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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
September 14-21, 2017
School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at
7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm
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A Message from Father Phil Spano
Dear Families, Staff, Teachers, Administrators and Fellow Priests,
I assume that most of you have a lot coming at you and that you don’t want any more coming at you. I’m sorry that I’m going to disappoint you. Even though I lack credibility in more than enough areas, and am a bundle of contradictions in many ways, it does fall upon me to speak to issues at MBS Church and School. I’ve had to do so at several other parishes with Catholic schools and it is prevalent at most churches. It is actually a Catholic parent issue regardless of school. One’s daughters and sons can be positively or negatively impacted depending. At your children’s baptisms you accepted the responsibility of training them “in the practice of faith”. You answered that you understood what you were undertaking (“we do”, you said). Just like parents pass on their biological DNA to offspring, God/the church family calls you to pass on spiritual, faithbased, religious “DNA” to children and youth in the developmental stages through parental word, example and practice. Being spiritual parents comes with the biological package from a faith perspective.
I don’t know where everybody is with regard to God, Church, faith, practice and family. We get it, we don’t get it. The rollercoaster has a lot of ups and downs, twists and turns. I’ve blown some promises. Maybe you have as well.
Regardless of our successes and failures, God’s mercy and graces still challenge us to stand up, to come to our senses, and to walk by faith. If you are doing so with your family by participating at weekend masses regularly, supporting your church family in different ways, and by proclaiming the gospel by your lives – good. If there is a “disconnect” somewhere in your family, faith, practice…please pay attention to it. Bring some consciousness to it. One of the scandals in various degrees in our churches are Catholic families providing a Catholic school education and formation for their children/youth and not backing that up with regular practice of the faith at home and in the church home. That disconnect, that inconsistency, regardless of the reasons, hurts children’ emotional and spiritual development. I ask you to please give some prayer and thought to my reflection here. I’m not trying to embarrass, judge, or condemn. The health of any institution can allow for some prophetic criticism for some greater good, hopefully. If your family is in the habit of occasional practice, I hope you can act your way back into regular stewardship of prayer, service and offering. If there is any pain, hurt, or misunderstanding driving any alienation from God and the Church, I hope you can trust to talk to me without fear or worry. I want to reiterate that our MBS weekly school mass does not replace or satisfy the Church family rule obliging us to pray as a family (community) once a week on Sundays (or Saturday vigil). Over the years, some children have said their parents told them this – not good. If anyone has good reason to miss, one is dispensed.
Anyway. Enough of me for now. Pleas know of my prayers, support, affection and appreciation for MBS Church and it ministerial outreach in our Catholic school and in so many other ministries. It has been a privilege and humbling to serve here as pastor the past six years and I am appreciative of the life, energy, and light here in the blessings and messiness of church and family.
In the church family it is not just about obligation and mere attendance at Mass, as important as that is. Active participation, discipleship, and living and sharing our faith together is the foundation of our practices. It is not just about another thing to do – it is about
WHO
we are.
God Bless,
Father Phil
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Important Dates for September
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September 11-15
- ACT Aspire Interim Testing
September 19
- Cane's Night 4-8pm
September 21
- SVDP-Prayer Service 8:15 in Church / Beta Induction of New Members after Prayer Service
September 2
4 - MBS Church Outdoor Mass and Picnic
September 25-29
- SVDP Closet Clean-Out Collection
September 28
- Feast of Corpus Christi 8:15 Mass
September 29
- Pop Top Free Dress
October 5
- Last Day to test for AR / Living Rosary (No Mass)
October 6
-
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
(Professional Development Day for Teachers)
October 9
- AR Free Dress
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St. Vincent de Paul Closet Cleanout
The 5th graders are sponsoring their annual
Closet Clean-Out
project to help the St. Vincent de Paul store clothe the needy in our community.
During the week of September 25, students may bring in items in small PLASTIC (not paper) bags, or small cardboard boxes for transporting to school.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Corpus Christi Celebration - September 28
For MBS School, the feast that is most closely aligned with our naming of Most Blessed Sacrament is the Feast of Corpus Christi, which occurs each year during our summer break. We have set aside the last Thursday of September each year as a transfer date upon which we will celebrate our Feast and spend some prayer time with the Blessed Sacrament.
This year, we will celebrate our
Feast Day Mass at 8:15 on Thursday, September 28
in MBS Church, and we want to invite our parents and family members to join us for this celebration. At the end of Mass, following Communion, we will offer a short time of prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. During this time of quiet music and prayer, we invite our parents to come pray for their individual family needs, for the success of our year as a Catholic School, and for the needs of all Parish and School families.
