Our Salmon had a wet and rainy send-off with our 1st and 6th grade "class buddies" yesterday. Thank you to Mrs. Gazewood and Mrs. Kunst on the great learning partnership together! As a school we made it through the power-outage yesterday but did get a little delayed in this week's newsletter. Here are some quick highlights to read more about below:

Note that also in May is our Spring MAPS testing. Please limit absences/appointments from May 16-June 3rd ... and eat & sleep well on your classes test dates! Teachers will send class specific test dates in their homeroom communications. We look forward to a busy AND fun-filled weeks ahead!

May 6 - OLG Spirit Wear - Wear OLG Spirit + "Everything BUT a backpack" more details

May 7 - First Communion Celebration 5:30 pm

May 10 - Parent Org Meeting 6:30 pm calendar & link

May 13 - Talent Show Permission slips due

May 25th Spring Concert @ 7:00 pm

June 15th K-8 Dismissal @ 10:30 am (ELC stays till Noon)

It's time to grab your tix for the Wurst Party Ever!

Still need 2 Brat Grillers (first shift, starting at 1:30pm) - check out the Volunteers page here

Reach out to Sandra Watson, Beers & Brats Chair to coordinate drop-off ([email protected]) 

The annual Knights of Columbus free throw competition for all boys and girls age 9 to 14 (age as of 1/1/2022) will be held Friday, May 6 at 6:00 pm at OLG's Gym. The KOC council will be supplying pizza to all participants and there will be prizes! More

The Band Festival is back!  

May 11th will mark the return of this annual musical event!  Kennedy Catholic High School is the location, and the concert begins at 7:00 pm.

This is a graded performance. Attendance is required.  All Field Trip forms should be turned in at this time. Parents that have signed-up to volunteer for the dinner hour, please arrive in the gym at 5:45 pm. Thank you for your help!

If you haven’t signed up to attend this fun filled event, you still have time!  Go here to sign up for – and find out more about – the 5K obstacle course, 5K fun run, Senior Saunter, or Youth Dash, Use discount code OLG5 for a discount through the end of May.  Proceeds from Loop the ‘Lupe support Our Lady of Guadalupe’s ministry and outreach programs. We need your support! 

If running, walking or navigating obstacles isn’t your thing, we also need volunteers. Be a Course Monitor or part of the Senior Saunter Cheer Squad and cheer people on as they navigate the course. Sell food and drink tickets to help us raise more money. Congratulate racers at the end of the finish line and grab their race bib chip. But wait, there is more help needed.  Volunteer Here (Loop volunteer hours count towards the 2022/2023 school year).  

Join others from South Seattle Deanery parishes for an advocacy day on Saturday, May 14th from 9:30am-12pm at St. James Cathedral Hall (803 Terry Avenue).  Hear the state of housing and homelessness from Marc Dones, the CEO of the King County Regional Homeless Authority, and City Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Andrew Lewis, who sit on the KCRHA Governing Committee. See how Catholic parishes and agencies are supporting efforts in our region. Engage in dialogue and find ways to work together to bring housing justice to all. No RSVP required. Park in the O’Dea High School lot or take public transit. Questions? Erin at [email protected]

Gather up your hard-to-recycle products and drop them in our new BeautyCycle box in the church. The empty containers will be recycled through Nordstrom’s BeautyCycle program. To learn which items we can take, visit https://olgseattle.org/events/beauty-cycle

Volunteers are needed to help the Knights serve coffee and donuts May 15 and June 12. If interested, contact Mike Galang

Open to anyone! Sundays 7:00 pm at the Walmesley Center. All skill levels are welcome!

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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for Us!