Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
October 4-11, 2018
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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We all remember Elizabeth Smart, the young Mormon girl in Salt Lake City, Utah who was kidnapped from her home one evening and held captive for nine months by a man and a woman in the mountains above her home. Recently, the woman kidnapper completed her prison sentence and was let out of prison. This garnered some news coverage on the national television and social networks. One of the news reports I watched included a speaking engagement that Elizabeth gave for her foundation, The Elizabeth Smart Foundation.
In her speech she told the audience that after her rescue her mother offered her the following advice. She said the best punishment you can give your kidnappers is to be happy. They have already stolen 9 months of your life that you will never get back. Holding on to the past steals life. They don’t deserve anymore of your life.
During the hearing, after the kidnappers were sentenced, Elizabeth was asked if she wanted to say anything to them. She did. She told them, “I am not scared of you, because you have no power of me anymore.” She went on to say that moment was empowering. She immediately knew she was going to live a happy, fulfilling, wonderful life. She also said that she now, as an adult, realized that forgiveness is not for the person who has wronged you, but for yourself and that forgiveness is necessary in order to be truly happy.
I recently read a book about forgiveness. It was a compilation of 7 short stories about people who forgave another person for some horrendous act against them. In each account they spoke of the courage, strength, and Grace of God it took for them to forgive and that through forgiveness they found peace, joy, and happiness.
When I look at the woman Elizabeth Smart has become, a beautiful wife, mother, friend, business woman, and public speaker. What faith and strength she had to forgive her abductors but her reward has been peace, joy and happiness.
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Important Dates for October
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October 5 - NO BUSES / Shop with Scrip due
October 8 - NO BUSES / AR Free Dress
October 9 - 1st 9 Weeks Ends
October 10 - Sports Pictures after school
October 11 - St. Francis Pet Mass 8:15am
October 12 - Spirit Shirt Day with Uniform Bottoms
October 16 - Report Cards
October 18 - Mass 8:15am
October 19 - Middle School Dance
October 23 - Substitute Orientation 9:00am / Family Night
October 24 - Picture Retakes
October 25 - Mass 8:15am / PK-5th grade Conferences (No school for PK-5th)
October 26 - 6th-8th grade Conferences (No school for 6th-8th)
October 26-28 - MBS Parish Fair
October 29 - Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)
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Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Thursday, October 11, 2018
, MBS will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, which is October 4th. We will take this opportunity to celebrate the importance of pets in the lives of our families. Love for our pets and the joy they bring means that children often share in the care of their pets as members of the family. Oftentimes Schools and Churches have special “pet blessings.” While it would be fun to bring our pets to school, it simply would not be practical, or safe, to celebrate Mass with the children and pets.
MBS wants to invite our families to celebrate the next best way…by asking them to submit a framed photo of their family pet for Father to bless during the Mass. FRAMED photos (no larger than 8 by 10 inches) should be sent to school by Tuesday, October 8th, to allow us to prepare for setting the photos up in a display at Mass on October 11th.
Please submit your photo in an easel type photo frame so it may STAND in our photo display. We do not want multiple photos of the same pet. To submit a family pet photo, please send it to school through your YOUNGEST child’s home room or send a different pet photo for other students.
All pictures must be clearly marked with the student’s name, grade and homeroom number on the back of the photo frame so they may be safely returned to their rightful owners. Please use a small card or tape to place on the back of your pet’s photo. Please call the Office of Christian Formation at 751-5867 if you have any questions.
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Middle School Halloween Dance
Friday, October 19
Last day to purchase a tickets online is Tuesday, October 16th!
We encourage online ticket purchase, however tickets may be purchased at the door via cash or check only.
Entry Fee $15.00 prepaid or $20.00 cash/check only at the door. Last day to prepay is October 16
th
. The students who prepay will be entered into a drawing for a Halloween Goody Basket.
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Athletic Events this Week
Oct. 4-7
Our 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basketball teams will compete in the St. George Tournament. Please see the master schedule attached for game times.
Oct. 5
Parish Flag Football Game @ 6pm
Eagles vs. Crushers
Oct. 6
CHS Cross Country meet @ HRP
Girls run at 10:30am
Boys run at 11am
Oct. 7
Home Football Games vs. St. Aloysius. Kick off times are:
3rd/4th @ 1pm
5th/6th @ 2pm
7th/8th is off this weekend
Oct. 10
Fall Sports Pictures after school until 5pm. Sports included are: Girls' Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Swim Team, Pep Squad and Cheer. Please make sure to bring full game uniform. Athletics will not be allowed to call home for uniforms.
Oct. 10
Girls' Basketball Games @ STM. Tip off times are:
5th @ 5:45pm
6th @ 6:30pm
8th @ 7:30pm
GO PELICANS!!!
