Accreditation Goal Update - School Masses

As part of our accreditation process, the school and parish have been working on our goal to "strengthen participation in parish life and develop students to be active participants in their faith". A recent outcome of this work was the change in the parish family mass, which thanks to your support has been a success.

In another step towards our accreditation goal, Fr. Bob has asked that the school return to having weekly all-school masses. We say return, because in all but the most recent years, weekly all-school masses had been the tradition at St. Francis Xavier School. This allows all students the opportunity to attend mass each week with the school.

As always, parents are welcome to worship with us at school masses. Fr. Bob also encourages families to attend the Sunday Family Mass at 9am. Thank you for your partnership in your child’s education and faith development. 

A lesson I did for some of our classes was entitled “Caring for Ourselves.” This is important for all of us to learn how to love, respect and care for ourselves first. Once we

learn to do this for ourselves, then can we truly love, respect and care for others.

Take time to contemplate this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Allowing others, including ourselves, to make us

feel bad is not a healthy way to live. Take time to reflect on how we might be allowing this to happen. Share together. Be gentle with ourselves because we all do this at some time.

What are some healthy and/or positive ways to care for ourselves? This could be an “opening” dialogue/discussion with your children on self-care. Discuss ways they can

care for themselves. Some ideas could include weekly walk and talks, extra sleep time or nap, writing down 5 things that you “like” about yourself, write a letter or make a card for a loved one or even to yourself, positive affirmations written on a sticky note and posted on a bedroom/bathroom mirror for daily reflection.

This is a time of year to give thanks for all our blessings. Perhaps giving thanks for who we are and what we already have is one of them!

With holidays are around the corner, you can get a head start and get your Scrip orders in early. If you have a large gift card order, please let us know ahead of time so we can make sure we have it in stock for you.

Keep in mind the Scrip year ends on February 28, 2023 and the holidays are a perfect way to help fulfill your $250 requirement. If you have any questions about your balance, feel free to email us at Scrip4u@sfxphx.org.

The Scrip Fundraising Program raises funds for our school and has a BIG impact on all our kids and teachers. Thank you for all of your support!