November 03, 2017
Trick or Treat 2017
November 03, 2017
Santa Barbara Catholic School • Guam
Committed Christians | Responsible Members of the community | Creative, Critical Thinkers | Effective Communicators
October 20, 2017
A special mass was held in the Petrie Gym in honor of Sister Maria Rosario Gaite’s Feast Day, which will be on the 25th. Sister Maria Rosario will be off island then so her SBCS family celebrated in advance today. Happy Feast Day, Sister Maria Rosario! We love you! 🎉#sbcslife
The 8th grade class attended a presentation called “UnSelfie – Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Sexting Prevention”, presented by the Bullying Prevention Team of the Judiciary of Guam headed by Mrs. Joleen Respicio.
September 16, 2017
To celebrate the birthday of Mother Mary, Santa Barbara held a special prayer service to honor her. The students also presented her with flowers and sang Happy Birthday.
By Jhoanna Co
From the Umatuna Si Yu’os
“I learned that God really loves us.”
“I liked that we got to know more about our classmates, their lives.”
“I like the activities… they taught us more about God.”
These were some reflections of fourth grade students at Santa Barbara Catholic School who were first to experience a retreat this academic year held on Aug. 29 and 31, 2017.
SBCS conducts retreats annually as part of the school’s Faith Formation program, and students from 4th to 8th grade are able to participate after they’ve received the sacraments of Penance and Eucharist usually during 3rd grade.
Retreats are designed to help students form and deepen their relationship with God and one another, as well as to strengthen the Mercy charism of the school.
The themes that the school adapts are grounded on the following Mercy Core Values (common to Mercy Schools all over the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas): Dignity of the Human Person, Compassion, Justice, and Stewardship of the Earth.
“The most helpful part was when we all sat down together and prayed as a family,” said one student.
“I learned that God’s love is stronger than any love in the world,” said another. At the end of the day, the students came away from the retreat refreshed and centered on God.