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All School Mass | Vocations Day

We look forward to gathering together as a community for All School Mass on Friday, October 16th, Vocations Day! Students are reminded to wear their full-dress uniforms. We warmly invite all StJPII families to join us for Mass as we come together in faith to celebrate this special day dedicated to vocations. We would love to have you here!

This year, we are blessed to welcome 25 religious from across the city of Houston! Our visitors include priests, deacons, sisters, consecrated women, and missionaries, all coming to share their vocation journeys with our students. Each grade level will have the opportunity to hear from a special panel, where our guests will share their stories and answer students’ questions about their lives and callings.

We encourage you to take a moment this Friday to talk with your children about their experience and the speakers they met. Please join us in praying that our students remain open to God’s call in their lives, we need more priests and religious in our world! God bless!

Season of Remembrance

As we enter this special season, we invite our StJPII community to participate in two beautiful traditions of the Church.

October: The Saints

During October, we remember the saints, our heavenly friends and intercessors, and ask them to pray for us and help us grow closer to Christ.

• Please submit your student’s patron saint using the Saint Litany Submission Form.
• We will create a Litany of Saints for each classroom to use in prayer.
• A special Mass will be celebrated for our school community asking these saints to intercede for our students, families, and school.

November: The Faithful Departed

November is a special time to remember and pray for our loved ones who have died.

• Families may submit the names of their Beloved Dead to be remembered in prayer throughout November.
• The Moms Club will pray for these intentions throughout the month.

Thank you to our Moms Club for helping our school community participate in these meaningful traditions of prayer and remembrance.

Save The Date!

Join us at the Moms & Dads Overnight Retreat. Step away from the business of everyday life, refocus your heart on Christ, and renew your strength as a spiritual leader for your family.

Thank You To Our Bazaar Volunteers!

A heartfelt thank you to all of our volunteers at our StJPII booth during the SJV Bazaar this past weekend. Your time, energy, and enthusiasm truly made a difference!

A very special shout-out to Thomas Payne for stepping up as the leader. Attending every meeting, giving his entire Sunday, making sure the booth ran flawlessly. Your dedication and creativity helped turn this into a truly meaningful day of service.

We are so proud of all our volunteers and deeply grateful for the generosity, spirit, and joy each of you brought. Thank you again for making this day so special!

October Faith Focus

Click to view October's Faith Focus!

Early Dismissal 10/20

Dismissal times will be 2:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.

FALL in love with fried chicken! 🐔 Head to Chick-fil-A on October 20th from 2:00–6:00 p.m., mention St. John Paul II Catholic School, and 15% of proceeds will be donated back to support our students and teachers. Thank you for your school spirit!

Trunk or Treat

Join the StJPII community for our annual Trunk-or-Treat festivities in the StJPII parking lot on Friday evening, October 23 from 5:00–7:00pm! Kids and parents are encouraged to dress in costume for safe trick-or-treating, games, food, photos, and fun!

Sign up to donate candy for our trunks! Candy donations will help supplement the treats provided by our trunk hosts and can be dropped off at the StJPII Front Office on Friday when you come up for your conference! Every bag helps us keep the treats flowing for our little ghosts and goblins!

*We will have pizza being sold by the slice, along with bottled water, soda, and gatorade. All the proceeds will go back to the 8th Grade Class.

Parking Note: Middle School soccer games will also be taking place on the field that evening, so please plan accordingly and allow a little extra time for parking.

STEPS FOR STUDENTS

Our first incentive for steps for students is tomorrow! Wednesday, October 14 all students registered for Steps for Students can participate in free dress. Flash sale!!! All students who register by midnight tonight can wear free dress tomorrow. Please review the handbook for acceptable free dress.

There’s more time to help your homeroom win. Enjoy a pizza or ice cream party with your classmates. There are many classes that need only one or two more registrations to win!

We are moving to our goal of 800. We would love to have families come out and run with us. There will be music, food, and lots of friends. 

Sign up using the link below. 

Share Your Fall Sports Photos

We love to see your photos of our saints in action! If you get a great shot at any fall sports function, practice or game, please share with StJPII! Your photo(s) may be featured on social media, Halo News, or in The Spirit yearbook. Please upload them directly using the button below. All grade-level sports pictures are needed and appreciated.

New Be Not Afraid Newsletter: “Leisure Isn’t Optional” 

Are your screens helping you rest—or simply helping you escape? The newest issue of Smart Families’ Be Not Afraid newsletter, “Leisure Isn’t Optional,” explores why true rest is necessary for the body, mind, and soul. 

