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Announcements
Visit from Mother Anna Grace and Sister John Mary
The Dominican Sisters are very much looking forward to the upcoming formal Visitation with Mother Anna Grace and Sister John Mary who are coming from Nashville for this canonical Visitation. Canon law requires that the major superior, or her delegate, make a visit to the mission houses of the Congregation. Our Congregation completes these visits every three years. Some of you may remember meeting our previous major superior three years ago. The schedule for these visits is set more than a year in advance, so this is a scheduled and expected visit. A fun fact about Mother Anna Grace is that her first teaching assignment for our Congregation was at St. Vincent de Paul in the middle school religion classroom. Accompanying her is Sister John Mary who is a canon lawyer and the Director of Education for the Congregation. When she is able to accompany Mother Anna Grace, she spends time at the schools with the teaching sisters and the administrators. As a courtesy, these visits typically include a meeting with the Pastor, the Archbishop and the Superintendent, if they are available when the Visitation is scheduled. Please welcome Mother Anna Grace and Sister John Mary if you happen to see them around the church or school. They arrive next Thursday.
Volunteer Requirements to interact with children in any capacity at an Archdiocesan School – Safe Environment Training required
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest – Saturday, September 28, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Come one, come all to one of St. Vincent de Paul Parish and School’s favorite events: Oktoberfest (formerly Fall Festival). Like last year we’ll have games galore (Pop-a-shot!, Snowboarder X!), our chili and pie contests, great music, bounce house for littles and even a large obstacle course for big kids, plus food and drink that will have you busting the button on your lederhosen. There is a rumor there might be a dunk tank. Come and find out! For more information click here.
Are you a baker? Do you want to enter the pie baking contest? Click here for the information and form to enter.
We Need Your Help!
-Donate small, gently used stuff animals for our popular CLAW machine! (Box in the main lobby)
-Sign up to help – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a48aaaa23a0f85-oktoberfest1
-Attend! It’s a great night for families and an unforgettable community event.
Link for our 8th grade students to sign up to help in one-hour shifts that day.
Gala in the Gardens, May 1, 2020!
SVDP Fall Raffle Tickets – Due Now
Thank you to everyone who has already sold their tickets. Please turn in all your tickets to the Front Office or send them in with your student.
Please reach out to Fall Raffle Chair Gina Sawyer with any questions: ginalukowski@yahoo.com and thank you for your support!
Update on 2019 Paddle Raiser – Playground
Phase I of our playground is now complete. There are questions about whether swings will be replaced since they were originally proposed within the scope of the paddle raiser. You will recall that we had the amazing surprise at the gala of receiving nearly 3x the amount of paddle raiser money that we were proposing for the projects. With that unexpected sum of money, we had new opportunities. The swingset replacement totaled $35,000 but we had $170,000 to apply to the playground. We needed to reconsider the best use of the funds, and decided it was the year to replace the main structure which was 30 years old. The new structure cost $167,000 so there was not enough money in the paddle raiser funds to replace the swings and the main play structure. This was referenced in a communication at the end of June, but hopefully this update provides specific explanation for any lingering questions. Please feel free to call Sister Dominic with questions or concerns.
Basketball
Tryout dates can be found under the Athletics Tab on the Parent Portal, and are listed below for your convenience. Please refer to the Athletics Tab for other important dates and meetings.
September 30th – each grade tries out at the time listed below:
3:15-4:15pm 5th and 6th grade girls
4:30-5:30pm 5th and 6th grade boys
5:45-6:45pm 7th and 8th grade boys
7:00-8:00pm 7th and 8th grade girls
Note: All athletic questions should be directed to our Athletic Director, Dave Strawbridge at sports@svdpk8.com, please do not contact CSAL.
The flag football schedule is now available on this CSAL website .
