"Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see."- William Newton Clark
A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. He wrote: "I've gone for 30 years now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time, the preachers and priests are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all." This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: "I've been married for almost 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing, God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical and our spiritual nourishment! IF YOU CANNOT SEE GOD IN ALL, YOU CANNOT SEE GOD AT ALL! B. I. B. L. E. simply means: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth!
We often don't realize the resiliency we possess to get through tough times, but remembering that God always has a plan we can get through our hard times and struggles.
Saint Joseph our guide and guardian - Pray for us
Live Jesus in our hearts - Forever
Yours in faith,
Clay Jones
Upcoming Events:
Picture Make Up Day -
Thursday, October 12th in the morning. Any students who did NOT have their school photos taken need to wear best dress that day for their photos.
Friday, October 6th - All Campus Pizza & Tie-Dye After School Party
Following dismissal- Lunch provided
Bring your favorite spirit shirt to tie-dye or purchase one for $5
Thursday, October 5th @ 6pm - Saint Joseph Catholic High School Open House
Friday, October 13th - Bridging The Gap @ Gramercy ES
Baseball
Tuesday, October 10th: Quarter Finals
Cross Country
Wednesday, October 11th @ 11am: Region 16 Championship (North Summit)
Girls Soccer
Tuesday, October 10th @ 4pm: @ Utah Military (at Riverdale)
Thursday, October 12th @ 4pm: vs Waterford (at Lew Joseph Memorial Field)
Mountain Biking
Round Valley - 10/17/2017
Volleyball
Thursday, October 5th @ 6pm: vs Great Basin (at Fr. Neal Herrlich)
Tuesday, October 10th @ 6pm: vs North Summit (at Fr. Neal Herrlich)
I am excited to announce that SJCHS will be filming a new promotional video on Friday, October 6th. Please have your students in Best Dress for the day, offering our Free Dress Day on
October 13th.
I wanted to communicate what will be happening during this day at school. Filming will begin at
8am and will continue until
12pm. We will follow our normal Period 1-4 schedule. We will be shooting certain students at certain times throughout the day and the entire student body during prayer. We will serve lunch and have the kids do an onsite Spirit Rally, tie dyeing St. Joe's spirit shirts from 12-1. We will resume filming with certain sports teams at this point. IF YOUR STUDENT IS NOT ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS TEAM, THEY MAY BE PICKED UP AT
1PM. If your student IS a member of the following teams, please have them bring their athletic uniform to school
on Friday as well.
Boys Baseball, Girls Soccer (Please bring both colored jerseys), Girls Volleyball, and Mountain Bike Team.
At
1pm we will shoot the Volleyball team in our School Gym.
1:20, we will shoot the Mountain Bike Team outside our gym. These teams can be picked up by
2:00, or whenever their practice is finished.
We will be shooting our girls soccer team on our soccer field at
1:40. Here is where we get a little tricky...Boys baseball needs to meet at Fort Buenaventura Park at
2:00. Please do not be late. All of our girls soccer and boys baseball players need to then meet back at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
514 24th Street, at
2:40. We will have them change back into their best dress to shoot our final scene of the day. These students can be picked up at the church by 3.
I hope that this makes sense. We appreciate your willingness to help and make this a successful day of shooting. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Lane.
The Freshman Class is brewing all the ingredients for a ghoulish Halloween Dance on Saturday, October 7th. The dance is from 7-10 pm in the black box and the cost is $5 per person. The dance is a friends only dance, no dates.
Students are encouraged to come in school appropriate costumes. Masks and costume weapons (swords, plastic guns etc) will not be allowed. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume. Bring your decorated pumpkins to display and enter the pumpkin contest. Light refreshments will be served.
Hope to see you there for a frighteningly fun evening!
Freshman: All freshman will be taking the ACT Aspire Test. This test will take all day. They will have a regular lunch period and dismissal will be at 3pm.
Sophomore & Juniors: Will take the PSAT. Dismissal for Sophomores and Juniors will be at noon.
