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Thanksgiving week is here! We hope you will plan to join us for Advent Wreath Making on Monday night and Thanksgiving Mass on Wednesday morning.
Remember that Wednesday is a half day - students will be released at 11:45 & noon.
If your family will be taking an extended Thanksgiving vacation,
please
email Barb
so she can mark your student(s) out.
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Advent Wreath Making & Blessing
Please join us on Monday night to celebrate the beginning of Advent. Wreath rings and candles will be available for purchase, and greenery, ribbon & wire will be available for families to make their wreaths. Families are encouraged to bring their own scissors and any extra ribbon or other decorative elements to add to their wreath. Light refreshments will also be available for purchase.
Warm & Cozy Drive begins on Tuesday
The third grade would like to ask you to help us in helping
 others by bringing in wa
rm
clothing and blankets to donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Service Center. Our Warm & Cozy drive will be held until Friday, December 18th. Please bring in new, or gently use
d, blankets, mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, coats, and boots and put them in the barrels in the lobby of the school. Your donations will help some of our community members stay a little warmer this winter! Thank You!
Civil War Special Dress Day this Tuesday
Staff & Students are encouraged to wear their UO or OSU tops with jeans this Tuesday in celebration of the Civil War Football Game this Thanksgiving Weekend!
Parent Prayer Group meets this Wednesday
Parents are encouraged and invited to gather in the chapel on Wednesday morning at 8:05 for prayer and reflection prior to the start of Mass. This group meets before each Mass at O'Hara; please come to pray for our school and our students.
Toys for Tots Drive continues through December 7th
Thank you to Staff Sgt. Thadd Pooler for joining us at our Monday
 assembly last week to kick off our Toys for Tots drive. O'Hara is proud to be the largest private collection location for the local Toys for Tots drive. Staff Sgt. Pooler challenged our school to collect 450 presents this year, and our students accepted! 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 in their drive.
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 next 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 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
Upcoming Special Dress Days
The following Special Dress Days have been added to our O'Hara Calendar:
Tuesday, November 24: Civil War! UO/OSU tops with jeans
Friday, February 12: Valentine's Day tops with jeans
Thursday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day/Green tops with jeans
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:
Monday, 11/23 - 9:00am in the O'Hara Library. No RSVP necessary.
All Volunteers must complete new requirements this school year.
Further instructions, links, and login/password information can be accessed
HERE
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Book Fair Volunteers Needed!
Dates: Nov 30 - Dec 2. Contact
Lynn Gori if you would like to volunteer.
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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
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
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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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