Weekly News, October 21, 2024

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”

Matthew 5:16

October 21, 2024

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

As you may know, this year in our effort to “Build Better Catholics” we are refocusing our students on the use of good manners and demonstrating overall politeness. At our all-school gathering this morning we talked about saying hello to an individual when we are approaching them. I introduced students to the “10/5 rule” where one makes eye contact with an on-coming individual at the ten-foot mark and then greets them at the 5-foot mark. The concept behind the “10/5 rule” is for an individual to exemplify a welcoming and friendly demeanor.

Coincidentally, my wife and I were in Minneapolis this past weekend visiting our youngest daughter. Minnesota prides itself on being “Minnesota Nice” and they are intentional about doing little things to encourage niceness. For example, on the sidewalks of the city, you can find items like this embossed in the concrete:

Nothing fancy or expensive – just a simple reminder that kindness is something we should always be striving for.

When we close our Monday morning all-school gatherings, we always celebrate students who are exemplifying kindness and politeness and using good manners. This morning it was awesome to listen to all of the ways that our students are showing kindness, respect and demonstrating good manners. It was a nice reminder that students are making real attempts to be better Catholics and to put into practice what we are attempting to preach - a great way to start the day!

Enjoy the beautiful days ahead!

Have a great week ahead - take care and God Bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

October 21

Art Club - 2:30-3:30pm

October 22

Culver's Night - 4 -7pm

October 23

New Altar Server Training

(Immediately After All School Mass)

School Parent Faith Formation - after Mass in FH - Led by Al McCauley

Chess Club 2:30-3:30pm

October 24

Culver's Patrons Out of Uniform Day

October 25

Trunk or Treat -RSVP Here

October 28

Opera for the Young - "The Magic Flute"

Art Club 2:30-3:30pm

November 01

All School Mass - All Saints Day

November 06

School Mass - Mission Shirt

November 08

Kyler's Krew Card Night

November 13

School Mass - November Birthday Blessings

November 15

End of Trimester 1

November 16

Mostaccioli Madness - purchase tickets here

November 20

Report Cards Send Home

November 26

Culver's Night

November 27 - December 01

Thanksgiving Break

December 02

No School - Arch Inservice

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

For more information regarding the mass schedule, including which grades will be doing the preparation for mass and upcoming Birthday Blessings , click here.

School News

Volunteers Needed - this week!

We have a lot of open Trimester 1 volunteer slots (especially lunch servers)! Please sign up if you have any availability. Thank you for your continued support!

Culver's Night - This Tuesday!

Join us for Culver's Night this Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at 2600 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha. Be sure to grab your Out of Uniform pass! And remember, this is a great opportunity to use SCRIP (See below under Parish Opportunities to learn more about SCRIP).

Trunk or Treat

Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 5 p.m. The lower lot will open at 4 p.m. for those decorating trunks. Trunk or Treat is from 5 - 6 p.m. followed by pizza and dancing in the PLC from 6 -8 p.m. Please RSVP by October 23rd here.

Volunteer Sign up Genius

Spirit Wear Sale

SAL Spirit Wear will be on sale until October 28. Be sure to get your orders in soon! All deliveries will be delivered just before Christmas Break. You can shop for your SAL Spirit Wear here! Go Mustangs!

Kyler's Krew Card Night

Join us Friday, November 08 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM in the Parish Life Center for a card night benefiting Kyler's Krew. There will be Euchre, Sheeps Head, Hearts, Poker, Raffles, Refreshments, and lots of fun! It is $100 to register per person. More information and registration details can be found at KylersKrew.com.

A note from the Hogan Family :

On behalf of the Hogan Family, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude for contributions made to Kyler’s Krew during our Gold in September Month. Your continued prayers, thoughts and support have meant so much to our family during our cancer journey.

Your generous donations to Kyler’s Krew will go towards providing comfort to families battling cancer and help support research for childhood cancer.

We appreciate and thank all of you for your continued support! We are so very grateful for you SAL families!

New Altar Server Training

Deacon Dennis and Mary Petrie will be holding a new altar server training session on Wednesday, October 23rd right after our all-school mass. All fifth through eighth grade students who have not previously been altar servers are welcome to attend.

