Thank you to everyone who volunteered at Oktoberfest this past weekend! We couldn't hold this wonderful festival without our amazing volunteers.

Remember to record your volunteer hours in ParentsWeb (Family Information - Service Hours - Add Service Hours).

Thank you to all those who attended our PTO meeting this past Thursday. It was a great meeting and we were excited to hear your ideas and suggestions for our upcoming Fall Fest. 

If you missed our meeting please be sure to check your emails as the meeting notes will be sent via your classroom reps. We'd love to see you at next month's meeting on Thursday, October 19th. All are welcome to attend! 

The PTO is still in search of a room rep for 6th grade . If you are interested in being a representative for your child's class please visit www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e45ada623a0f94-sbcs to learn about the responsibilities and to sign up.

Did you know that Saint Benedict Catholic school is registered with the AmazonSmile program? Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Saint Benedict Catholic School! It takes three simple steps!

 

GO TO SMILE.AMAZON.COM .

If you have an Amazon account, sign in, and it will allow you to immediately select your charity. Or you can search for AmazonSmile, and it will take you to the designation field.

 

TYPE IN “SAINT BENEDICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.”

 

CONFIRM YOUR SELECTION. That's it! Thank you for making SAINT BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL your designated charity!

Our ART Room is in need of some supplies that can be found in YOUR home! Please send in the following items. Direct any questions to our Art Teacher, Mrs. Marie Crow. Thank you for your contributions! 

EDGE: The 3 ^rd Annual EDGE Kickball Game will be this Friday, Sept. 22 at 5:30pm. This event will take place in the church parking lot. We will be serving dinner to start and of course snow cones after the game. Please RSVP if your middle school student is attending so we can plan for food. Your child is always allowed to bring a friend. Please have your child bring the registration form (if you haven’t turned one in already) when you drop them off. 

 

The quick details

5:30 – Dinner (cheese pizza and salad

6:00 – Kickball

7:00 – Snow Cones

7:30 – Pick up

Cost - $0.00 (This one is free)

Click here to view the EDGE calendar for this school year.

Sacrament Preparation: For more information about signing up for First Penance, First Communion, or Confirmation, please contact Rob Hamrick at  rhamrick@saintbenedictparish.org  , visit the side porch or go to our parish website  www.saintbenedictparish.org  for information and access to the forms on-line.  The deadline to register is September 24.

Youth Lector Training: A training for new  youth lectors will take place on Saturday,  October 28 at  10:00am in the church. Participants must be baptized, have received their First Holy Communion, attend Mass each Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, be in at least 6th grade, and be enrolled in a Catholic school or in a religious education program (either in the parish or in the home). Youth lectors, like their adult counterparts, read the announcements, proclaim the biblical readings, and announce the intentions of the Universal Prayer at Mass. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal directs that lectors be “people who are truly suited to carrying out this function and carefully prepared, so that by their hearing the readings from the sacred texts the faithful may conceive in their hearts a sweet and living affection for Sacred Scripture” (no. 101).

St. Gertrude will offer a series of fall softball clinics for 5 Saturdays (9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/28, 11/4) 1st-4th grade, 9-10:30 and 5th-9th grade,10:45-12:15. The cost will be $25 a session or $100 for the total 5 sessions. Click here to register.