life. It is with great sadness that I will not be returning.

We have another week of teaching, today is Fun Day. I hate that I will be leaving these kids and that I will no longer be contributing to their education and Faith. As I proceed, I put myself in God's Hands.

Let it Snow....

Well, the weather outside was frightful...

School was out this past week, Thursday and Friday saw first sleet then snow cover the ground with upwards of 10 inches of snow. I know, those that are not from Oklahoma would say, "So?" but, here , that is alot of snow!

Wednesday morning was over 70 degrees and I was wondering what the real reason that I brought my coat was. Then I found out as the temperature dropped more than 40 degrees in less than 24 hours!

Snowing, 2006

Click the link above to see more pictures of the fun in the snow!

Keeping up

Well, many things have been going on lately. The Knights of Columbus 4th degree was present for the All Saints Day Mass at All Saints School on Nov. 1st. I was proud to don my regalia for the first time in almost 10 years for this event.

Last night, Nov. 9th, I was present for the Honor Guard for Deacon Jose' Perez' 25th Anniversary Mass at St. Thomas More Parish in Tulsa. It was a kind of "Homecoming". Maria Perez, his daughter was present. We went to St. Gregory's College together over 25 years ago! Alot of catching up to do!

On Wednesday, our Knights Council at St. Catherine's elected me Deputy Grand Knight. This is an honor for me to be entrusted with those duties. I enter into it prayerfully and hope that I can fulfill my fellow Knights' trust.

Volleyball season is finally over with last week's tournament at Monte Casino. The boys came home with the second place trophy. I am proud to have been their coach this year and look forward to next year!

All Saints Mass

The eighth grade led the Mass for All Saints Day with our celbrant, His Excellency, Bishop Edward, Msgr. Gaalaas, Fr. Dodd, and Fr. Valentine. It was a wonderful event, with all the kids celebrating with the Knights of Columbus providing a Color Guard for the first time.

I was honored to be a part of the Honor Guard and can't say that I have been more proud to be a Catholic man, a Knight of Columbus, or a teacher.

Knights of Columbus

Volleyball Season

Well, Volleyball season is nearing a close. Tomorrow night is the last regular season game for the 6th and 7th Grade Boys. A roundup of the last three matches: won 2 matches and lost against San Miguel (1 game to 2). San Miguel was a nail-biter! The boys played hard and won the last game against a very tough opponent!

Tomorrow night, Thursday, we will play again and, hopefully, will tie our standings for the season. Our tournament at Bishop Kelly will begin bright and early with a match against Marquette. 8 am will be the first game and we will play throughout the day at Bishop Kelly. Wish us luck!

Volleyball Game

My sincere apologies, I had the game at 8 pm last night on the calendar page. I will double check the listings for next month and make sure I have them correct. Sorry Gage, I know that you missed the game because of my error.

We did not win the match last night against Holland Hall 8th Grade Boys. Hey! 8th Grade boys! It was an awesome match and our 6th and 7th grade boys team gave NOTHING away free! They made the Holland Hall team work for their win! The last game was a nail biter!

J

All Saints vs. Monte Casino

Here are the scores from last night's (Sept 25th) games:

Game 1:
All Saints: 25
Monte Casino: 15

Game 2:
All Saints: 25
Monte Casino: 14

Game 3:
All Saints: 9
Monte Casino: 15

Match:
All Saints 2 games to 1

St. Joseph vs. All Saints (6th & 7th Boys)

Saturday, Sept 23rd, 2006 Match between All Saints and St. Joseph (Muskogee) 6th and 7th Grade Boys:

All Saints vs. St. Joseph's results were as follows:

Game 1:

All Saints 21

St. Joe: 25

Game 2:

All Saints 25

St. Joe: 11

Game 3:

All Saints 28

St. Joe: 26

Match to All Saints 6th and 7th Grade Boys.

What can I say but WOW! This was a definite on the edge of your seat match with all players from both teams giving it all! This was not a match that was given to us by any means, it was hard fought and hard earned. The last game, the All Saints Cougars came from behind (at 24-11) to tie, then pass, then a give and take until we won 28-26!

Coach and players after first game

Coach and players after first game
Originally uploaded by Arroyo Family.

Here are the All Saints 6th and 7th Grade Boys Volleyball Team. Click on the picture and you will go into the Flickr site with more pictures of the volleyball game. Also, on the calendar link, you will be directed to the latest practice and game schedule for this month.

Thanks for coming and supporting our games.

Coach A

VolleyBall Game last night

Sorry I do not have the pictures uploaded yet, I will get them up tonight or tomorrow.

Last night was our first game and the boys were AWESOME! We won the first game against Holland Hall but lost the next two games. The 6th and 7th grade boys team did a great job playing together as a TEAM and are really beginning to come together on the court. We saw some areas that they need to work on, which we definitely will be working on in practice. This was a great learning experience, for me as a coach and for the boys as a team.

Great job boys! I'll have the pictures up soon! By the way, you can add comments to these posts as well as on the posts with the pictures as we get them!

On this web site, there is a link to the Calendar. I will be putting up the practice schedule on the calendar as well as the game schedule. That way we will have it online for anyone that may not have a hard copy.

God Bless and Thanks for a great game!