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Dear Parents,
Super spectacular Grandparents Day!
Thank you to all the students for welcoming us with song. Thank you to Molly Grimberg, Molly Dyszkiewicz, Bridget Hickey. Liam McAllister, and Trenton Thomas for representing their classmates so well during the ceremony at the church. But, most especially, thank you to Jim Scanlon, grandfather extraordinaire, for sharing some reminisces about this school, from which he graduated in 1949. And, thank you to all of the grandparents and special fiends who visited us today! We love to see our halls filled with family, celebrating our students.
Our Grandparents Day celebration is specifically planned to coincide with our First Communion weekend. We'll celebrate with almost 100 children in 3 ceremonies tomorrow as they fully enter 'communion' with the church. It's always a beautiful day and we always have a school Mass the following week (in which the Second Graders where their First Communion outfits) to celebrate together as a school community.
Next Sunday, May 19, please plan on celebrating Fr. Foley's 40th Anniversary as a priest. This will be held in conjunction with a May Procession preceding the 12:30 Mass and a reception immediately after the Mass in the school auditorium. Fr. Foley first learned to love the Catholic Church right here at Blessed Sacrament. Come help him celebrate this important milestone.
Happy Mother's Day!
Faithfully,
Chris Kelly
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May 13 - 17 is an A week
for lunch duty.
Hot lunch is $22.50 for the week.
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T
he Bulldog 5K was a huge success!!
Thank you to all our runners, volunteers, and sponsors!
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Come one, Come all to a "pizza Sunday" on May 12 after the 5:30 pm Mass. Everyone at Mass is welcome to stop for a slice of pizza! No one cook dinner-yee haw!!
If you or your family would like a whole pizza to take home at the low cost of $12 from yummy, delicious Potomac Pizza right here in Chevy Chase, please email Nancy Ryan at
nryan@blessedsacramentdc.org to place an order.
Every woman in church, not just Moms, will also receive a floral tribute as she exits!
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Support Blessed Sacrament School
By Supporting Annual Fund
- We are almost a third of the way to reaching our goal!
- At the beginning of this school year, we set an ambitious goal to honor our 95th anniversary as a school by reaching 95% parent participation in Annual Fund!
- To date, exactly 100 families have generously shown their commitment by contributing which is 31% of our goal.
- BSS is all about COMMITMENT. Over 95% of our faculty and staff have made a donation
- Please show your commitment by making a gift TODAY
- ALL GIFTS OVER $95 get a Bulldog Car Decal
- ALL GIFTS of any size MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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CARNATIONS SALE MOTHER'S DAY
MAY 12TH
Beautiful carnations will be sold Sunday at Church and Gym entrances after Masses. Cost $1.00 or give a donation! All proceeds benefit The Northwest Center and St. Ann's Center for Children,Youth & Families. Make the special purchase, buy one or more carnations for your favorite MOMS!!
Happy Mother's Day!
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The Father Daughter Dance is right around the corner!
Friday May 17th
7:00-9:00pm in the Gym
DJ, Photo Booth and Dancing
$50 per family
Please consider signing up to help make this year's dance a blast! Click here to sign-up to volunteer.
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Baseball and Bulldogs - A Winning Combination!
Support the Washington Nationals and Blessed Sacrament School at Nats Stadium on Sunday, May 19! Sit with fellow Bulldogs and cheer on the Nats as they take on the Chicago Cubs!
$5 OF EVERY TICKET SOLD VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK WILL BE DONATED BACK TO BSS!
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Attention CYO Coaches:
Please be reminded, whistles are prohibited on the school field at all times.
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DAILY MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE
We have been blessed with the opportunity to offer four daily Masses Monday through Friday and two on Saturday for many years. We have also had four priests available for these Masses who live in the rectory. In recent months, Msgr. O'Connell has been unable to participate in daily Masses for health reasons. We also celebrate Masses in five health care facilities each month. After consultation with members of the Worship Commission and with the priests, I have decided to cancel the least attended of these daily Masses - the 11:00am - on a regular basis beginning June 1. We will, of course, continue to celebrate funeral Masses at that hour. Change is never easy but often necessary. There are 12 noon daily Masses at St. Ann's, Little Flower, and Our Lady of Lourdes. Please check their websites. Thank you for your understanding.
