**Ordering window closes for Wednesday's lunch on Sunday at noon.** You should have received an email from Meal Manage with order instructions.

Tired of packing lunches? We’ve got you covered! 

Darling Delivery is excited to roll out a new fresh & fun lunch program, delivering healthy and affordable lunches daily!

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Dillenbeck at bethdillenbeck@gmail.com

Support the Class of 2024! A percentage of sales will be donated! Dine-in, Drive thru, and mobile carryout orders count!

**NEW HOURS for dining/ordering! Stop by the North Point Village Chick-fil-A starting at 6:00am and the Class of 2024 will get credit for the sale! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Don't forget to mention you are with St. Joseph Catholic School's Spirit Night! See below instructions when ordering via the moble app! Thanks for your support!

Do you have pictures from school events, sports, or activities? Please use the yearbook portal to submit pictures for the yearbook!

If you don’t want to put names on the photos, please put the grade level. All pictures will be considered but submission is not guaranteed.

Yearbook Sales are Coming!

**If you are prompted for a UserId, please use: 0zHjQKZiCphgyfMhkwsm1_g

Tis the season for respiratory illnesses and we are seeing an uptick in illnesses in the community as well as in our school. While we do our part with cleaning the classrooms and high touch surfaces we will also review steps that help slow the spread of germs in school. We will be reviewing this information with your child at school but we ask that you reinforce this information at home with your child as a way to help reduce spread of illness.

Three important things to do to help you and others stay healthy are:

• Wash your hands
• Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze
• Stay home if you are sick 



You children in the lower grades will watch these videos (Washing Hands and Cough & Sneeze) in school. Please watch it again with them at home and review the points in the video. The older children will watch a more appropriate video in their classroom.

Germs can be easily spread by:

• Coughing, sneezing, or talking
• Touching your face with unwashed hands after touching contaminated surfaces or objects
• Touching surfaces or objects that may be frequently touched by other people

To help stop the spread of germs:

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
• Throw used tissues in the trash
• If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow, not your hands

Remember to immediately wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways to prevent yourself and your loved ones from getting sick. 

• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
• If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to clean hands

Knights of Columbus

Good Samaritan Council #6175

2024 Youth Free Throw Championship

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2024 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship on Friday, February 9th from 6-8 pm at the St. Joseph Catholic School gymnasium. Click HERE for more information and how to register.

Eucharistic Adoration is time spent in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament giving praise and thanks - in silence. During Adoration, the Eucharistic host is exposed and participants have a conversation with Jesus, pray the rosary or reflect on Scripture or other spiritual reading. As with any form of prayer, Adoration directs us inward, to the joy of a deeper relationship with God, and outward, to a more selfless love of others. Pope Francis said, "Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist."

As we celebrate the National Eucharistic Revival in 2024, a gnerous benefactor assisted the Friars with the purchase of a new monstrace for the parish. The monstance was made in Italy and we begin using the monstrance this month.

As Catholics prepare for the National Eucharistic Revival gathering in July 2024, we invite you to join us on Wednesday evenings for Eucharistic Adoration (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm) and Nocturnal Adoration celebrated each First Friday from 8:00 pm – Saturday at 7:45 am.

Blessings!

Father Tom

February 5: Rachel, D.

February 6: Raikes, D.

February 7: Ranaivoson, N.

February 8: Rhatigan, C. and B.

February 9: Ridenour, E., B., and I.

February 12: Robertson, L.

February 13: Robinson, J., T., and C.

February 14: Robinson, A.

February 15: Rogers, L.

February 16: NO SCHOOL

Prayer leaders are to report to the library no later than 7:50 AM in order to appear on the morning news show. 

**At this time, parents will not be able to watch the taping of the news.

FEBRUARY

February 2: School Mass

February 4: PTO Donut Sunday

February 9: School Mass

February 14: School Mass (Ash Wednesday)

February 15: First Penance

February 16: NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

February 19: NO SCHOOL (Presidents Day)

February 21: Stations of the Cross

February 23: School Mass

February 24: Confirmation

February 28: Stations of the Cross

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Herndon, VA. 20170

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