Our preschool program will frequently be using the courtyard area between the church and school as a play area and we would love to create a special space for our littlest community members.  We are requesting "gently used" Little Tykes or other brand play equipment that would be appropriate for 3-5 year olds.   Might you have an item in your home that your family has outgrown? PPP Hours will be given for donations of play items such as:

Please contact our Preschool Director Molly Fivian at:  [email protected] if you have a donation!

Please click on the Sign-Up Genius Link to Earn PPP Hours before the end of the year!   Thank You!

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SCOUT FAIR IS MAY 13TH AT ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL!

  We have an amazing group of teachers and staff who go beyond the call of duty to ensure a safe and enriching environment for our children.  They are welcoming to our students with smiles and love, rain or shine, every day.  Once a year, as a community we honor these wonderful women and men who serve us, and our children so well.  The PTG will honor the teachers and staff with a lunch on Tuesday 5/10 and we ask that you consider honoring teachers/staff members by bringing in one or more of the following:

• A favorite breakfast item or coffee drink
• A flower (could be from your garden)
• A favorite piece of fruit, candy or nuts
• A letter of thanks, poem or artwork from you/your child

It was my pleasure to have an opportunity last week to address all the students of St. Johns about our project 

GET ON THE BUS. This is something very important for children who, unfortunately have a Mom or Dad in prison.

We watched a video of what happens on the day we visit the prison. We leave before dawn and travel to Chowchilla - six hours from here. We visit for three hours and then return home. It is a joyful but heart-breaking visit. 

I wish you could have seen the very solemn  faces of the St. John's students after the video. I answered quite a few good questions - Why are they in prison? Can the children visit often? How much does the bus cost?

The question of visiting often allows me the chance to say that it is very expensive to travel to Chowchilla and many of the children  are poor.

The bus costs approximately $2,000 - $3,000  (insurance is high) with added costs for meals. 

In the coming week, The Student Government of St. John's will be collecting donations of any any amount so that students can help those children less fortunate than they are. We thank you in advance for any amount of funding you can give to support this wonderful project.

May God bless all the families of St. John's

Sincerely,

Sr. Carmel

Our Yearbooks have arrived! Don't forget to buy yours for $35 in the main office.  Available while they're still in stock so buy yours TODAY!

The "HEALTHY KIDS FUN RUN" is our new PTG fundraiser and is set to take place on May 17th!  The event will be on both San Pablo and Kearney Street playgrounds and involves a run or walk for laps around a designated course. Family members and friends can pledge a single amount or for each lap completed!  The team from "Healthy Kids Fun Run" along with our PTG, will facilitate this fundraiser and "fundraiser," and will host a kickoff rally for this exciting new event on Tuesday, May 3rd at 9:45am. S tudents will learn to how earn online pledges from family members and friends while getting excited about fitness, exercise, nutrition and earning awesome prizes!  All are welcome!  

CLICK HERE FOR CLASSES AND REGISTRATION!

We will celebrate the silver jubilee of the ordination of our pastor, Fr. Thuong Hoai Nguyen, on the third weekend of May. 

At the 12:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday, May 22, we will have a special liturgy.  This will be a opportunity for Fr. Thuong to share his ministry with the entire parish. 

After the Mass, our Parish Council will host a reception with a light lunch in the gym, where all St. John's parishioners can come and celebrate.

Campbell's Soup Labels

Target Purchases

Did you know that St. John's just received a check for $420 for your Target Red Card purchases?  Don't forget to designate St. John the Baptist School as your school of choice and 1% of everything you purchase will go to St. John's. Your donations really do help.

The first day of school for the 2016-2017 school year is August 24, 2016

The first day begins at 8:00am and ends at 12noon.

Thanksgiving Vacation: No School November 23-25, 2016.  Classes Resume November 28, 2016

Christmas Vacation: December 21, 2016 - 12 noon Dismissal.  No School December 22, 2016 - January 6, 2017.  Classes Resume January 9, 2017

Easter Vacation:  No School April 13-21, 2017.  Classes Resume April 24, 2017.

If there is anything that you want to go in the on-line weekly Tuesday memo, it must be E-mailed to the office no later than the Friday before. My E-mail address is [email protected].  If given later than that, it will not go out until the following Tuesday memo.  If you have any questions, please call the Secretary, Karen Brown @ (510) 234-2244.