Thursday, September 8, 2022

Friday, September 9th -

Out-of-Uniform Day

Friday, September 9th - Fun Run & Tailgate Party

Friday, September 9-19th - Valentine Coffee Sales

Tuesday, September 11th - Cousins Subs Fundraiser 11am-2pm

Tuesday, September 13th - Summer Birthdays Out-of-Uniform

Tuesday, September 20th - September Birthdays Out-of-Uniform

Tuesday, September 20th - Cafe Zupas Night, 4-9 PM

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14

God has mercy on us.

• The story from Exodus occurred at Sinai, where God made a covenant with the chosen people.
• In today’s first reading, Moses intercedes for the people who broke this covenant.
• Yahweh allows Moses to win the argument. God does not deny the covenant but renews it.

Reading II : 1 Timothy 1:12-17

God has treated us mercifully.

• The passage from 1 Timothy presents Paul’s thanksgiving prayer for having been forgiven for persecuting the Church.
• Paul is an example of God’s mercy and forgiveness.
• Paul emphasizes that God’s grace is abundant through Jesus, who came to save sinners.

Gospel : Luke 15:1-32

God is watching for us to return to him.

• In response to the Pharisees’ complaint that he ate with sinners, Jesus told the three parables we read today.
• The parables are bound together by the theme of joy over the recovery of some thing or person which was lost.
• The story of the prodigal son stresses God’s unconditional love and adds the contrast of the older brother’s hostility.

A Message from Mr. Oberdorf

September 8, 2022

The school year is off to a great start. Thank you to everyone who attended parent night. It was great to see so many people in attendance. The SJE mission is to be a community modeling and nurturing Catholic values and academic excellence in partnership with families. With over a 100 parents attending parent night, it is a great start to fulfilling our mission. Our 6th grade class and our 1st grade class had the highest percentage of parents attending and will receive an out of uniform day on September 16. 

Out of uniform day

Our first out of uniform day will be Friday, September 9. Please see the parent handbook on the SJE website https://www.stjohns-grfd.org/school for acceptable out of uniform attire. 

A copy of the dress code policy is also provided in the Thursday folder this week along with a dress code policy acknowledgement form to be signed and returned by September 12.  

Back to School Fun Run and Tailgate Party

Our Back to school Fun Run and Tailgate Party is this Friday, September 9 at 5:00. There is still time to volunteer. Please use the link below. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094aa8aa22a0fe3-back

Reminder:

Celebrate the Blessed Mother's Birthday       

Sunday, September 11, 2022                                                                      

2:00 - 300 pm

Join Roses for Our Lady as we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Mother.  Presider, Fr. Tim Kitzke.

St. John the Evangelist Church

8500 W. Coldspring Rd

Greenfield, WI  53228

The celebration will include a 2 pm Holy Hour for Vocations with outdoor rosary procession followed by a birthday party celebration with birthday cake and refreshments. 

Please bring a nonperishable food item for the parish food pantry as a birthday gift to honor Our Lady.

Snack Cart

Looking for a healthy snack for your student? We are happy to announce that our Snack Cart returns for the 2022-23 school year. We will have it open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-7:45. We offer yogurt, cheese sticks, applesauce, Belvita Breakfast bars, carrots and dip and crunchy cereal. All items are 50 cents! You can pay as you go, or purchase a Snack Card, good for 11 snacks (1 free!) for $5.00. Send payment to the office in an envelope marked "Snack Cart Card" with your child's name. We will keep the card at our cart so students can purchase as they would like to! We will honor snack cards left from the 2021-22 school year.

Help support this wonderful resource at our school with snack purchases!

COUSINS SUBS DAY

Our first Cousins Subs day of the school year will be, Sunday, September 11th. Last school year, this Cousins location has donated $1,500 to our Home & School Association. We are very grateful for their generosity.

When: Sunday, September 11th

 11am - 2pm

Where: Cousins Subs, 7495 W. Layton Ave.