ST. MARY SCHOOL. Any student participating in Mass on Sunday needs to be in uniform we will meet at 9:00 AM in the lower church.

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1 ST. MARY SCHOOL DATE: JANUARY 26, 2018 TO: PARENTS/GUARDIANS FROM: MS. LEPORE RE: WEEKLY MEMO We will begin our celebration of Catholic Schools Week with Mass on Sunday at 9:30 AM followed by Open House from 11:00-1:00! Please join us for Mass and encourage your friends to visit our Open House! Any student participating in Mass on Sunday needs to be in uniform we will meet at 9:00 AM in the lower church. Attached is a list of activities for this upcoming week! Please encourage your child to participate. Attached to this memo: Dine Out Texas Roadhouse (2/1) Catholic Schools Week list of activities Accessing ParentsWeb February Grow in Faith Macaroni Dinner reminders & Calling All Bakers St Mary s Providence Bruins Night Macaroni Dinner Committee is still looking for gift cards for our Wooden Spoon Raffle. Please return re-registration forms as soon as possible. Apply now for Financial Aid the deadline is February 14 th. Congratulations to our Geography Bee Winners: 1 st Place Aidan Papluaskas (Grade 4) 2 nd Place Jesse Mantia-Hall (Grade 4) 3 rd Place Giancarlos Villavincencio (Grade 7) Aidan will now take a test to qualify for the State Geography Bee! Cassidy Connetta & Noah Tampinco will represent St Mary s School at the Diocesan Regional Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 1 at 4:00 PM. Come out and support them! Basketball Home Games Saturday 9:00 BJI Father Doyle vs St Mary s 10:00 GJD2 St Mary Sacred Heart vs St Mary s 12:00 BGD2S St Joseph vs St Mary s 2:00 GGD2S St Pius V vs St Mary s St Mary s Boys Junior Division Team will play on Sunday at 12:00 at Cole Middle School. Enjoy the weekend! St. Mary s School lives the Gospel Values of Faith, Hope and Love through our kind thoughts and deeds.

2 St. Mary s School February 1 st, :30pm-10pm St. Mary s School February 1 st, :30pm-10pm (401) Garfield Av. Cranston, RI +(401) Garfield Av. Cranston, RI

3 Activities for Catholic Schools Week 2018 Catholic Schools:Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. DATE ACTIVITY TIME Sunday, January 28 Mass to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 9:30AM In Our Parish Open House 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Monday, January 29 Prayer in the Gym 8:15 AM Big Brother/Sister Activity - decorate placemats for Cranston Senior Center In Our Community Out of Uniform - $1.00 donation to benefit Haven of Grace Women's Shelter Faculty & Staff Lunch - sponsored by PTGduring lunch All classes wear gym sweatpants - each class will wear different color shirt. Prek - RED, Kindergarten - YELLOW, Grade 1 - ORANGE, Grade 2 - GREEN, Grade 3 - BLUE, Grade 4 - PINK, Grade 5 - WHITE, Grade 6 - PURPLE, Grade 7 - WHITE, Grade 8 - BLACK Tuesday, January 30 Student Council - Prayer over intercom 8:15 AM Ryan Tremblay - Christian Musican will perform at 1:00 PM for all students Extra recess today In Our Students In Uniform today Wednesday, January 31 Student Council - Prayer over intercom 8:15 AM Students in Grades 4-8 will make Thank You cards for supporters of St. Mary's School Out of Uniform - Dress in Red, White, & Blue to benefit an organization for deployed families. Thursday, February 1 Student Council - Prayer over intercom 8:15 AM Out of Uniform - Dress in Blue & Gold - collecting school supplies for students in Cape Verde In our Vocations Diocesan Regional Spelling Bee - St Mary's School - 4:00 PM in gymnasium Friday, February 2 Student Council - Prayer over intercom 8:15 AM Pep Rally and Faculty & Staff vs Grade 8 - Volleyball Game - 1:00 PM Out of Uniform - Sports Day - Wear your favorite team's jersey or colors Saturday, February 3 In Our Families Macaroni Dinner Please join us for a wonderful evening!

