ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
Trimester Report Cards
Trimester 1 ended on Wednesday, November 17th. Trimester grades will be made available online through FACTS at noon on Wednesday, November 24th.
Volunteer Opportunity for SVDP Serves on Wednesday November 24
On Wednesday, November 24th from 9:15 – 10:45, SVdP Serves will lead the students in service projects for The Denver Rescue Mission, There with Care, and Star Institute. The morning will be filled with education on the charities, crafts, and fun. Parents in all grades are welcome! We especially need volunteers for grades 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 7th!
Please email Katie Handley at khandley97@yahoo.com
Thank you for your help with the Food Drive!
November 30 – Saddle Up Denim Day
Students are invited to wear their Saddle Up t-shirts with denim jeans (or with uniform bottoms if jeans aren’t tolerated).
Christmas Caroling Opportunity
SVdP families are cordially invited to join together for caroling on Thursday, December 16 at 5:00pm! We will travel the neighborhood and bring the joy of the message of Christ’s birth to others by singing the songs of the season! Note that this is a family event, so at least one parent should plan to participate with their student(s) — supervision is not provided. Please RSVP at this link so we are sure to have enough songbooks, cocoa, and cookies!
Yearbook Photos
Violin Lessons at SVdP
Catholic Schools Night at Colorado Avalanche
Help Kids Navigate Viral Social Media Stunts
Check out this article from Common Sense Media on how to address viral internet challenges with your children — what they are, the consequences and dangers of some them, and how to acknowledge the peer pressure involved.
Athletics/CSAL
Thanksgiving Break Day Camp at DU
Sports camp fun continues all year long with School Days Off! School Days Off provides a similar experience for campers as P.A.S.S. Camp but instead in one-day camps on days when local schools are out of session. Activities include basketball, soccer, rock climbing, ice skating, swimming, lacrosse and more. Specific camp schedules vary by day and are dependent on facility availability and weather conditions. For more information about School Days Off, see this flyer, or contact DU staff at 303-871-3845 or recreation@du.edu.
Home and School
Help Needed for Accelerated Reader Prize Exchange
Please help us close out the trimester with the AR Prize Wheel and Ice Cream Social! Reward students who have met and exceeded their reading goals. Favorite prizes are back like Lunch with Sister and Dress Down passes, and we’ll be introducing new prizes like Crazy Sock Week. Happy reading! Click HERE to help!
Christmas Shoppe 2021 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Help us spread some Christmas cheer by volunteering in this year’s Christmas shoppe December 6th, 7th, and 9th! We will need help with set up and to support our shoppers during the day. Sign up here!
Christmas Shoppe Pre-Purchase
Christmas Shoppe pre-pay and orders are moving online. Please use this Google Form (one submission per child) to identify the number of gifts you would like to pre-purchase. Santa and Elves will be set up in the school in early December and gifts wrapped gifts will come home for parents, siblings, grandparents and even pets if you choose!
SVDP Mother Mary Statue – Currently on Tour
Our school has three Mother Mary statues, and you can have the privilege of having the statue visit you and your family for an entire week. Remember, when Mother Mary visits your home, she wants you and your family to pray the rosary, especially for peace. Click here to sign up.
Christmas Kickback is Back!
As you shop this Christmas, there are so many ways to give back to SVdP while you do so:
Dine Out
Chocolate and Advent Wreaths
Once again, SVdP is partnering with Stargazer Chocolates, a locally owned Catholic family business, for all your holiday chocolate needs. Shop in the store or online HERE. Whether you’re buying an Advent calendar for your children or ordering customizable logo chocolate bars as corporate holiday gifts, Stargazer will donate 10% of all SVdP-mentioned sales back to our school.
Square1 Art
Christmas Wreath Pick Up
Thank you to all who purchased Christmas Wreaths this year! Please plan to pick up your wreaths on Saturday, December 4th from 10am-12pm at the carline on Arizona.
Christmas Cards
We have partnered with Minted again this year for Christmas cards. Using the promo code FUNDRAISEVINCENTDEPAUL
Gala 2021-2022 – Saddle Up!
Thank you May Family and La Vaca Meat Co. for your generous Trail Bosses Sponsorship.
