It is here!...Auction week is here! We are so excited to kick off our live auction this Saturday at McMenamins. I look forward to a wonderful evening celebrating and supporting our amazing school.  

Our silent auction is already live! Please be sure to check it out and start your bidding. This is a great opportunity for those who are not able to attend and for friends and relatives who live out-of-state. Please note it will be the responsibility of the school family to ship any items purchased by out of state friends/relatives. Our silent auction will close this Friday so get your bids in now. We have a lot of great items! Click here to start your bidding!

We need your help on auction night! This event isn't possible without the help of our community. There are several very important volunteer spots that still need to be filled. Please take a look at the sign-up genius and help us out where you are able to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aadae2ba6fb6-stbrendan1. Our auction is currently at full capacity so this is a great opportunity for those who would like to be there but were not able to get tickets.  

I am grateful for our teachers and staff for their passion and dedication to our students and instilling a love for God and our Catholic faith. They are an inspiration. Please help honor our staff and keep them in prayers as we celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week next week.

Next week we will begin our spring MAP testing for grades 2-8. Please have your student(s) get a good night rest and eat a healthy breakfast. Teachers will provide reminders for the class testing day and time in their newsletters.

As you all know by now, the auction is our school's largest fundraising event of the year. We are so excited to gather and celebrate this important evening together in-person for the first time in 2 years! Each one of us has the opportunity to celebrate our Irish Spirit and contribute to our fundraising goal. I am challenging St. Brendan families to show that we can meet and beat our fundraising goal! 

Black and White Photos Google Doc:

Alicia Reyes (parent of Armando in 3rd grade) has taken some beautiful black and white photos of the students that will be available for purchase on the auction website: Www.stbrendanauctionphotos.com

An Ancient Holy Saturday Homily:

Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear. He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to free from sorrow the captives Adam and Eve, he who is both God and the son of Eve. The Lord approached them bearing the cross, the weapon that had won him the victory. At the sight of him Adam, the first man he had created, struck his breast in terror and cried out to everyone: 'My Lord be with you all.' Christ answered him: 'And with your spirit.' He took him by the hand and raised him up, saying: 'Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. Out of love for you and for your descendants I now by my own authority command all who are held in bondage to come forth, all who are in darkness to be enlightened, all who are sleeping to arise. I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be held a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead. Rise up, work of my hands, you who were created in my image. Rise, let us leave this place, for you are in me and I am in you; together we form only one person and we cannot be separated. For your sake I, your God, became your son; I, the Lord, took the form of a slave; I, whose home is above the heavens, descended to the earth and beneath the earth. For your sake, for the sake of man, I became like a man without help, free among the dead. For the sake of you, who left a garden, I was betrayed to the Jews in a garden, and I was crucified in a garden. See on my face the spittle I received in order to restore to you the life I once breathed into you. See there the marks of the blows I received in order to refashion your warped nature in my image. On my back see the marks of the scourging I endured to remove the burden of sin that weighs upon your back.

See my hands, nailed firmly to a tree, for you who once wickedly stretched out your hand to a tree. I slept on the cross and a sword pierced my side for you who slept in paradise and brought forth Eve from your side. My side has healed the pain in yours. My sleep will rouse you from your sleep in hell. The sword that pierced me has sheathed the sword that was turned against you. Rise, let us leave this place. The enemy led you out of the earthly paradise. I will not restore you to that paradise, but I will enthrone you in heaven. I forbade you the tree that was only a symbol of life, but see, I who am life itself am now one with you. I appointed cherubim to guard you as slaves are guarded, but now I make them worship you as God. The throne formed by cherubim awaits you, its bearers swift and eager. The bridal chamber is adorned, the banquet is ready, the eternal dwelling places are prepared, the treasure houses of all good things lie open. The kingdom of heaven has been prepared for you from all eternity.

Monday, May 2nd is Graduation picture day. Group and individual photos will be taken at 8:30 AM. Students will report to class at the normal start time. Students are to be dressed for photos in their graduation clothes. Suit or dress shirt & tie for boys, and dress or skirt (of appropriate length) or nice slacks with shirt or blouse for girls, light accessories and makeup. Students will be changing into their uniforms after photos. The green graduation gowns went home this week. They have all been laundered but do need to be steamed and or carefully ironed. Please make sure they are wrinkle-free for photos on Monday May 2nd.

Again, on the day of photos, students will need to come to school already dressed in graduation clothes with their gown hanging on a hanger. They also need to bring their uniform to change into.

