We will be having our uniform exchange again this year. This is a great opportunity to purchase plaids, red sweatshirts, pants, and Grace Gear.
Items will be on sale August 10th from 6-8 pm and Thursday & Friday (11th & 12) 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
We are looking for raffle items for our Swing Into School Golf Tournament on August 14th.
If you have a basket, a bottle of booze, or certificates you'd like to donate, please contact the school office at 309.755.9771 or email: office@olgca.org
We're hiring! Come join our GRACE family!
We would like to thank all the families who joined us for our back-to-school pool party and a special thanks to the Knights of Columbus for providing hot dogs for lunch.
We would like to wish St. Anne Parish a blessed Feast Day and may your love of your Patron Saint bring you happiness and peace today and every day. St. Anne's feast day is celebrated July 26.
Back to School Swim Party
Send us your Grace stories! Teresa Green's story: I chose OLGCA for my 2 boys as I went to St Anne's and graduated in 1999. Grace has great ethics and a commitment to encouraging the kids to be the best they can become. Teachers are available to help the children and also help the parents. By the end of the year, it's not just a class, but you turn into family. Grace is very affordable, and you are able to tell GRACE children apart from others due to them being respectful and helping others. GRACE becomes your family ❤
Join us Downtown East Moline today for the Furecracker Run Kids Post Race Party. Face painting, crazy hair, snacks, and more. We will draw the raffle for 6 new kids bikes around 9:45am.
Grace Pool Party: Sunday, July 31st from 11 am to 8 pm at Willow Springs. Let’s kick off the school year! All are welcome. We will have a potluck in the private pavilion. Willow members are free. Non-members are $5 per person. Contact gracehsa@olgca.org with questions.
GRACE Pool Party: Sun., July 31st, 11 am - 8 pm at Willow Springs. Let’s kick off the school year! All are welcome. We'll have a potluck in the private pavilion. Willow members are free. Non-members are $6 per person. Contact gracehsa@olgca.org with questions.
More hole sponsors for our Swing Into School Golf outing! If you are interested in sponsoring a hole, playing, or making a donation to our Swing Into School Golf Outing please contact office@olgca.org. All proceeds benefit technology at Our Lady of Grace.
Thank you to our hole sponsors: Schroeder Mortuary, ACHS & Aimee Muhleman- Sales Consultant at Green Buick GMC! If you are interested in sponsoring a hole or playing in our Swing Into School Golf Outing please contact office@olgca.org. All proceeds benefit technology at GRACE.
Send us your Grace stories! Jenna Aguilera's story: { My GRACE story }
When it was time to find a preschool for Wyatt, let’s just say it was incredibly stressful being a household of two working parents. Before having kids we moved to Geneseo for the location and the fact that it was a good school district for our future children.. Fast forward to when the time came and I was left with only half day preschool options in Geneseo and I found myself scrambling to figure something out, especially with two sets of working grandparents, our long work days, and NONE of our family lives in Geneseo.
One day at work it was suggested by a very special patient to check out Our Lady of Grace (thank you 🙏🏻). Although we identify as Catholics, Catholic school was never a part of our plan. I never attended Catholic school and only knew the public school system. My goodness, how my eyes were opened to something so amazing!
GRACE not only had full day preschool, but preschoolers were allowed to attend the BEFORE AND AFTER care… this was truly a Godsend for our working family, and so many other working families…. But there’s more.
The blessings this school has provided our family go beyond convenience and my heart has been completely captured by this school and all who are a part of it. The quality of my children’s education is nothing short of spectacular. Wyatt is in his third year at GRACE and I can’t even begin to put into words the growth I have seen in him in such a short amount of time. He is thriving academically and in his confidence. Lucy is in her first year of preschool and she loves her teacher so much that she tells me she misses her on the weekends.
Beyond academics, GRACE teaches it’s students about the importance of holding themselves accountable for their own education and actions, being kind and respectful, as well as serving others. I can’t really ask for much more. Let’s be real, our schools spend more time with our kids than we do during the week, so for me it has been so comforting to know they are at a safe school that is continuing what I (try) to teach at home and can pick up where I may be failing.
Why am I rambling on today about my kid’s school? Well, if you have been following the news since last Friday you may have seen that for about three days we were facing the reality of our school closing after this year. We still haven’t been given clear answers as to why, but we have been given a chance again and will now NOT be closing after this year. We now have to put in the work to make sure this school stays for good. I may live in Geneseo but my heart will always be in East Moline, and this school is such a blessing for our community. I want to see my hometown continue to thrive and that means keeping this school around.
If you have identified with our struggle of being working parents, want quality education, and/or want Catholic education.. please reach out to me and I can give you more information about all that GRACE has to offer. I also ask anyone who believes in Catholic education as an option (especially in East Moline) to support GRACE in this upcoming year. We have a long road ahead of us, but I believe that if we come together as a community, we can make great things happen!
GRACE was never our plan, but that’s the thing about life… it writes itself sometimes. I’m so thankful for this surprise chapter in our lives.
#IBelieveInGrace
You asked and now you have another chance to buy a shirt with our #IBelieveInGrace hashtag! Another new option is tanks and muscle tees in time for the Firecracker Run! The store is open for orders now through June 26! https://ibelieveingrace-2022.itemorder.com/
You asked and now you have another chance to buy a shirt with our #IBelieveInGrace hashtag!
Another new option is tanks and muscle tees in time for the Firecracker Run!
The store is open for orders now through June 26!
https://ibelieveingrace-2022.itemorder.com/
It is with great joy that we announce the hiring of a new Principal for the 2022/2023 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy school year. Victoria (Tori) McCollum has accepted the position. Tori will officially start her new position on July 1, 2022. Look for more information from her then. Congratulations and Welcome!
Come see us at Picker's Paradise!
Field Day was a raging success! Thank you to all our volunteers. We couldn't have done it without you. Check out our Facebook page for more photos
One of our diocesan schools sent out this guide via their elementary school counselor, and we wanted to share it with you for your own use. St. Nicholas, Pray for us.
On Monday, our students and teachers had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the NEW East Moline Public Library. Huge thanks to Ms. Howard for giving us a tour and getting us excited for the library's summer reading program!