School Parent Faith Formation

Parents of St. Anthony on the Lake School children are invited to a faith formation opportunity presented by our Director of Adult Formation, Al McCauley – immediately following the school Masses on Wednesdays, October 23, November 13, and December 4. We’ll meet in room F & G for 30-45 minutes to explore some of the key aspects of our Catholic faith. Light refreshments will be provided. We’d be grateful if you would register with Mo Michaels at michaelsm@stanthony.cc for this free event, so we can plan accordingly.

Mostaccioli Madness - Get Your Tickets Today!

Mostaccioli Madness will be held on Saturday, November 16 from 4:00 until 8:00 to benefit the 8th Grade Class Trip to Washington DC. Tickets and additional information can be found here. Be sure to get your tickets early!

Mother/Daughter Brunch

All SAL mothers and daughters are welcome to join us for brunch at the Golden Mast Inn on Sunday, November 10 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Cost is $42 per adult and $22 for anyone 12 or under. Payment can be sent to Kristina Hall @Kristina-Hall-26. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to maiers.megan@gmail.com or kristinah17@outlook.com.

Giving Tree Service Project

Please join Girl Scout Troops 20225 and 37519 as they are hosting all girls grades 5k-8th to participate in the Season of Giving Service Project. Join our Girl Scouts to assemble tags for the Church Giving Tree on Tuesday, November 12 from 2:30 - 3:30 PM in Fellowship Hall! Please sign up here!

Save the Date - Signature Event Saturday, March 08, 2025

This year's event will be hosted at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee. Registration is available now! Many more details to come.

Called To Serve

Volunteers! We need you!

St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers! We are fortunate to provide more variety of volunteer opportunities to parents and be able to use classroom volunteers. In addition to any volunteer duties you wish to do, all families are expected to sign up for 3 specific duties per trimester (through Sign-Up Genius). This includes playground, lunch serving, lunchroom helper, or health room. If you are unable to come to help during the school day, you are asked to sign up and in turn, get a sub from the sub list.

Playground helpers (2) – will report to the office to sign in.

Lunch servers (2)- will report to the office to sign in.

Lunch helper (1) – will report to the office to sign in.

Health Room volunteer (1) - will report to the office.

Playground and hot lunch duties will take place from 11:30-12:45pm (11:15am arrival time for to check in with the office). Health Room this year will take place from 12-12:45pm. Please note: ALL volunteers must participate in Safe Environment education before they may volunteer. We are offering a Safe Environment training on Wednesday, August 28th from 6-9pm in St. Anthony Hall. Register here for the training.

Parent Volunteer Expectations

Trimester 1 Sign Up - Now available, sign up today! If you would like to be added to our sub list, please include your contact information to the spreadsheet on sign up. Thank you!

St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers!

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Every week, we will share the most pressing volunteer positions we need filled in order for our school days to run smoothly.

Tuesday, October 22 - Lunch Servers (2)

Wednesday, October 23 - Lunch Servers (2)

Thursday, October 24 - Lunch Servers (2), Lunch Helper

Monday, October 28 - Lunch Servers (2)

Tuesday, October 29 - Lunch Servers (2)

Wednesday, October 30 - Lunch Server

Thursday, October 31 - Lunch Server

Safe Environment Education

Anyone who is volunteering in any manner here at St. Anthony on the Lake will need to participate in a one-time training titled “Safe Environment Education”. This training is mandated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. To register and for additional information, please go to the Safe Environment page on the Archdiocese website. Again, this training, along with a background check, is a one-time training requirement for all adults.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The best way to celebrate the month is to pray the rosary!

Student Act of Kindness Award...The Sent Awards

Below are the students who carried out an act of kindness this school year and we want to recognize this week:

Daphne Dascalu (8th) - helping with chairs when no one else came in!
Charlotte Hunt (5K) - helped pick up chalk outside when she wasn't one of the students playing with it!
Adler Udovich (4th) - cleaned up the art room floor and swept without being asked!
Macy Wendorf (6th) - helped clean up extra in the science room after a project!
Jalen Wint (5K) - inviting a friend to play at recess and happily including a friend at lunch!

Parish Opportunities

Middle School Youth Group Upcoming Events

For other upcoming events, please see our Middle School Youth Group page!

Please note that we will be hosting Teen Paint Night on October 23 from 6:30 - 8:00. Join us for an instructor led paint night. This event is open to all middle school and high school students.

