Field Day was a great success last week! Thank you for all your help!
Principal's Letter
Dear OLG Families,

One of our favorite auction items each year is the "Principal for the Day" and this year Caleb C. (2nd) is our winner! He has a special Principal announcement for his day, this Friday, June 2nd! We will have special free dress:  camouflage and/or tie dye!  Straight out of the 60's!!!  Of course, our normal "OLG Spirit Wear" is also a fabulous choice! Our Talent Show closes our day in the afternoon (1pm-2:30).  Principal for the Day Caleb and I are excited for this Friday's fun! Want to share the news with others? Enrollment is up for next year, but we would love to have a few more seats filled; especially 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades!

As we near the end of our year, we also get great news from our recent graduates... Congratulations to these two OLG Alumi (c/o 2020)!
  • Charlotte Callanan, was selected as one of Kennedy Catholic's Drum Majors next year!!
  • Molly Gazewood received the Junior Service Award. This award honors students who consistently offer service from the heart to others at Holy Names Academy and in the community. 

May 31st was the last day to enter volunteer hours for the current school year, but the "new year" has begun! This weekend and next has two huge events: Loop-the-Lupe' would love more help with setup or takedown (7-9am or 11:30 - 1pm) and Fr. Kevin's 25th Anniv. on June 11th also has multiple ways you can help! Desperate to avoid a bill for unmet hours this year? Contact the school office to postdate those hours and avoid a school-admin billing today! Read on for many other news of actions you can take to help grow our community and keep OLG Guadalupe Strong!
Yours in Christ,

Anton Kramer
Jun 1 - Deadline for Summer Camp Sign up
Jun 2 - Special Free Dress camouflage and/or tie dye!  Straight out of the 60's!!! (Thank you Principal for the Day Caleb C. (2nd)!)
  • Talent Show 1:00 pm Walmesley gym
Jun 3 - Loop the 'Lupe - Come for a fun way to earn volunteer hours for 23-24. Cheer on our OLG community!
Jun 6 - Parent Org Meeting 6:30 pm 4th grade classroom
Jun 7 - All School Mass "Light of Leadership" 9:00 am - K-8 in full uniform (blues)
  • Wednesday 2:15 pm Early Dismissal
  • 8th Grade Graduation 3:30 pm

Coming up
June 11 - 25th Ordination Celebration for Fr. Kevin
Jun 14 - Last Day of the school year
  • All School Mass 9:00 am - K-8 in full uniform (blues)
  • ALL GRADES DISMISS AFTER MASS
  • No afternoon EDC or ELC Aftercare
School Happenings
2022-2023 Yearbooks - Don't miss out!
Purchase online or cash/check to the school office.

If you are not sure if you ordered, check your email. (Pre- orders were open 4/15-5/15/23 and charged to your SchoolAdmin account -- Make sure you have paid in order for your child to receive a yearbook).
Join our OLG is Idle Free campaign!
During a recent afternoon pick-up, Girl Scouts from Troop 45305 noticed that all but two gas-powered cars were idling. We can improve! Join our OLG is Idle Free campaign! Idling for just 10 seconds releases more emissions than stopping and restarting an engine. Turn off your engine and to improve air quality for our environment and our health. Watch our OLG is Idle Free PSA!
OLG Uniform Sweatshirts
Order now for next school year!
The school office will place a bulk order for August delivery in time to start the news school year. Order deadline: July 15
(Youth sizes $25 // Adult sizes $30).

These are the best pricing and the best looking (made by OLG alumni family). Uniform Info
THIS SATURDAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023

Join the other 600+ participants by registering today! https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Seattle/LoopTheLupe
 
This is a record number of participants... so some extra help is needed to pull off this great community event: click to volunteer! Get a head start on your 2023/2024 volunteer hours (or call the office today if you need 22/23 hours).
FUNdraising is FUN!
We want to hear from our OLG community!
Do you have any ideas about great fundraisers for next year? Send them our way! All ideas welcome! No idea is a bad idea! Even send the crazy ones!

OLG End of the School Pool Party - Buy-A-Spot $20
Wednesday, June 14 12:30-2:30 PM
If you didn't buy-a-spot at the auction, there are still some spots remaining. Ticket needed whether child or adult. Note that school dismissal is 10:30 am after mass for all grades.
Do you want to be the owner of the MUST HAVE fashion item of the summer? The CYO baseball hat!! As modeled here by CYO Athletic Director, Dan Campbell.

Add one of these hats to your summer wardrobe for only $35. Perfect for the beach, the pool, or for cheering on your favorite CYO team! 
Send purchase requests to OLG.CYOathletics@gmail.com.

Still have a CYO Jersey? Return it and earn a candy bar!
If your season has finished and you still have a CYO Jersey lucking at the back of your wardrobe, please do return them to the Front Desk - we need them for next year!
Grateful thanks for another wonderful year of band! 
Please don't forget to sign up for Elem. Summer Band Program at Kennedy Catholic H. S./July 10 -14!! Too much fun to miss!

Great news to share: OLG Alum, Charolette Callanan, was selected as one of Kennedy Catholic's Drum Majors next year!!

School year 2023-24! Here we come!
NEXT OLG GARDEN WORK PARTY Saturday, June 10 9:00-11:30 AM. Did you know that the garden beds next to the labyrinth raise fresh produce for the West Seattle Food Bank? With the arrival of warmer weather (Yeah!), volunteers are needed to weed, disperse compost, and plant seeds and vegetable starts. We also hope to spread mulch on the perennial garden next to St. Francis. Tools are available but you are encouraged to bring your own gloves. Qualifies for volunteer hours!
Coming up! Fr. Kevin's 25th Anniversary of His Ordination
June 11 - Reception following 11:00 am mass at the Walmesley Center
Vacation Bible Camp!
July 10-14 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • For children entering Preschool through grade 5 Registration Open
  • Student volunteers 6th grade to high school, Apply Here
  • Adults - We need all sorts of help: building the sets, creating materials, helping each day with campers, station leaders, registration help, kitchen help and more! Sign up Here
Questions? Sarah or Molly
GLOBAL SYNOD UPDATE: The work continues! The Continental Phase of the Synod consultation recently concluded. The result is the North American final document, For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. You can read that document, along with those produced by the other continents, here.
 
And hopefully you saw the exciting news about participation in the October Synod in Rome. While lay people have participated in previous Synods, they have done so as auditors or non-voting members. This October, the Synod gatherings in Rome will be quite different as, for the first time, seventy lay people will be voting members, along with the Bishop delegates to the Synod. And, Pope Francis has instructed that at least half of those lay people be women. This is remarkable news!
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: What will change at parishes when this is implemented?
A: The new parish family will have more collective resources (people and finances) to carry out the mission of the Church. What this looks like for each parish family will be determined by the creativity of the parish community. While each parish family...Continue Reading
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