Weekly News, March 11, 2024

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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Luke 22:19

March 11, 2024

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

My mother-in-law sometimes jokes that she’s getting less and less sleep these days as the number of individuals on her “before I go to sleep prayer list” continues to grow. As you know, we also have a list of individuals for whom we pray during our daily intentions and weekly masses. This year we have focused our prayers on the Tylinski, Hogan, Drees, and Brunner families. Given his recent health concerns, we will be adding Father Ken Knippel to our list of daily and weekly intentions. For those unfamiliar, Father Ken not only assists at SAL with liturgical preparation and presiding at weekend masses, Ken is also one of Father Tony’s closest friends. We ask that as you pray for those on your list that you keep Father Ken in your prayers as he’s an integral part of our parish family.

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

March 12

School Station of the Cross - 5th leads

March 13

No School Mass

School Reconciliation

Chess Club 2:30-3:30

March 14

Parent Teacher Conference (Day 2)

Out of Uniform Day - St. Patrick's Day Green

March 18

School Mass

Art Club 2:30-3:30

March 19

School Station of the Cross

March 20

Culver's Night

March 22

Donuts with Dad or Dad-like Figure -RSVP

Spirit Wear Out of Uniform Day

March 26

School Station of the Cross

March 27

School Mass - Birthday Blessings

March 29 - April 7

Easter Break

April 8

Classes Resume

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

For the 2023-24 Event Calendar

Upcoming 2024-25 Event Calendar

For more information regarding the mass schedule, including which grades will be doing the preparation for mass and upcoming Birthday Blessings , click here.

School News

Parent-Teacher Conference Night #2

This Thursday, March 14th will be our second evening of conferences. The school office will be sending home conference reminder sheets to families who are scheduled for this week.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration Out of Uniform Day Thursday!

Students are welcome to wear their Irish finest to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Thursday, March 14. Wear green or any Irish festive wear!

2024-25 School Year Calendar Update

As Mr. Van Hulle emailed out last week, there were a few minor corrections to the 2024-25 school year. Please see the updated calendar here. (Please note that these calendar dates will be posted weekly in the newsletter at the bottom of the Upcoming Important Dates section above.)

Brewers Math Day Field Trip - Grades 3rd-8th

On Wednesday, May 15, students in grades 3-8 will be heading to AmFam Field for Brewer Math Day. As part of the day, students will learn basic statistics through the game of baseball. Staff will receive a workbook to incorporate into their math lessons prior to the game and at the game, students will use their math skills to complete portions of the workbook.

The game against the Pittsburgh Pirates begins at 12:10 so we will be departing from SAL at 10:30 on the 15^th . We will head home from AmFam at 3:15 and our goal is to return to SAL between 3:45 and 4:00.

Each ticket includes a free hot dog and bottled water; in addition, students can either pack a cold lunch to eat on the bus or purchase additional items at the ballpark should they so choose.

Students will wear SAL Spirit Wear (or their Mission Shirts), and weather permitting, shorts for the game.

Information from classroom teachers regarding the need for chaperones will be coming shortly.

Tuna Tuesday sponsored by Student Government

Tuna standings total amount:

3^rd 88

4K 56

1^st 54

7^th 51

2^nd 45

5^th 39

3K 36

5K 36

4^th 24

6^th 21

8^th 9

Last year, classes brought in 5 to 6 cans per person, resulting in a total number of 1,309 cans to donate to the Pewaukee Food Pantry. This year, most classes average 1-2 cans per person for a total of 459 cans. The good news is that we still have 2 weeks to bring cans of tuna to donate since we will collect tuna until Friday, March 22.

Thank you for participating in this Lenten outreach opportunity!

Living Stations of the Cross

Students in grades 3-8 is invited to be a part of Living Stations on Good Friday. We will rehearse on Wednesday March 27 from 6-7 and on Good Friday from 9:00-11:00, with Stations being presented at 12:00. (a light lunch will be provided for those participating before Living Stations begin.) Please contact Tasha Baures at baurest@stanthony.cc to sign up.

Help Needed

We are looking for assistance with our after school EDC Program – specifically, from the 2:30 – 3:30 time frame. Monday’s and Thursday’s are our greatest need. If you, or anyone you know is interested in volunteering or taking on a paid position is EDC, please let us know.

Greeters at Sunday Mass

Would your family like to greeters on Sunday Mornings at Church? Greeters play an important part in welcoming parishioners and visitors to Mass each week. Greeters have several important duties before Mass begins. They welcome people into the building, show them where to hang coats, where to find the restrooms and where the childcare room is.

