Friday Forecast – November 18th – St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School

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Announcements

A note from Sister Marie Isaac, OP:

This next week includes many beautiful liturgical and community celebrations. Tomorrow is the Feast of Christ, the King of the Universe. As the last Sunday of Ordinary time in the Church calendar, “Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 with his encyclical Quas primas (“In the first”) to respond to growing secularism and atheism. He recognized that attempting to “thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law” out of public life would result in continuing discord among people and nations. This solemnity reminds us that while governments come and go, Christ reigns as King forever.” (USCCB website). May our desire for God continue to grow.

Tuesday is the Feast of St. Cecilia, patroness of our Dominican Sisters. St. Cecilia was young woman who lived in 3rd Century Rome when it was very dangerous to be a Christian. She lived her faith courageously and died defending her faith. May her courage inspire us today. Read MORE about St. Cecilia.

Thanksgiving Thursday is a great opportunity to give thanks for the blessings that God has given us in our families, friends and community. On a related note, did you know that “Eucharist” comes from the Greek word for “to give thanks”? We have the opportunity to also give thanks for the greatest gift that God has given us, his beloved Son present in the Eucharist at holy Mass.

Advent begins next Sunday. This season helps us to prepare for the joyful celebration of Christmas. Does your family has Advent traditions? Here are a few to check out:

Know of my prayers for you and your family.

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Report Cards

Trimester 1 report cards for grades 1-8 will be posted on FACTS on Tuesday at 4 PM. Kindergarten report cards will be sent home hard copy this week.

Faculty Christmas Fund

Home and School is arranging the Teachers/Staff Christmas Fund again this year! This is an easy way to get all of your Christmas shopping done for all of your kids’ teachers. The deadline to contribute is Friday, December 2nd. Payments can be made three ways, and all donations will be recognized and confirmed as tax deductible.
1) FACTS https://online.factsmgt.com/SignIn.aspx2 to access your account,
select Prepay Accounts >Add Funds)
2) Credit Card at front office
3) Personal check with “Christmas Fund” written on the memo line.

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Mark Your Calendar

Schedule for the Week of November :

November 22 – Report Cards posted on FACTS
November 27 – First Sunday of Advent

Basketball Games have started!! Go Crusaders!

See the full schedule HERE.

Yearbook Photos

Parents, If you have any pictures from school events please email them to:

yearbook@svdpk8.com

Christmas Wreaths for Sale

With Halloween over, it’s time to think about Christmas! Please support our 8th graders as they raise money to fund their class graduation gift to the school. Orders are due by 11/19 and wreaths will be available for pick up at school on Sunday, 12/4. Online order form can be found here. Any questions please contact Caroline Iannucci

SVdP School Christmas Caroling

Please join us for SVdP School Christmas caroling on Thursday, December 15! We will meet at the gym doors at 5:15 to organize into a few smaller groups and begin caroling at 5:30. We will walk through the neighborhood to sing carols as we prepare for Christmas! Children in grades K-2 are especially encouraged to attend, and all children must attend with at least one parent. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served at the end of the event when we meet back at the gym doors around 6:15pm. Click on this link to sign up so we have an accurate head count! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C44ADAC2AA4FD0-svdp

Mrs. Smeltz is also looking for a few individuals who are both familiar with the neighborhood and might be willing to lead the singing in a couple of groups! Lyric sheets will be provided. If you feel brave and would be willing to help this way, please email Mrs. Smeltz at ksmeltz@svdpk8.com.

If you are unable to join us for caroling, but would like to listen to a few carols and you live within a few blocks of SVdP, mark your calendars and keep your eyes out! Our approximate caroling boundaries will be University Blvd, Mississippi Ave, S Milwaukee St, and E Iowa Ave. We will be coming by to sing carols on December 15 and would love to sing for you. Tell your neighbors!

Home and School

H&S Veterans Newsletter

H&S is honoring all the brave men and women who served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces through a special newsletter. Thank you for your photo submissions. Please find it here!

H&S Newsletter

Each month Home & School publishes a school newsletter informing you of school, community and fundraising events. If you missed it last week, find it here: November newsletter here!

