Thursday, December 8, 2022

Thursday, December 8 - Report cards sent home

Friday, December 9 - Morning Coffee Welcome

Monday, December 12 - December Birthdays Out-of-Uniform

Wednesday, December 14th - Christmas Concert

1PM & 6:30 PM

Friday, December 23 - 11:00 Dismissal

Tuesday, January 3 - Classes Resume

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Third Sunday of Advent

Reading I : Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10

The desert will rejoice and bloom!

• The prophet Isaiah encourages the Jewish people living in exile in Babylon, to believe that God has the power and the desire to save them.
• The images in the first reading convey new life and hope. This foreshadows what Christians will see in Christ.
• The prophet’s message brings comfort to those in need of liberation.

Reading II : James 5:7-10

Be patient.

• The Letter of James urges patience in awaiting the second coming of Christ.
• Just as the farmer needs to be patient, trust God, and cooperate with the natural elements, so must the Christian.
• We are called to wait with patience and to hasten the Kingdom through works of mercy.

Gospel : Matthew 11:2-11

The blind recover their sight, cripples walk, lepers are cured, and deaf hear.

• Today’s Gospel describes what kind of Messiah Jesus is.
• By listing his works of healing and restoration in response to John’s question, Jesus shows how he fulfills the prophecies of the Old Testament regarding the Messiah, as suggested in today’s first reading.
• Jesus identifies John as his forerunner.

A Message from Mr. Oberdorf



Christmas Concert 12/14/22 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Our Christmas concert will be December 14. We will have two performances. Please enter through the gym doors. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00. Doors will open at 12:45. The evening performance starts at 6:30. Doors will open at 6:10. Students and guests will enter at this time. Parents please take your child’s coats to your seat with you to help keep the bleacher area safe as students move to and from the stage. Your children should sit in the bleachers with their class upon entering the gym. Merry Christmas and enjoy the show!

The Christmas Concert Premier Seat Raffle Winners

The results are in for the Christmas Concert Premier Seat Raffle. The following families have secured 6 seats in the first 6 rows for the greatest Christmas concert held at SJE this year.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle. 

Cookie Walk

WE NEED YOUR COOKIES!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to make cookies for the cookie walk. Our families have committed to making over 1400 cookies for the sale. If you have not already committed to baking cookies, it's not too late. Many cookies are need to make this a successful fundraiser. Remember to please drop off your cookies at the school office Today, Thursday, December 8. If you have not dropped off your cookies yet, you may do so first thing in the morning tomorrow, December 9th!!

The cookies will be sold after all Masses on December 10 and 11.

If you are placing are placing an order in advance, please make sure the order and payment are in the office today, Thursday, December 8th.



Morning Coffee Welcome



Sponsored by our wonderful Home and School Committee.

Get warmed up and enjoy your coffee in the car line tomorrow, Friday, December 9th.

Feeding America

On December 1, the 8th graders went to a Feeding America warehouse to prepare food products. We cleaned, labeled, and packaged cans of green beans to be delivered. We were grateful to perform this service during this Advent season. According to the Feeding America supervisor we packed up 3,300 pounds of food, or the equivalent of about 2,750 meals! The supervisor also complimented our group for being hardworking, on task and one of the best school groups to assist with this valuable service. Our students did a great job with the service and were great representatives of SJE. A big thank you to Mr. Gutierrez for arranging this opportunity for our students. .

SJE Had a Visitor December 6th

St. Nicholas came to visit the classrooms on Tuesday. The children were very happy to see him and received a special treat!

Thank you St. Nick!!

Dress for the weather

The cold weather is here. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather and he or she has a hat and gloves. Any child who wishes to play in the snow must also wear boots and snow pants. 

Illness Reminder

As we are all aware there has been a higher number of illnesses (flu, covid, rsv) in our world. Please remember if your child vomits they should remain at home for at least 24 hours without any fever or symptoms. Please do not send your child to school if he or she is not feeling well. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Thursday Folder Highlights

Wisconsin Youth Rally Permission Slips

Grades 5-8 will be participating in the March 17, 2023 WI Youth Rally - Carrol University Waukesha. Slips are due by December 15, 2022.

Valentine Coffee Roasters

Coffee Sale Dates: December 8th - 16th. Please see the flyers enclosed in the folders.

Calendar Raffle

Please turn in your calendar raffle stubs and payment to the school office. If you have unsold calendars, please sell them as soon as possible or turn them in so they are available for parish members to purchase or other families to sell.

After School Care Help Needed

 SJE is seeking help in the After School Care Program. The employee provides a safe, fun program for students each school day from 2:30 until approximately 6:00pm (or until the last student goes home). The employee must be willing to supervise students outdoors, as well as engage in indoor activities such as board games. Applicants must be at least 18, willing to submit to a criminal background check, and complete Archdiocesan Safeguarding training. If interested, please call the school principal Ben Oberdorf at 414-321-8540 or email at boberdorf@sje.school.    

Mass changes for December

Our school Wednesday Mass has been changed for a few dates in December. 

• Our school Mass will not be held on Wednesday, December 21. We will have Mass on Tuesday, December 20 per Father Michael. 

St. John the Evangelist School Report Card

Our School Report Card for the 2021-22 school year has been published. You can view it here.

Scrip Sales Benefit our School

Scrip is available through online sales or through the school office. Click here for more information. Scrip cards can be used to make purchases through many retailers, or the cards themselves are great gifts.

Amazonsmile

This program allows .5% of your shopping on Amazon to be donated to St. John the Evangelist.

If you purchase Scrip, St. John's receives an additional 1.70%. That's 2.20% of your purchases to St. John's if you are already shopping on Amazon.