How does your family become Greeters? You will need to contact the Music and Liturgy Office and have your family’s name added to the Greeters Participation Group of MySAL. Once your name is in the Participation Group you can go in at anytime and sign up for the date and Mass time you wish.

If you have any questions, contact Vincent LaTona in the Prayer and Worship Office at 262 691-1173 ex. 1109 or by email at latonav@stanthony.cc.

Donuts with Dad or Dad-Like Figure

Join us in celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph on Friday, March 22 from 7:00 - 7:30 AM in the PLC. It will be a great morning of camaraderie, prayer, and friendship. RSVP here. We look forward to celebrating with all of the dads and dad-like figures!

School Advisory Commission

St. Anthony on the Lake's School Advisory Commission next meeting will be tonight, Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM beginning in the church. If you are interested in joining the commission next year, please attend this meeting to see what we are all about! Discernment will be held May 13, 2024 at 6:30 in Fellowship Hall.

Minutes from the November 13, 2023 meeting and January, 2024 can be reviewed here.

SAL Track Season

SAL Track and Field is a great individual and beginner sport for any busy student athlete. Partnering up with St. Joan of Arc has allowed our students to make friends with kids from another school, alongside his SAL buddies. This season will provide education, team comradery, and opportunities for all runners and field athletes to learn and excel. All levels are welcome to join in on the fun!

SAL Parent Track Meeting:

Tuesday March 19th 6-7pm outside of the SAL gym. Athletes are welcome to come shoot hoops in the gym during the meeting. You can still sign up for TRACK! All school and faith formation 5-8th graders are welcome. Register HERE Registration Deadline closes April 1st, 2024.

Practices will be Monday/Wednesdays starting March 25th, 2024.

Any questions: athletics@stanthony.cc

Athletics Banquet - Save the Date

Come join us for the 2023-24 Athletics Banquet! It will be held Monday May 6th 6-8 pm in the PLC.

Celebrating all SAL track, cross country, basketball, volleyball, and cheer athletes. Additional details will be coming soon.

Called To Serve

Parent Volunteer Expectations

Trimester 3 Sign Up - Now available, sign up today! If you would like to be added to our sub list, please include your contact information to the spreadsheet on sign up. Thank you!

St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers!

We are fortunate to provide more variety of volunteer opportunities to parents and be able to use classroom volunteers. In addition to any volunteer duties you wish to do, all families are expected to sign up for 3 specific duties per trimester (through Sign-Up Genius), St. Anthony on the Lake: Trimester 3 Volunteer Sign Up (signupgenius.com) This includes playground, lunch serving, lunchroom helper, or health room. If you are unable to come to help during the school day, you are asked to sign up and in turn, get a sub from the sub list.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Monday, March 11 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2)

Tuesday, March 12 - Playground Helper, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, March 13 - Playground Helper, Lunch Helper

Thursday, March 14 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, March 15 - Playground Helper, Lunch Helper

Monday, March 18 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2)

Tuesday, March 19 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, March 20 - Lunch Server, Health Room

Thursday, March 21 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, March 22 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Safe Environment Education

Anyone who is volunteering in any manner here at St. Anthony on the Lake will need to participate in a one-time training titled “Safe Environment Education”. This training is mandated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. To register and for additional information, please go to the Safe Environment page on the Archdiocese website. Again, this training, along with a background check, is a one-time training requirement for all adults.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

God is Here Awards

Kate Cogan (2nd) - picked up balls at recess without being asked and put them away!
Cameron Jambois (6th) - helped out as a lunch buddy when it wasn't his turn!
Avery Walsh (5K) - letting someone sit in the lunch spot they wanted!
Emma Walsh (7th) - helping with Mr. Loenardi's chairs in the morning!

Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped put on this year's Father Daughter Dance! It was a wonderful and memorable evening that simply could not happen without you. Thank you!

Please keep Fr. Ken in your prayers.

Please keep the Brunner family in your prayers.

Please pray for Kyler Hogan and the entire Hogan family.

Please keep the Drees family in your prayers.

Parish Opportunities

Middle School Youth Group Upcoming Events

For other upcoming events, please see our Middle School Youth Group page!

Early Childhood Events & Moms Group

Click on this link to see the many fun and engaging activities for toddlers and preschoolers as well as time just for Moms: SAL Parish Early Childhood Events

Catholic Memorial Youth Football Registration

Attention boys currently enrolled in 3^rd through 7^th grades interested in playing football this fall. Catholic Memorial Jr. Crusader football registration is now open. Registration and additional information can be found here.