WEEKLY NEWS - April 9, 2019
Com et Parents TO-DO List for This Week!

  • PTO MEETING THIS THURSDAY!!! (4/11) 6:00pm SCHOOL CAFETERIA, ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR GALA!

  • Purchase your GALA TICKETS today and SAVE! Click HERE! Advanced purchases can be made until April 26th.

  • UNIFORM UPDATE! Because Easter falls so late this year, we have made the decision to allow students to start wearing the summer uniform starting TOMORROW Wednesday, April 10. Please remember that plain white tennis shoes must be worn with the summer uniform. Check the School Handbook for a full description of the summer uniform.


From Our Principal
I recently read an article titled, A Religious Upbringing Helps Adolescents .  The full article can be found here . It was encouraging to read in the article "the effects of a religious community are profoundly positive." The article cites a Harvard study that noted a number of statistics, such as, those brought up with a religious foundation are 47% more likely to have a strong sense of purpose in life and 87% more likely to have high levels of forgiveness. Recent polls and news stories highlight the growing secularism in our culture. For all of us who have made the commitment and investment in a religious education, it is gratifying to see the difference that makes in the future of our students.
Happy Tuesday from a couple of our
Kindergarten buddies!
...and just in case you were wondering, those mustaches aren't actually real ;)
It's Mustache Tag Day at SBCS!
Congratulations to Mr. Cichocki and The Saint Benedict Players on their wonderful performance of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet!
Here are a few snippets from last Thursday's school performance!
2-4-6-8 Who Do We Appreciate?
Our SBCS Teachers!
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for Teacher Appreciation dinners. We only need a few more entrees and a couple of other small items. 
**PLEASE NOTE: The hour of volunteer time is good for homemade entrees (enchiladas and stuffed shells) ONLY. All other items earn the standard time of 1/2 hour. 


GALA UPDATE!!
IT'S NOT TOO LATE - BUT PLEASE DO YOUR PART NOW!! We ask ALL families to participate in the success of this event in AT LEAST ONE WAY ....
  1. BE OR RECRUIT A SPONSOR: Sponsorship Form
  2. DONATE OR GET AN AUCTION ITEM DONATED: Auction Donation Form
  3. ATTEND THE EVENT! Purchase Your Tickets HERE

Please support our school's biggest fundraiser of the year! We are counting on EVERY FAMILY to do their part!

ANOTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
A new volunteer opportunity is available. Help us set up for the Gala on Friday May 3rd and Saturday May 4th. 


THANK YOU!!!
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO WILL THOMAS AND OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR BEAUTIFYING OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS AT THIS PAST WEEKEND'S SCHOOL CLEAN UP DAY!!!! We're so grateful for all you do!!
MASS SCHEDULE FOR APRIL
Friday, April 12
Choir: 3rd Grade
Lector: Zoe York
Servers: William Proctor, Lemma Wheatley, Noah Mikkelson
THIS SUNDAY IS PALM SUNDAY
Families...Begin this holiest of weeks at your Church this Sunday. Our students know how important this coming Holy Week is, so please experience it as a family, beginning with Palm Sunday. Accompany Our Lord along the Way of the Cross. And if you don't have a parish, please join us at St. Benedict on Saturday at 5:30pm or Sunday at 8:30am or 11am and be sure to check out the Lenten Schedule below for all of the Holy Week Masses and observations in anticipation for Easter!

From the Parish
Visit our parish online for mass schedules, sacramental preparation and other timely info! Also, here's a link to Ida B's Bits ( our parish administrator's weekly email with events and happenings at Church.)

Father Tony's Lenten Letter (Click here!)

Lent Schedule at Saint Benedict (Click here!)

Religious Education K-12
Religious Education for Grades K-5, Edge (6-8), and The Rule (9-12) will have regularly scheduled meetings this Wednesday, April 10th. There will be no meetings for the next two weeks (April 17th and 24th) for Holy Week and Easter Week.

“Honor Our Mothers”   
Lily of the Holy Trinity Women’s Society Mother’s Day 2019 Project
Rose stems for Our Lady’s Altar or your personal use, hanging baskets, and flowers and herbs which have an association with the Virgin Mary, will be sold on a pre-paid basis.  Watch for information on creating a Mary Garden, and the respite found not only in spending peaceful times in the garden, but also the contemplative moments of designing the garden and working with the soil and plants. Sales will start March 30/31.  Payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card at sales tables at the church; or by USING THIS ORDER FORM and submitting your order with check payment to Mrs. Autry in the school office. Orders are considered pending until payment is received. Plant pick up is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, May 11. Proceeds from this sale will be used towards an early October 2019 all-parish women’s presentation.  Questions, please contact Elizabeth Chenery,  echenery05@gmail.com  . 
Upcoming Dates
APRIL 11 - PTO Meeting, 6:00pm, Cafeteria
APRIL 13 - 3rd/4th Grade Flag Football - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
APRIL 13 - 1st/2nd Grade Flag Football - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
APRIL 18 - HOLY THURSDAY, LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS - 11:30am
APRIL 18 - HOLY THURSDAY, EARLY DISMISSAL, 12:30PM
APRIL 19 - GOOD FRIDAY - SCHOOL CLOSED - EASTER BREAK BEGINS
APRIL 26 - May/June Lunch Order Windo w closes at NOON
APRIL 29 - Back to school!
MAY 4 - GALA & AUCTION AT LES CREPES!