ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
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!
December 17th – Noon Dismissal & Spirit Wear Day
Athletics/CSAL
Basketball Tournament Update
This year’s 3v3 basketball tournament has been moved to the spring so it can be played outdoors and without masks. Please stay tuned for dates and registration information. The 3v3 tournament is separate from the regular season play/tournament which is still scheduled to begin January 20th. See csalden.org for details.
DU Winter Days Off and Basketball Lessons
University of Denver will be offering sports days for ages 5-11 on campus during the Christmas break. See the attached flyer for more details. The DU Youth Program is also offering “Learn to Play” basketball lessons for K-5th. You can check out this flyer for more info and use this link for registration.
Jammies, Teeth, Prayers, and Bed
If you would like to leave a review for the book Mrs. Higgins distributed, authored by her father, please look for it here.
Home and School
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:
Upcoming 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.
Christmas Cards
We have partnered with Minted again this year for Christmas cards. Using the promo code FUNDRAISEVINCENTDEPAUL
Gala 2021-2022 – Saddle Up!
Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s Gala and helping get Father ready to hit the Stock Show Grounds? We need your help getting Father Hilton fully prepared for this year’s Gala. We just need to meet 100% of the sponsorship goal before outfitting Father Hilton in his cowboy attire!
For more information on sponsorship levels….click here. To ‘Saddle Up’ and sponsor … click here.
Don’t miss your gala grade parties hosted in January. It will be a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other parents and assist in raising funds for a fabulous live auction item for this year’s gala! Stay tuned for more details from your grade level gala reps!
Gala Committee Meeting Schedule:
Fri, Jan 21 from 8-9am
Feb 25 from 8-9am
March 25 from 8-9am
Keep up that ‘Western’ spirit, SVdP! Save the Date – April 30, 2022 for Saddle Up Gala!
Community Opportunities
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with St. Vincent De Paul Parish
Our parish is hosting several events in December to help your family enter into the beautiful seasons of Advent and Christmas! Click here for more info on how to get involved.
Adorers Needed!
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
Yearbook Photos
Catholic Schools Night at Colorado Avalanche
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!
Pastor’s Corner
Archdiocesan Advent Retreat
During this 2021 season of Advent, Archbishop Aquila has invited the entire Archdiocese to go on retreat. Each Sunday in Advent, at every parish, the story of salvation history will be preached — created, captured, rescued, and our response. This week, Archdiocesan priests preached on the theme “Captured” discussing the reality of evil and suffering in the world and our need for a Savior. The study guide is attached here, and you can watch Fr. Hilton’s homilies from the last two weeks here. Prefer to read about this week’s theme? Check out this reflection written by Fr. Sean at Our Lady of Lourdes, just down the road from us. There is so much to receive from our Church right now, and so many resources available, so we encourage you take advantage of these for yourself and your family!
