Thursday, March 6, 2025

Friday, March 7th -

No School

Fish Fry

4:00 - 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 9th -

Cousins Sub Day

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Tuesday, March 11th -

Reconciliation Gr. 2-8 9:30 am

Thursday, March 13th -

Kohls Wild Theater K4 - Gr. 5

Report Cards are sent home

Friday, March 14th -

Catholic Youth Rally Gr. 6-8

8:15 - 1:00 pm

Stations of the Cross - 2 pm

Tuesday, March 18th -

Out of Uniform March Birthdays

Friday, March 21st -

Stations of the Cross 2 pm

Friday, March 28th -

Stations of the Cross 2 pm

Panera Bread Fundraiser

4 - 8pm

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

First Sunday of Lent

Reading I : Deuteronomy 26:4-10

Worship the Lord your God.

• Today's reading from the Book of Deuteronomy reflects the central beliefs of the Israelites.
• The people offered a portion of the first harvest of the year to acknowledge that the land belonged to God.
• The recited creed was an expression of gratitude to God.

Reading II : Romans 10:8-13

There is only one God.

• The passage from the Letter to the Romans stresses Paul’s belief that Jesus is Lord.
• Jesus trusted in God, his Father, and was raised from the dead.
• What we must do to share in that salvation is simply to believe in the risen Lord.

Gospel : Luke 4:1-13

Jesus is led into the desert and tempted.

• In today’s Gospel passage, the Spirit drove Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
• Just as God led Israel out of Egypt, nourished them for forty years in the desert, and gave them the Promised Land, so God would care for Jesus during and after his forty days in the desert.
• Jesus passed the test because his trust in God never wavered.

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A Message from Mr. Oberdorf

Monday Morning Prayer Service

Each Monday morning we start our week with a prayer service in our gym. Students sit with their buddies. The prayer service is prepared by our teachers, and different classes lead it each week. The prayer service starts shortly after 7:45 as students need time to transition from their classrooms to the gym. It is a great way to start our week. 

I would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for our Monday morning prayer services. Please feel free to join us each Monday for prayer. If interested in praying with us, please drop your student off in the car line before 7:45 so they are on time for school. Then circle around the building to the south lot, park and enter through door #6. Please sign in at the office and head to the gym. Chairs will be set up for you. Feel free to join us any Monday for the rest of the year. 

Please join us for Stations of the Cross

During Lent, our students lead us in the Stations of the Cross each Friday at 2:00. Please join us for the Stations of the Cross. If you do attend, please use the Adoration door on the southside of the building.  

Schedule for leading Stations of the Cross:

3/14 - Gr.8 3/21 - Gr. 7 3/28 - Gr. 6 4/4 - Gr. 5 4/11 - Gr. 4

Spirit Wear Sale for Track and Futsal

Our final spirit wear sale for the 2024-25 school year is happening now! There is new merchandise for futsal and track season. The forms are shown below. If you click on either one, they are linked to the order form.

One is to check out and order futsal spirit wear and the other is focused on track. The last day to order is March 20th.

Thursday Folder

2025-2026 School Academic Calendar

Take a look the calendar for next school year.

SJE National Junior Honor Society Lent Collection

The season of Lent started yesterday. At the Monday morning prayer service this week, we introduced our Lenten theme, Be Merciful Just as your Father is Merciful. Our focus this year will be to link some of the miracles Jesus performed with the Corporal Works of Mercy. We will encounter a new story and a new work of mercy each Monday. Our NJHS team, assisted by our girl scouts, will lead our school in our annual Lenten collection.  

As part of our Lenten experience, the NJHS has invited the SJE community to participate in our service-learning project, Be Merciful Compassion in Action, to benefit Catholic Charities and other local food pantries and shelters. Each week our collection suggestions will relate to the Corporal Work of Mercy we have focused on at the prayer service. Please see the flyer for items that are being collected each week. Hopefully your child can earn some money to help with the cost of donating requested items at least one week during our Lenten collection.

Reminders

Year Book Order forms

Orders with payments Due March 7th

Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally 2025

Friday, March 14th Grades 6, 7 & 8

Permission slips are due March 10th

Register for Futsal or Track closes today March 6

Today is the last day to register for Futsal (indoor soccer) is co-ed and available for students in grades K4-6. Track is available for boys and girls in grades 5-8. Track season begins in April. Registration closes March 6, 2025.

Futsal sign up link

https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/22225

Track sign up link

https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/22226

Register for the 2025-26 School Year

Registration for the 2025-26 school year is happening now. Registration paperwork has been sent home in prior Thursday folders. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. Thank you for choosing SJE for your family.

MPCP and WPCP CHOICE Registration Opened

Parents may apply for the Wisconsin Choice (WPCP) between February 3 and April 17th.

This next open period for the Milwaukee Choice (MPCP) will run from March 1 - March 20th.

Families must reapply to the program each year. Please log into the Choice website and complete this process as soon as possible.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has posted a number of resources for Choice schools and parents for the upcoming 2025-26 student application process.

Resources For Parents: https://dpi.wi.gov/choice

• Link to Online Parent Application
• Application Process Presentation
• Overview of Private School Choice Programs in Wisconsin Handout (available in English and Spanish)
• Application Guidelines for Parents Handout (available in English and Spanish)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Parents (available in English and Spanish)
• Online Parent Application Print Screens
• School Lists and Contact Information
• Residency Documentation Guidance for Parents
• Alternative Residency Documentation Form
• 2025-26 Income Limits

Tuition Grant Forms

We have several options to help those families struggling to pay tuition if you do not qualify for the Choice program.

You are welcome to apply for all that you might qualify for. Click on this link

Angel Fund is currently on the website, and the application is due May 9, 2025.

St. Gerard Fund is currently on the website, and the application is due no later than April 7, 2025.

St. John the Evangelist/Fr. Grom Scholarship Fund is currently on the website, and the application is due May 9, 2025.



If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 414-321-8540.

Are you interested in being a volunteer at SJE?

Register for Safe Environment

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a partnership with Catholic Mutual Group to provide Safe Environment Education. All participants must register online. If interested, please register on the archdiocesan website https://www.archmil.org/home.

View a listing of upcoming safe environment education sessions.

You must complete this class in order to volunteer in the school or accompany students on any field trips.

Scrip is available at all weekend Masses or during regular business hours at the parish office. You may also use the RaiseRight App (below).

Scrip Order Form

Download the RaiseRight app to reload cards, purchase e-cards, or purchase physical cards. Contact the Parish Office or School Office for the enrollment code.

St. John the Evangelist School

 "Go Out and Set Your Soul on Fire for God!"

414-321-8540

www.sje.k12.wi.us