Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
December 19, 2019
The next newsletter will be published on January 2, 2020

School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at
7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm 

Important Dates
These dates do not reflect all of November dates. For a complete list of the entire month and other months, please visit the online calendar .

December 20 - NO BUSES in morning or afternoon- Carpool Only - Dismiss from Classroom - Early Dismissal pickup by 11:15

December 23-January 3 - Christmas Break

January 6 - Students return to school. NO BUSES in morning or afternoon; Carpool only - Dismiss from Classroom

January 6-10 - Re-enrollment for Continuing Students

January 8 - Science Fair (8th grade)

January 9 - Mass of Epiphany / dress uniforms

January 10 - Jill Peno PJ Day (see below for details) / Shop with Scrip due

January 14 - Kindness Club Meeting; Substitute Teacher Orientation, 9am

January 15 - Sports Pictures

January 16 - Prayer Service, no mass / dress uniforms

January 17 - Bowling for Grades K-3; PALS; Spirit Shirt Day

Calendar Corrections
The Bowling Field trip for 4th-8th grade will be on FEBRUARY 14, not January, as originally published last week.
Message from Mrs. Gioe
How many of you have seen the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital commercial that highlights “the spirit of healing”? Since it is Christmastime, I’d like to highlight “the spirit of giving.” The families of MBS Church and School love this Parish and generously support both with time, talent and treasure. We are extremely fortunate and grateful to receive this support as all of the school maintenance, renovations and buildings are supported by Parish families through their contributions to MBS Church.

According to the organization Catholic Giving, “ 6.4 percent of registered parishioners contribute 80 percent of the volunteer hours in a parish and 6.8 percent of registered parishioners donate 80 percent of financial contributions. In addition, there is an 84 percent overlap between these two groups.”

Through this support the Catholic Church feeds, provides housing, educates, clothes, and cares for more people than any other institution in the world. Just imagine the potential if more Catholics were to serve the Church?   Our faith teaches us that we are called to give back by sharing our blessings with others. Faithful stewardship can take a variety of forms, and the Church encourages Catholics to give of their time, talent and treasure to spread the Good News of the Gospels.

Giving of your  TIME  means volunteering hours in service to others and to the Church.
Giving of your  TALENT  means using the gifts and abilities that God has blessed you with to benefit the Church and those around you.
Giving of your  TREASURE  means sharing your financial resources to strengthen the Church and its mission to transform lives through the power of faith.

By supporting the works of the Church, by giving to MBS Church and School, you are following God's will and providing the resources needed for the Church to carry out the work of Jesus Christ. Since everything we have comes in one way or another from our Heavenly Father, giving is really just giving back to Him.

In Luke 2:11-14 it says,
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

God sent us his greatest treasure which became our greatest gift, and if God can give us Jesus, what can we give in return? Great things are happening at MBS and we need YOU, YOUR TIME, YOUR TALENT, and YOUR TREASUE to continue to make things happen. During this Christmas season, we challenge you to prayerfully consider your support of MBS Church and School. What gifts of time, talent and treasure can you share? None of your gifts are too great or too small. May our Father bless and keep you this Christmas and may you enjoy this special time with those you love!

Have a very Merry Christmas and Joyful New Year.
Faculty Spotlight
Athletics
Parish T-Ball and Baseball - Boys & Girls
  • Parish Baseball registration (PK-3) is now available here.
  • Registration: December 12 - March 1
  • Season: March - May. Games will be on Saturdays.
  • Questions can be emailed to Nathan Butler at NButler@mbsbr.org or Rebecca Daigle at RDaigle@mbsbr.org

Sports Pictures
The following teams: Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer, Pep Squad, Cheer, Dance will take their individual and team pictures on Wednesday, January 15. Students must bring their uniforms with them to school, as they will NOT be allowed to call home for a uniform.
Cafeteria
Overdue Accounts
If you have an outstanding balance with the MBS Cafeteria, please take care of this prior to leaving for the Christmas break.
Online Enrollment
Please read the following attachment for some important information regarding 2020-2021 Online Enrollment and the exciting changes with this process.
School News
Amazon Smile
MBS received $85 just by parents shopping on Amazon! Go to smile.Amazon.com and select Most Blessed Sacrament as your charity. At no additional cost to you, as you shop, Amazon gives us money. Remember to bookmark smile.amazon.com on your phones and computer so that your donations go through.

