It was so nice to have a choir for Mass on Wednesday once more. Led by Mrs. Hrasko, it was a great treat!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SALE ENDS MONDAY!

Lands' End only has a 30% sale once or twice a year. This is a good time to buy your missing uniform pieces. Sometimes there is a 40% sale also, but that only comes late in the spring.

DESPERATELY SEEKING TREES...

I am looking to BORROW or collect (various sizes) artificial Christmas trees (preferably pre-lit) to be used as decorations for our Christmas craft fair on November 12. If you are able to lend or donate the Art department such items, please drop off at the Art room (room 5) or the office anytime between 8-4pm. Please label your tree with masking tape!!

Mrs. Griffin

FOOD DRIVE EXTENDED TO MONDAY!

The annual St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive will start on Monday 3^rd October and run until Monday Oct 17th.

Stocks are especially low on Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, and Pasta so we have doubled up on those items.

There will be the annual Pizza Party for the Grade that collects the most items.

Many thanks in advance for your generosity. The works of St. Vincent de Paul would not be possible without your support.

This year the class items are as follows:

Grade 8A Pasta Sauce

Grade 8B Pasta Sauce

Grade 9A Peanut Butter

Grade 9B Peanut Butter

Grade 10A Spaghetti/pasta

Grade 10B Spaghetti/pasta

Grade 11A Cereal

Grade 11B Ground Coffee

Grade 12A Tinned Tuna

Grade 12B Kraft Dinner – Macaroni and Cheese

BYO CUTLERY!

Just a friendly reminder to our students that the office does not have endless supplies of forks or spoons. It is best to remember to bring your own. Or you may end up wearing your spaghetti!

ACHIEVEMENTS

VOLLEYBALL AND SOCCER WINS!

CITY CHAMPS!

Congratulations to the Sr. Boys Soccer team who earned the City championship title by defeating Aberdeen Hall 2-0 and KCS 4-0 this afternoon. Well deserved! Good luck at Valleys boys!

BEST OF THE WEST

The Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund 2022 Best of the West Sr Volleyball Championships for Boys and Girls is happening this weekend with host KSS.

Our gym is being used as one of the satellite locations for the tournament and we saw our own senior teams play yesterday and today taking two wins so far for each Sr. Girls and Sr Boys.

Both teams play again today at 3:30 and then again on Saturday.

Come and cheer our teams if you can this weekend.

See schedules here

Go Mustangs go!

How high can you jump???!

GREEN AND GOLD BEST

Whether in the stands or on the court our Mustangs display their best school spirit and cheer!

Even Mustang our mascot came out to cheer our Volleyball girls and boys teams! He looks serious! Concentrating.

Friendly dodgeball games between grade 10s (blue) and 12s (red) during lunchtime this week kept the camaraderie alive...plus bragging rights to the winners: way to go grade 10s!

THE BEST OF THE ARTS

Nothing says awesome like grade 8s familiarizing themselves with their newly picked electives! Kudos to Mrs. Hrasko for allowing the students to “try out” an instrument!

The grade 10 Drama class got to see a matinee of "Peter Pan goes Wrong" this past Wednesday. Just a little trip to Vancouver for the day. So great!

Small School. Big Family.

LEADERSHIP

GIRLS' CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP

A group designed to encourage faith and friendship among young women.

Who: Girls in grades 6-8. This group is open to any interested girl. She does not have to be a member of St. Charles Parish.

When: Fridays - once a month

Fall Dates:

*October 14th (6:30-8pm) ***Dinner won’t be served the first night.

*November 4th (6-8 pm)

*December 9th (6-8 pm)

Where: St. Charles Garnier Parish Hall.

What: A free evening of fun filled with food, games, music, crafts, and faith-building activities.

Dinner will be served.

How: RSVP to Laura Smith (smith.landr@gmail.com) or Nicole Horsman(horsmanfamily@telus.net).

Girls need to register, so we can ensure we have enough food and supplies.

“Praying the rosary is the greatest weapon in the face of the evils of the world today”

– St. Padre Pio

FATIMA ROSARY RALLY

Join us for a second year participating in this national Public Rosary. Event details:

Saturday October 15^th, 2022

· 11:30: Gather at ICC outside front entrance

· 11:40: Procession on Sutherland to Rowcliffe Park

· 12:00: Pray Public Rosary in the Park. Marian Hymns and singing

· 12:45: Procession with singing back to ICC

The public Rosary Rally was founded by “CANADA NEEDS OUR LADY”. Kelowna will join 800 other cities across Canada for the 2022 Rosary Rally held on the 105^th Anniversary of Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun and Our Lady’s last apparition.

canadaneedsourlady.org

FROM OUR SISTER SCHOOL

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Students can volunteer at fun activity stations and gain volunteer recognition that can count towards their graduation requirements or bursary /Scholarship applications and the reference looks good on a job application as well. Along with volunteering on the day of the event, there will be a volunteer orientation beforehand so that everyone has a better understanding of what they are doing. The orientation will also count toward their volunteer hours.

For more information, see Mrs. Griffin

FROM THE ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Event Name: UBC Sauder BCom Fall Preview information session

Date & Time: Saturday November 5, from 9:00am– 12:30pm

Location: Henry Angus Building at UBC Vancouver (map)

Registration is required. Please register at sauder.ubc.ca/event/fall-preview-2022

Please CALL the office at

250-762-2730

and leave a recorded message for Ms. Despins if your child will be absent or late.

It is very important that every student is accounted for when marked away. This will save Ms. Despins time when recording attendance.

Mon. Oct 17: Edo Japan

Tue. Oct. 18: Boston Pizza

Wed. Oct 19: Booster Juice

Thu. Oct 20: Relvas Catering

NEW ORDER SESSION OPENS OCT 17

Blessed Virgin Mary, When I feel like a vessel too fragile To hold the cares that trouble me, Please ask the Lord in His great love to bestow The strength and every grace I need. When my heart nears breaking with pain or sorrow, I pray to recall that you stood Beneath the Cross of your Son in His suffering To comfort Him as best you could. When I fail to understand the Father’s will, Please pray that I won’t fall to sin, Finding hope in your devotion to the Lord And help from the Spirit within. Amen. heartofthenation.org

CALENDAR ITEMS:

LANDS' END SALE ENDS

OCT 17

FOOD DRIVE ENDS

OCT 17

HOT LUNCH ORDER STARTS

OCT 17

PICTURE RETAKES

OCT 25

FULL CALENDAR CLICK HERE

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