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Pictured above are students Zach and Abby Radtke, who held a lemonade stand this weekend to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims.
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Upcoming Events:
Thurs, Sept 14
Confirmation Parent Mtg (10 am or 6:30 pm)
Mon, Sept 18
SAC Meeting (6:30 pm)
Wed, Sept 20
Crucial Conversations 2.0
(7 pm)
Thurs, Sept 21
Early Release (1:30 pm)
Sept 23-24
Ministry Weekend
(after all Masses)
Sept 30
SPiCE Pancake Breakfast
(9:30 - 12:30)
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Dear Parents,
I am overwhelmed with the generosity and kindness of our students and families with the donations for St. Catherine of Siena School in Texas. The donations truly represent that our students are embracing a life of discipleship. I have heard of many stories of students emptying their piggy banks, huge coffee cans of coins they have been collecting for years, donating the money they earned from a weekend of hard work on the farm and in their neighborhoods, lemonade stands, donations of birthday money and so many more. One of my favorite quotes of St. Catherine is "
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire." Our students are certainly learning to set the world on fire with their kindness and generosity for children they have never even met.
Not only are we called to take care of children in communities that are far away, but we are also called to work together as a local community to take care of our children. The parish sponsored
Crucial Conversations 2.0 next Wednesday is a great opportunity to learn more about how to care for our children. Our community will grow in strength and knowledge with the commitment to help each other create a child-centered community. Parenting today includes navigating the pressures of
social media and
technology, and the resulting
anxiety is no easy task. It is important for at least one parent from each family to attend this event. I firmly believe that it is only by your support and awareness that we can make our school and parish community a strong safe place for our children to grow and learn.
Please use this link to RSVP and to learn more about this crucial evening for our community. (Feel free to invite neighbors or other interested friends/family to the evening).
In next week's Wolfhound Wednesday we will be debuting our ALSO (After School Learning Opportunities) program offerings for 2017-18. ALSO programs provide a wide range of extracurricular opportunities for students in grades 3-8, and are no cost to families thanks to the generous support of the School Annual Fund. Sign ups will be held in homeroom classes on Thursday, September 21st and Friday, September 22nd. SPiCE will also be offering the Get Moving Program again as an after school option. Details will also be available next week for this program.
Blessings,
Kathy O'Reilly
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 Hurricane Harvey Relief for St. Catherine of Siena School Update
Just last
Wednesday we announced we were raising funds for St. Catherine of Siena School in Port Arthur, TX to help with hurricane relief. In under a week's time, our school community has raised over $6,000 for their school!
Last Friday we mailed St. Catherine School a check for $4000, gift cards to Home Depot and Lowes along with student made prayer cards.
Their principal is very thankful and has called to express her gratitude to our school many times.
We will be collecting donations through
Friday, September 15th.
Thank you for your amazing and heartfelt generosity!
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Mrs. Maschari's Book Signing
Thanks to the many students and families who stopped by Mrs. Maschari's book signing this weekend for her second book Things that Surprise You.
Jennifer Maschari's first book, The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price, was recently named one of the 100 must-read middle grade fantasy books by BookRiot.com. Here is their full list.
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St. Brigid Women's Club Annual Pumpkin and Bake Sale - Volunteers Needed
The 2017 Annual Pumpkin and Bake Sale is
October 14-15. The Women's Club is looking for volunteers to help sell pumpkins and bake sale items after all the Masses. They're also looking for volunteers to help unload the pumpkins. Please consider signing up for a shift. Service hours can be awarded for students looking to help.
Please click on the link(s) below to sign up.
Baking Sign Up:
Bake Sale Set up and Selling Sign Up:
Thank you for volunteering to help with this sale. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Niki and Mary
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 Order Spirit Wear for Fall NOW!
We have opened the Wolfhound Spirit Store for the Fall Ordering Cycle. This sale will CLOSE Friday, September 15th.
Be sure to check out our new items!
Order now to show your St. Brigid spirit this Fall! Purchases may be made via the online spirit store at www.2horseapparel.com/wolfhounds.
Should you have any ANY questions regarding ordering, please let us know! You can reach us at [email protected] or [email protected].
Karen Huttsell and Theresa Vivona
Spirit Wear Co-Chairs
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Women's Club Kick-Off
September 13 at 7 PM
The St. Brigid of Kildare Women's Club invites all St. Brigid School moms to join their first meeting to kick off the year. More details are in the image to the right.
Click here to RSVP for the kick-off meeting
To learn more about what the Women's Club has planned for the year, view the
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Does someone call you "Mom"?
