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St. Brendan Weekly Bulletin
October 27, 2021
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Dear St. Brendan Families, |
All Saints Day is next week on Monday, November 1st. We look forward to honoring the saints at a school Mass on Monday. St. Brendan invites ALL STUDENTS to dress as a saint on All Saints Day. This is encouraged for all students, but optional. Keep in mind, costumes should not be distracting to the learning environment (no masks, costume weapons, etc.). Students will also be having their normal recess, so please make sure students can play in their costumes, or send their uniform to change into. Also, for safety reasons, students may not wear sandals. If students choose not to dress as a saint, they will need to dress in full-uniform as 1st - 8th will attend All Saints Day Mass. Preschool - kindergarten will attend Mass on All Souls Day.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first Parent Club meeting last week! As I shared at the meeting, the St. Brendan Parish Mission: Surge of the Heart is on November 15th and 16th 7pm-8:30pm in the church. I highly recommend parents attend this wonderful and inspiring event. The talks are titled, “Who is God and Why that Matters” and “God’s Dream for Your Life”. We are blessed to have Mr. Leonetti join our school during the day on November 15th with an age-appropriate presentation for students. I look forward to seeing many of you on the 15th and 16th. Please see the bulletin below for more information.
For those of you who attended the Parent Club meeting, your student will bring home a free dress ticket on Friday which can be redeemed for a free dress day on Wednesday, November 3rd. We appreciate your attendance and engagement in our school community!
This Thursday, after school at 3:15pm in the church Father Wichert will host an altar server training for students in grades 3-8. We encourage students to consider participating in this important ministry. There are opportunities for students to serve at Friday school Masses, Sunday Masses, or funerals. If you have any questions about altar serving, please contact Ermina Swager at ermina@saintbrendan.org.
Thank you for your support of our Boosterthon Fundraiser! We surpassed our goal with a fundraising total of $37,149. Wahoo!! We will be putting this funds to good use with several facility upgrades including several additional security cameras and classroom blinds to increase student safety and security.
Thank you for your continued support of our students and school!
Blessings,
Catherine Shumate
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St. Brendan Boosterthon Reward |
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Mrs. Shumate as a human sundae. |
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Mr. Frauenholtz as a human sundae. |
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November is the month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Purgatory is where souls go who still need to be purified before they can see God in Heaven. In Purgatory, a soul can no longer pray for itself, so they have to rely on others to pray for them to help ease their suffering and quickly advance them through their purification so that they can join the saints in heaven.
Since we are all sinners, the Church offers us many ways to receive remission of the temporal punishment of sin, also known as an indulgence. In November, we have 4 different opportunities to relieve ourselves of the punishment we should endure for our sins, either entirely for past sins, or even partially for those past sins.
From November 1st-November 8th, anyone who visits a Cemetery and prays for the dead can receive a plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory. On Saturday, November 6th, we will pray at Holyrood Cemetery for those who have died. Please join us to pray at the graves and to pray the Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
On All Souls Day (November 2nd), anyone who visits a Church and recites an Our Father and Nicene Creed can also earn a plenary indulgence.
There is also a Cathedral indulgence and an indulgence you can earn on the Feast of Christ the King (Sunday, November 21st). There are conditions that need to be met for an indulgence to qualify as full remission of sins, and UCatholic has a concise but well written explanatory article HERE.
Some of the ways to pray for the souls in purgatory is to recite the following prayer as you pass a cemetery: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
St. Gertrude the Great was told that by piously reciting the following prayer, 1,000 souls would be released from Purgatory:
“Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, for those in my own home and in my family. Amen.”
Here is another: Prayer for the souls in Purgatory
O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them. Be not severe in Your judgments, but let some drops of Your Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames. And, Merciful Saviour, send Your angels to conduct them to a place of refreshment, light and peace. Amen.