4 Accessing ParentsWeb RenWeb School Management Software gives you, the busy parent, an opportunity to get more involved in your child s academic progress and future success all via the Internet! RenWeb s ParentsWeb is a private and secure parents portal that will allow parents to view academic information specific to their children, while protecting their children s information from others. You may view your child s grades (Grades 3-8), attendance, as well as other useful school information. All you need is an Internet-capable computer. Here s how to access our easy-to-use RenWeb ParentsWeb: Make sure that the school has your address in RenWeb. In Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari, go to and click Logins. Type the school's District Code SM-RI Click Create New ParentsWeb Account. Type your address and click Create Account. An will be sent which includes a link to create your ParentsWeb login. The link is active for 6 hours. Select the Click to Create your ParentsWeb login link. A web browser displays your Name and RenWeb Person ID. Type a User Name, Password, and Confirm the password.

5 Click Save User Name and/or Password. A message displays at the top of the browser, "User Name/Password successfully updated." You may now log in to ParentsWeb using your new User Name and Password. ParentsWeb allows you to access: o Student attendance and grades (Grades 3-8) o Progress reports, reports cards and o School events and lunch calendar

6 Lent 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lent is the liturgical season of forty days which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church s liturgical year, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the desert in fasting and prayer (Catechism of the Catholic Church). 14 Ash Wednesday Attend an Ash Wednesday liturgy and wear the cross of ashes as a sign that you are seeking both forgiveness and eternal life from Christ. Start a journal for your prayer intentions. Wait and see how God, who always answers prayer, answers yours. It is our Christian responsibility to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent as a form of penance Read today s Gospel before you go to church (Mark 1:12-15). Write down two things you learned and keep it with you throughout the day. Grow in your faith by believing that God is there for you. Entrust your worries to God and know he will take care of it. Call Catholic Relief Services (877-HELP-CRS or to see how you can help. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, given to the world through St. Faustina to help repair the hurt caused by sin. Find it at Pray for God to bless someone you don t like, or who you know doesn t like you. Support your parish s Lent collections, whether it is the Bishop s Lenten campaign, Operation Rice Bowl or a mission collection March 2 3 Every Sunday in Lent is a Little Easter. Spread joy by smiling at everyone you meet, regardless of how you feel. Lent is a stressful time of year for priests. Offer to perform some act of service for your parish. Ask at the rectory for suggestions. Read the seven penitential psalms in the Old Testament book of Psalms that express remorse for sins: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143. Just for today, don t listen to the radio while you drive. Pray instead or listen to sacred music. When older people become less active, they can also become forgotten. Visit a senior you know, take one to lunch, and just listen. Today, replace each snack with a prayer, or, if you do snack, say an extra prayer of thanksgiving that you have enough to eat Take one idea from today s Gospel reading or homily to put into practice this coming week. Pick a virtue (prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, or charity) and practice it for the rest of the week. Ask God for a new grace today that will bring you closer to him. Make a fresh start on your Lenten journey today. Renew your Lenten observances. Pick one Corporal Work of Mercy to do: give food/ drink to the hungry/thirsty, shelter homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick or imprisoned, bury the dead Laetare Sunday Make Sunday special. Invite friends and neighbors over for a potluck brunch after Mass. Make a good examination of conscience, with the Ten Commandments as a guide. You can find them in Exodus, Chapter 20. Gather up the loose change around the house and put it in a jar. Donate the money to a local charity. Resolve to go the entire day without judging or criticizing anyone. Today, do one act of kindness for someone without expecting thanks in return. Attend a Stations of the Cross service if your parish offers one. If not, find them here: Consider making today a day of fasting. When you feel hungry, remind yourself of those for whom hunger isn t a choice Choose someone who has passed away or needs extra help as your Mass intention today. Solemnity of St. Joseph St. Joseph served God faithfully. What God said, he did. Resolve today to fulfill your responsibilities without complaining. Psalm 136 is a song about God s mercy. Read through it and think of all the ways God has shown you mercy this Lent. Deny yourself something you would like to buy. Then, give the money you saved to the poor. Spend time before the Eucharist in prayer and adoration. Or find time when the church is open to be with Jesus. Today, drink only water. Pray for those who can t afford the luxury of having iced coffee, soda, etc Palm Sunday Today s Gospel narrates the events of Holy Week. Place yourself in the scene and walk through Holy Week with our Lord. Tonight and every night this week, pray for the catechumens coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil. St. Mary's Church, Cranston February Clean your closet of clothes you no longer need. Donate gently used items that you no longer wear to charity. Forgive someone who hurt you; ask forgiveness of those whom you hurt. Holy Thursday The Church celebrates the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood. Celebrate by going to church tonight. Rev. William J. Ledoux, Pastor Good Friday Today is a day of fasting and abstinence. Read and meditate on John s account of Jesus passion and death (John 18-19). Pick a saint to learn about and imitate. Ask for his or her special help and protection during Lent. Adopt a priest or member of a religious order in your diocese and pray for them every day of Lent. Attend a Reconciliation Service or go to Confession on your own. Make a sincere confession and experience God s forgiveness. Show Jesus you are willing to carry your cross by tackling something difficult you ve been putting off. 17 St. Patrick s Day St. Patrick evangelized Ireland. In his honor, explore ways to support your parish religious education program or youth group. Start spring cleaning for Easter: Vacuum, dust, and straighten the rooms of the house you use the most to prepare for Jesus Resurrection. Holy Saturday Jesus sacrifice gives us hope. Today, make a list of everything for which you have hope in this life and the next. copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC

