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Sunday, November 13, 2016
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FEATURED SAINT: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Frances Cabrini is the Italian-born founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the first United States
citizen to be canonized. Maria Cabrini was determined from her childhood to make religious work her life's vocation. After teaching in Italy in Vidardo (1872-74), she was appointed supervisor of an orphanage in Codogno (1874). In 1877 she took her vows and soon after became known as Mother Cabrini. She founded (1880) the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. She planned to found a convent in China, but Pope Leo XXIII
directed her to "go west, not east," and she sailed with a small group of sisters for the United States in 1889. Their work in the United States was to be concentrated among the neglected Italian immigrants. This journey was the first in a series that took her through the Americas and into Europe.
She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1909. Although plagued by ill health most of the time, Mother Cabrini established 67 houses - one for each year of her life -in such cities as Buenos Aires, Paris,
Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro.
She also founded several schools, hospitals, and orphanages. Mother Cabrini is very near and dear to many hearts in the Western United States, as she became a U.S. Citizen in Denver, CO, and spent her final years in Seattle, WA.
Byname: Mother Cabrini
Original name: Maria Francesca Cabrini
Born: July 15, 1850, Sant' Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy
Died: Dec. 22, 1917, Chicago
, Illinois, U.S.
Canonized: July 7, 1946
Feast Day: December 22
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St. Frances Cabrini Prayer
Fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my soul that I may be free from all needless anxiety, solicitude and worry.
Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to you so that Your Will may be my will.
Grant that I may rid myself of all unholy desires and that, for your love, I may remain obscure and unknown in this world, to be known only to you.
Do not permit me to attribute to myself the good that you perform in me and through me, but rather, referring all honor to your Majesty, may I glory only in my infirmities, so that renouncing sincerely all vainglory which comes from the world, I may aspire to that true and lasting glory which comes from you.
Amen
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Hot Lunch Update & Survey
An update email and survey regarding hot lunch at O'Hara was sent out earlier this week. If you missed the email,
click here to read it. We would like all O'Hara families to take the survey, even if you have not participated in hot lunch in the past -
click here to take the survey.
Monday Folders
Our Monday folders will be coming home with students tomorrow and you will find the following items enclosed:
Jog-A-Thon Invoices:
We are asking you to forward invoices to those who pledged your student(s) to help us save on postage.
Payments can be made by cash, check (made payable to O'Hara Catholic School) or can also be
made online
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Picture flyers:
If your student had pictures taken, but would like retakes, please send the pictures to school with your student on Picture Re-Take Day, on Tuesday, November 29th.
If your student did not have their pictures taken and you wish to purchase pictures, please fill out the flyer in your Monday folder and send it in with your payment of cash or check made out to Lifetouch on Nov. 29th.
Even if you are not planning on purchasing pictures, we request that every student have their picture taken so that they can be included in the classroom composite and in our yearbook.
If you have any questions regarding the above items, please call the front office at 541-485-5291.
Family Movie Night - Friday, November 18
On Friday, November 18, O'Hara's Student Council will host a Family Movie Night. We held a school-wide vote this past week, and the students selected
Finding Dory
as the movie to be shown. Doors will open at 6pm, the movie will begin at 6:30pm. Snacks and bottled water will be sold, proceeds benefit Student Council. Please remember, movie night is a family event, and students must be accompanied & supervised by an adult.
Thank you, Veterans!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Veterans Day Assembly on Monday. We were especially thrilled to have so many veterans and active duty military members in attendance. Thank you to the local Marine Corps. for their assistance and attendance in making our assembly so special. If you missed our slideshow of veteran pictures, you can
watch it here.
FIP Hours at O'Hara
Parents will now have access to enter FIP hours from your home computers and from the O'Hara app. The link to login is located under our
Family Login Menu, in the password protected portion of our website. (reminder, this year's password is: lovemercy)
Thank you to O'Hara parent Lucy Castaldo for the incredible amount of time she has spent making this new feature work for O'Hara.
Alternate Conference Times
Please note:
If your family took vacation during our scheduled conference days, there will not be alternate conference times available.
Accommodating alternate conference times becomes logistically difficult for our teachers, takes away from their personal and instructional planning time and negates the purpose of taking days specifically for conferences. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
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Vacation Day Reminders
If your family will be taking extra days off during November or December, please send an email to
Barb Whitford with that information. Thank you.
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| 2017 Thanksgiving & Christmas Giving at O'Hara |
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During the upcoming Christmas & Thanksgiving seasons, we invite our families to take part in our school-wide community giving drives. Please read below for the details. We hope your family will consider supporting these causes in whatever capacity you are able. Thank you for partnering with O'Hara to teach and encourage generosity & charity to our children.
