December 5, 2012 
Dear Parents,
“Jolly
old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way…”
This song, which I remember so vividly from my own
childhood, should be sung in every home tomorrow night! And this evening, when
all your children are snug in bed, with their shoes outside their doors, you,
Mom and Dad, should be the St. Nicholas of today. Those shoes should be filled with
little things like oranges, nuts, some
wrapped candies and maybe a peppermint cane or two, and if necessary, a piece
of coal for the child who has not been as good as he or she could be! Why
celebrate St. Nicholas? There are many reasons. First, he is the patron saint
of children, and this is a good celebration as this Advent Season begins. By
celebrating this feast, you can help your children understand the importance of
GIVING—not just getting! St. Nicholas also teaches us the importance of our
Faith as he was persecuted and jailed for defending the Faith at his time.
Nicholas also helps you in your explanation of the history of Santa Claus to
your children for he IS the original Santa Claus. Even Clement Moore, in his
poem, The Night Before Christmas, refers to the jolly figure as “St. Nick”. For more information and some great
ideas, go to the website –stnicholascenter.org- and you will find a wealth of information to share
with your children! HAPPY
CELEBRATING!
St. Anne School will celebrate this jolly saint on DECEMBER
15TH. Our Student
Council will again host a morning party of fun for children ages 4 to 8. There
will be games, a movie, treats, and maybe even a visit from St. Nicholas
himself! This event is not just for children in our school, but also for anyone
in the parish that meets these age requirements. The party will be supervised,
so parents may drop off their children and do some of those last minute chores
that build up these busy days. Times for this event are 9:00 AM to 11:00
AM. Please encourage our young
families to take part.
Enclosed in this envelope are the following:
Bake Sale Flyer—The
Auction Committee is hosting a Bake Sale in the Parish the weekend of December
15-16. See the flyer for further information, and get your spoons and bowls
busy!
Another Box Tops Collection Flyer is also enclosed. We are very close (over 8500) to
our goal of 10,000 Box Tops. Let’s give it one last push and see if we can
reach that goal this week.
A flyer is also enclosed for Jr. High Students for the
dance being held at St. Mary Parish in
Sterling. The permission form must accompany your youngster in order to get
into the dance.
The last enclosure is the Home and School Connection for the month of December. Check it out for some
good advice.
A FEW NEW SPINS:
Many thanks to all who work the Market Day Program and
those who order from this program also. Market Day has over half of its goal
earned for year, so congratulations to the Chairperson for all their efforts!
You are reminded to turn in your 50/50 Ticket Money as soon
as you sell those tickets. This way total results can be reported and this is
one way to encourage the selling of more tickets to make that total grow. The
Auction Committee also has an I Pad for raffle and those tickets are available
in the school office.
Our Christmas Program will be held on December 20th
at 7:00 PM. For those in need of costumes,
you will find a sheet enclosed with some suggestions. A “wing form” will be sent home to families if your child is
a Partridge, Turtledove, French Hen, Colley Bird or Pheasant. Hopefully, you
can make these wings look ‘feathery’.
Every family is responsible to find their own costumes as described in
the flyer or something very similar.
Please remember that this Saturday is a Holyday of
Obligation, celebrating the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Catholics are required to attend Mass on that day.
Our Parish has a Mass on Friday evening at 5:30 PM and on Saturday Morning 8:15
AM. This feast celebrates Mary’s Conception without sin in the womb of St.
Anne. It is under this title that she is also the patroness of our country, and
there is a special evening of prayer in our Parish on Saturday,
December 8th, to ask for
blessing on this country and an end to abortion. Please come to this event with
your children as one way of preparing for the coming holy season.
Our annual school Toy Mass is this Friday, December 7th.
The children have always been so generous in giving their
gently used or no longer played with toys to this collection. Please encourage
them to start looking so they are ready to being these in on Friday Morning.
The Goodfellows Organization will be here to collect them right after the Mass.
As the second week of Advent approaches, may your home be
filled with joy!
Sincerely,
Sister Marcianne, S.S.N.D.
