The O'Reilly Minute

Dear Parents,

Wishing all our families a blessed and joyful Christmas! May the light of Christ fill your hearts and homes with peace, love, and hope this season and throughout the New Year. Thank you for being part of our school community. 

P.S.  Students may have a PJ dress down on Friday.  We have Early Release at 1:30 pm on Friday and there will be no salad bar on Friday.

3rd Grade Photo Newsletters

Click the photo album link below to see what the students have worked on in class over the past weeks!

8th Grade Basketball Appreciation Night at St. Brigid Gym

Join us for an 8th grade appreciation night in our Wolfhound gym this Friday! This night allows all of our 8th grade basketball players to play one last time together in our school gymnasium, along with our cheerleaders cheering them on!

Friday, December 20:

Game 1: 5:30pm: St. Brigid 8^th grade boys Green (Coach Davis's Team) vs. St. Mary 

Game 2: 6:30pm: St. Brigid 8^th grade girls (Coach Ulrich's Team) vs. St. James 

Game 3: 7:30pm: St. Brigid 8^th grade boys White (Coach Moeller's Team) vs. St. Paul

Boys Basketball Service Project

Both 7th grade boys basketball teams recently worked together to complete a service project. They "adopted" a family with five kids to help bring them gifts for Christmas. The boys collected, sorted, and loaded the donations and delivered an incredible Christmas to this family. 

Spirit Wear Holiday Order Update

Rah Rah Spirit Wear Orders Are In

Spirit wear orders from Rah Rah are in and ready for pick up. If you chose to pick up your order, you may do so at:

6702 Royal Plume Drive, Dublin (home of Jaime Erickson)

All pick up orders will be placed in a large tote on the front porch. Orders will be bagged and marked with your name.

Morganheimer/Premier Orders Are Ready For Pickup

The holiday orders are ready and can be picked up anytime Wednesday 12/18 after 9:00am. They will be in the pick up bin beside the front door. The pick up address is at 473 Village Park Dr., Powell OH 43065. If customers have any questions or need help, please ring the doorbell. 

Weekly Hours: Wednesday-Friday - 12p-4p (After hours pickup is available. Please request via email).  art@premiersportsandspirit.com

All orders to be shipped will ship out on Tuesday 12/17.

Contact Premier with any questions or issues at 

614-505-7125

art@premiersportsandspirit.com

Premier’s web store continues to be open 24/7 for all your after holiday spirit wear needs.

If you have any questions, please contact Jaime Erickson 614-578-8960, Shauna Durant 740-815-9053 or Sherri Johnson 614-584-1977. 

Hounds Hoopla Save the Date

Save the date for Hounds Hoopla on February 21, 2025 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm!

More details to come in early January! 

As you declutter before Christmas and start buying for the holidays, please consider donating new or like new toys/prizes for bingo.  

Congrats Little Eagles Wrestlers

The Eagles Wrestling Club (K-8 program for all the Watterson feeder schools) were runners up at the Ohio State Team Championships this past weekend, dominating most of the day, but coming up just short in the finals to the defending Champions. Congratulations to the three St. Brigid boys who competed: Frank Paniccia, Geno Roszman, and Patrick White! It was a great experience for all of the boys getting to compete at that level.

Merry Christmas from the Annual Fund

During December the Annual Fund was able to provide special holiday programing for your children like the live Nativity Scene they all enjoy! These activities are made possible because of the generosity of parents supporting our Annual Fund. Thank you for your donations!

Your donations to the Annual Fund are 100% tax deductible. Please consider a gift by December 31, 2024, so you can apply it to your 2024 taxes. We suggest $125 per student ($50 for preschool)

Please consider making an Annual Fund donation today. If you have friends or family members that would like to contribute, we also receive gifts from other individuals committed to the education of our children. Please forward this email. Thanks again for your support.  We wish you a Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!

Lil Hounds Cheer Clinic

Join us for a Kindergarten through 3rd Grade Cheer Clinic!

Participants will enjoy learning SBK cheers and dances on Sun, Jan 12th, and will show off their skills at the 8th Grade Girls game on Sat, Jan 18th!

SUN, JAN 12TH• SBK GYMNASIUM • 4-6 PM

SAT, JAN 18TH• SBK GYMNASIUM • 3 PM

$45 Registration Fee, due at time of clinic.

TShirt, Pom Poms, and Ribbon will be provided.

Please complete the Sign Up Genius below by Friday, December 27th to register.

Email Lindsey Meadows or Alison Mack with questions. Thank you! lindsey.meadows25@gmail.com, alisonmack82@gmail.com

Emmaus Road Scholarship - Thank You Donors

Thank you to those who have given to the Emmaus Road Scholarship Program -- your gift will make a significant impact on our families for the 2025-26 school year.

There's still time to get your year-end gift in while receiving a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your Ohio taxes.

Through the Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund, Ohio taxpayers may donate to a K-12 Catholic school to be used for tuition scholarships based on financial need. The donor then receives a dollar-for-dollar non-refundable tax credit on their Ohio state tax return up to $750 ($1,500 if married and filing jointly). 

This program helps make Catholic education accessible and affordable while giving donors the power to put their tax dollars to work to lead children to an encounter with Christ.

GIVE ONLINE at at the link below.

(Select “St. Brigid of Kildare” under “School Designation” dropdown for the gift to go toward a St. Brigid student’s tuition.)

GIVE BY CHECK made out to: Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund and mail to: Office of Catholic Schools, 197 East Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215 (Note “St. Brigid of Kildare” on check to designate dollars to our school.)

You will receive a mailed receipt from the Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund. Keep that receipt and submit when filing your 2024 Ohio taxes.

New Adult Faith Study Coming in January

The Wild Goose study is about awakening in our hearts God's love and transforming power through the work of the Holy Spirit, led by Fr. Dave Pivonka.

This program will be broken into two seven-week sessions:

January 15/16 - February 26/27

Break for Lent

April 23/24 - June 4/5

Join us:

Wednesday from 7-8:30 PM

Thursdays from 10 AM - noon

or create a homegroup

Contact Kim VanHuffel with questions at kvanhuffel@stbrigidofkildare.org.

She Shall be Called Woman

The Virtues of Mary - Season Two

Wednesdays 1:15-2:45 pm

Starting January 15, 2025

Berry Room, Hendricks Hall 

1:15-1:30 Socialize

1:30-1:45 Prayer Intentions

1:45-2:15 Watch Video

2:15-2:45 Small Group Discuss

For more information, please reach out to Cheryl Hohlefelder at hohleinone@gmail.com. 

Submit Materials to Wolfhound Wednesday

If you have information you'd like included in the next Wolfhound Wednesday, email it to Allie Wing at mrs.wing@stbrigid-school.org.



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