On Friday, November 18, from 7:45am - 8:30am, O'Hara will be accepting donations of turkeys and hams on behalf of St. Vincent de Paul. These donations will be distributed to local families in need for their Thanksgiving & Christmas dinners.
At
our Monday Morning assembly tomorrow, we will officially launch our annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive.
Toys for Tots is an official activity of the United States Marine Corps. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
We hope your family will join us in our efforts to help the Marine Corps and our local fire departments to collect and hand out toys to children in Lane County this Christmas season.
Helping our own
Every year, O'Hara collects gift cards that are distributed to help our own O'Hara families in need. If you are able to contribute gas gift cards, grocery store gift cards or gift cards for clothing or toys, please drop them at the front office for Mrs. Conway by Wednesday, December 14th.
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O'Hara's 2017 Auction: Your Help Needed!
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DECORATIONS
If you can help by donating or lending any of the following items, please drop items off to
Danielle Hauser.
-Wine Corks (will not be returned)
-Brown, flip-top beer bottles
(empty & clean please. These can be returned - if you'd like them back, please mark with your name) (
click here for an example image)
-We would also like to borrow German Beer Steins. If you have one or more that you would be willing to lend, please mark it with your name, and we will return it to you after the auction.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Donation Request Phone Calls: Preparations and planning are underway for O'Hara's 2017 Auction and volunteers are needed to make follow up donation request phone calls to local business donors. If you would like to learn more or sign up to help, please contact
Amy Londahl
, Silent Auction Chair (541-514-1369).
Donation Pickup Drivers: Drivers are needed to make local donation pickups. These pickups will primarily take place in January and February, on an as-needed basis. If you would like to learn more or sign up to help, please contact
Amy Londahl
, Silent Auction Chair (541-514-1369).
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SILENT & LIVE AUCTION DONATIONS NEEDED
Our Silent and Live Auction Committees are hard at work putting together great packages for our bidders! To help make our auction a success, we ask that every O'Hara family help by procuring or donating an item or package.
Click
HERE to view a wish list for our
Silent Auction.
If you would like additional ideas or have questions, please contact
Amy Londahl
, Silent Auction Chair.
If you can help with a connection or a donation for a larger package that might go in our
Live Auction
, please contact
Kate Hudson
, Live Auction Chair.
O'Hara's auction is the school's largest fundraiser of the year and we are grateful for the help and generosity of our families to make it a success!
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Job Opening at St. Mary Catholic Church
Position
: Business Manager
Job Description:
St. Mary Catholic Parish
has an opening for a full time, 12 month, benefited Business manager. Must be proficient in QuickBooks, have a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including double entry accounting, and demonstrate office computer skills including Excel, Word and data base systems. Experience with full cycle accounting, budgeting and financial analysis is expected, along with great verbal skills to convey data and analysis to leadership team. An accounting degree is required, with three to five years experience in the accounting environment. Practicing Catholic preferred. Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred.
Location:
St. Mary Catholic Church, 1062 Charnelton St., Eugene, OR 97401
Category:
Accounting/Finance
Terms:
Full Time Employee
Experience:
2-5 years
Education:
Graduate/Undergraduate degree
Base Pay:
$40,000 - $45,000
Deadline:
November 30
Scholastic Book Fair
The hours for the fall book fair will be as follows:
Monday, November 28: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday, November 29: 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, November 30: 12noon - 3pm
PreSchool - 5th grade students will have class time to visit the library; Middle School students will be able to visit the book fair as arranged with their teachers. Parents are welcome to visit the book fair during the school day.
O'Hara's Christmas Programs (December 6 & 7)
PreSchool - 4th Grade
students have specific dress/costume requirements. Please look for an email from your room parents for details.
5th - 8th Grade students should wear their Christmas best. (Girls: shoulders must be covered and hem length should be no shorter than 3" above the knee.)
7th graders may bring a pair of sunglasses to use as a prop.
8th graders may bring a hawaiian lei to use as a prop.
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 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.
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St. John Paul II Relic Tour at St. Alice Catholic Church
St. Alice Catholic Church invites the O'Hara Community to attend this very special event taking place on Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th. Please click the following links for more information:
Carmel of Maria Regina 2017 Calendars For Sale
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Scoreboard Operator and Scorekeeper Needed
We are in need of volunteers to run the scoreboard and be the scorekeeper at home middle school basketball games. No prior experience or ties to the team are necessary. Games begin at
4:30pm,
and usually wrap up by
7:30pm
. Contact our athletic director, Mr. Milliron, if you are interested or want to learn more.
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Dress Code
O'Hara's App for smartphones
O'Hara's app is available by searching the app store for: web4u ocs
Returning Parents: NEW VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
New Parents: VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
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