Dear Parents, Happy Fall! The next week is a great time to take a look at your unfulfilled desire to volunteer!!! The Parish is holding a Fall Fest on Sunday from 11:30-2:00. This is a great opportunity to see what opportunities there are to become more involved in the life of the parish.  Additionally, next Thursday evening, from 5:00-7:00 on the blacktop, the Home and School Association will be hosting a volunteer fair. This is taking the place of the traditional sign up night at our Back to School Nights. Please stop by to learn more about (and volunteer for) the Monsignor Smyth Golf Tournament, the Bulldog 5k, and numerous other activities organized by and supported by the HSA. Liz Vorassi will find a way for you to help out if you express the desire. I know that things get awfully busy this time of year and doing ‘one more thing’ can seem overwhelming but getting involved in the school community is the best way to keep us who we are and keep our school community so strong. Please consider finding some way to participate in the life of the parish or the school.  And...enjoy a beautiful fall weekend.  Faithfully, Chris Kelly

UPCOMING EVENTS Back to School Bash- 9/25 HSA Volunteer Fair 9/30 Picture Day 10/6 Book Fair 10/14 & 10/15  Smyth Golf Classic 10/25 The deadline to order lunch for any given week is the Tuesday before. Therefore, the deadline to order for October 4 - 8 is next Tuesday, September 28.  Order online HERE!    Click here to view the Octber lunch menu.

HSA VOLUNTEER FAIR   Are you interested in learning more about how you can volunteer at Blessed Sacrament? Are you curious about the function of the Home and School Association?   Join us at the Volunteer Fair Thursday, September 30 (5-7pm) BSS Blacktop   *Spirit Wear and Uniform Exchange will be available for sale* School Picture Day Wednesday, October 6 Picture Day forms were sent home today. You may complete the form and pay by check made payable to Victor O'Neill Studios OR you can pay online here! Picture day is a FREE DRESS DAY for students. Every student will be photographed for purposes of the yearbook. However, purchasing the picture is optional.

THE RETURN OF ALTAR SERVERS! THANK YOU to all who have served as Blessed Sacrament Church Altar Servers and hope you will come back with the return of Altar Servers. If you are in the 5th grade or above, please consider being an Altar Server. Altar Server trainings will be announced soon.  For more information, please contact Khary Cauthen Kisaiahc@gmail.com.

You are invited to the Blessed Sacrament Fall Fest and Ministry Fair on Sunday, September 26,2021 from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the blacktop.  Bring the family for snow-cones while exploring the ministry tables and find out ways to get involved. Register HERE to take part in the potluck lunch and catch up with friends in the community. Have a prize-winning chili recipe? Enter the Chili Cook Off by emailing welcometoBSDC@gmail.com. Come and try your luck to win one of the prizes at the raffle. Click here to signup to volunteer to help out at the Fair. Forward. Together.

Get Bulldogged! Show your Bulldog Pride and wake up to a Bulldog Surprise! Your kids will be thrilled to wake up one morning to a yard full of bulldogs. Each evening from 9/21-10/25 our stealth team of doggers will fill one yard with a pack of bulldog signs. The bulldogs will remain in place for 24 hours - until the next family gets dogged. Want to get dogged more than once? Go for it! Want to bulldog a friend? Or a new incoming BSS Family? Go for it!  BULLDOG PRIDE ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!!   Click here to purchase Get Bulldogged! Bulldogging only happens 2x a year, so don't miss out! Don’t forget to take pictures of your kids in the morning and send them to media@blessedscaramentdc.org or tag us on Instagram @bssbulldogsdc Monday, October 25 Kenwood Country Club 1 pm shotgun start The Smyth Fund Golf Classic is a fundraising golf tournament that brings Blessed Sacrament supporters together for an enjoyable afternoon of golf, games, prizes, food, and beverages to benefit the Monsignor Thomas G. Smyth Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund is used for the support and aid of the school; primarily in the form of tuition relief and teacher enrichment.   Golfers of ALL abilities and skill levels are encouraged to play! There will be a post-round happy hour and great giveaways for all participants, so start putting together your foursome (or register as an individual and we'll pair you up)! If you aren't able to participate, please consider sponsoring this event.   Visit bssgolf.org  for registration and sponsorship information.    For more information, please contact Javier Aguirre at javier_e_aguirre@yahoo.com or Chris Connolly at chris.connolly@bfsaulco.com.

Support Blessed Sacrament! It's shopping season and one of the easiest ways to support the HSA and our school is by shopping through Amazon Smile!      Click here to shop Amazon and be sure to bookmark the link. Amazon will donate a percentage of all purchases to Blessed Sacrament. If you use the Amazon Shopping app on your phone or tablet, go to the Settings menu and under Programs and Features click 'See all Programs' and click 'AmazonSmile'. Search "Shrine Most Blessed Sacrament" to add BSS to your rewards program. Then every time you shop Amazon on your phone/tablet, BSS will receive a percentage of your purchases, including orders from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods! Just remember to shop through the Amazon Smile Link! You can ask friends and family to consider registering as well!

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