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Lunch Volunteers Needed
If you are interested in volunteering to help serve in our school cafeteria, please sign up using the following link:
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Dear Parents,
We live in world and time in which self-harm and suicide are very prevalent. Your students are exposed to it almost daily. They hear about it on the radio, see it in movies/TV, and find it online in every way imaginable, just to name a few. Children at every age and grade level are not only aware of self-harm and suicide, they are in danger of thinking this might be an avenue for them to try, a "solution to all of their problems." Below are links to Parent Guides for Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention from the ICare Program. The guides are divided by grade level - elementary and middle school. Please read them to increase your own awareness of this growing epidemic. If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me:
mdibenedetto@mbsbr.org
or 751-0273.
Blessings,
Michelle DiBenedetto, LCSW
School Counselor
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If you or someone you know is suffering emotionally from the effects of a natural disaster, Catholic Charities can help.
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Shop with Scrip
SWS Fact of the Month:
Do you get your groceries at Winn Dixie or Albertsons? Did you know that MBS receives a 4% rebate when you purchase a Win Dixie or Alberton’s card from
www.shopwithscrip.com
? If 1/2 of our MBS families used a $100 gift card to pay for groceries this month, MBS would receive $700 in rebates! And if these families did this every month, we would receive over $8,000 in a year!!! All this just by spending money you were going to spend anyway!!!! And, if you sign up for PrestoPay on the shop with scrip website, you’ll be able to pay for your order online and reload your gift cards or purchase e-cards at any time.
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Catholic High Band Night - Friday, Oct. 5
Catholic High School will host Band Night for 6th – 8th graders on Friday, October 5, 2018. This experience gives middle school students the unique opportunity to perform with the CHS/SJA Band and get a sense of what it means to be a part of a high school band. It also allows the student to experience the spirit of these two well-established high schools and their traditions.
Please
CLICK HERE
for a parent letter with additional information.
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Catholic High School Admissions
CLICK HERE
for Admissions information and important dates.
Open House Link: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/d760679d-a59e-4636-84a0-9161b2c805ac
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Parish Rosary - October 7
October is known as the month of the rosary. As such, in many Catholic church parishes, faithful members come together to offer communal rosaries dedicated to Mary and ask for her prayerful intercessions.
October 7 is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Most Blessed Sacrament Church Parish will gather as a community to pray the rosary in the Church at 3pm on this special feast day.
Fr. Phil and Mrs. Gioe have requested that MBS students take an active part in this Living Rosary. If you and your student(s) would like to participate, please meet in the Church on October 7 at 2:30pm. Students are asked to wear dress uniforms, Athletics uniform, or Scouts uniform. The Rosary will last about an hour.
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Mass of Thanksgiving - October 21
A 150
th
Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Sunday, October 21, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral. The mass will commemorate the coming of the Sisters of St. Joseph to Baton Rouge. A reception will follow. The public is invited to attend.
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St. Michael's Middle School Night
Thursday, October 18
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St. Michael’s Open House - Save the Date - Thursday, Oct. 25
We invite you to visit SMHS with your classmates at your school's designated time. If this time is not convenient for your family, or your school is not listed, feel free to join us any time between 4:30-7:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - St. Jean Vianney, Sacred Heart
5:00 p.m. - Our Lady of Mercy, St. Alphonsus
5:30 p.m. - Most Blessed Sacrament, St. Theresa
6:00 p.m. - St. Thomas More, St. Francis Xavier
6:30 p.m. - St. George, St. Jude, Holy Family, St. Aloysius
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Save the Date: The 2018 SJA Sticker Stampede is on Saturday, November 10!
Registration is now open for the 8th annual St. Joseph's Academy Sticker Stampede. On Saturday, November 10, runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate in the half-mile, one-mile, 5K, or newly added 10K runs, presented by Varsity Sports. After the races, we everyone is invited to the Finisher Festival and Marketplace featuring free food and beverages, live music, kids; crafts and games, and shopping with local vendors.
WHEN:
Saturday, November 10, 2018
8:00 a.m.Fun Runs, 8:30 a.m. 5K and 10K
Marketplace open until 11:30 a.m.
WHERE:
St. Joseph's Academy, 3015 Broussard Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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Lunch Volunteers Needed
If you are interested in volunteering to help serve in our school cafeteria,
please sign up using the following link:
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Office of Child Protection
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According to policy mandated by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, all school volunteers must complete a mandatory background check and child protection training.
Please note that MBS School child protection requirements are not the same as MBS Parish
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Therefore if you are compliant for the Parish, you are not automatically compliant for the School
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Many files have been archived due to inactivity, and/or files not being updated. Call Mrs. Landry at 225-753-5526 or email
childprotection@mbsbr.org
for assistance.
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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School * 751-0273
8033 Baringer Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817
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