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Friday. November 5th - Parish Fish Fry, 4-7 PM
Sunday, November 7th - Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Monday, November 8th - Chess Club
Thursday, November 11th - Dollar Jean Day
Friday, November 12th - No School, Teacher Inservice
Saturday, November 13th - Craft Fair, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday, November 16th - Chipotle Night, 4-8 PM (See flyer below)
Wednesday, November 17th - Wellness Warrior Event
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Family Prayer
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The jar of flour shall not go empty.
- In Jewish law there are many commands concerning care for widows, because the widow in Israel had no real means of economic independence.
- In today’s reading, Elijah promises the widow that neither she nor her son will starve.
- The woman, a non-Israelite, believes the word of the Israelite prophet.
Christ takes away our sins.
- The reading from the Letter to the Hebrews stresses that Jesus gave his life as a sacrifice for all.
- Jesus Christ gave his life for all people.
- His perfect gift takes away sins once for all.
She gave from her want.
- In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents a poor widow as an example of a truly faithful person in Judaism.
- She is willing to contribute what she has and to lay down her life for the sake of the leaders in the community.
- Jesus judges the gift of the woman as the most valuable of all.
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A Message from Mr. Oberdorf
Hello,
It has been a great week at St. John the Evangelist. On Wednesday, November 3, we had our Saints Day Mass. We had over 95 students dress as saints. What a great celebration. It was also the first day the K4 students joined us for Mass. On Tuesday, Father Michael visited the K4 classroom and helped them prepare. The students had plenty of questions and a lot to share with Father Michael. After Mass we had a saints parade on the playground for parents to see our saints. Thank you to the people who helped our saints create their costumes and thank you to everyone who attended the parade.
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Our 7th and 8th grade volleyball players received an invite to the Seton Tournament. Yahoo! We had a pep rally on Tuesday to celebrate the teams’ invite. Students made posters and joined in cheers. Eddie the Eagle (8th grader Quinn Buscher) made an appearance and did a great job adding even more excitement to the celebration. We recognized our Fall soccer players with a shout out, celebrated our teachers, danced the Cupid Shuffle, did the wave, and of course introduced our volleyball players. We ended the pep rally with all students receiving a popsicle.
Our cheers and the hard work of the girls paid off. Our 7th grade girls won their first match Tuesday and will play tonight, November 4 at 5:30. If they win that game, they will play again at 7:30 to move on to the final four. The 8th grade team also won. They will play Friday, November 5 at 5:30. If they win their first match they will play again at 7:30. GO EAGLES!
The St. John the Evangelist Craft Fair is returning this year. It will be held November 13. It is a big event and we need your help. There are opportunities to help out on the evenings of November 11 and 12 and all day on the 13th. We also need chili for the chili dump. We are looking for people to donate a 6 quart pot of chili to our chili dump. Please bring chili in a disposable container to the school office on November 11th Note that all chili will be added together in one pot. We will give 3 hours of VIP service. Please click the sign up genius link below to pick your time to help.
This is a big fundraiser and we need your help to make it successful. Please! Please! Please! Take advantage of this opportunity to have fun, socialize, and help our school community. Thanks in advance for your gift of time and/or chili.
Mr. Oberdorf
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Wellness Warriors After School Event
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021 the St. John the Evangelist middle school club, Wellness Warriors, will be hosting an obstacle course run on the school grounds. We will meet in the gym at dismissal for instructions of how the event will take place. We will head outside and run the course in groups. This event is meant to be fun, but we will also time any student that wants to have the challenge of going through the course faster than anyone else. The Wellness Warriors have planned obstacles for all abilities (K4-8th).
Once everyone has had the opportunity to run the course, we will head back into the gymnasium for a snack of pretzels, cheese, sausage and milk. Students will be ready for pick up at 4:15.
Please fill out the release form linked here (a paper copy was also made available to each student). Only one slip/family is necessary. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Pitcher at npitcher@sje.school.
We hope your students will be able to join in on the RIVER RISK RUN!
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Soles for Catholic Education
Thank you to all who donated to this year's Soles Walk for Catholic Education. We were able to raise $1,175, which will be used to make improvements to our school playground.
Congratulations to our top contributors: Jaxson Medved, Rose Pitcher, Owen and Michael Stelloh, Nathan and Bella Cannistra, Riley Reszczynski, and Justine Caballero.
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Dollar Jean Day
Next Thursday, November 11th will be Dollar Jean Day. Students may dress out-of-uniform if they donate $1. Proceeds will benefit our playground improvement fund.
As a reminder, here is what our Parent Handbook Dress Code states regarding out-of-uniform days:
In keeping with a desire for Christian modesty and respect, the following attire will be allowed for all out of uniform days:
● Jeans, pants, khakis, windpants, sweatpants, loose fitting cotton pants (no rips, holes or extremely worn material).
● T-shirts, short or long sleeved tops, sweatshirts or hooded sweatshirts - free of inappropriate wording/decals.
● Leggings, tights, capri pants, worn with a top the length of which must match the arms & fingers extended straight down at the side.
● Tennis shoes, fashion boots, cowboy boots.
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Advent Calendars for Sale
The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is selling Advent calendars to raise money for improvements to our school playground. The calendars are being sold for $5.00 each, while supplies last. The order form can be found here on the school website. Calendars will be sent home before Thanksgiving. Orders will be filled on a first come basis. |
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
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