August 29, 2012

Dear Parents,

This week the Church celebrates the feasts of Saints Monica and Augustine—mother and son—the only time, I believe that such an event exists in the Church Calendar. As a mother, Monica prayed hard for her son, that he would turn his life over to God, and after many years of prayer and tears over here son’s behavior, she was rewarded with Augustine finally seeing the need for God in his life and once that happened, he became one of the greatest saints of the early Church. Once Augustine was converted, Monica did not stop her prayers, but instead, they prayed together. Augustine knew of his mother’s prayers for him all during his life, and he saw her pray often.  Perhaps in putting these two feasts together, the church wants to remind parents of the importance of praying for and with their children. Our children today need to see prayer as an important part of family life. It does not have to be lengthy prayer, but children need to see their parents making prayer a priority each day. Driving to and from school, at meals, and before bedtime are good times to pray with your children, and of course, going to Mass each week together is the best way to show that prayer brings a family together, just as it did for Monica and Augustine.

If you made it through last week’s Brown Envelope, you deserve a medal!  Many thanks to all who returned so many of the items in last week’s envelope. This week the list is much shorter:

1. September Lunch Menu and Helper Sheet—If you can give time to help in our lunchroom, it will be deeply appreciated.

2. Home and School Connection Flyer—This comes to us through the use of Title Funds—your tax dollars at work. There are very good suggestions on a number of topics to assist you in parenting.

3. Flyer from the YMCA

A FEW NEW SPINS:

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Jennifer Strock has stepped forward and offered to serve as Home and School President for the 2012-2013 School year. We are grateful to Mrs. Strock for her service. Our first Home and School Meeting is scheduled for September 18^th, so be sure to save that date.

Now that we have a H & S president, I can make a plea for some Room Parents. The children of Grades 5 and 7 are seeking another person to come forward to serve as Room Parent for their classes. Please call the office and volunteer for this important role.

Parents are reminded to pay their milk fees and, if possible, to pay Project Discovery Fees as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to give each child its first choice for Project Discovery, but this is not always possible.

Dental Forms for students in Grades K, 2, and 6 should already be in the office. If you have not yet taken care of this, please send a note telling us when your child’s dental appointment will take place.

All parents are reminded to read the School Handbook and return the form, signed by the students and the parents. You may not agree with all our regulations, but all must abide by them.

Many thanks to all who ordered from the first Market Day Sale of this year. It was a great sale and gave us a good start to our profit total of $5,000.00.

Please work on selling your DRAWDOWN TICKETS, as this is our next big fundraiser. Anyone can sell after any of the Masses as long as you let Father know that you would like to do that. That is one way to sell your tickets if you do not have contacts to whom you could sell.

As this Labor Day Weekend approaches, let us thank God for all who work for the good of our country and pray for those who are seeking employment at this time. May St. Joseph, patron saint of all workers, intercede for us as we work together for the good of our children.

Sincerely,

Sister Marcianne, S.S.N.D.