Registration for the 2019 CSAL Golf Tournament is available for students in grades 5th through 8th. The Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, September 27th
The CSAL Golf Tournament will be hosted at Homestead Golf Course (11500 W Hampden Ave, Lakewood, CO 80227) 720.963.5181. Bishop Machebeuf Golf coach, Tom White, and the Boys Golf Team will direct this year’s Golf Tournament. Check-in will begin at 2:00 pm with the tournament beginning at 3:00 pm.
All participants are required to dress appropriately, no jeans and collared shirts are to be worn. The cost to attend play in the tournament is $50 and must be paid at the time of registration. All payments are non-refundable. Non-payment will result in the child’s registration being cancelled/deleted.
Friday, September 27th at Homestead Golf Course. $50 per participant (includes sandwich, chips, and drink), tournament is available to students in grades 5th through 8th grades.
Contact Tom White at Tom@tomwhitegolf.com with any questions.
Important FACTS SIS News
Viewing Grades – log into ParentWeb to see your child’s grades
Parent Directory Information on ParentWeb – The parent directory is now online on ParentWeb under the school tab called Directory.
Home and School
Appreciation and Prayers for Father Doug at September 22nd 9:30am Mass
Please mark your calendars for the Shhh… Surprise Appreciation Mass for Father Doug Grandon on Sunday, September 22 at 9:30 am. We would LOVE to fill the church in gratitude for Father Doug as he has been pursuing truth and what is right for our parish and community. Let’s shower him with our presence and prayer at this special Mass. Please encourage your children to wear their school uniforms to visually emphasize our school’s support. Also, please encourage your children to write special offertory thank you notes…. can you visualize the children (all SVDP students, not just the little ones) flooding the aisle and altar when asked to bring up the children’s gifts? We just may make Father Doug shed a tear or two!!
Lectors of Family Sundays
We would like to invite families to lector at the Masses on the first weekend of the month. A parent and child could do the two readings, siblings, two parents – any combo would be cherished! Simply sign your duo up for one or multiple dates and then Kathleen Osher will contact you with the readings and to help practice at church. This is a great way to spread the beauty of the Gospel and fill and huge need. With love and gratitude, Faith and Family H&S. You can find the sign up genius on the Volunteer Calendar at the first Saturday and Sunday of the month, as well as use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A8AB22A31-lectors
Families of Character
If you missed the meeting and are interested in this great program, please contact our Faith and Family chairs. Margie –margaretmaureen@hotmail.com and Julie -jyogajohnson@outlook.com
SVdP Volunteer Form!
Wanting to get more involved!? The Volunteer Form lists a variety of options, committees and needs the SVdP community has for our parents to get involved. Please take a moment to see all that we have going on, and indicate any interests, where you might want to be involved (please note this does not commit you to anything!). This form is mobile friendly! So just click here or use the link below and fill out now! Deadline to complete is September 25th.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo48fkrIZAjWgiE8oiw1WZBngYV8HpI2muQHxRXTeHNVhY1w/viewform
Printed Directory Available- Sign up!
Would you like a hard copy of the SVdP directory? Home & School is printing and distributing paper directories with teacher and family contact information for FREE. Please complete the form here or use the link below to request one today!
Yard Signs and Magnets
Thank you to our families for displaying our yard signs! Fall is a perfect time to show your SVDP love. Want a yard sign? Grab one from the school auditorium or sign up here to have one placed in your yard.
Upcoming Events
Use the School Calendar Tab on the Parent Portal to stay up to date on events.
Sept. 27th – 8:00 am – 1:00 pm – St. Vincent DePaul Day – Join the parish SVDP staff for a day of service to honor our patron saint. Contact Danielle Lombardi at danielle@saintvincents.org by Sept. 20th to RSVP.
Sept 28th – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm McKaila Ball at South Hight School Athletic Fields. This is to help raise money to aid pediatric oncology patients and the McKaila Steffes Scholarship award for SVDP. Click here for more information.
Oct. 18th – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – SVDP Gala Party – Father/Daughter Halloween Costume Party. Click here for more information.
