Friday, March 22nd - Stations of the Cross, 2 PM
Sunday, March 24th - Athletic Banquet
Tuesday, March 26th - Reconciliation, Grades 3-8
Thursday, March 28th - FUTP60 Meeting
Friday, March 29th - Stations of the Cross, 2 PM
Friday, March 29th - Parish Fish Fry, 4-7 PM
Sunday, March 31st - Wednesday, April 3rd - Parish Mission, 7:00 PM nightly
Monday, April 1st - Forensics Showcase, 1:30 PM
Thursday, April 4th - Jason's Deli Restaurant Fundraiser
Friday, April 5th - Stations of the Cross, 2:00 PM
Friday, April 5th - Family Holy Hour
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Family Prayer
Gospel Reading for Sunday, March 24th, 2019
Third Sunday of Lent
Forgive, Healed and Redeemed
- What do people or countries do when they are mad at each other?
- Which is easier: fighting or working it out?
- If everyone has changed hearts and minds like Jesus wants, what would people and countries do instead of fight?
Please consider reading the upcoming Sunday gospel together as a family. The questions above are good conversation starters as you prepare your children for weekly mass.
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A Note from the Principal:
Dear SJE Parents,
This week has been a busy one, even by SJE standards. Our fifth through eighth graders have been working on their Forward testing, and so we have been making an effort to keep our upstairs hallway quiet while they concentrate.
Our St. Joseph’s table bake sale was a huge success, raising over $200 for our Water to Thrive well project. In addition, we are particularly grateful to parents Cheryl Goldring, Monica Baumgardner, and Corinne Maier who gathered the materials and put together a St. Joseph’s altar. Mrs. Goldring spent the morning with our students, explaining this tradition to our students as they visited the bake sale. In addition to raffling off a statue of St. Joseph, each of our students received a St. Joseph prayer card. (see the pictures below)
We have added in an all school prayer at the end of each school day. We are currently praying the Memorare. The power of our children’s prayers are great, especially when they all pray together.
Our children have also been exploring the life of a different saint each day. We are using the Franciscan Media website “Saint of the Day” to learn about the lives of the saints. I am thoroughly enjoying discussing the saint of the day with our students at lunch each day. I am so impressed with their knowledge! I encourage parents to extend our learning by asking your student about the saint of the day. These stories provide us with a daily example of people who have worked to keep God at the center of everything they do. Are you interested in learning more about the lives of the saints? The link to Franciscan Media’s saint of the day is below.
Plans for our school garden are well underway. Several of our classes will be planting seeds, hoping to transplant the tiny seedlings into our gardens. Before you know it, we will transfer these seeds into our large beds. With sun, water, and God’s blessings, these tiny plants will grow and prosper throughout the summer, providing fresh vegetables for our school and parish families. We will be asking for help in tending to our garden this summer. I encourage our families to take care of our garden for a week this summer. It is a unique opportunity to spend some quality time caring for our plants.
Have you joined us for our Friday stations of the cross yet? We will gather again to pray the stations this Friday at 2:00 PM. All are welcome to join us in church.
Next Tuesday, our students in grades three through eight will participate in the sacrament of reconciliation. Please pray for our students as they receive this sacrament.
Growing in God’s Love,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Please join us!
We will be gathering in church on these Fridays during Lent to pray the Stations of the Cross:
Friday, March 22, Friday, March 29th, Friday, April 5th, and Friday, April 12th.
Families are invited to join us for this unique prayer experience. Please feel comfortable bringing your little ones as well as grandparents along to this family-friendly prayer. All are welcome!
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Congratulations to Alexa Mehail on placing first in the seventh-grade category in the Fleet Reserve Association Essay Contest. Alexa’s essay on the subject of Freedom of Speech will be forwarded to the regional level for further competition. Good Luck, Alexa!
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Financial Aid Applications are now available
Families are invited to apply for financial aid grants for the upcoming year. Our website has been updated with applications for our own tuition angel fund, as well as information on the St. Gerard Fund and the Fr. Grom Scholarship. Last year, we dispersed nearly $20,000 from our Angel fund, and our students received an additional $8800 in financial aid from the St. Gerard Fund.
Tuition Angel Fund grants and Fr. Grom Scholarship forms must be turned in no later than May 1
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Completed St. Gerard applications must be turned into the school office no later than Monday, April 9
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Water to Thrive
Our lenten service project is under way. This year we have chosen to work on supporting the installation of a well in Africa.
We are working with the organization “Water to Thrive” based in Austin, TX. 100% of our project donations will go towards a specific well that will be built using our funds. The cost of one well is $5,000. This week's St. Joseph Day bake sale proceeds are being added to our campaign. If you would like to contribute, please use this link:
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And please share this link with family and friends who can also contribute on our behalf. Cash and checks received in the office will be sent to Water to Thrive and will be credited to our campaign.
Tomorrow is the deadline to order your Water To Thrive t-shirt. You can find the order form
here
. Students may wear these t-shirts with their uniforms on Thursdays throughout the school year.
Deadline is Friday, March 22nd.
We want to place the order on Friday, so we can get our shirts in a timely manner. Therefore, we will not be extending this deadline.
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Our Home and School Fish Fry
March 29, 2019
Thanks to all families who have already volunteered to help out at the upcoming Home and School Fish Fry on Friday, March 29th. Help is still needed! We will send out a second email containing the link to the sign-up genius early next week. Please consider joining us for this event supporting our school and parish. (Not to mention some excellent fish!)
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Enrollment Update
Thank You to families who have already returned their re-enrollment paperwork for the upcoming school year. If you have not already done so, please complete and return the paperwork immediately, as we are already preparing to order instructional materials for next year. Families who are not sure of their enrollment status for the upcoming year should still return the form, simply checking “undecided” on the form. Any questions about re-enrollment should be directed to the school office.
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We need your help!!
Do you have a smartphone? Do you shop for groceries? Then you can help earn money for our school. Just download the Shoparoo app, photograph your grocery store receipts, and start earning money for our school. Last year, with only about a dozen supporters, we earned more than $200. Imagine what we could do if all of our families participated!
Want more information? Just follow this link:
Shoparoo
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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