Discover how digital entertainment can imitate leisure without restoring us, and how worship, meaningful connection, gratitude, and stillness can return our attention to God and what matters most. 

Attention Parents!

The St.JPII Literati Book Fair is almost here! Mark your calendars for Oct. 19-26th when your children will be going on a book hunt!

Don’t just wing it, prepare for the fair with a digital gift card - a safe, easy way for students to pay for their goodies.  

Gift cards can be purchased online using our school link.

Once purchased, the gift card code will be delivered via email. Please check your inbox, spam, or junk folders if you are unable to locate their gift card code. To redeem, your child will bring their code to the bookfair and the cashier will enter the code. If for some reason you or your child can’t make it to the bookfair, spend the gift card online by 10/26 so St.JPII will get credit for your purchases. Students can choose a free mini-poster when they spend their card at the school fair (while supplies last).

Be on the lookout for your child to bring home a flyer showing some of the titles that will be at the bookfair. Can’t wait for the flyer? Go online now using our school link to get a sneak peek!   

👻🪩 DARR Skate Party Is Back—and It’s Going to Be Spooktacular! 🪩👻

Dust off your skates and get ready to roll into a night of mystery! DARR Skate Night is back this year with some fun new twists, including a disco ghost theme, mystery cauldrons, and plenty of spooky surprises along the way.

👻 Thursday, October 29 | 4–6:30 p.m. 

🛼 Dairy Ashford Roller Rink | 1820 S Dairy Ashford Rd

🎃 Come in costume! The best costume of the night will win a party for 10 at DARR! So wear your best costume and get ready to boogie.

🎟️ Want to reserve your spot? Presale tickets are on sale now through October 27, so grab yours early! Admission is just $10, with $5 skate rentals available—or bring your own skates and save.

Come skate, boogie, and see what spooky surprises are waiting for you!

Upcoming Used Uniform Sale

Our next Used Uniform Sale will take place on Friday, October 23, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. We are looking for volunteers to help us sort uniforms on October 19 and to set up and help with sales on October 23. Sign-up here! 

Please plan to shop the sale in person. We cannot take orders in between sales. 

The collection window will be Tuesday, October 13 through Friday, October 16. Please only drop off used uniforms during this time. We understand that schedules can be busy, but respecting the designated drop-off and sale times is crucial for our volunteers and staff. Thank you for your generosity, cooperation and understanding.

Donation guidelines: 

• All items must be clean and freshly washed.
• All zippers should be fully functional.
• All buttons should be securely attached.
• Items should show only minimal fading.
• Items must be free of stains, holes, tears, and excessive wear.

Birthday Bundle and Blessing

Make your child’s birthday even more special! Celebrate with a birthday shirt, marquee recognition and a special birthday blessing during Wednesday Morning Mass! Order your Birthday Bundle today! Thank you for supporting our PTO.

Elementary Athletics

Picture Day is Friday, October 16 from 4pm to 6pm in St Jude Hall. 

Each team's assigned time that has been communicated to their coach. To make the process run smoothly, please follow the assigned schedule.

Middle School Athletics

Our sports teams were off last week. 8th grade student athletes enjoyed a fun and educational trip to Washington, D.C. The 6th and 7th graders utilized the week to train with their coaches while having a bit of fun. Football competed against soccer in a contest of penalty kicks and field goals. Depending on who you ask, each team says they won. Volleyball ended practice each day with an inner squad scrimmage. It was a fun week while keeping our competitive edge. 

A special congratulations to JV volleyball for winning 1st place in the St. Thomas More Tournament! They played six games in 14 hours and showed incredible perseverance along the way. Way to go, JV!

Soccer is at the mid-season turn with a record of 5-1. We will now face each team in our division one more time and look forward to strong march to the playoffs.

Football faces a must win situation this week in our game against Epiphany. Victory ensures we get to host a playoff game here at school.  

Cross Country competed in the 9th Annual Katy Express Meet.  All runners ran their best time of the season! Below are the athletes who placed top 50 in their race.

Jackson Olenius: 12th of 116

JJ Lim: 45th of 116

Camila Esteva: 22nd of 73

Chisimdi Elekwachi: 31st of 73

Emily Walsh: 34th of 73

Great job to all the Saints!!

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS will be on Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd. Boys will tryout from 4:00-5:30pm. Girls will tryout from 5:30-7:00pm.

Please visit the Athletics Calendar for full details on game dates and times.

St. John Paul II Catholic School prepares all students spiritually and academically to do God's will and to succeed in life.