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St. Brendan Trunk or Treat |
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October Birthdays
Happy Birthday to:
10/28 Bryson Douglas - Preschool
10/29 Mrs. Munoz PreK IA
10/31 Malin Bergan 3rd grade
November Birthdays
11/2 Alexander Marcos PreK
11/2 Mr. Langston 6th/Science
More birthdays will be announced in the next Weekly Bulletin
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The 5th grade class are enjoying an adventurous, educational week at camp. |
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8th Grade Class Poinsettia Sale |
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The 8th grade class is selling beautiful poinsettias as a fundraiser for the Fr. Mike Schmitt Tuition Assistance Fund. Please consider purchasing some poinsettias. You can also purchase some to help decorate the church for Christmas. Order forms will be sent home soon. |
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Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students!
Do you want to gain confidence in your public speaking while having a great time with your classmates? Do you want to earn scholarship money for high school?
Speech club tournaments are right around the corner. With a variety of speech categories available, there is a category for everyone.
Practices will be after school on Fridays from 3:15-4:30. Come one, come all!
Cost is $15 per student to join. Please send payment to school office Attn: Speech Club or bring to first practice. Checks can be paid out to "St. Brendan School". There will also be an entry fee per category at each tournament. These fees vary by school but are generally $5-$8 per student category and will be collected later when we register for the tournaments. The Speech Club registration form is attached.
Volunteers needed! Parent volunteers are essential to making Speech Club a success! Volunteers may be needed for practices - stay tuned for more details. This year's tournaments are virtual, so students will be competing via recorded video submissions. Parents help with taping students' presentations and tournament judging will be needed.
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Blessing Bag Donations - Student Store |
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As part of our charitable giving, Student Store wants to send every St. Brendan student home with a Blessing Bag to give out over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Blessing Bags are gallon-size Ziploc® bags that contain snacks, travel-size toiletries, socks, a bottle of water, grooming supplies, and other items that people who live on the street find useful. Bags are kept in your car, so when you encounter a person who is experiencing homelessness, you can offer the bag to them.
Please help us by donating items listed below . If you would prefer to donate cash, Student Store will go out and buy the supplies to build the bags as well. We would love bulk items, so if you have access through your work or friends, we would really appreciate those times.
To donate any of the items listed below, please place them in the box outside the office marked Blessing Bags by November 15th. If you would like to donate money, please send your cash or check to Theresa Loughlin C/O Student Store to the office.
Thank you for your help to bring help to those in need this holiday season.
Sincerely,
St. Brendan Student Store
Shopping list:
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Snacks and Drinks
- Breakfast bars, cereal bars, granola bars, protein bars
- Applesauce
- Peanut butter and cheese crackers
- Single-packaged nuts and trail mix
- Vienna sausage in pop-top can
- Foil tuna packs (not requiring a can opener)
- Instant oatmeal packs
- Trail mix
- Raisins
- Peanuts
- Gum/Hard Candy
- Hot Cocoa/Spiced Cider Mix
- Tea
- Jerky Sticks
- Instant Coffee
- Bottled water
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Grooming and Hygiene Products (any travel size or hotel sized items appreciated)
- Combs
- Hand lotion, Lip balm
- Face towels
- Deodorant
- Soap, Hand sanitizer
- Toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash
- Band-aids
- Small wipes packs
- Travel-size first aid kits
- Floss
Other Useful Items:
- Hand warmers
- Gloves
- Socks
- Plastic utensils
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Mints
- Prepaid phone cards
- Grocery store gift cards
Supplies for Building Bags
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All Saints Day - Nov. 1st |
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St. Brendan invites ALL STUDENTS to dress as a saint on All Saints Day, Monday, November 1st. This is encouraged for all students, but optional. Keep in mind, costumes should not be distracting to the learning environment (no masks, costume weapons, etc.). Students will also be having their normal recess, so please make sure students can play in their costumes, or send their uniform to change into. Also, for safety reasons, students may not wear sandals.
If students choose not to dress as a saint, they will need to dress in full-uniform as we will attend an All Saints Day Mass.
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We will be holding our annual Veteran's Day Assembly in November. We invite families to submit photos of family members and loved ones who have served in the military. Please send photos along with the person's name, branch of service, title/rank, and relation to our school. You can e-mail photos and information to christenl@school.saintbrendan.org.
Note: if you already sent in a picture last year, then you DO NOT need to send a picture in this year. We will reuse the photo from last year.