-Father Foley
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Please join the Queen of Peace Sodality for a special Mass & Cocktail Reception to benefit our Blessed Sacrament Social Concerns Ministry; helping those in need in our community.
The event will be held at the home of Jim & ML Shanahan, 10400 Stable Ln, Potomac MD 20854, on Saturday, May 18th 5-8. Mass will begin promptly at 5:15.
The cost for the event is: $75/person.
Please consider being a Sponsor for $250 or more. Sponsorship includes admission for 2. Pay at the door or mail a check (payable to Queen of Peace Sodality) to: Lois Boylan,
8101 Connecticut Avenue N300, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
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Diaper Drive May 4-19, 2019
The Stella Maris Sodality is hosting their annual Diaper Drive. There are three ways for sodalists to participate:
- Drop off diapers in the boxes at each church exit or in the school lobby. Partial packages are fine!
- Cash! The DC Diaper Bank has high volume, low cost diaper buying power. A donation of $20 will buy over 3 weeks of diapers for a baby. We will be collecting checks and cash after Masses the weekend of May 18th & 19th.
- Amazon. Purchase diapers at https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1G9IJMMO5V30U . Your items will be delivered directly to the DC Diaper Bank. Specify "Stella Maris" as the organization.
Why Diapers? Lots of reasons, but excessive crying, often the result of diaper rash or discomfort, is the number one cause of child abuse. Diapers and other baby and other hygiene items are not covered by government food subsidies.
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Blessed Sacrament Academic Bridge Camp
available for all rising Kindergarten - 4th graders
Session 1: June 17-21
Session 2: June 26-30
Session 3: July 8-12
Session 4: July 15-19
Each session runs Monday-Friday from 9am - 3pm. The cost is $300 per week. Extended care will be available, at an additional cost, from 3:00-5:30pm.
This is a great way for children to academically bridge the summer months, learn team building and athletic skills, and have fun with their school friends and teachers over the summer.
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Shop Amazon and Earn Money for BSS!
Don't forget to click on the Amazon logo on the bsstoday.org homepage before you make your Amazon purchase. BSS gets a portion of the proceeds back!
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A Message from The Home & School Association
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Dear Parents,
This past Wednesday we had our final HSA meeting for the year. Thank you to those from the school community who joined us. We reviewed the proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year. It will soon be available online for review and voting, link will be shared soon.
The new HSA executive committee will being their terms on June 13th. The team is:
President: Julia M. Stogoski
Vice President: Renee Redpath
Treasurer: Jane Dempsey
Secretary: Samantha Burman
Room Parent Coordinator: Liz Vorrasi
Faculty Representative: Leslie Cunningham
Past President: Grace G. McNicholas
This is a fantastic team and they will serve you well!
Warmly,
Grace G. McNicholas
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Room Parents Wanted!
Want to be a room parent for the 2019-2020 school year? Email me at: gracemcnicholas@hotmail.com
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Uniform Exchange Wants YOU!
Do you have a passion for uniforms?
Are you skilled at sorting and folding children's clothes?
After folding your laundry at home, do you have a craving to fold more?
Join the Uniform Exchange!
The Uniform Exchange is looking for one more person to join their team for the 2019-2020 school year.
Interested? Email me at: gracemcnicholas@hotmail.com
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Here's what's coming up in April & May:
5/15: Lego Party! Spots can be purchased
here.
5/17: Father Daughter Dance, tickets can be purchased
here.
5/24: 3rd Grade Movie Party. Tickets
here.
5
/31: Ladies Only Wine Country Day Trip -
3 spots added!
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Wrap Up of Last Week's Fundraisers:
Bulldog 5K: Still waiting to get the final numbers, stay tuned!
SCOUT Bag Fundraiser: We netted $404.00 from this surprise fundraiser. Thank you to SCOUT Bags for reaching out to us with this opportunity, and thank you to everyone who made a purchase.
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