A link to preorder photos will be sent out soon.

The 8th Grade Play is a longstanding St. Brendan tradition.

Ms. Sims and the 8th grade class are in need of props (Victorian Era feel) for the 8th grade rehearsals and play. If anyone has items around their house that might make a good prop, please contact Ms. Sims: marys@saintbrendan.org

Thank you to all who have signed up to volunteer on auction day, April 30. There are still spots we would like to fill in order to keep our costs down! If you would like to volunteer on April 30, please check out the SignUp Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aadae2ba6fb6-stbrendan1

We are seeking a parent volunteers to help us run a garden program with our students. Our plan is to use this program to instill a heart of service in our students as they learn to grow vegetables for the St. Brendan SOS program. The SOS program is a ministry that feeds those in need a meal once a week. What a wonderful way for students to learn about gardening while also serving others! I am seeking a parent volunteer from each class to lead students in growing vegetables in the planters outside the school. Each class will have their own planter. If you are interested in helping with this project, please email me at catherines@school.saintbrendan.org.  

10:00 - 11:00 AM - Program

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Visit classrooms, book fair, pictures

12:00 PM - Dismissal (no lunch at school)

Golf for a Cause - Click Here for Your Early Bird Ticket

It’s time to turn in your Rice Bowl Lenten Alms to the school office.

If donating by check, please make your check out to CRS (Catholic Relief Services) with “CRS Rice Bowl” written on the memo line and return them to us here at the school office this week. We will send them to CRS as one bundle. If you would prefer to donate online, go to crsricebowl.org/give and click on DONATE.

4/30    Sloane Henderson    5^th Grade

5/1    Aaron D’Sa    3^rd Grade

5/1    Madison Deal    7^th Grade

5/3    Andrea Rodriguez    6^th Grade

5/4    Michael France    7^th Grade

5/4    Marcella Wahlin    1^st Grade

The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.

To add money to your child's account, https://www.schoolpaymentportal.com/

Who do I contact for questions?  

Please contact Eileen Warner at: lunch@school.saintbrendan.org .

The 8^th grade students and parents are excited to host the Carnival on May 27th. Back by popular demand will be the kid “Garage Sale”, but we need your help! Starting in April, we’ll be collecting the following items: gently used books, new or gently used toys, games, art supplies, stickers, and small clean stuffed animals (Beanie Babies are a favorite). We will also collect items to use as prizes at booths (think party favors). We appreciate any donations for this fun school event. Donations can be dropped off in the carnival box just outside the main office. 

Track and Field Registration is open for students in K - 8th grades.

Click here to register for this season of Track and Field:https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/current-programs

Track & Field Practices will be held at Skyview Middle School track from 5-6:30 on the following dates:

K-3rd graders are welcome to attend practices. 4th-8th graders have the following meets: 

We are still in need of coaches. Please reach out to Track and Field Coordinator, Nathan Phillips, for more information. No track and field experience needed - just time and enthusiasm.

Early registration 04/04/22 until 05/04/22 $65.00

Regular Registration 05/05/22 until 06/17/22 $95.00

Season Starts June 7th and teams will play once per week (either Tuesday of Thursday)

This a Coed adult only (21+) so we encourage both men and women to registered

Season runs until tournament weekend Saturday August 13th.

Register on Team Sideline Site https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/home

Wildcat football and cheer is now open for registration. This is a junior program consisting of players from private schools that feed into Archbishop Murphy High School. Please click here for registration information for the Fall of 2022.

Thank you to all our parent volunteers! Please remember to log your hours following service.

Each two-parent household is required to do 45 hours and each single-parent household is required to do 30 hours. If you need help finding volunteer opportunities, please contact the Parent Club. If you do not fulfill the volunteer hours, you will be assessed $20 per hour.

St. Brendan Craft Fair [https://school.saintbrendan.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1586230&type=d&pREC_ID=1712500]

Please contact Kim Frye at saintbrendancraftfair@gmail.com with any questions. 

Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School! Grades first through fifth will be involved in a Marvelous Mystery this summer, from July 11 through July 15.

Anyone wishing to register their child or get volunteer hours should contact Priscilla Finch at childfamilyministry@saintbrendan.org.

This Week

April 26-29

Friday. April 29th

8th Grade Graduation Photos (during school hours)

Monday, May 2nd

Thursday, May 5th

May 11-12

May 16th

Friday, May 20th

Friday, May 27th