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St. Brendan School is proud to once again participate in the annual Diaper Bag Project in partnership with the Baby Corner of St. Joseph Church, Seattle. This wonderful organization has furnished thousands of bags for new moms and, as a school, we have supported this effort for many years. They depend on our donations to make up the majority of their diaper bags. Students may bring their unwrapped items to school before November 30th.
This is a list of our greatest needs:
- disposable newborn or size #1 diapers
- disposable baby wipe
- diaper rash ointment
- 0 - 3 month: pajamas, onesies, socks/bootees, pacifiers
- receiving blankets
- plastic baby bottles
Thank you for supporting mothers and babies in our community!
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Hello from the St. Brendan School Lunch Program!
The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.
LUNCH MENU UPDATE:
November lunch menu is attached. Please note that there will be NO HOT LUNCH service on Friday, November 19th. It is a full school day so lunches will have to be brought from home on this day. This includes no milk/juice/ala cart orders. We apologize for an inconvenience this may cause.
Lunch this Week:
Thursday 10/28: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday: 10/29: *NEW* Tomato Soup w/melted Cheese Croissant half
Monday: 11/1: Spooky Mummy Dogs with Saint Bars
Tuesday: 11/2: Beefy Nachos w/refried beans
Wednesday: 11/3: Lemon Pepper Chicken w/White Rice
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Who do I contact for questions?
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Recognize these items?
We have several items in lost and found. Be sure to have your student take a look.
Please make sure to put names on everything as it is difficult to locate owners without names.
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2021 St. Brendan Holiday Craft Fair |
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We are weeks away from the return of the St. Brendan Holiday Craft Fair! This event doesn't happen without the help of our entire school community. Check off some of your required volunteer hours during the craft fair - there are a lot of opportunities available!
Below are the signup links for all the ways you can help. Setup and clean up positions are a great way for St. Brendan alums to earn service hours for high school. Please consider signing up your high school student and help us spread the word to other alums.
We are excited to be able to move forward with such a fun and important event in a way that is safer for us all! Questions about the Craft Fair? Please reach out to Beth Flajole (eatveit@yahoo.com) and Patty Najour (patricianajour@hotmail.com).
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Action Required for K-8 families
Bake Sale Items - Holiday Craft Fair
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The 41st Annual St. Brendan Craft Fair is Saturday, November 13th, 9AM - 4PM
Each family (K-8) has committed to donating $20 worth of homemade baked goods to the fundraiser. The only exception are the families that selected the "PTO Fundraising Buyout Option" of paying $875.00.
Preschool, parishioners, grandparents, and friends are also encouraged to participate.
Bonus baking: A $20 credit will go towards your family’s fundraising contribution for additional treats worth $20+.
Ready to bake?
✓ Decide on your homemade treats
✓ Place in clear packaging
✓ Get creative on the decorations (plates, ribbons, tags)
✓ Clearly label ingredients (contains nuts, gluten-free, flavors, quantity
Approx. values of donated items
- Pie with glass/decorated plate ($15)
- Cake ($12)
- Pie with tin plate ($12)
- 1lb plate of fudge ($8)
- Large ($8) or mini ($4) bread loaf
- Cupcakes (quantity 6) ($6)
- Cookies on plate (quantity 12) ($5)
- Individually wrapped big cookies ($2)
- Cookies on paper-plate (quantity 12) ($3)
- Cake pops ($1.50)
- Individually wrapped cookies (quantity 2), brownies, cupcakes ($.50)
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Craft Fait Volunteers
Click the links below to sign up.
We are also looking for someone with a large car or truck to drive to Tacoma on November 11 or 12 to pick up the wreaths that will be sold at the Craft Fair. If you are available please contact Beth Flajole (eatveit@yahoo.com) and Patty Najour (patricianajour@hotmail.com) if you are available to assist with this task.
Trunk or Treat Volunteers
Art Helper
Do you like Art? A volunteer is needed in the Art Room with Mrs. Van Eeden on Wednesdays 12:00pm – 2:00pm
CYO Athletic Director
CYO is looking for a new Athletic Director. Training will be provided by our current Athletic Director, Anthony Fletcher. Please contact cyoad@saintbrendan.org if you would like more information or would like to sign up for a position. Thank you for supporting youth sports at St. Brendan!
