ST. BARBARA SCHOOL
THURSDAY TIDBIT
Surprise Someone With a Random Act of Kindness September 21, 2006
PRINCIPAL NOTES:
If your child goes to Extended Day after school, please be sure to send a snack along with a juice box or water bottle with them. It’s a very long day for the students and they need the nourishment.
Next Monday is the Police Blessing at 8:30 a.m. All those in law enforcement are most welcome to join us.
OKTOBERFEST: Oktoberfest will be here before you know it! Think about getting a table of friends together and joining us for a night of fun and entertainment. See enclosed flier for more information.
SCHOOL BOARD NEWS: Please see the attached fliers regarding the Football Mania raffle sale. This is an excellent opportunity to earn money towards your fundraising commitment. The magazine sale is also underway. Anyone needing extra order forms or who have questions, please contact Janae O'Connell at 387-1228 or janaeoconnell@aol.com.
Also, please see the attached agenda for next Tuesday's board meeting. Please note that the time is now 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
FOOTSTEPS FOR MARIA: LAST BEANIE BABY DAY IS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH!!! Also, Friday, September 29th is an out-of-uniform day to support our team “Footsteps For Maria”. Please bring at least $.50 to be out of uniform. We will be walking in Oak Brook on Sunday, October 1st in the American Lung Association Walk-A-Thon. Everyone is welcome to join us. To sponsor our team or sign up, go to www.asthmawalk.org and click on Illinois and Oak Brook and Footsteps For Maria or contact Chris Jablonski at footsteps4maria@yahoo.com
RON SANTO JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION WALK TO CURE DIABETES: I write to ask for your support for two 8th graders and a 2006 alumna, who suffer from Type 1 Insulin Dependent Juvenile Diabetes. We will be holding an out-of-uniform day on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, to raise donations for the JDRF Ron Santo diabetes walk, which takes place on Sunday, October 8, 2006. Everyone who donates at least $0.50 will be able to be out of uniform. Please consider making a family donation…and come and walk with us. Contact Liz Turek at (708) 447-5345 for information.
RECONCILIATION MEETING will be held on Thursday, September 28th and will begin at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is for the parents of students who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Thursday, November 30th.
OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH-October 1st is Respect Life Sunday:
Celebration of Life Mass, St. Hyacinth Basilica, 3636 W. Wolfram St, Chicago, IL 60618, Saturday, September 30, at 7pm. Come celebrate the sanctity of all human life during the 3rd annual Chicago Archdiocesan Respect Life Office Celebration of Life Mass. At the end of Mass, everyone is invited to venerate the relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, a pro-life saint, wife, mother, and doctor. Please note that His Eminence Cardinal George has told us that he will resume his public appearances after October 1st, but if he’s feeling well enough, he will attend this mass in some capacity. He will be sending his Vicar General, the Very Reverend John Canary as principal celebrant. Reception to follow. For more information, call 312-751-5355.
LIFE CHAIN 2006: On Sunday, October 1, meet at Prairie and Ogden Avenues from 2:30pm to 3:30pm for an annual gathering of all faiths and walks of life who stand in peaceful and prayerful witness that abortion is not a good choice for women and their unborn babies. Bring your families and your neighbors to stand with us as we silently and lovingly proclaim that abortion is not a solution…it is a crucial mistake. It is through prayer that we will succeed in changing hearts and minds. Try to arrive by 2:15pm to park and take your position. Plenty of parking is available in the Parish Center lot. Bring a chair if you need to. Signs will be provided for those who wish to hold one. May the Lord richly bless you for your stand against the killing of our unborn children and the spiritual and emotional crippling of America’s women.
NEWS FROM THE 8TH GRADE.....Our annual wrapping paper/candle sale is underway! Please send all orders to the office for processing. We will have samples of the products after all the Masses this weekend. Remember the deadline for ordering is Thursday, October 12th. If you have any questions regarding the sale, you can contact Donna Sukacz at 387-7042. Thank you in advance for supporting the 8th grade class.
YEARBOOK VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are still needed for the following pages: PS-3, PS-4, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, Communion, and Track. If interested, please contact Dawn at 485-6645 ASAP.
MARKET DAY: Help us win a freezer by ordering from Market Day this month! If we get 100 or more total orders, our school will receive a FREE freezer! Order forms are enclosed in today’s tidbit.
POP TOPS FROM CANS: We continue to collect the pop tops from pop cans, etc. These are donated to the Ronald McDonald House where out-of-area families stay while their seriously ill children are in the hospital. This is a wonderful cause and very easy to contribute to. You can collect and send in pop tops in a baggie or some kind of container throughout the year. They will be dropped off by the girl scouts. Thanks for your help!