March 11, 2010
Letter From The Principal
BERNADETTE O'LEARY
Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen
- Matthew 28:30
Dear Parents,
Catholics Come Home
A message from Fr. Felino
You may have seen advertisements on our local television station inviting "Catholics to Come Home". The ads
are inviting Catholics who have been away from the Church to "come home" to our local parishes. All of us
need to be part of this program to make it successful. We all know someone who h as fallen away from the
faith - neighbors or even family members. If you see someone at Mass who you have not see before, make sure to
introduce yourself and welcome them to our Church. Maybe you could take this opportunity to invite someone
to Mass with you! You could start the conversation by saying something like "Have you seen those ads on TV
about the Catholic Church? If you are interested, I would like to invite you to Sunday Mass with me."
Remember as part of this program, we are going to have a Question & Answer program with our priests every
Friday during Lent at our Friday Soup Suppers. If people ask you questions about our faith you can invite them
to our Lenten Q&A's: 6:00 p.m. open floor for questions, 6:30 p.m. soup supper, and 7:00 p.m. Stations of the
Cross.
On March 10th and 11th our Catholic students in grades 2-8 will receive sacrament of Penance to help them
prepare for Easter. You, parents, have an opportunity to attend confession on the evening of March 15th when
the parish Penance service will be held.
On Friday, March 12, we will eat simple lunch of soup and rolls as an act of solidarity with those people
who are in need. Each class is charged with the duty of bringing in the ingredients for the soup.
Refer to your
teachers' letters or emails to see what your child must bring in. Hot lunch will not be served on that day. As this
lunch is not part of the lunch program soup lunch, you will need to send in a separate payment of $3 for the soup
lunch. All proceeds will go to Catholic Relief Services through the Rice Bowl collection.
22010-2011 Registration News
Thank you parents, for coming in to register your children so promptly. We will soon begin registering new
families. On March 15th, we will open enrollment to new parish and Rainbow parish families. On March 22nd, we
will open to families outside the Rainbow parishes and new non-Catholic families. If you know any parents who have
expressed interest in St. George, please tell them that this is the time to enroll.
If you have not sent in your registration yet, please fill it in, place it in the communication envelope and
return it to school. Make sure you are current with your payments, tuition and fundraisers. If you are having
difficulty with this or with the registration payment, please contact me.
Our 2nd trimester ended yesterday, March 10th and report cards will go out Monday, March 22nd. Just a reminder
that no report cards will be issued if you owe money in tuition.
Mark Your Calendars
We are no longer selling milk at St. George School. The number of students purchasing milk is not
enough to support to minimum required purchase.
- March 12 - Lenten Soup Lunch
- March 15 - 17 Mrs. O' Leary will be on an accreditation team at All Saints School in Puyallup.
- March 15 Parish Penance Service
- March 19 No school, teacher in-service day.
- March 20 Auction
Sail Away! We are ready to board! Sail on in to the school auction (see reservation
form) and get ready to bid on hundreds of great items. Here are just a few.
- a spa package
- a week in Maui
- fresh water black pearl necklace
- a wine tour and night's stay in Walla Walla
- take a tour of KCTS 9 studio
- a basket of baby items for the new baby girl or boy
- a weekend on Lake Quinalt
- a hand-stitched quilt
- kitchen appliances, bread machine, deep fryer, rice cooker
- fours of open use of the Miracle Gym
- pizza and a movie with Mrs. Plehal and Ms. Andersen
- ride the Ducks with Mrs. O
- an afternoon off while Miss Paguio and Mrs. Sacramento baby-sit the children
- Your dream come true - be the principal for a day!
- Autographed baseball by Edgar Martinez
- a Sounder jersey signed by Freddie Montero
- March 21 Family Mass
- March 22 - report cards go home
- Candy Sale - Fair Trade Chocolate
Our Divine Candy will be arriving this week and just in time for Easter sales. We will do our best to let
you know ahead of time when the candy will go home. We will send the candy home with your oldest child.
PTA is raising money through Safeway Club Cards. If you sign up your club card on the form provided and return it
to St. George School the PTA receive a percentage of everything you purchase.
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