Pre-Gala Item//Easter Pews for the 9:30am Mass!
Make Easter morning even more beautiful and bid on a pew for the 9:30 Mass! This pre-gala item can be bid on with your name and phone number in the front office beginning Tuesday, April 9. All bids must be in by 3pm on Friday, April 12.
• ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST •
Announcements
Volunteer Appreciation
We can’t begin to thank our amazing community of volunteers enough that lend a helping hand and share their talents with our school on a daily basis. SVdP Faculty, Staff, and Home & School would like to show our appreciation for the countless hours you all have volunteered during this school year. We will be handing out a small token of our appreciation during morning drop off on Tuesday, April 9th. If we happen to miss you on Tuesday, please stop by the office to pick up your gift, as they will be available through Friday, April 13th.
All School Spring Service Day – April 11 – Volunteers Needed
On Thursday, April 11, 9:00am to 10:30am, all grades will participate in service projects one-on-one with their buddies. Please sign up on the Sign-up Genius to volunteer with one of the grade levels (including 8th grade which will have its own project). The offering of this special time of service to others is a powerful Lenten penance for our children. Please take time to ask them who and how they helped on this day. SVdP Serves!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4da9a92fa13-allschool
7th Grade Service Project – Diaper Drive – March 6th – April 18th at Noon
The 7th Grade students have begun their annual Service Project – a Diaper Drive benefitting the Gabriel Houses! This year, the 7th Grade has set a very lofty goal of collecting 61,000 diapers for mothers and families (and most especially babies!) in need throughout the Archdiocese of Denver. We have collected 8,998 diapers and 1,688 wipes so far towards this goal. Click here for all the dates and details!
Used Uniform Sale – April 6th (donations due April 5th)
It’s that time of year where the kids have sprouted and you need new uniforms to get through the remainder of the school year. We will be hosting the Spring Used Uniform Sale on Saturday, April 6th, from 10-12 in the SVDP Front Hall and Auditorium. Please bring small bills for payment. If you have any clothes that you want to donate to the sale or sell, please drop them off to the school by Friday, April 5th. Reminder, if you are selling your used uniforms, please be sure to attach an envelope securely on each piece (with a safety pin preferred). For more information about donating items, click here. For the flyer about the sale, click here. If you can volunteer or have any questions, please contact Jeanne Desautels @jmdesautels@gmail.com or Julie Smith @ jkzdenver@comcast.net
Please note that families newly accepted to the school have been invited to this event. If you see a new face, please introduce yourself and welcome them to our community.
Faith Rally Thank you
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make our 2019 Faith Rally a success! As a school community we celebrated Mass and Adoration, attended a praise and worship concert, and gathered in our faith families. Our 6th graders led younger students in a saint-themed carnival, and our 7th and 8th graders assembled 10,000 meals through Rise Against Hunger for Catholic Relief Services! Margie Burns & Kate Crisham
Grandparents’ Day – April 12th – Volunteers Needed
Grandparents and Special Friends to visit the morning of April 12th. Be sure to let your special guests know so they can plan their travel. The activities for Grandparents Day end after the 9:45am Mass, and school continues until 3:00pm. Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day volunteers are needed! Please sign up to help us with Grandparents‘ and Special Friends’ Day on Friday, April 12th. There are different volunteer opportunities including helping set-up, working during the event, and bringing breakfast items. This is a much loved event for SVdP, so help us make it a success! Click here to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/grandparentsday
Spring BBQ – May 3rd – Volunteers Needed
It’s time for the Spring BBQ. Join us on May 3rd from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Meals for $5.00 per person. Click here for more information. This is a much loved event for SVdP, so help us make it a success! Click here to sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044CA8A72EA0F49-spring2
Jamba Juice Fundraiser Update
Jamba Juice ordering is now open for Third Trimester. Please keep in mind ordering can be made for any Jamba Juice Tuesday up to two weeks in advance. Please contact Kay Watson kmclean_max@yahoo.com with any questions.
https://secure.boonli.com/
First time ordering? Learn how here:
https://svdpk8.com/images/
We are always looking for helpers to pass out the drinks. Please considering volunteering. You will have the added pleasure of spending lunch with your SVdP student(s).
https://www.signupgenius.com/
Home and School
2019-2020 Home and School Chairs
Are you looking for a way to become more involved at SVdP? Then being a Chair on H&S may be the perfect fit for you! We are looking for 4 parents, who are interested in taking on the Chair positions of Fundraising Co-Chair, Faith and Family Co-Chairs, and Vice President. We will collect names of interested individuals through March 22nd and new Chairs will be announced in May. Please email Stef Liley (sdliley@yahoo.com) with any questions or to submit your interest in one of the Chair positions. Click here to learn about the the responsibilities of each Chair.
