Our 3rd grade class did a fantastic job singing Irish tunes at the Knights of Columbus Potato Bake. Thank you to Ms. Sims for preparing our singers.

We had a fun Gonzaga Red & Blue Day today as an auction prize from our 2021 auction. GO ZAGS!

Speaking of the auction, last week you received an auction ticket in your Wednesday envelope. We are thrilled to bring this event back in person this year. This is truly one of my favorite events of the school year as our community comes together to support our school in so many wonderful ways. I encourage all of our families to attend this event. Please get your ticket orders in early this year! We have more parents than we do seats and we are expecting this event to reach capacity.  

All St. Brendan dads and granddads are invited to the Iron Sharpens Iron conference for men happening Friday evening, March 25^th and all day Saturday March 26th. You don't want to miss this great event as many nationally renowned speakers will be here to give inspiring talks. Join fellow St. Brendan dads along with men from around the archdiocese for a weekend growing in faith and brotherhood. 

Registration: Clone of "Iron Sharpens Iron" Men's Conference- Strength for the Battle (jotform.com)

How is your Lent going? We are two weeks into Lent and hopefully you are bringing yourself closer to God through your Lenten sacrifices of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. However, it’s never too late if you feel like what you’re doing isn’t enough or if you haven’t hit your stride yet.

Prayer: Pray for Peace. Pope Francis has asked all the faithful to Pray for Peace in Ukraine. Praying can help many of us here in the United States who feel as if they have no other way to help, and prayer is always beneficial to the ones being prayed for. You can also pray the Prayer to St. Michael as he is the Patron Saint of Kyiv, the Capitol of Ukraine! If you’d like to listen to a fantastic podcast that sheds much light on the situation in Ukraine, including the history of the conflict and the role of the Church, check out Matt Fradd’s episode of Pints with Aquinas from March 14, “Responding to Archbishop Vigano & What is going on in Ukraine with Fr. Jason Charron”.

Fasting: Fasting is something many of us do in some way for Lent. However, you can try fasting for a particular cause; this could be for peace in our world, for the return to the Faith of a family member or friend, for good health for you or a loved one, or for the struggles and intentions of someone else.

Almsgiving: Sacred Heart Radio (AM 1050) is having their Spring Share-a-thon this week. Financially supporting Catholic Radio is a great way to practice almsgiving. Another way is through donating to help support those suffering from the war in Ukraine. But who to donate to that you can trust will use your money to actually benefit those in need? Fr. Jason Charron personally recommends the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee as a fantastic charity that will ensure your money helps true victims.

Did you know that St. Brendan is now hosting Wednesday night Fish Fry’s during Lent? The Fish Fry, which starts at 6 PM, is followed by Adult Education from 6:30-8 PM. Soup Supper is also back, followed by the Stations of the Cross on Friday nights! Rumor has it Middle School students get extra credit for attending Friday Stations of the Cross, make sure to see Miss Sims after the Stations! Soup Supper starts at 6 PM and Stations start at 7 PM. St. Brendan School will be hosting the Soup Supper on Friday, April 8^th. Sign up Genius coming soon!

If you would like to earn some easy volunteer hours, please join us on Thursday, March 17^th, at 11:00 AM to help hide the snakes; then stay through recesses to help monitor, count, and re-hide the snakes. This fun and student favorite day can only happen with several volunteers! If you are able to volunteer, please contact Eileen Warner at eileenw@school.saintbrendan.org.

The USCCB has asked Archbishop Etienne to take up a special collection as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis surrounding the Ukraine.  If you would still like to contribute, please donate at:  Collection to Aid the Church in Central and Eastern Europe

Wow, spring trimester already! The year is going by quickly as usual! If it’s possible, please include the following in the Wednesday bulletin for Lego Robotics:

·        Spring Trimester Lego Robotics starts up this Friday, March 18^th! Club meetings are right after dismissal on full Fridays.  

