The recycling effort was an action step the Albertus Magnus High School community took in response to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, which focuses on environmental issues and the moral responsibility of human beings toward creation.
Before the conclusion of the Feast of Ascension Mass on May 14, 2026, Father Raaser of St. Margaret of Antioch Church mandated 13 members of the Class of 2027 and 3 faculty members as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. These students will serve as Eucharistic Ministers for the Albertus Magnus High School community during their Senior year.
On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the Albertus Magnus High School community gathered for Mass for the Solemnity of the Ascension – the day that celebrates the moment when the risen Jesus, after appearing to his disciples for forty days, was bodily taken up into heaven.