Weekly Newsletter: Sept. 22, 2019
This Week's Schedule
Monday, Sept. 23
  • Cross Country 3p-4p
  • Drama Rehearsal 3p-5p

Tuesday, Sept. 24
  • Picture Day (See details below)
Wednesday, Sept. 25
  • Tag Day $2 (Sports Theme) See Handbook for dress code guidelines
  • Cross Country 3p-4p

Thursday, Sept. 26
  • Drama Rehearsal 3p-5p

Friday, Sept. 27
  • Mass 8:30am
Picture Day is Tuesday, September 24th!
Mark your Calendars! Picture Day is next Tuesday, September 24th!!   All students should be in their regular school uniforms instead of P.E. uniforms . (Middle school students should wear their Dress Uniforms) See attached flyer from Real Life Photography for more details about ordering photos.

Payments are made to Real Life Studios and are not processed through the school. Payment cannot be made through FACTS.

That's a Wrap!
Volunteers Needed
Oktoberfest Pack Up Help is Needed tonight from 5pm-9pm.
Just show up at Volunteer Check In to help out!
Principal's Message
We hear the word "culture" used in a variety of ways. At Saint Benedict, we define culture as the best of what any society has to offer - that which is true, good, and beautiful. One of our goals is to create a strong culture for our students that includes excellent literature, beautiful music, and inspiring art.

I hope that you will join us in this commitment to culture. Consider the music we listen to, the TV shows and movies we watch, or the books we read. Are they elevating us and our students with truth, goodness, and beauty?

Sean Cruess, SBCS Principal
Psssst: Monday, September 30 is the Feast of Saint Jerome. All students in Jerome House should wear their House t-shirt with their regular uniform on that day.
From the PTO
Thank you to everyone who attended our 1st PTO meeting of the year! We had a lot of fun learning about the House System. A special appreciation to Mr. Cruess for his presentation and to House Prefects Siobhan Cruess & McKenzie Shea for truly schooling the SBCS parents in Catholic Trivia. Here's the presentation if you missed it.
The Next Generation of Box Tops is Here!
The Box Tops program is changing. Families can now download the Box Tops app to "clip" their Box Tops.

The new and improved mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products, and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online. You can even "credit" your child's House for the school competition.

We are still collecting paper Box Tops and those collection dates will be announced soon.

Our SBCS Goal for Box Tops for Education is set at $1,000. Right now, through mobile app users, we are at $13.00.

Download the app and text a screenshot of it with your child's House name to 757-812-4509 and your child's House will receive one point. 

For more information on changes to the program, please visit www.bfte.com
Volunteers
VIRTUS Training
All volunteers who work with or around children MUST have a current background check and completed VIRTUS training.

In order to keep your status active with VIRTUS you should read your monthly email bulletins and answer the 1 multiple choice question until you get it right.

Thank you for all you do and for helping keep our children safe.
Mass Schedule & Prayer Group
Friday, September 27
Choir: 3rd Grade
Lectors: Michael Purcell, Ben Nguyen
Servers: Jack Bellaver, Gabriel Bevc, Liam O'Herron
Share the Saint Benedict Love
Are you willing to share your experience with our social media followers?

Please send in a family selfie, with a short testimonial on your experience at Saint Benedict School and we'll share it on FB, IG and Twitter. email: scauley@saintbenedictschool.org
Got a referral family for us? We love those too! So, send them to one of our upcoming Open House Events. And thank you in advance for helping spread the word about our amazing little school!
Ministry & Events
K-5 Time Change!
Parish Religious Education for grades Kindergarten through 5th grades is being moved from Wednesday nights to Sunday mornings between the Masses from 9:45am-10:45am and will be located in the same rooms as last year at the parish school. Classes will begin on Sunday, October 6. 
Edge Kick-Off
The Edge Kick-Off will be on Wednesday, October 2 from 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Benedict Catholic Church. All 6-12 graders are welcome! Dinner will be served.   Edge, middle school youth ministry and religious education, will take place from 6:30pm-8:00pm on Wednesday nights in the St. Anselm Hall of the Parish School after the kickoff. 
Registration Open!
Registration for Kindergarten through 5 th grade religious education, Edge middle school youth ministry and religious education, The Rule high school youth ministry and religious education, confirmation preparation, and First Penance and Communion is open! Please register online on the parish website. 
First Penance/First Communion Sacramental Preparation
The deadline for signing up for First Penance/Communion (age of reason: 7, typically in 2nd grade) is October 6.

Registrations are online on the parish website and letters with schedules are on the parish website and side porch. Classes for First Penance/Communion will take place on select Sundays between the Masses from 9:45 to 10:45am. 

Please remember that any child preparing to receive sacraments must be concurrently enrolled in religious education, which is different than sacramental preparation. Sacramental preparation for First Penance/Communion is required to occur through the parish, not the school.

Religious education, however, can take place either through a Catholic school, parish religious education program, or a homeschool program. In some cases, a young person will be receiving both religious education and taking sacramental preparation courses. School students have their religious education covered in class. 
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