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Friday, September 24th - Junior Prayer Chain, 2:45-3:00
Friday, October 1st - Coffee Drive Thru courtesy of Home & School Association, 7:30-7:45 AM
Tuesday, October 5th - First Communion Parent Meeting, 6:00 in church hall
Wednesday, October 6th - Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, October 6th - Schoenstatt Girls Meeting
Thursday & Friday, October 7th & 8th - No School, Teachers Convention
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Family Prayer
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Moses shared his gifts among the people.
- The first reading from Numbers addresses the individuals who assisted Moses in the leadership of the people.
- The seventy elders have authority because God's Spirit has been bestowed on them.
- Moses reminds Joshua that the focus is to be on God and not on earthly leaders.
Let the rich be warned!
- The letter from James reprimands Christians for their excessive concern with earthly riches.
- These have become an obstacle to their faith.
- Not only are they inordinately possessive of what they have accumulated, but they have grown rich at the expense of others.
Anyone who is not against us is for us.
- John presumes that any person who is not part of the apostle's group should not invoke Jesus' name in ministry.
- Jesus points out that anyone who recognizes his name whether or not the person belongs to the community, will be rewarded because the person honors Jesus' name.
- In the latter part of the passage Jesus uses highly figurative language to emphasize that nothing is more important than belonging to the reign of God, no matter what the cost.
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A Message from Mr. Oberdorf
Hello,
Today we were lucky to have the Traveling Fatima Statue visit our school. The custodian of the statue explained the history connected to the statue and answered questions. The students were excited to ask questions. Then we had a statue procession into Church. Some of our students helped by carrying the statue. Our 4th-7th graders led us through the Rosary and did a great job. All of the students received a blessed image of Mary. The excitement of the students was awesome. “Look! I have a picture of Mary” and “Look at this!” was heard from many students. It was a great day to be at St. John the Evangelist.
Mr. Oberdorf
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Covid Update
We currently have 3 positive cases of Covid confirmed by the Greenfield Health Department in 8th grade. The 8th grade has been quarantined and will learn virtually until October 1. Students who are fully vaccinated or were out of school Friday 9/17 and Monday, 9/20 will have an earlier return date. More information will be shared with 8th grade parents soon.
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Conferences
Conferences for students in grades 1 through 8 will take place in the afternoon and evening of Thursday, October 14th. Today's paper envelope contains a form that you are asked to complete, indicating what time slots you would be available for a conference. Please return the forms by Tuesday, September 28th, so that we can schedule the conferences next week. You will receive your time confirmation in next week's Thursday envelope.
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Uniforms
St. John the Evangelist School has a uniform and a dress code. Although the students have done a great job of following the dress code, we have seen an increase of students wearing shoes that do not meet the uniform requirements. I have included the shoe portion of our uniform policy below. Thank you for your help in correcting this issue.
Shoes:
• Solid color dress or athletic shoes (closed toe and closed heel).
• Shoes may have a contrasting logo on them.
• Shoes may not light up.
• For safety on stairways be certain that the soles are soft rubber.
• Shoes should tie or be secured in a way that they will not easily slip off.
• Boots above the ankle including, but not limited to, UGG boots may not be worn in the classroom at any time. Boots above the ankle may be worn outside during recess only.
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Home & School Fundraisers
Flyers for the Valentine Coffee Sale and FlowerPower Fundraisers were sent home last week. The deadline for coffee purchases is Monday, October 4th and the deadline for flower sales is Friday, October 1st. For more information, see the flyers on our website under the Thursday Folder tab.
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Help Needed for Concessions This Weekend
We are in need of concession workers this weekend during the soccer games.
We have the following open shifts for soccer concessions this weekend:
9/25/21 - 8:30 am - 11:30 am - 2 shifts open of 3
9/26/21 - 11:30 am - 2:30 pm - 1 shift open of 3
9/26/21 - 2 pm - 5 pm - 3 shifts open of 3
Please consider volunteering to help concessions run smoothly. In addition, if you have a child that is over 16 and needs to complete service hours, this would be a great opportunity.
This is the biggest fundraiser for athletics and it is a success because of YOU! The funds raised with soccer concessions help to keep registration fees low, maintain the soccer fields, replace the gym pads, pay tournament fees for volleyball and basketball...just to name a few.
Any questions please contact Lauren Zidek 414-793-0263
Signup Genius Link:
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Last Call - Basketball Sign Ups
St. John the Evangelist Athletic Association is now registering for boys and girls basketball, grades 5-8. Signups will close on tomorrow, Friday, September 24th at midnight. For more information, please refer to this flyer.
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Attention Soccer Players
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Soccer Challenge, to be held on the SJE soccer fields on Saturday, October 2nd. Click here for more details. Sign up form is here. |
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School Picture Retake Day - October 6th
School pictures which were taken on August 30th have arrived and have been sent home with your child. If your child was absent on picture day, or if for any reason you want your child's picture taken again, please plan on having your child photographed on October 6th. Please call the school office if you have any questions.
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
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