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Please be reminded that MBS is a peanut aware school campus. Loose nuts of any kind are not allowed and nut products are only allowed during lunch time. Please see the document below for some peanut and tree nut free snack ideas.
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Cafeteria Volunteers Needed
If you are interested in volunteering to serve in our cafeteria, please sign up using the link below. This link also includes information and important reminders when volunteering.
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*Please remember that your Child Protection Certification must be completed prior to volunteering.**
For September cafeteria sign up, please click
here.
THANK YOU BUNCHES FOR HELPING WITH THE LUNCHES!!!
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Click
here
to pay your fees online.
Click
here
for the September Menu.
Individual Meal Prices
Breakfast - $1.80
Breakfast Reduced - $0.30
Lunch - $2.95
Lunch Reduced - $0.40
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September Fees (20 days)
Breakfast - $36.00
Breakfast Reduced - $6.00
Lunch - $59.00
Lunch Reduced - $8.00
Adult Lunch - $5.00
Extras - $0.60 - $2.25
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From the Office of Child Protection:
Parents,
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n order to volunteer at MBS School, the school child protection process must be completed. This includes four parts-a completed volunteer application, certificate of completion of online training, signatory page from the Code of Ethics, and a fingerprint background check.
Please note that if you have been deemed compliant with the Parish for scouts, sports (grades k-4), etc. you are
NOT
compliant with the school child protection process until you have completed the fingerprint background check. The fingerprint background check is an extra step required to volunteer in a school. The paperwork for the fingerprint background check is available through my office.
If you have any questions concerning your compliance, please contact Beverly Peterson at
bpeterson@mbsbr.org
or at
225-753-5526
. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.
Beverly Peterson
Child Protection Site Coordinator
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Beta Club
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Officers:
President -
Caroline Adolph
Vice President -
Madeleine Davis
Chaplain -
Grant McClinton
Treasurer -
Richard Dang
Secretary -
Grant Sterken
Convention Head -
Riley Reed Talley
Beta Club Induction of New Members will take place on Thursday, September 21 after the prayer service in Church. Our NEW members who will be inducted are:
8th Grade:
Ethan Goldsmith, Grant McClinton, Katie Okungbowa,Caroline Wilson
7th Grade:
Ryleigh Averett, Cooper Bankson, Aidan Barrette, Bennett Blank, Brooke Bonaventure,
Simone Castelluccio, Aidan Clifton, Emma Dalton, Richard Dang, McGuire Ellis, Braeden Fox, Grant Fritsche, Jordan Gallo, Aurora Juneau, Caleb LeBlan, Matthew Lubey, Anna Medine, Nicholas Migliacio, Ella Newton, Ella Ortego, Skylar Ourso, Hayden Palmer, Maggie Prejean, Mia Scot, Gracie Thomas, Cullin Weidman, Chance Young
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2017-2018 School Directory
The 2017-2018 School Directory has been added to Plus Portals under School Links and Files in the School Folder. Please contact Cheri Gioe with any questions.
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Ministry and Theology (MAT) Courses Available to Parishioners and Catechists
If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith, Church History, the Sacraments, Catholic Scripture, and more, consider taking one of the many Ministry and Theology (MAT) courses for only $15 each. Some courses are offered on various campuses around the Diocese and some are offered online.
To learn more, visit the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis website at evangcatbr.org under the Certification tab. If you have any questions, please contact us at (225) 336-8760.
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SMHS Meet the Warriors Night - October 4
5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and parents interested in learning more about St. Michael High School, join us for Meet the Warriors Night at MBS Church.
See
flyer
for more information.
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EBR Parish Library's 40th Annual Author-Illustrator Program - October 5-6
Thursday & Friday, October 5 & 6 - Author Talk: "Booking Up Our Kids", Featuring Rosemary Wells
For more information, call (225)231-3760 or visit www.ebrpl.com
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Reminder of the "24 HOUR RULE"
Any student with fever, one episode of vomiting or several episodes of diarrhea is not allowed to come back to school within 24 hours of last symptom. Any student who returns within 24 hours will be sent home from school. This rule is to ensure the health and wellness of our school.
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MBS "Back to the Fair" Tent Space
MBS Fair Committee will sell spots on the fair grounds to set up your personal tent so that you can establish a "home base" for your family and friends to spend the weekend at the MBS Parish Fair.
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Paving the Future - Brick Campaign
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Click
here
to visit the Home & School Website.
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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School * 751-0273
8033 Baringer Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817
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