Early Childhood Events & Moms Group

Click on this link to see the many fun and engaging activities for toddlers and preschoolers as well as time just for Moms: SAL Parish Early Childhood Events - Check out this link for information on Children's Liturgy of the Word, Kid's Corner at Donut Sunday, Guardians and Angels, and Mom's Group.

Catechists Needed

St Anthony Faith Formation needs Catechists for the upcoming formation year. All you need is a love of God and a desire to share your faith, we will provide the rest! Grab a friend and share the experience by teaching together. For more information contact Tasha Baures: baurest@stanthony.cc or 262-691-9170 X1115

Marriage Enrichment Committee

The Marriage Enrichment Committee is looking for new members to help plan fun enjoyable activities for engaged and married couples. This ministry offers opportunities for pairs to enrich their relationship through programs allowing them to spend time together learning, communicating, and socializing. If you are interested please reach out to Debbie Kusch at kuschd@stanthony.cc. Hope to have you join us in spreading the love at St. Anthony on the Lake!

Women in Christ Conference

All women are invited to celebrate the beauty of their Catholic faith at the annual Women of Christ Conference on Saturday, November 16, at the Brookfield Conference Center at 325 S. Moorland Road across from Brookfield Square.

The theme of this year’s conference is: Hail, Full of Grace. Join us as we unpack the astonishing richness of Mary as Virgin, Bride and Mother.

Come for a day of joy and camaraderie and be renewed and fortified in your faith! Take encouragement from dynamic speakers - Dr. Edward Sri, Sr. Mary Rachel Capets, OP, Fr. Michael Joseph Paris, OCD, Fr. Patrick Magnor, and Mary Magnor as MC. Take part in confession and Adoration and shop the vendor market for the perfect Christmas gifts. The day concludes with Vigil Mass celebrated by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. To register, contact your parish liaison or go to www.womenofchrist.net. Please contact Julie Goyette, parish liaison for the conference, with any questions at 262-343-1349 and/or her e-mail address, juliejeansuperstar@yahoo.com. Additional information regarding the conference can be found here.

Greeters at Sunday Mass

Would your family like to greeters on Sunday Mornings at Church? Greeters play an important part in welcoming parishioners and visitors to Mass each week. Greeters have several important duties before Mass begins. They welcome people into the building, show them where to hang coats, where to find the restrooms and where the childcare room is.

How does your family become Greeters? You will need to contact the Music and Liturgy Office and have your family’s name added to the Greeters Participation Group of MySAL. Once your name is in the Participation Group you can go in at anytime and sign up for the date and Mass time you wish.

If you have any questions, contact Vincent LaTona in the Prayer and Worship Office at 262 691-1173 ex. 1109 or by email at latonav@stanthony.cc.

Scrip

Scrip is one of the easiest ways to raise money for St. Anthony on the Lake AND is a key part of our fundraising activities. (See this great instructional video for information on Scrip and how to get started with your orders.) In September, SCRIP sales totaled $9,620 and resulted in almost $800 being donated back to school. This money was used to help support the purchase of curricular resources, for tuition assistance, and classroom supplies.

So how does SCRIP work? You buy either a physical gift card or e-gift card at face value. For each purchase, both you and St. Anthony earns money back. Earnings vary based on the rebate percentage offered by that merchant but range from 1.25% to 22%. Of the rebate earned, 50% goes back to the school and the other 50% is distributed at your discretion to one of the following:

· Credited to your family’s (or another family’s) tuition in the following academic year

· Donated to St. Anthony’s on the Lake School

· Donated to St. Anthony’s on the Lake Choir

· Paid to you as a cash rebate (2024-2025 rebate will be paid in July 2025)

Last year, some individuals earned over $300 in tuition credits and received over $400 in cash rebates!

The easiest way to purchase SCRIP is via the RaiseRight App. The RaiseRight App offers instant e-gift cards from over 1000+ merchants. You can purchase e-giftcards oftentimes in $5 increments while checking out at a store and use it instantly. For a list of merchants available through the app, visit https://www.raiseright.com/brands.

You may also purchase physical gift cards either through the app or using the Scrip To Go Order Form. The gift cards can be sent home with your child at school or picked up in the office.

Reach out to scrip@stanthony.cc for further questions.