All Saints Catholic School is featured doing their Shout-Out prize winning entry on the home page of the SmartEd website.  For their efforts, the school won a SMART Slate wireless slate.

Well done All Saints!

Link to Shout-Out video.

Below is a link to a letter from Bishop Blair regarding the recent HHS mandate.

We also ask that this information be shared with other Church-related groups, including Catholic schools, hospitals, and charitable organizations.

On behalf of Bishop Blair, thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Reverend Monte J. Hoyles, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia
Diocese of Toledo in America
1933 Spielbusch Avenue
Toledo, Ohio  43604
(419) 244-6711

Check out the article in the Catholic San Francisco about the bullying course materials being used at 7 archdiocesan K-8 schools. “Peace Be With You: Christ-Centered Bullying Solution,” from the Alliance for Catholic Education Press at The University of Notre Dame. The book was co-authored by Frank DiLallo, the prevention and intervention consultant for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Toledo, and Catholic educator, Thom Powers. The story, titled "Respect and reconciliation" is on page 15.

Catholic San Francisco article

The link for the second edition of “Onward,” our newsletter for the general Catholic community, is below.  Please distribute it to your school community-staff, parents, supporters, etc.   I have also sent a copy to parish offices, pastors, and pastoral leaders.  Also, we can customize the back page to feature news from your school/area, just send the info to me and we’ll make a separate issue just for you.  The next issue will be out in mid-February.

Along with involvement with Twitter, @diotolschools, we have taken another step into the social media world with a page on Facebook.  You can find us on Facebook at “Catholic Schools Office-Diocese of Toledo.”  Please visit and “like” us so you can receive posts and stay in touch.  Please spread the word to your school staff and families and ask them to “like” us.  We all want to be liked, don’t we?

Hello everyone:  I am very grateful for the tremendous response to Bishop Blair’s letter of November 28 asking you to create awareness of House Bill 136 and urge Catholics to voice their support to state legislators.  This proposed legislation expands school choice in the state and was introduced by State Rep. Matt Huffman of Lima.

Last week, Rep. Huffman introduced significant changes to the legislation that you should be aware of.  These changes are:

1.    -Scholarship limited to the amount of state aid per pupil spending by district

2.    -Local district keeps all excess funds

3.    -Number of scholarships limited to 1% of district enrollment

4.    -Income eligibility tied to Medicaid S-CHIP eligibility

5.    -Elimination of  Educational Savings Account provision

Another issue will be coming out in mid January and you will notice that an e-mail account, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , has been created to offer the opportunity for feedback.  Additionally, we can “regionalize” each issue by putting information about your school on the back page.  Thank you, in advance, for your help distributing “Onward” and I look forward to your feedback.  Story ideas are always welcome, too!

Also, we have created a new Facebook page, “Catholic Schools Office-Diocese of Toledo.”  Please “like” us on Facebook.

Michael Youngblood, Director of Black Ministry for the diocese, passed away last Saturday.  Well know and well liked throughout the whole Catholic community, Mike succumbed to health issues that had plagued him in recent years.  His good nature and kind heart will be missed by all who crossed his path and his funeral will be celebrated back in his Cleveland-area home.  Plans are in the works for a local memorial service and we will let you know what they are once they are finalized.

From Lisa Myers, Sacred Heart School, Bethlehem

I am asking for your prayers.  This past Saturday Nick Vogt an alumni of Sacred Heart School (Bethlehem) and West Point stepped on a IED in Afghanistan.  Nick is in critical condition.  His brother and sister attend Sacred Heart School.  Nick and his family are in need of prayers!
 
We are hosting a Prayer Service tonight, November 14th at 7:00.
 
God Bless,
 
Lisa Myers