FRIDAY EVENING'S NEWSLETTER &

PICS OF THE WEEK!

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE,

ADORATION WITH THE SISTERS,

NATIVITY REHEARSALS,

KINDERGARTEN CHRISTMAS CENTERS

&

FAM HOUSE FRIDAY...



And just like that we enter into the final week of Advent! The energy and enthusiasm in the building will be reaching an all time high this coming week, and we will be more than ready to release for break on Thursday!

On Monday, Father Ryan took a beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe "on the road" as he visited each one of the classrooms to share Our Lady's image and the story of her apparitions in Mexico City to St. Juan Diego in December 1531. Our students were amazed at the many details that Father shared with them, and several of the classes went on to complete projects on the Virgin of Guadalupe! Tuesday quickly followed with the our monthly visit from the Maronite Sisters! Students and staff had the opportunity to Adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, and this month the Sisters talked about the Birth of Our Lord and preparing for Christmas!

We are thrilled to bring back our pre-COVID tradition of presenting a Nativity performance! Students will sing their hearts out as we reenact the Birth of Our Lord and Savior under the direction of our new (& wonderful) music teacher and our fantastic third grade teacher...

Thank you Mrs. Girouard and Mrs. Ferullo for sharing your time, talent and treasure with our entire school community... we look forward to celebrating together on Wednesday evening. Please read further details in Nativity block of the newsletter found below.



Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful weekend.

#christmasjoy

#miracles

#watchforthem

(a major throwback photo that features many of our current students way back in 2018)

A DRESS DOWN followed by a

DRESS UP!

On Wednesday of next week, faculty, staff and students will be invited to Dress Down in Christmas colored attire during the school day prior to Dressing Up that same evening wearing their Christmas "best" for our Nativity performance!

Day time wear includes but is not limited to: Comfortable, appropriate pants/jeans with Red & Green shirts, t-shirts, sweaters (even ugly ones!), Santa hats, etc.

Evening attire includes but is not limited to: Wear your Christmas best!

Christmas dresses/skirts for girls and collared shirts/optional ties for boys!

December 21st 2022

Nativity Performance @ 6:30pm

Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 (and middle school students who are involved)

will be expected to arrive at the school at 6pm.

Nativity Need to Knows:

• Parking Patience- Please be advised that our parking lot will be filled to capacity, and the utmost care and caution is essential for our safety. We will be parking cars in the back playground area, and ask for your patience, especially when it is time to leave the school premises.
• Indoor Event- The Nativity is an indoor event, and the first one we have had in a very long time. We do realize that illness has been a bit back on the rise, and therefore understand if you are unable to or decide that attendance is not possible for your family. Masks will be made available, and (depending on outdoor temperatures) doors may be left slightly ajar. The duration of the performance is approximately one hour.
• Outdoor Portion- A brief outdoor portion of the event will take place at the conclusion of the performance, and will include a Christmas tree lighting and a Christmas carol sing along before we head home for the evening.

School Mass

We will be celebrating Holy Mass as a school community on Thursday, 12/22 @ 8:10am at the school... Special Occasion Uniforms for middle schoolers!

Week #4 of Advent!

Are you ready?

Is your heart and home ready to welcome Jesus this Christmas?

COME LORD JESUS!

Plan to Celebrate the Birth of Christ as a Family this Christmas...

Your Children Will Thank You!



Click here for a video throwback that truly touches the heart!

Come celebrate with us at

Christ’s Mass

Christmas Eve

Masses at 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Midnight Mass on Christmas

Christmas Day

Masses at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

May the Lord bless you & yours

on the feast of His birth!

• Wednesday, 12/21-NATIVITY PERFORMANCE @ 6:30pm; Please have students to the school by 6:00pm;
• Thursday 12/22: Holy Mass in the Gym today @ 8:10am... please be on time for school! Christmas Break begins today! Extended Care offered until 4pm ONLY!
• Tuesday, 1/3: Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

Students are offered lunch daily, free of charge. Click here for December Menu for your planning and packing purposes!

LET'S GO, CYO!

St. Francis teams are up and running and have been doing well! Follow CYO New Bedford on Facebook for more information!

 Click here to view game schedule...

GO REBELS!

What a great day to be a middle school student at SFX!

The day began with FAM Houses working make final plans for the challenges for house points that would be taking place in the afternoon. Students then loaded the generously donated toys in vehicles prior to boarding the bus to head to Gifts to Give to offer a few hours of service! Cleaning, evaluating and sorting toys were among the main morning tasks, and our students got a real sense of giving of time, talent and treasure truly means. The afternoon was spent in a FAM House Challenge that included A Christmas Carol Competition and an unbelievable, nail-biting game of Knockout. Visit the Middle School Hub for House Point results from today's challenges as well as the opportunity to purchase some new FAM House Merch!

The day's final event was CMC (Campus Ministry Club) that was well attended and a total BLAST!

In the words of one particular middle schooler, as he waited for his mom to pick him up in Extended Care after CMC,

"I'M TIRED!"

Upon our return to school in January.....

We will be asking all of our current families to secure their child(ren)'s seat for the 2023-2024 school year during Catholic Schools Week!

• FACE applications for the 2023-2024 school year will open on December 16^th and the deadline is March 24^th for returning students. Click here for more information and apply for a scholarship today!

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK PRE-GAME!

Leading up to CSW 2023, SFX will be engaging in a little pre-gaming!

On Tuesday evening, January 24th, we will be heading to Red Robin for a SPIRIT WEAR FUNDRAISER and on Friday the 27th, we will trek to

Providence to see the P-Bruins!

Please consider one or both of these great opportunities to raise a little money for our school, while having fun as a school community!

Click here to purchase tickets to the P-Bruins Game!

Thank you so much, Mr. Jared Plante for volunteering your time, talent & treasure to our students! Computer Science Club was a great success that finished up today! Stay tuned for new year's plans for another technology related after school club offering!

Upon our return in January, this performance will be right around the corner! Ticket sales begin as soon as we return to school after the break!

Our second through fifth graders had a great day today as well, as teachers rotated rooms and made Christmas magic happen for our students!

St. Francis Xavier School 

 223 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743

www.sfxacushnet.com