Nationwide Fundraiser Alert – Krispy Kreme

🍩 Doughnuts for a cause!! 🍩 St. Vincent de Paul School is giving you the best reason to indulge in a dozen (or two) Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Until November 22, 50% of your order will be donated back to St. Vincent de Paul School when you purchase via our fundraising sales page! Simply buy online, visit your local store & redeem using your code. Treat yourself, friends and family here: https://grouprai.se/krispykreme5446sa

Square1 Art

Order a keepsake featuring your child’s art! Go to Square1Art and search for your child’s art using Art Search. Enter the state, school name and your last name. There are so many great gifts to choose from: Mugs, bags, ornaments, magnets and many more! The order deadline is 11/19/2022.

If you have questions, or need anything at all, click here to contact customer care. Thank you for supporting our school!

Parent Volunteers Needed for Lunch

We are looking for parent volunteers to help in the lunch room. The dates will be updated regularly so continue to check back and sign up! Use this link to sign up.

Christmas Fundraising with Stargazer Fine Chocolates!

Christmas is coming and that means time for chocolate! Catholic family owned Stargazer Fine Chocolates offers so many ways to spread Christmas cheer. For the business owners, they offer corporate logo bars as client gifts. You can also pre-order their delicious chocolate filled Advent Calendar which will be available for pick up on 11/28. In checkout, please mention SVdP in the notes section, and our school will receive 10% of all sales during the Christmas season. Visit their website HERE to shop their many offerings and place your order.

Christmas by Candlelight

Join the SVdP parish on Dec 3rd from 5:30-7:30 in the circle drive for Christmas Carols, food trucks, hot cocoa and more!
Volunteers are needed!

Here is the sign up genius for Christmas by Candlelight: Christmas by Candlelight: Volunteer Sign Up

Here is the Cookie Sign up: Cookie Contest

Pilgrim Mary Statue

Interested in having the Pilgrim Mary Statue at your home? Click here for the sign up.

All School SVDP Service Day Volunteer Opportunity!

November 22 following Mass (9-10:30 a.m.) is the All School Service Day. The students will be working with their buddies in service for local charities. It’s one of the best mornings of the year at SVdP! Please consider signing up to help by emailing Katie Handley at khandley97@yahoo.com. Please note the grade of your student.

2023 Gala Update – Let’s Play Ball! – News from the Dugout

News From the Dugout

Sponsors! Get your sponsor intentions in!

Our sponsor packages have been announced and we have a number of levels for all different aspects of involvement.

Payment is not required immediately – we have options for payment in both 2022 and early 2023. Sharing your intention to sponsor through our Google Form will help us immensely for planning purposes.

Please reach out to the gala chairs at 2023svdpgala@gmail.com with any questions

Donations!

We have been extremely blessed with a good start to our auction donation process and we are grateful to all gala class reps and families for their participation and support! We’re still brainstorming the best packages to grace the field in April, so if you have access or a connection to other items outside of your class’s theme, the gala committee would love to hear about it! Concert tickets, vacation homes, unique experiences, etc. – NO items are too big or too small to bring to the table. You can reach out to us, your class reps, or directly to the gala chairs at 2023svdpgala@gmail.com with your ideas.

Let’s Play Ball!

~Your Gala Umpires

Dee Kenny and Kathleen Davia

Catholic School Night with the Avalanche

Monday, December 19th at 7:00 pm. Click here for more information and how to purchase tickets.

Catholic Schools with the Nuggets

QUICK – GET YOUR NUGGETS CATHOLIC FAMILIES NIGHT TIX

Please see attached flyer to get tickets for one or all of the three Nuggets Catholic Families Night games. The clinic is SOLD OUT, but game tickets are still available for December 14, 18, and January 6th. ?s – Nick Burns – burns_irish@yahoo.com

Click here for details. Questions? Nick Burns – burns_irish@yahoo.com

Children’s Choir at SVDP Parish

Children’s Choir is starting Tuesday, November 15 for children in grades 3-8. Rehearsals will be Tuesdays from 3:30 -4:45 in the parish office. This group will sing at 9:30 Sunday Mass once a month in the church including Christmas eve at 4:00. We are also working on some pieces for the Advent Lessons and Carols Program on December 6.
For more information contact Raymond Ortiz raymond@saintvincents.org

SVdP Sandwich Program Needs Help!

We are looking for families to help make sure the Sandwich Program continues to feed the hungry in Denver. It’s really easy, low time commitment and has a big impact… all you have to do is sign-up for 2-3 days a year to setup sandwich making stations before Mass (easy), make some sandwiches with your fellow parishioners (fun), and help cleanup when it’s over (fast).

If you’re interested in helping make this important program even better, please email Marisa Baldassano at m_baldassano@yahoo.com.

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