Seniors: College Application Day. English teachers will be available to help with college essays. From 8:15am to 9:15am there will be a representative from Wells Fargo giving a presentation on "A 5-step guide to paying for college" Parents are invited to attend the presentation. Seniors will be dismissed at noon.
The annual Greenery Fundraiser is officially under way! Attached is the flier with all the current product information along with the prices. The last day to order is Friday, October 27th for guaranteed delivery before Thanksgiving. We have three easy ways for you to place an order:
Go directly to our website at http://sffsalestrack.com/JPA2017Greenery and order from there. **Please note, it will not let you pay directly on the site, please take a check to either the High School or the Elementary School ** Please make the check payable to SJPA**
You can pick up color brochures and order forms at either campus at the front desk.
You can call or email Christa Windsor at 801-721-0429 or [email protected]and she will be happy to place your order or answer any questions you have.
Delivery will be just before the Thanksgiving break, and we will arrange for delivery or pick-up at either campus. You can also do the direct delivery product option, which will deliver the beautiful greenery right to the doorstep of your family and friends, a GREAT gift idea. **Please note, the direct delivery items will be delivered within the first two weeks after Thanksgiving directly from Sherwood Forest Farms**
Next SJPA Meeting - Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 PM - Note Earlier Time!
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 14,at 6:00 pm in the Fine Arts Building Conference Room. After the meeting we will clean and organize the kitchen in the Fine Arts Building (an annual SJPA beginning of the school year tradition!).
Can't make the meetings but would like to be involved with SJPA activities?? Please send your contact information to Suzie Leland at [email protected].
To order Jayhawk Java, please click on the following link-
Order coffee Jayhawk Java makes a wonderful gift!!!!
On November 18, 2017, Saint Joseph Catholic Schools will continue its annual tradition of wine tasting with Uncorked: Purple Rain. Set against our new back drop at HUB 801, this year's wine choices are a tribute to the vineyards found along the rugged coastlines, sparkling streams, jagged mountains, and rolling green valleys of the Pacific Northwest. At precisely 6:30pm, the wines will be uncorked, and the beer tapped, accompanied by scrumptious hors d'oeuvers. We promise you will not go home hungry. And to keep with tradition, we will be offering several enticing silent auction items.
Please look for your invitation in the mail!
To sign up to volunteer to work the event click on the following link
We would like to thank our 2017-2018 School Board members for their service this new year.
The School Board is a great help to our principals. This is an advisory board where the principals can receive feedback to policy changes as well as a great deal of committee work that is done by our school board members.
Lisa Arbogast (Past Board Chair), Attorney/Consultant
Rev. Charles Cummins, Pastor, Weber State University Newman Center
Nancy Essary, Principal, Saint Joseph Catholic Elementary School (Ex-Officio)
Clay Jones, Principal, Saint Joseph Catholic High School (Ex-Officio)
Mark Longe, Superintendent, Utah Catholic Schools (Ex-Officio)
Carsten Lau, (Board Chair) Marketing Communications Manager, General Electric
Bob McConaughy, Electronics Technician, Hill Air Force Base
Fr. Erik Richtsteig, Pastor, Saint James the Just Catholic Church
Fr. Joseph Delka, Associate Pastor, Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Catherine Slatter, CFO, Logistic Specialties
Dr. Jennifer Claesgens, Director, Center for Science and Math Education, WSU
Dr. Marc Ybaben, Phychologist, Occupational Medicine Services, Hill AFB
Carl VanMeetern, Operations Engineer/Business Owner
Amada Chavez, Restaurant Owner (New Member)
Michael Callahan, Retired, Former Executive Officer/Sr. Vice President of Business Development and International Operations for Cabela's (New Member)
Kevin Wilson, Flight Systems Solutions Business Development Manager HAFB (New Member)
Herman Armendariz, Consultant, Business Owner, Hispanic Committee Representative (New Member)
Shawn Choate, Ogden City Human Resources Manager
Carole Burbridge-Layman, Advancement Director, Saint Joseph Catholic Schools (Ex-Officio)