Jill Peno Memorial Scholarship Fund
Student Council is sponsoring Pajama Day to raise money for the Jill Peno Memorial Scholarship Fund. Jill Peno was an MBS student, who passed away in her 8th grade year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. The scholarship is awarded yearly to a 7th grade student who models Jill's outstanding qualities.

All students who bring in a donation to the scholarship fund on January 10, 2020 may wear pajamas with any athletic shoes that day. Slippers are not allowed. Donations may be cash or a check made payable to MBS.

School Masses
We invite parents to attend school masses on Thursdays. If you would like your child to sit with you, we ask you to be there before mass begins at 8:15. Teachers will not allow students to leave the pew once mass has begun.

Lessons & Carols, December 20
Our annual Lessons & Carols will be held on Friday, December 20, 9:30-10:30 in St. Ursula Hall. Parents are invited to attend. Students will be checked out of the classroom afterwards. All students should be picked up by 11:15am. There will be NO Bus Service in the morning or afternoon on this day.

Attention Kindness Club
Here is the link to purchase the 2019-2020 Kindness Club t-shirt. With tax, the shirt is $15.73. Please order before January 15. The shirts will be distributed prior to our February meeting. Students may wear the shirts on meeting dates, for the yearbook picture, and on our field trip. Stay tuned for more information on the field trip! 

Remaining meeting dates: 
Jan. 14
Feb. 11
March 10
April 7
May 5

All meetings are at 7:20 AM in Room 6. Questions? Email:  mdibenedetto@mbsbr.org . Thank you! 

Church Parish News
SAVE THE DATE:
The MBS Parish $10K Raffle that has typically been in the Summer
is moving to January, so mark your calendar!
Get your ticket today!

$10K Raffle
During the $10K Raffle, we will be drawing tickets for gift cards in addition to money prizes. If you own a business or would like to buy a gift card as a donation, please signup here.

If you want to purchase a raffle ticket, please contact
Julie Nolfo , julienolfo@gmail.com , 985-860-2954
Jacob Nolfo, jacobnolfo@gmail.com , 985.991.3988
church office or school office.

Parish Bulletin
To view this weekend's bulletin, click Here .

Holiday Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24
  • 4:00pm, 6:30pm, 11:00pm
We will have a special musical prelude 30 minutes before each Mass

Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25
  • 9:45am

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God,
  • Tuesday, December 31, 4:00pm Vigil
  • Wednesday, January 1, 9:45am
Office of Child Protection
Child Protection Changes
The  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops  has revised the child protection policies which means there will be some changes to the application process.        

At this time,  new volunteer applications  will  not  be processed. Once the updated policies and forms are active, new volunteer applications will be accepted for processing.       
                                                                                           
Please note  all volunteers that are currently compliant  must also update their child protection paperwork with the revised forms in order to maintain their child protection credentials.                                                                                                                                                 
More information will be provided once all the revised policies and forms are released.
Volunteer Opportunities
SAVE the Dates - Volunteers Needed
We have a few events coming up in 2020 that we need volunteers' help on campus:
  • PALS Luncheon - Friday, January 17
  • $10K Raffle - Saturday, January 25
  • Mother/Son Dance - Saturday, February 15
  • Book Fair - February 16-20
  • Pelican Fun Run Fundraiser - Friday, March 13
  • Taste Fair - Tuesday, March 24 (setup) & Wednesday, March 25 (event)
  • Pelican Games - Friday, May 1

POP TOPS
We are no longer collecting pop tops to recycle, as the value of these has greatly diminished. We will still collect the Plastic Coke Tops (see below) and Coke Rewards.

Coke Tops
Our Coke Tops Bin is full from donations last year, but we still need help scanning the tops into our account. The coke tops can be sent home with your student and scanned with your phone at home. Time spent scanning count towards your Time and Talent hours. If you are interested, please contact Jeannine Naquin at JRNaquin@gmail.com or Kylie Ortego at JROrtego@cox.net
High School Happenings
St. Joseph's Academy
St. Joseph will host a Volleyball Camp January 2 & 3. Space is limited. More information can be found here or by contacting Leighann King at 388-2209 or kingl@sjabr.org.

St. Michael
We are looking forward to 7th grade students who will be visiting our campus in the spring.
Spring shadow days are: February 5, February 12, March 4, March 31 and April 23. You can sign up at the following link: Click Here

If you are an 8th grade student, it’s not too late to find out more about St. Michael. Please contact Aimee McLeod at (225) 753-9782 ext. 12. We would like to speak with you to answer questions, arrange a personal tour, or see if there is anything we can do to assist you.
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