7 R EMINDER ST. MARY S SCHOOL ANNUAL MACARONI & MEATBALL DINNER 6:30 PM ST. MARY S PARISH CENTER SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018 DEADLINE FOR PURCHASING TICKETS IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 TH DEADLINE FOR SPONSORS IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 TH REMEMBER THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO FULFILL YOUR FUNDRAISING OBLIGATION!! DEADLINE FOR BASKET ITEMS AND/OR GIFT CARDS IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 ST Preschool (Kitchen Basket) Kindergarten Class (Arts & Crafts Basket) First Grade (Family Entertainment Basket) Second Grade (Tea & Biscuit Basket) Third Grade (International Food Items Basket) Fourth Grade (Bakers Delight) Fifth Grade (Candle & Potpourri Basket) Sixth Grade (Snack Attack Basket) Seventh Grade (Bath & Body Basket) Eighth Grade (Stationery Basket) THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

8 CALLING ALL BAKERS SAINT MARY SCHOOL IS SPONSORING ITS 11 th ANNUAL MACARONI & MEATBALL DINNER ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 RD AT 6:30PM. AS IN THE PAST, WE WILL HAVE A DELICIOUS DESSERT TABLE SET UP THAT EVENING. WE ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS FROM OUR FABULOUS AND TALENTED BAKERS. SUGGESTED ITEMS INCLUDE: o o o CAKES o COOKIES o BISCOTTIS CUPCAKES/ BROWNIES POUND/ COFFEE CAKES o BREADS o OTHER ITEMS CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL ANYTIME ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2 ND OR SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 3 RD. ALL DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED EVEN IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE DINNER. PLEASE RETURN THE FOLLOWING FORM TO THE OFFICE BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 TH. ***** MACARONI & MEATBALL DINNER ***** FEBRUARY 3, 2018 ***** DESSERT TABLE ***** NAME: PHONE: DESSERT DONATION:

9 FEATURING GREAT SEATS TOGETHER AS A GROUP! ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FRI. MAR 23 7:05 VS LV STAR WARS WEEKEND $22 GREAT SAVINGS ON EXCITING P-BRUINS HOCKEY! To purchase tickets please fill out the order form and return it to Barbra Rodi with cash or checks made payable to St. Mary's School by March 2nd. For more information please contact Barbra at or aaar16@verizon.net. FRI. MAR 23