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Friday, October 9th - No School, Teacher Inservice
Thursday, October 15th - Living Rosary, 10 AM
Thursday, October 15th - 11:00 Dismissal, Conferences
Friday, October 16th - No School
Friday, October 16th - Parish Fish Fry (Drive Thru)
Wednesday, October 28th - Celebration of Saints at 10:00 AM Mass
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Family Prayer
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Lord will provide for his people.
- Chapters 24-27 of the Book of Isaiah turn to the end times of God’s great victory, when all enemies would be defeated and God’s people would rejoice.
- A favorite image for the last day was the image of a banquet which God will provide on Zion, the holy mountain.
- All peoples will be invited, except, of course, God’s enemies who have already been defeated. Sin and death are the final enemies.
In Christ, I am strong.
- Paul had just received a gift from the Philippians and wrote to express his gratitude.
- He praised them for their concern, but he also wanted to make clear to them that it was God who sustained him.
- Ultimately, Paul trusted in God’s great banquet at the end of time.
All are invited to the feast.
- Jesus tells the parable of the wedding banquet to describe the Kingdom of God.
- Those invited to God’s Kingdom must respond to the invitation with repentance and good works.
- Because many of the Jews in Jerusalem refused the invitation, the Gentiles were invited to the banquet.
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
Even though our conferences will be virtual this year, our teachers are really looking forward to the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your students’ progress. Our teachers put a great deal of effort into preparing to meet with you. You can help, by preparing a bit yourself. Following these few steps will help you to make the best of your meeting.
- If your child is in fifth through eighth grade, log into Powerschool next week. Although not all teachers have administered summative assessments yet, you will begin to see that some of the standards may have been graded.
- Today’s paper envelope contains the results of our first Star testing. Review these results, and have the paper copies on hand to review during the conference (please note that these papers do not need to be signed and returned to school).
- Talk to your child. Find out what excites them at school, and where their challenges are. Sharing this information with your child’s teacher can be extremely valuable.
- Write down any questions you have. It’s easy to forget when you have a limited amount of time to meet!
Our teachers will be creating the links to our conference meetings tomorrow. Please watch for emails containing the links for your family to be sent via email early next week.
Together in God’s name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Milky Way Drive In Movie
This year, along with all of our neighboring schools, we have cancelled so many of our upcoming activities, including our popular Trunk or Treat event. Our extremely clever Home and School committee has found a wonderful alternative for families who are looking for not-very-spooky Halloween activities for their children. On Sunday, October 25th, families are invited to visit the Milky Way Drive in, located at the Rock Sports Complex on 76th and Rawson, for a special drive-in presentation of Hotel Transylvania. A portion of each ticket sold comes back to support our Home and School Association. We’d love to see our families and their friends all gather together for this fun celebration of Halloween!
For more information or to purchase tickets please follow this link:
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2020-21 Altar Server Registration Information
All current altar servers need to complete and return a registration form for the 2020-21 year. Please return the forms to the school or parish office no later than Monday, October 12th.
If your child will not return to this ministry, please notify Karen Schulteis, Director of Liturgy and Music (kschulteis@stjohns-grfd.org OR 414-321-1965 ext. 125). Thank you.
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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