Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
November 15-22, 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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Taken from a blog called Livn3
“Imagine you had a bank account that deposited $86,400 each morning. The account carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every dollar each day!
We all have such a bank. Its name is Time. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever time you have failed to use wisely. It carries over no balance from day to day. It allows no overdraft so you can’t borrow against yourself or use more time than you have. Each day, the account starts fresh. Each night, it destroys an unused time. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, it’s your loss and you can’t appeal to get it back.
There is never any borrowing time. You can’t take a loan out on your time or against someone else’s. The time you have is the time you have and that is that. Time management is yours to decide how you spend the time, just as with money you decide how you spend the money. It is never the case of us not having enough time to do things, but the case of whether we want to do them and where they fall in our priorities.”
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Fr. Phil sends prayers to all for a Happy and Holy Thanksgiving Holiday!
Thanksgiving Day Mass:
The word "Eucharist" literally means "Thanksgiving". If your family's plans allow for it, an appropriate way to pray on Thanksgiving Day is to celebrate the Eucharist.
Mass at MBS will be at 8:15am on Thursday, November 22
. A collection will be taken up for our parish outreach to the poor.
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A Note From Fr. Phil…
Dear Parishioners,
If you are connected to our parish catholic school and/or parish school of religion (CCD), you may have heard that Mr. David Planche is no longer with us as MBS Director of Christian Formation in our parish and school community. We would like to thank David for his many years of dedicated ministry at Most Blessed Sacrament and wish he and his family well. Our prayers certainly go out for them, as well.
Discussions and discernment will begin as we evaluate our ministerial outreach in the Christian formation of children, youth, and adults. We don’t have an exact timeline for the hiring of a new director, but in the interim, ministry requests and questions will continue to be handled through the Office of Christian Formation located on MBS School campus (225) 751-5867. I am grateful for Theresa LeBoeuf, Secretary for Christian Formation and the many parishioners who support our educational and sacramental formation as their Stewardship of Service/Ministry in sharing faith with so many.
Thank you for your continued support and prayers for Most Blessed Sacrament Parish and its many ministries.
Fr. Phil
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Important Dates for November/December
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November 16 - Grandparent's Day
November 19-23 - Thanksgiving Holidays
November 27 - 2nd Grade Retreat / Reconciliation 7:00pm
November 28 - Winter Open House 8-12am
November 29 - Mass 8:15am / 5th Grade Retreat
December 4 - Beta Club Meeting / Band-Choir Concert 6:30pm
December 6 - Mass 8:15am
December 11 - Drama Play 6:30pm
December 12 - Last Day to test AR
December 13 - Mass 8:15am
December 14 - Spirit Shirt Day with Uniform Bottoms / AR Free Dress
December 17-19 - Middle School Exams
December 19 - No Buses / St. Francis Nativity 9:15am / Early Dismissal 11:15am
December 20-January 2 - Christmas Holidays
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Sweet Dreams Collection - Ends November 16
MBS 4th graders are sponsoring their 8th Annual Sweet Dreams collection, to provide for the needs of the homeless at the St. Vincent de Paul Women and Children's Shelter. From Friday, November 9 to Friday, November 16, students may bring items in bags or boxes for transporting to the shelter.
Items needed are: baby shampoo and detangling conditioner, baby lotion, baby powder, adult shampoo/conditioner, soap, wet wipes, new children's socks, disposable diapers, disposable juice cups, instant fruit drink mix.
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Grandparent's Day - November 16
9:00-9:45 PK-4th Grade Classroom Visits/Activities
9:45-10:00 - Refreshments (gym)
10:00-10:30 - 7th Grade Presentation of the Rosary (gym)
10:45-11:30 - 5th-8th Grade Classroom Visits/Activities
Checkout from Classrooms
Photographs by Barberito (gym)
***REMINDER: Students are to wear "Sunday Best" Attire***
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MBS Parish Thanksgiving Meal - November 18
MBS has a long tradition of inviting our families to the Parish Thanksgiving Meal to share in prayer, food and fellowship as a Church family.
Please join us again this year on Sunday, November 18th, 5:30pm in the MBS Gym. We will provide the turkey, dressing and side dishes. We ask parishioners to bring a dessert to share. MBS School families who provide a dessert will receive Time & Talent hours.
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Lunch Menu
Cafeteria Volunteers Needed
Sign up for November and December using the links below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044ca9af23a2f94-november
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044ca9af23a2f94-december
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Allergy Policy
Christmas will be here before we know it, so please keep our Allergy Policy in mind when parties are scheduled.
"Students with identified nut allergies will not be given any food items brought to school by other students, purchased or homemade. Students with nut allergies will be asked to provide a supply of nut-free snacks for consumption on these days."
Aside from Christmas parties, we will also celebrate the Epiphany in January. On January 3rd, in honor of the Epiphany, we will serve students a slice of king cake. Parents please have a safe snack for your children on these days.
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Christmas Holidays - Looking Ahead
Because we have not used any weather days, we will NOT have school on December 20 and 21 (the contingency days).
Christmas Holidays will be December 20-January 2. Students will return to school on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
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Brick Campaign
Have you seen the bricks in the courtyard? For only $75, you can personalize a brick for your MBS student or loved one. What a great Christmas gift for grandparents or parents to show their legacy.
CLICK HERE
for the form and send into the Church or School Office, Attention Penne Leier.
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Student of the Year
Each year the Diocese of Baton Rouge participates in the Louisiana Department of Education's Student of the Year Awards Program. This program recognizes outstanding elementary, middle and high school students. Students who are recognized by this process demonstrate excellent academic achievement, leadership ability, and model good citizenship. As a Catholic school we also add the criteria of spirituality and service.
Most Blessed Sacrament is proud to announce three students from 5th grade and three students from 8th grade who meet the following criteria: a minimum of 4.0 cumulative grade point average, performed in the top 15% of ACT Aspire in reading and math, and demonstrate leadership ability, citizenship, spirituality and stewardship. These students participated in interviews with MBS Administration this week:
5th grade
: Giulia Arion, Addison Comeaux, and Lawton Hardgrove
8th grade:
McGuire Ellis, Braeden Fox, and Simone Castellucico
Of these students,
Giulia Arion and Simone Castelluccio
will represent MBS in the Diocesan competition. Congratulations to each of you for your hard work!!
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Beta Club - District Rally
Congratulations to MBS Beta members who participated in the District Rally on Saturday, November 10. MBS placed 3rd in the Robotics Competition and 1st in Quiz Bowl. Both of these groups will go on to compete at the State Convention in February.
Congratulations Beta!
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Cross Country - Junior Olympics
MBS Cross Country Team will participate in the Regional Qualifier Junior Olympic meet this weekend in Mississippi. The following students will be competing:
Cody Bankston
Cooper Bankston
Gavin Brouillette
Grant Brouillette
Evan Bueche
Jacelyn Keller
Aiden Luke
Ryleigh McKay
Will Nizzo
Max Procell
Cesar Rico
Beau Triche
Brandt Triche
Good luck team!!
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Open House - Tour Guides Needed
Anyone who is interested should reach out to Penne Leier at 225.266.2162.
Tour Guides need to be cleared by Office of Child Protection.
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Grandparent's Day - Help Needed
Please sign up if you would like to help out with refreshments for Grandparents Day!
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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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