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Friday, December 18th - Green & Red Day (out-of-uniform)
Tuesday, December 22nd - 11:00 Dismissal
Tuesday, December 22nd - Cousins Subs Day
Wednesday, December 23rd-Sunday, January 3rd - No School, Christmas Break
Monday, January 4, 2021 - Classes Resume
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Family Prayer
Fourth Sunday of Advent
The Lord is with you.
- In today's reading, David wishes to build a temple, a house for the Ark of the Covenant, and so he consults his court prophet Nathan.
- Nathan relates to David the message that God does not want a house. The essence of God's message is: You will not build a house for me; I will build a house for you.
- The word house implies a temple or dynasty.
The Gospel reveals a mystery hidden for many ages.
- In the letter to the Romans, Paul teaches about salvation and faith.
- Paul stresses that the Gospel, made known to all, is for the salvation of everyone who has faith.
- The mystery kept secret for ages is now made clear.
Blessed are you among women!
- The annunciation story in the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as the fulfillment of the messianic hope.
- In today's passage, Mary of Nazareth humbly accepts the will of God, revealed by the angel Gabriel.
- Luke's Gospel highlights Mary's special role in God's plan of salvation.
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
Advent provides our children with such wonderful lessons in patience. Waiting for Christmas is tough, especially for our younger students, and the lessons of the Advent wreath and focus on the birth of our Savior help to keep our minds and hearts where they belong.
This year, our classes have celebrated and learned about Advent daily since we returned from our Thanksgiving break. We will put those Advent lessons to the test next Monday, when our students gather together in a Google meet to play Advent bingo. Then, on Tuesday morning, we will gather for one last Advent mass. I invite all of our families to join us for this mass via our parish YouTube channel. Praying with our children, even virtually, brings special blessings to all.
Today’s paper envelope contains a Christmas card from our school family to yours. We wish you all a peace-filled holiday with plenty of time to pray together as a family. You are all in my prayers for a wonderful Christmas and a blessed new year.
Together in God’s name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Start your Monday off with a smile!
Our Home and School Association will be providing a free cup of steaming hot coffee with creamer on the side to our parents as they come through the morning drop off line on Monday, December 21st. Coffee will be available from 7:30 until 7:45 AM. All you have to do is roll down your window!
K4 parents who want to share in the fun should drop off their students and then drive around the building and join our drop off line.
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Covid-19 Update
We currently have the lowest rate of students and teachers in quarantine since the start of the school year. This is fantastic news for our community. Today’s paper envelope contains a letter to families regarding the upcoming Christmas break and guidelines for travel/gathering quarantines. Please read this letter carefully. Families are asked to contact the school office in cases where they will be self-quarantining after the holiday or in case of a Covid exposure during the Christmas break. We are looking forward to seeing all of our students return to school on Monday, January 4th.
Covid Testing
If you or a family member finds yourself in need of Covid-19 testing, tests are readily accessible right here in Greenfield. Working in conjunction with the Greenfield Health Department and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Holistic Home Care & Hospice offers drive through testing either by appointment or on a drop in basis.
Located on Forest Home Ave. near the Greenfield and Hales Corners border at 8777 W. Forest Home Ave,, Greenfield, WI 53221, Holistic Health Care is owned by SJE parents Sahr Lebbie and Tessa Decker.
Hours for the testing site are:
- Monday-Friday, 9am-Noon & 2-5pm
- Saturday-Sunday, 8am-Noon & 2-5pm
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Christmas Performances
Although we are unable to provide a traditional Christmas program this year, our students have worked to learn a variety of holiday songs. Over the last couple of weeks, we have been recording them performing on our gym stage. Once we are done editing these performances together, we will post a virtual Christmas program on our parish YouTube channel.
The challenges of putting this together in the time of Covid are many, and the quality of the recording will reflect those challenges. However, we guarantee that the joy of our students as they sing and play for you will shine through their masks. Watch for an email early next week letting you know that the program is available.
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Our next Cousins Subs Day will be next Tuesday,
December 22nd. Stop in after our early dismissal and pick up a quick lunch.
Where: Cousins Subs at 7495 W. Layton Ave.
When: December 22nd, all day
A portion of all sales will be donated to St. John the Evangelist's Home & School Association.
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Annual Home and School Cookie Walk
Thank You!
Our annual cookie walk was an enormous success. The pandemic has not dampened the enthusiasm for cookies from our school and parish families! We sold 175 pounds of cookies to school families and parishioners. The combination of cookie sales and generous cash donations yielded a profit of more than $1500 for our Home and School Association. More important than the profit, though, was the goodwill and ability to celebrate the holiday season together.
We are so grateful to our school bakers and Home and School volunteers who weighed, boxed, and sold so many cookies. Thank you so much!
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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