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Today is the first Sunday of Advent; let us pray:
Father in heaven, our hearts desire the warmth of your love and our minds are searching for the light of your Word. Increase our longing for Christ our Savior and give us the strength to grow in love, that the dawn of his coming may find us rejoicing in his presence and welcoming the light of his truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
We hope that all of our families had a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend!
If your plans include an extended weekend, and your student(s) will not be back to school tomorrow,
please
email Barb
so she can mark your student(s) out.
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Picture retakes are on Tuesday!
If your student needs retakes, please send your first set of pictures to school on Tuesday with your student, and make sure your student knows they need to go for retakes. It is not necessary to fill out any other paperwork for retakes.
If your student was absent on our first picture day, please fill out the picture flyer that was sent home last week and send it to school with your student. Please make sure your student knows they need to have their picture taken.
Last week for Toys for Tots!
Thank you to everyone who has so generously contributed to our Toys for Tots Drive!
Our goal this year is to collect at least 450 toys!
If you can help, please bring in new, unwrapped toys (for all ages, including teens) by December 7th.
Thank you for helping us help the U.S. Marine Corps.
Warm & Cozy Drive continues through December 18th. 
The third grade would like to ask you to help us in helping others by bringing in warm clothing and blankets to donate to St. Vincent de Paul Service Center. Please bring in new, or gently used, blankets, mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, coats, and boots and put them in the barrels in the front lobby. Your donations will help some of our community members stay a little warmer this winter! Thank You!
O'Hara's Christmas Programs (December 9 & 10)
-PreSchool - 4th Grade
students have specific dress/costume requirements. Please look for an email from your room parents for details.
-All Students
are required to attend the Christmas Programs.
For students in grades 5-8, failure to attend will result in an automatic grade reduction. Exemptions are given only in extraordinary circumstances approved by the administration.
-A webcast will be made available for both program nights.
The weblink will be emailed out as we get closer to the programs.
Book Fair Next week!
The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the O'Hara library this week.
Hours are as follows:
Monday, November 30: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday, December 1: 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, December 2: 12noon - 3pm
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Please update your directory with the following information:
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Giving Tuesday - December 1, 2015
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On Tuesday, December 1, O'Hara will take part in
#GivingTuesday
.
Giving Tuesday is a global movement that intentionally follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages people to give.
Gifts of time, gifts of talent and gifts of treasure are all equally important and valuable to any non-profit organization. At O'Hara, we are thankful and blessed to have a wonderful community of people who support us, and share time, talent, and treasure with us.
We invite you to participate in #Giving
Tuesday and
encourage you to plan to give to a cause of your choice, and ask you to encourage your family and friends to do the same.
O'Hara's
online contribution link is open and we would love to be considered as part of your
giving. All money raised on Giving Tuesday will go toward continued upgrades to the security of our building. A front door buzzer system and additional security cameras are the next phase of our upgrades, and the cost of this project is approximately $15,000. Security will be a "Raise your Paddle" item at our auction this year; however, we would love to get a head start on this fundraising.
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Prayers and support are needed for Craig Leadon while he is fighting to beat cancer. Craig is an O'Hara parent, his son Trevor is in 3rd grade.
A fundraiser will be held at Mazzi's Italian Restaurant
Date: Monday, December 7th
Time: 5pm-9pm
Location: 3377 E Amazon Dr, Eugene
The Craig Leadon Medical Fund has been established at SELCO Community Credit Union to help with medical expenses for Craig. Contributions may be made at SELCO, 299 E. 11th Avenue, in Eugene.
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Make sure to download O'Hara's mobile app!
Search for it in the app store by using the keywords: web4u ocs
Eugene Seminary Benefit Dinner - March 6, 2016 
Please join Mount Angel seminarians for the 7th annual Eugene Seminary Benefit Dinner, on Sunday, March 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the Valley River Inn in Eugene. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the program.
Guests will break bread with seminarians at their tables, getting acquainted with the men who will offer the light of Christ to the world.
Many of you have watched your seminarians grow into their vocations, through pastoral formation assignments as deacons and, finally,
as ordained priests. These are men our world needs.
Click
HERE
for more information; or
HERE
to sponsor a table.
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If you have not yet attended a Called to Protect Training, please plan to attend one of these sessions:
All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed
HERE
.
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Mark your calendar, shine your boots and get your cowboy hat.
O'Hara's Red, White & Blue Rodeo is sure to be an All-American, fun filled night!
Silent auction & live auction donations are needed
If you can help with a Live Auction donation, please contact
Kate Hudson
, Live Auction Chair.
Decorations Items Needed
The decorations committee is looking for the following items to help decorate for the auction.
If you have any of the following items that you would be willing to lend, please contact
Andrea Murphy
or
Megan Connor
.
Child & Adult size Cowboy Boots in Brown, Navy, Red or Black
Wooden Crates
Large Shepherd Hooks
Vintage Milk Jugs
Western Spurs
Cowhides
55 Gallon Rodeo Barrels
Indoor/Outdoor String Edison Bulbs
Large Wooden Wagon Wheels
8 Dozen White Votive Candles
Oversized American Flag (approx. 10' x 15')
100 empty, clean 10.5oz soup cans
Large Glass Beverage Dispensers
Galvanized Water Troughs & Buckets
Hay or Straw Bales
Western Saddles
Large Metal Stars
Pitchforks
Red Livestock Panels
Raffia
Wine Barrels
Auction Fundraisers
We hope you will plan to attend one or more of our Auction Fundraisers! O'Hara has partnered with some very generous local restaurants, and a portion of sales at the fundraisers will be donated back to O'Hara to help underwrite auction packages.
Friday, December 18
Chipotle Mexican Restaurant
Flyer coming soon
Wednesday, January 13
Oakshire Brewing, 5pm-8pm
$1 of every pint sold will benefit O'Hara
Thank you to Papa's Pizza and Westaurant Concepts for hosting fundraisers in October & November.
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We have a great new reso
urce this year called
The Prayer Process
.
We want to share this wonderful resource with our families again - make sure to ask your kids about
The Prayer Process!
Additional Resources
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