Thursday, June 3rd - Grade 8 Graduation
Friday, June 4th - End-of- Year Coffee Drive Thru
Monday, June 7th - Used Uniform Sale, 6-7 PM
Wednesday - June 9th - Last day of school for K4 & K5
Wednesday, June 9th - Picnic
Friday, June 11th - 10:00 AM mass, followed by 11:00 AM dismissal
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Family Prayer
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
God has made a covenant with us.
- The reading from Exodus is the story of the sealing of the Sinai covenant.
- The Sinai covenant was sealed with two ceremonies: a meal and a blood rite.
- Each of these signified the sharing of life.
We will receive the promise of eternal salvation.
- The author of the Letter to the Hebrews points out the difference between the old and new covenants.
- Christ’s blood was shed to reconcile and reunite humans and God.
- Jesus is the bond of the new covenant.
He took break, blessed and broke it.
- The Gospel tells the story of the sealing of the new covenant.
- Mark associates the cup of wine with the blood covenant of old.
- At the Passover supper, Jesus shares a cup of wine with all the disciples.
- It is the true sign of the shared blood that seals the covenant.
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
Today is a special day for our eighth graders. They will graduate this evening, leaving SJE behind to head off to high school in the fall. We are blessed with a wide variety of high-quality high school options. We know that they will represent SJE well wherever they go. We wish them all good things and can’t wait until they come back to visit us. I know you join me in congratulating the St. John the Evangelist Class of 2021!
Tyler Jambor
Christina Kurz
Mikayla Mirr
Ulysses Murillo
Jacob Schmidt
Together in God's Name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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All are Welcome!
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 11th, at 10:00 AM.
We are so excited to invite our families to join us in person for our end of year liturgy. Updated mass guidelines allow our students to be seated in a traditional manner, allowing plenty of room for parents, grandparents and siblings who would like to join us for this special celebration of a successful school year.
*Please note that all students will be dismissed into our car line at 11:00 AM on June 11th.
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Water to Thrive Celebration
We spent some time celebrating our successful Water to Thrive fundraiser yesterday afternoon. Students enjoyed the opportunity for a virtual meeting with Suzanne Wilson, president of Water to Thrive. Following this, we participated in a mini “water walk” across our grounds to our garden, finishing off with an all school prayer service. We are so proud of our community for completing this project!
Right now we know that our well will be built in Tanzania. Water to Thrive will provide us with updated information about the community including photos as the project is completed. We look forward to sharing this information with you in fall.
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Uniform Update
The last day for uniforms for the current school year will be Friday, June 4th. Students may be out of uniform beginning on Monday, June 7th.
Please note the following guidelines for our last week out of uniform days:
- We will celebrate our last mass together on Friday, June 11th. Students should be dressed in appropriate church clothing on that day. This means no shorts, blue jeans, or athletic pants. Skirts, dresses, khaki slacks and polo shirts are all appropriate for this day.
- On Monday through Thursday, students may wear casual play clothes to school. This includes shorts. Please note that shorts may not be more than three inches above the knee. Students may not wear knit shorts or shirts without sleeves. Students should wear shoes which are closed at the toe and the heel. Athletic shoes are appropriate.
We will hold a uniform resale on Monday. June 7th. Please see the flyer that was posted in previous newsletters.
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Coffee Drive Thru
Our Home and School Association will be providing a free cup of steaming hot coffee with creamer on the side to our parents as they come through the morning drop off line on Friday, June 4th. (That’s tomorrow morning!). Coffee and a special end-of-school year treat will be handed out between 7:30 and 7:45 AM. All you have to do is roll down your window!
K4 parents who want to share in the fun should drop off their students and then drive around the building and join our drop off line.
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Students in grades 1-7 will enjoy a school picnic on Wednesday, June 9th. (Eighth graders are invited to come back and help out.) Parent volunteers are needed to help set up beginning at 9:00 AM, and to help serve food beginning at 11:00 AM. Please contact the school office if you are available to help. |
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Our last Cousins Subs day of the school year will be next Friday, June 11th. Celebrate the end of the school year with a delicious sub from Cousins. So far this school year, this Cousins location has donated over $1,200 to our Home & School Association. We are very grateful for their generosity.
When: Friday, June 11th
Where: Cousins Subs, 7495 W. Layton Ave.
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Check out our student’s latest musical performances:
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Schoenstatt Movement
As many of you know, some of our girl students in grades 5-8 are part the Schoenstatt Movement of Girls and Young Women. The objective of the movement is to help the individual member in the development of her personal faith, a faith that is geared towards life and helps the member to cherish and value her own life and life's mission. This objective is achieved in the covenant of love with Mary, the Mother of God.
If you have younger girls (ages 6-9) and might be interested in finding out more about the Schoenstatt Movement, please see this invitation from Sr. Faustina:
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Fall Athletic Sign Ups
St. John the Evangelist Athletic Association is excited to announce that sign ups for soccer and volleyball are now underway. Please see the letter for more information. |
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
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