Click here to check out our Sponsor Spotlight. AND receive your SVDP discount code to La Vaca Meat Co., a perfect gift for the holidays! Be sure to follow St. Vincent de Paul on Instagram to view our Sponsor Spotlights all year.
Help us get Father Hilton dressed for this year’s Gala!
If we meet 1/3 of our sponsorship goal, your 2022 Gala Chairs will outfit Father Hilton with one cowboy boot. If we meet 2/3 of our goal, we will complete the set of cowboy boots for Father to wear on April 30, 2022! AND if we get to 100% of our goal, Father Hilton will have a custom cowboy hat for Saddle Up 2022!
Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s Gala and helping us get Father ready to hit the Stock Show Grounds?
For more information on Sponsorship levels click here.
To Saddle Up and sponsor click here.
And stay tuned for Sponsor Social Media Highlights starting soon! Thank you to those who have already helped us get one cowboy boot on Father!
Don’t miss our meeting on Friday, Nov. 19th from 8am in the Mother Cabrini Room (room located down the hall from Cafeteria). All are welcome!
Gala Committee Meeting Schedule:
Fri, November 19th from 8-9am
Fri, Jan 21 from 8-9am
Feb 25 from 8-9am
March 25 from 8-9am
Rodeo Tickets SOLD out! If you are interested in putting your name on the waitlist to attend the Rodeo on January 16th, please email svdpgala2022@gmail.com.
Stay tuned for more to come in November regarding sponsorship opportunities. Keep up that ‘Western’ spirit, SVdP! Save the Date – April 30, 2022 – for Saddle UP Gala!
SVdP 80’s Prom
Given heightened levels of COVID cases as well as lower-than-anticipated participation, the Prom Committee has made the difficult decision to permanently cancel this event. As we move deeper into this school year, it will be increasingly difficult to reschedule this party once again without conflicting with the other wonderful events and parties our community is so fortunate to enjoy.
For those of you who already donated funds for this party, we would like to propose two options:
- The money will remain as a donation to the school
- If you would like your money refunded, please make that request to Kerry Hutcheson by email at kjhutcheson@gmail.com
Community Opportunities
Adorers Needed in St. Mary Magdalene Adoration Chapel
For those of you who have not seen it, come by and visit SVdP’s Adoration Chapel. It is right across the street from the school with the entrance door located inside the church patio. Sunday has been designated as Family Adoration Day, and we are looking for committed adorers to fill some hours, particularly the hours of 1-2 pm and 2-3 pm. Family adoration day means all children are welcome and encouraged to come to adoration. Please consider the calling to sign up to spend an hour with Jesus. What a great way to boost faith in your family!
If committing to an hour seems daunting, a great idea would be to find another family to sign up for the same hour so you can coordinate with them if there is a week you cannot make it.
Please go to https://adorationpro.org/
With any questions, please contact the Sunday Adoration Coordinators – Heather and Sarah Akers at sarah_akers@yahoo.com | heatherakers75@gmail.com, or the Adoration Logistics Coordinators, Steve and Christie Walsh at adoration@saintvincents.org
Parish Bible Studies
St. Vincent de Paul is offering a variety of bible studies at the parish this fall. See the attached flyer here for more info on all of them. One that might be of particular interest is hosted by Dr. Ben Akers, a professor of theology at the Augustine Institute, and his wife — children are welcome!
Host Fr. Hilton for Dinner
Our pastor, Fr. Hilton, is making his rounds over the next few months to visit parish and school families’ houses for dinner and a house blessing. Anyone can sign up with the link here. If you’ve wanted an opportunity to get to know our pastor better, this is your chance!
Walking With Purpose Women’s Bible Study
“Discovering Our Dignity!” We are continuing our study of the Bible. This year we are Learning how God worked in the lives of Biblical women:
**Sisters Leah and Rachel overcame jealousy when they learned that God offered all that they really needed.
**Abigail’s faith was so strong she didn’t despair, no matter how unpleasant life was with her husband
**Deborah had been given grace by God to act as His prophet, for the good of her people
Mary the Blessed Mother’s “yes” to God—her fiat—changed everything. How else did her words and deeds influence Jesus, and vice versa? We would LOVe to have you join us Thursday mornings at 9am via zoom OR Thursday Evenings at 7pm in person OR Zoom. Call that Kathy Quintana for information!! 303-358-4944.