Consider joining one of the best-kept secrets at St. Brigid of Kildare! Family First's Mom to Mom is a vibrant, women's faith sharing group, comprised of moms who range from "rookie" to "highly experienced" in their parenting journey. Mom to Mom meets on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m in Hendricks Hall.
To learn more, join us September 19th for fellowship, light refreshments, to meet our core team, and to find out what we have planned for this year, or check us out during Ministry weekend. Little ones always welcome.
For more information,
please see this flyer or contact Melanie Pizzino at [email protected] or Gretchen O'Reilly at [email protected].
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 EPIC Middle School Youth Group
TAASC Service Day Oct 15
Our EPIC Youth Group will help out at TAASC - The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition -- on October 15. TAASC is a local non-profit that provides opportunities for veterans, adults, and children with disabilities to participate in adventure sports activities. We will complete a lot of outdoor work to winterize their property on Harriott Road by the the Scioto River. This will involve widening their walking paths by removing a lot of brush and weeds, cleaning out their sheds for bikes, canoes and other equipment, making sure the equipment is winterized and in good shape for next year, and possibly some power-washing and painting.
As always, we will begin with 12:15 p.m. Mass, sitting in the reserved section by the baptismal font; then we will go to Hendrick's Hall for pizza, games and discussion. We will leave for TAASC at about 1:45 p.m. and will return by 4:15 p.m. for parent pickup. Parent volunteers are still needed. Contact Kim if you can help. Students should wear their long sleeve EPIC t-shirts and bring a pair of work gloves. If you do not have a t-shirt yet, you can get it and change before we leave.
Don't forget to RSVP by contacting Kim VanHuffel at [email protected].
2017/2018 EPIC Events:
November 19 Thanksgiving Meal Deliveries
December 10 On-Site Blanket Making for Kids in Foster Care
January 21 Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
February 18 Dublin Food Pantry Warehouse
March 18 Visit Retirement Homes
April 8 Columbus Zoo & other service
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 SBAA Registrations Open
SBAA has opened registration for SEVERAL offerings, which are listed below. All of these offerings are open to children of registered St. Brigid parishioners, St. Brigid religious education students, and/or St. Brigid School students.
Football - L'il Hounds Skills Clinics
- When: Saturday mornings, 9 to 10 a.m., Oct. 7 thru Oct. 28
Who: 2nd & 3rd Grade Boys
- Where: Brigid's Green Football Complex
- How much: $ 50, includes a program t-shirt and football for each player
- WE NEED COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS!
- Contact: Tim Long at [email protected]
Basketball - L'il Hounds Skills Clinics
- When: January & February, Sunday evenings, 1 hour
- Who: 2nd & 3rd Grade Boys & Girls
- Where: St. Brigid Gymnasium
- How much: $ 75, includes a program t-shirt and a basketball for each player
- Contact: Jerry Geswein at [email protected]
Basketball - Diocesan
- When: Practices start in November, Season lasts thru February
- Who: 4th thru 8th Grade Boys & Girls
- How much: $ 150
- Boys Contact: Bill Baumel at [email protected]
- Girls Contact: Jerry Geswein at [email protected]
Basketball - CYO
- When: Practices start in November, Season lasts in to February
- Who: High School Boys & Girls
- How much: NO registration fee, there will be some fees when teams are formed
- Contact: [email protected]
TO REGISTER TODAY, GO HERE: http://sbaa.siplay.com/site/
GO HOUNDS!
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Protecting God's Children
Monday, September 18, 6:30 PM, Hendricks Hall
Interested in volunteering at St. Brigid of Kildare? All adult volunteers must complete Protecting God's Children. A private session will be held on 9/18/2017 in Hendricks Hall at 6:30 PM for St. Brigid of Kildare employees and volunteers.
To register for this training, visit www.virtus.org. For additional information about safe environment requirements, including application and fingerprinting, visit
stbrigidofkildare.org/safe-environment.
Questions regarding safe environment should be emailed to Stacey Nerone at [email protected].
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BWHS Volleyball Feeder School Night
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SPiCE Family Fun Day & Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, September 30, 9:30-12:30 PM, Brigid's Green
Join us as we flip for SPiCE! The SPiCE Family Fun Day and Pancake Breakfast
is for all parish families with proceeds benefiting St. Brigid of Kildare Special
People in Catholic Education. Stop by for a pancake and sausage breakfast ($35 per family or $10 individual), games, crafts, snacks and fun for the whole family.
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Submit materials for Wolfhound Wednesday
If you have information you'd like included in the next Wolfhound Wednesday, email it to Allie Wing at [email protected].
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