·        Registration for Spring Trimester Lego Robotics is open! Click the following link to register if you haven’t pre-registered already:

St. Brendan School is excited to bring back middle school dances! Our first middle school dance of the school year will be Friday, April 1st, in the school gym from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (please note that we do not have school that day). Due to the pandemic of the past two years, this will be the first middle school dance for all of the current middle school students! We are excited to provide them with this opportunity to socialize and dance in a fun and safe environment. This dance will be for St. Brendan middle school students only. The cost of the dance is ten dollars. More information will be sent home soon.

At this time, we are recruiting volunteer chaperones for the dance. You do not need to be a middle school parent to chaperone. Volunteers would arrive by 6:30 p.m. to help set up some tables and chairs. If you have 6th-8th grade students, they are welcome to help with this too. The dance will start at 7:00 p.m. Below are the volunteer jobs we will need help with.

Please contact Mrs. Lambert, christenl@school.saintbrendan.org, if you are able to chaperone the dance on April 1st. We are looking forward to a fun night!

3/18    Katelyn Nguyen    6^th Grade

3/18    Mrs. Carlton    1^st Grade

3/20    Indie Fix    8^th Grade

3/21    Madeline Sheehy    3^rd Grade

3/22    Liam Barrientos Rojas    2^nd Grade

3/22    Theresa Myers    6^th Grade

 The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.

Friday 3/18: Mac N Cheese

Monday 3/21: Corn Dogs w/applesauce or yogurt

Tuesday, 3/22: Beef Burrito w/Refried beans

Wednesday 3/23: Lemon Chicken w/White Rice

To add money to your child's account, https://www.schoolpaymentportal.com/

Who do I contact for questions?  

Please contact Eileen Warner at: lunch@school.saintbrendan.org .

Next Friday, March 25th, is Spirit Day and Student Store. Students can wear their St. Brendan Spirit Wear or CYO Jersey in place of their uniform. Only school Spirit Wear/CYO jerseys can replace the uniform. Uniforms cannot be replaced with non-uniform clothes such as leggings, jeans, or other non-uniform clothing.

Discount Code is: SB Family 22

Email: sean@otathletics.com

Direct: 206.305.0869

Website: www.otathletics.com/seattle

Track and Field Registration is open for students in K - 8th grades.

Click here to register for this season of Track and Field:https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/current-programs

03/09/22 through 04/20/22

$35.00 (K-3rd)  $65.00 (4th - 8th)

04/21/22 through 05/05/22

$45.00 (K-3rd) $95.00 (4th - 8th)

Season Meets:

Preliminary Meet:

May 7th

Relay Meet: May 14th

Qualifying Meet:

May 21st

8th Grade Pentathlon:

May 22nd

Championship Meet:

June 4th

To ensure proper coach player ratio, volunteer coaches will be needed please contact Track and Field Coordinator with questions about coaching opportunities. All players and coaches will need to register using Team Sideline Website (https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/home).

Contact Coordinator: Nathan Phillips (nphillips3200@gmail.com)

Do you need volunteer hours? You could receive up to 20 hours for CYO Athletics. Do you like to encourage children to live healthy lifestyles?  Be an assistant track coach for grades K-8th!!   

The events are: sprints, relays, softball throw, javelin, shot put, high jump, long jump and mile run. Click here to register as a coach: https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/current-programs

Thank you to all our parent volunteers! Please remember to log your hours following service.

Each two-parent household is required to do 45 hours and each single-parent household is required to do 30 hours. If you need help finding volunteer opportunities, please contact the Parent Club. If you do not fulfill the volunteer hours, you will be assessed $20 per hour.

Archdiocesan Lent Recourses: https://archseattle.org/lent

The Knights of Columbus are granting two $1,000 college scholarships to graduating high school seniors or students currently enrolled in a post-secondary Education Program. Applicants must be registered members of St. Brendan Parish or have a father or grandfather that is a current or deceased member of the Knights of Columbus Council 6686. Applications can be found in the main school office, or at the parish office. Applications are due March 31, 2022.

Thursday, March 17th

March 19-20

Friday, March 25th

March 25-26

Sunday, March 27th, 10:00 AM

Friday, April 1st

St. Brendan Gym

Sunday, April 10th, 10:00 AM

April 14

April 15

April 17th

April 18 - 25