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St. Pius X, TIGER TALES St. Pius X, TIGER TALES.l. I November 201 2 Volume 3, Issue 10 Past or, Fr. Michae l Guada gn oli Parochial Vicar, Fr. Paolo Capra Parochial Vicar, Fr. Abra ham Thom as Fr.

Family Movie Night 6 Upcoming Events Nov 2 Full uniform All School Mass @ 8am Nov 8 Full Uniform All School Mass@ 8am Nov 9-KC Family Movie Night Nov 10 Devin Goudie Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10am

Baby Banks Remember to finish filling your baby banks with spare change and then return the bank to your homeroom teachers by Nov 2. Thank you.

1 St. Pius X, TIGER TALES St. Pius X, TIGER TALES.l. I November Volume 3, Issue 10 Past or, Fr. Michae l Guada gn oli Parochial Vicar, Fr. Paolo Capra Parochial Vicar, Fr. Abra ham Thom as Fr. Loyd Morris Prin cipal, Cin dy Elw ood Contents Upcoming Events 1 Shout outs 2 PTO corner 2 Catholic Corner 2 Devin Goudie Fund 2 Girls Scouts 3 First Friday collection 4 Catholic Charity Cheer 5 KC Family Movie Night 6 Upcoming Events Nov 2 Full uniform All School 8am Nov 8 Full Uniform All School Mass@ 8am Nov 9-KC Family Movie Night Nov 10 Devin Goudie Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10am Nov 10- Ladies Society Craft Fair Fruit for the month For the month of November, we will focus on peace. Baby Banks Remember to finish filling your baby banks with spare change and then return the bank to your homeroom teachers by Nov 2. Thank you Our next early dismissal is Wednesday, November 21 noon. No school on November 22 and 23 for the Thanksgiving holidays. Graduate News! We are proud of Megan Hertel. She earned the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award a Cadette can earn. She orchestrated a pet supply drive and spent over 50 hours planning, researching, and collecting for this project. She is now working on her gold award the single highest award in Girl Scouting. Megan is a SPX graduate of the class of 2012.

2 School Newsletter News Page 2 of 6 School Newsletter News Page 3 of 5 Growing Hearts and Minds the Tiger Way. The TIGER WAY is to be gracious and respectful to God, ourselves, and each other. Dear Wonderful SPX Parents, Thank you for all you do to make this a wonderful community. Be blessed. Cindy Elwood 1 st Quarter A/AB Honor Roll The special dress down for our 1 st quarter students will be on: Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 30 Dec 6 Dec 14 Dec 20 This allows for our students to be in full uniform on Mass Days. Page 2 Shout outs! To Margaret White and Perla Cruz To Minh Huynh To Kathleen Huggins These SPX staff go the extra mile. Prayer Warriors -- Keep George Doucet in your prayers for a continued recovery. -- Keep Michelle Crist s dad in your prayers. -- Keep Margaret White and her family in your prayers. -- Keep Mr. Leyden in your prayers as he recovers from a leg injury. -- Pray for the soul of Ginger Farrell s mom. --Keep a special intention for Mrs. Elwood in your prayers Support the Devin Goudie Fund! November 10: 8am-10am Location: Applebee s I635 Mesquite, Texas Breakfast Buffet: $6 ages 10 and under; $ 8 age 11 and up All you can eat eggs, bacon, pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee or soda. Cash or check on the day of the event at Applebee s. Catholic Corner by Sister-Know-It-All On this Holy Day of Obligation, All Saints Day, do you know what Communion of Saints refers to? SANTA Coming!! St. Pius X Catholic School is proud to invite our Grandparents once again on Wednesday, November 21, This half day before Thanksgiving will include Mass, Special Classroom events, breakfast for grandparents and an opportunity for pictures. Santa Claus is coming to SPX!! Santa Claus is making a special stop on his way to the North Pole to visit SPX on Grandparent s Day, November 21, 2012!! He is only here for a short time but will be available for pictures with our kids! P.T.O. Corner Tuesday, November 13 Our next PTO meeting will be in room 401 at 7:00 p.m. A pasta and salad dinner will be offered for $3 plus bottled beverages for $1. There will be some time set aside for socializing with fellow parents. Terie Farren, our SPX Resource Teacher will be speaking on reading development for children. There will be a table of games for the kiddos. Saturday, November 17 Casino night. Please join us for a fun filled night of Blackjack, Texas Hold em, and Roulette. Wine and appetizers will be served. Babysitting is being arranged and may be offered. Instead of charging admission, we invite guests to donate items valued at $25 plus per guest, which will be used to fund the Annual Spring Auction. The value of the donated item will be multiplied by 10; you will be provided with chips in that amount to gamble with! At the end of the night, you can purchase raffle tickets with your chips for prizes, or you can participate in a miniauction! Instead of bringing a donation item, you can purchase SCRIPS cards at the door, donate them for chips and receive SCRIPS credit as well!

3 . School Newsletter Page 4 of 5 Remember to sign up for eventlink.com This will allow you to see all the events for the year. St. Pius X 3030 Gus Thomasson Rd Dallas, TX Phone: celwood@spxdallas.org Principal mwhite@spxdallas.org Administrative Assistant / Admissions Coordinator pcruz@spxdallas.org Receptionist/Attendance Clerk amendoza@spxdallas.org Development Director Calendar Nov. 21 Early dismissal Nov Thanksgiving holiday Dec. 21 Early dismissal Dec. 24-Jan 4 Christmas holidays Jan. 18 Early dismissal Jan. 21 Holiday Feb. 15 Early dismissal Feb. 18 Holiday Mar Spring Break Mar 28 Early dismissal Mar 29 Holiday April 1 Bad weather day April 19 Early dismissal May 3 Bad weather day May 27 Holiday May 31 Last day of school/early dismissal EARLY DISMISSAL IS AT NOON News Catholic Corner Answer The Church is a "communion of saints": this expression refers first to the "holy things" (sancta), above all the Eucharist, by which "the unity of believers, who form one body in Christ, is both represented and brought about" (LG 3). 961 The term "communion of saints" refers also to the communion of "holy persons" (sancti) in Christ who "died for all," so that what each one does or suffers in and for Christ bears fruit for all. 962 "We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church; and we believe that in this communion, the merciful love of God and his saints is always [attentive] to our prayers" From the Catechism of the Catholic Church To get the Saint of the Day bookmark the following link. Choir News CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is scheduled for Thursday, December 20 at 7 pm in the church. If your child is in 2nd-8th grade and in music class this semester, he/she is REQUIRED to attend. The St. Pius Boys Choir and The Angelics are also performing and are required to attend. Girl Scouts!! Page 3 of 6 Girl scouts has recently been approved as an active and registered ministry on campus. A representative from Girl Scouts of North East Texas is expected to speak briefly about scouting at SPX at our November 13 th PTO meeting. There are currently four troops at SPX covering 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, and 8 th grade. The Daisy Troop (1st grade) has space for additional first graders. The possibility of an April/May 2013 camp out at Camp Whispering Cedars (Dallas) is being discussed covering multiple SPX troops. If you are interested, please contact SPX s girl scout liaison Dolores Wolfe at wolfe.dolores@dol.gov. Please don t forget to support your girl scouts during cookie season in January 2013!

St. Paul's United Church of Christ December 2017 Newsletter

St. Paul's United Church of Christ December 2017 Newsletter Church Office Hours Monday-Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm Pastor Mike Roth: Tuesday-Friday Pastor Erica Roth: Tuesday-Thursday Doug Gilliland: Monday-Thursday