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AmazonSmile for the Holidays |
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The CYO Soccer teams are finishing their seasons this week. Thank you to all the coaches, parents and players for making it a fantastic season! Thank you to the teachers who also came out to some games to cheer on their students. |
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Financial Aid - Fulcrum Foundation |
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Financial aid applications are now being accepted through FACTS Management for the 2022-2023 school year.
Fulcrum Foundation Tuition Assistance Grants
- Available to parish and non-parish families
- Open for entering K-8th grade families
- Income/needs based grants
St. Brendan School Financial Aid Awards/ Fr. Mike Schmitt Grants
- Available to parish and partner-parish families
- Open to entering preschool -8th grade families
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To be considered for St. Brendan School aid, families must also apply for the Fulcrum Foundation grant through FACTS.
- Income/needs based grants
Documents Required
- W-2s from 2020
- Documentation for child support, DSHS, rental receipts, other miscellaneous income
- Any other pertinent documents
Deadline
- Application deadline is January 7, 2022
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All documents must be submitted online by the deadline. If you need assistance scanning and uploading, please contact Christen Lambert in the school office.
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Volunteer Opportunity During School Mass
Dear Parents/Guardians: Do you attend Friday's School Mass and feel a tug, a calling to serve during the holiest of feasts? If so, please consider being an Extraordinary Minister of the Holy Eucharist. Our school community would welcome your gift of time and talent, and students LOVE seeing their parents/guardian assist Fr. Wichert in distributing the Sacred Host. If your child is an altar server, it's a great opportunity to volunteer side by side with them. Training will be provided by appointment and service time will count towards school volunteer hours. Volunteers may serve during any daily and/or weekend Masses. Kindly discern and reach out if you're interested. Contact: Ermina Swager (ermina@saintbrendan.org)
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Mass of Remembrance: Special Mass for loved ones lost to COVID-19 |
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November 8 at 7pm, St. James Cathedral and livestream
During this special Requiem Mass, we will remember, mourn and pray for all those we have lost to COVID-19.
All Catholics in Western Washington are invited to submit the names of people who have died. These names will be placed in a special Book of the Dead and carried in procession during the Mass.
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Catholic High School Admissions &
Open Houses
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6th, 7th and 8th grade parents - good advise from former families is to start researching Catholic high schools sooner rather than later!
Archbishop Murphy Open House
Nov. 7th
https://am-hs.schooladminonline.com/portal/public_calendars/open_house
Seattle Prep Open House
Nov. 9th
https://www.seaprep.org/admissions/openhouse
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Altar Server Training (grades 3-8)
Thursday, October 28th
3:15 in the Church
St. Brendan Trunk or Treat Event
Friday, October 29th
Extended Care closes at 5:00 PM
All Saints Day
Monday, November 1st
Students welcome to dress as saints, or full-uniform
Boosterthon Reward - All-School Free Dress
Tuesday, November 2nd
Parent Club Attendees Free Dress
Wednesday, November 3rd
November "First Thursday" Free Dress
Wednesday, November 4th
Spiritual Work of Mercy - Praying for the Dead at Holyrood Cemetery
Saturday, November 6th
St. Brendan Little Disciples Meeting (First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation prep)
Wednesday, November 10th
Register your child at the parish office.
Bake Sale Goods - Drop Off (for K - 8 parents)
Thursday, November 11th & Friday, November 12th
Veterans Day Assembly
Thursday, November 11th
Veterans Day Observed - No School
Friday, November 12th
41st Annual Craft Fair
Saturday, November 13th
Mass Uniform Weekend
November 13th-14th
Blessing Bag Items Deadline
November 15th
St. Brendan Parish Mission: Surge of the Heart
Nov. 15-16
St. Brendan Church
Diaper Bag Drive Deadline
November 19th
Spirit Day & Student Store
November 19th
After School Clubs
Chess Club - Mondays
Art Club - Wednesdays
Lego Challenge Team - Thursdays
Lego Club - Fridays
Speech Club - Fridays
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