Dear OLG Families,

Welcome to the new School Year! We are Growing in the Light of Christ this year. This week we reflected on this year's theme at our opening mass, with Fr. Jack encouraging us all, parent, student, and staff, to share our " lights" with each other as we all help each other grow.

As our first newsletter of the year holds many, many important news items, I will keep my message short. K-5 parents, I'll see you tonight at our Curriculum Night. Middle School parents, we will see you next Thursday!

Yours in Christ,

Anton Kramer

P.S. Checkout Facebook and Instagram for lots of "first day" pictures!

Safe Environment Class - September 22nd

Is your family new to OLG this year? Do you plan to volunteer on field trips or in the classroom? Then you will need to sign-up for the Safe Environment / VIRTUS program required by the Archdiocese for all volunteers working with children. For a class list and to register, log in to the  VIRTUS website. 

Protecting God's Children class

OLG School Hall

Saturday, Sept. 22nd 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

If you do not have a VIRTUS profile, create one. Once you have logged into your profile, click on the “Training” tab and then on “Live Training”. Go to the bottom of the page and click on “Pre-register for an upcoming live training session in your area”. You will find this class listed there. 

Pizza Fridays (K-8th Grade) start Sept. 14th

Order Pizza Here and get a discount of 1 meal for purchasing all of fall at once, or 3 meals for the full year!

This is a fundraiser for our school and each child who orders lunch will receive Domino's pizza, fruit, and a gluten free treat. You have 3 options for ordering pizza:

See all school lunch options here

Art Walk

September 29th 6:00 PM Walmesley Center

Pre-order tickets online and save

Join the OLG community as we kick off the school year at our first Art Walk on Saturday, September 29th from 6:00-9pm. Professional and student artists will present their works for sale at the Walmesley Center, where we will have live music, tasty treats and local beer & wine. Buy tickets now online at http://olgevents.org. All proceeds to benefit special programs at OLG School. This is an adults-only event.

Pre-order online $20.00

Tickets also on sale after weekend Masses

Questions? Veronica Foster

Mark your calendars: this year's October events are back and better than ever!

Halloween Beer & Brats - Saturday 10/20/2018

Halloween Carnival - Saturday, 10/27/2018

The first-grade class would like to welcome ALL PARENTS of OLG to a brand new Octoberfest-style event on Saturday, Oct. 20th at 2 to 5p.m. It's "Beers & Brats," folks – a Carnival pre-funk! Beer garden on the patio. Brats. Live DJ. Cornhole. No kids! Side-hugging and air-kissing in the fall when we still have the energy to do so.

And speaking of energy, come back the following Saturday for the annual OLG Halloween Carnival on Oct. 27th, at 4 p.m. Get excited for all your favorites: inflatables, professional face painting, live DJ, all your favorite games, and a bigger and better Trunk or Treat! New this year are an indoor dunk tank (wonder which teachers might take a turn in the tank...) and a MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE! That's right sixth, seventh, and eighth graders – take a volunteer shift at the Carnival and stay late for an extra-special dance party in the School Hall. Questions? Want secure your preferred volunteer gig?

Tickets on sale for both events begins 10/1.

SCRIP

Put your shopping dollars to work! Scrip is a simple way to earn extra dollars to support our school through purchases that you already are making at your  favorite retailers . Families can pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash/credit cards. Scrip offers over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using scrip to pay for your normal weekly purchases, our school can easily raise $500 or more per year. 

Sign up for a Scrip account so you can order conveniently from home anytime, recharge current scrip cards, or download scrip directly to your phone or printer! Our school enrollment code is  C5687EF41L6l2. Once you're up and running you can download escrip directly to your phone to make your purchase count... no extra cost to you! Join EScrip today! More details. Please email Danielle with questions.

Faith Formation Registration and Open House Sunday, September 16th 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Parents/guardians and their children (K-8) gather to learn more about their faith, pray together, play together, and interact with other families.  Families whose children attend OLG School are encouraged to participate to enrich and strengthen their faith as a family. Sessions take place generally on the first Sunday of the month (October- June) from 9:30-10:45 am in the Walmesley Center followed by a family Mass at 11:00 am in the church.

Are You Interested In Being An Altar Server?

If you are a person who is 4th grade and older, including adults, you can become an altar server. This is a great opportunity for families to serve together. For more information and to schedule a training, contact Helen Oesterle, 206-935-0358.

Would You Like To Join The Catholic Church Before Fr. Jack Retires?

If you have been thinking about becoming Catholic and would like to celebrate the sacraments of initiation with Fr. Jack, now is the time! RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process of inhiation into the Catholic community of faith and meets on Wednesday evenings. For more information, please contact Helen Oesterle 206-935-0358, Ext 108. You can also find more information at our parish website.

Laudato SÍ: A Mass Celebrating the Season of Creation

Join with Christians worldwide to commemorate the Season of Creation, the time between September 1 (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and October 4 (feast day of St. Francis of Assisi). All people of faith are invited on Saturday, September 22 at 10:30am to celebrate the joy which the Earth shares with us. Let us come together to thank God for the richness that is in the Creation which we share. Father Michael G. Ryan will preside at the Mass at St. James Cathedral (804 9 ^th Ave, Seattle 98104). Earth Ministry is a participating partner of this event. All are welcome.

 

Shelter Volunteers Needed

Did you know Holy Rosary hosts a shelter for up to 10 women every Saturday and Sunday night from September to June? With homelessness on the rise and bad weather coming, this is a great opportunity to help provide a safe space for women in our community. All are invited to get involved. You can stop by the  Open House in Holy Rosary’s Parish Center at 6pm on the 8 ^th or from 9:30am-Noon on the 9 ^th to learn more. They need volunteer drivers as well as overnighters who spend the night as the hosts for our guests. Anyone who is interested in learning more about our Women’s Shelter, is asked to come to a meeting on Wednesday, Sept 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 or Saturday, Sept 29 from 9:30 to 10:30 in their Parish Center.  They will have a guest speaker from their partner, Noel House!  If you have questions or want to get involved, please reach out to us at  [email protected]. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe,  Pray for Us!

Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic School

3401 SW Myrtle St. Seattle, WA 98126

office 206-935-0651

info@guadalupe‑school.org