Gala Information
Please come check out our website: https://svdpch.
“Can’t Stop the Feeling”…neither can we!
Call for Submissions! Call for Auditions! PLEASE SHARE AND DISCUSS WITH YOUR KIDS!
So you think you can dance? This is your chance! #15secondsoffame
We are seeking fun videos from our student body to be edited into our video presentation for our largest fundraiser of the year, the SVDP Gala!
Who: You & your SVDP friends
What: Be Fun, Be Creative Be Collaborative & SMILE!
Do a dance routine, a cheer, step it out, whatever you do… HAVE FUN!
Your submission will be edited into a video of Justin Timberlake’s “Cant stop the feeling”
Gather 1st graders with 6th graders and 2nd graders with 8th graders or however you think it would be fun
Where: Anywhere on school grounds – in your uniform, in your athletic clothes, in your alter server clothes.. you choose… just be anywhere on the school grounds
When: Submit by April 12th to be considered for our Amazing Gala Video!
Video submission info: Submit to Walker Fenton walker.fenton@gmail.com
303-898-7849
Or if the file is too big, click this link and submit to his dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/request/LsRQJOD88mxZVcIxWXFX
Or find him at dropoff & airdrop it!
Why: BECAUSE YOU COULD BE PART OF THE GALA VIDEO!!!
Tips & Tricks:
You do not need to film the entire song.. 15 sec, 30 sec, 2 min, 4 min.. it’s all ok! Film with your Iphone vertical(landscape) and in close contact if possible.
You may now RSVP either with your reply cards or through the gala website listed on the invitations. We are in need of clean up volunteers for the gala and would greatly appreciate your help!
Raffle tickets will be on sale starting next Friday, April 12th at the front office. A reminder that this year’s raffle item is a gorgeous 14CT white gold bracelet with 52 round brilliant diamonds, a $6,000 value! Raffle tickets are $100 and the winner will be drawn the night of the gala.
Starting next Tuesday 4/9, we will begin highlighting some of our amazing Triple Crown auction items. Be on the lookout for information sent home in the youngest or only child’s folder. New items will be highlighted each week leading up to the gala!
Upcoming Events
Mondays through the Lent and Easter Seasons//In Ipso Class
The In Ipso Class is a spirituality class on developing the interior life. The ascetical and mystical spiritual life is the NORMAL unfolding of the Christian life in the soul of the baptized. Experienced teacher and speaker, Peter Stur, presents on the natural growth of the interior life available to each of us. Join us Mondays in the School auditorium from 7:00-8:30pm. Registration information on the In Ipso Website.
Fridays in Lent//Stations of the Cross and Fish Fry (Fish Fry April 12; Stations are EVERY Friday)
The Knights of Columbus would like to invite you to their annual Fish Fry at St. Vincent de Paul Parish. The last one will be held on April 12 following Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Adults $15 and Seniors/Children $8.
May 6//Vocations Talk for Parents
Parents are invited to join Fr. Ryan O’Neill for a discussion of the basics of discernment and how to talk to children about their vocations. All parents are welcome, but please note that this event is for parents only (no childcare will be available). The event is free admission. Click here for more information.
Noteworthy Items of Interest
- Read Sister Dominic’s State of the School Report IV//Paddle Raiser 2019
- Check out the amazing video from the More Than You Realize campaign. There are great things happening in Catholic Education – https://mtyr.org
- Sandwich Program Volunteers Needed – If you are interested in helping out at the St. Vincent de Paul sandwich program once a month after the 9:30 am Mass, please contact Sherri Doyle at sherri@saintvincents.org
- Catholic Charities Night at the Colorado Mammoth vx. Saskatchewan Rush is Saturday, April 6th at 7:00 pm. To purchase tickets go to: https:/ticketing.axs.com/PickASection.aspx?t=41BE86318D6B7647454D896&og=-1
- Mark your calendars for Boy Scout Troop 140 – Earth Day Yard Sale on Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th, click here for more information.
- Catholic School Night at the Rockies is Friday, May 10th at 6:40 pm – the Rockies vs. SanDiego Padres. For ticket information go to: http://www.rockies.com/catholic