Parents Association News - 12/7/2020
Key Dates
Tuesday, December 8th
Virtual PA Meeting - 6:30PM
Wednesday, December 9th
Deadline for Remote Sign-up for Cookies and Milk event
Friday, December 18th
Cookie & Milk Event / Pajama Day / Last Day of School before Christmas Break. FULL DAY
December PA Meeting
The December PA meeting will take place this Tuesday, December 8th.

Please make sure to pre-register by 3pm on Tuesday. Individual meeting access links will be sent to all who register. Your link is unique to you - please do not share with others.
Shop Local
The Parents Association has published a "Shop Local" webpage that lists local businesses that parents might want to consider supporting in their holiday shopping. If there is a small business that you would like to include on the list, please fill out the form on the page.

We also have a few remaining SSH Vineyard Vines Tote bags for sale. They make great Christmas gifts! Order Here or email Rosa Alaimo-Quinn for more details
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Milk & Cookies - Friday, December 18th
On Friday, December 18th, St. Stephen of Hungary School students will kick-off Christmas break by enjoying Cookies and Milk in their classrooms. Santa has even been known to make an appearance!

Students may wear pajamas, as has been our Cookies & Cocoa tradition. Note that the 18th is a FULL school day.  
Ronald McDonald House - Pantry Drive & Fun Run - THANK YOU!!
Thank you to Rosalind Drisko and Colleen Schirf for leading the charge with our Ronald McDonald house service project. Through the virtual Fun Run we raised over $900 and send much needed goods to stock the pantry at the Ronald McDonald house here in New York. Thank you to all families who participated!
Giving Thanks Lunch - THANK YOU!!
A very special thank you to Frank Vivolo, Michelle Giarraputo, Colleen Schirf, Lauren Bernhard and Rosa Alaimo-Quinn for their work in creating a Giving Thanks lunch for our students and teachers.

In-person students received a yummy boxed lunch from Agata and Valentina Remote AND in-person students received a turkey shaped cookie, and our teachers and staff were treated to a lunch from Ottomanelli's. We were so thrilled to be able to share a few moments of gratitude with our entire community. If you have photos, please share!
Catholic Charities - St. Nicholas Project
Catholic Charities is once again supporting families in need this holiday season through their St. Nicholas Project. While we unfortunately cannot coordinate a family adoption in the same way we did last year, we encourage those who wish to support this effort to engage with Catholic Charities directly. Through a monetary donation or the adopt-a-family program you can help make the holidays brighter for those facing hard times this season. Many New Yorkers don’t earn enough to pay for basic winter necessities like heat or warm clothes, and as we all know, the holidays can stress already tight budgets. Your generosity can help provide holiday gifts and winter necessities to more than 1,100 families in need.
Parish News
St. Monica’s Parish will be hosting several Christmas Masses. To attend any of these events, you will need a ticket, due to the need to limit attendance for Covid-19 purposes, so please register and go by the Church office to pick up your tickets as soon as possible. There is no charge to attend the Masses, and there is a $5 charge to attend the Christmas Concert.
  • 12/19 - 8pm Christmas Concert
  • 12/24 5:30pm vigil
  • 12/25, Midnight, 8am, 10am & Noon

Christmas Trees: Visit TreeRidersNYC.com and enter the code GIVE2STMONICA in the discount code box upon checkout and St. Monica’s Parish will receive a $10 donation from Tree Riders NYC.