December 3, 2014 Issue 14 Our Lady of Guadalupe School IntheMSJDominicanTradition Inside this issue: Calendar pg 2 Christmas at the Cathedral pg 3 Creche Festival pg 4 Bookkeeper s Corner pg 4 Beauty & the Beast play information pg 5-6 Children s Adoration pg 7 Church Dedication pg 7 Scrip pg 7 dancersdivine & Choir News pg 8 Prayers pg 8 Canned Food Drive pg 8 Advent Retreat for Young Adults pg 9 Kennedy High School Breakfast with Santa pg 10 Dear OLG Families, A most blessed liturgical New Year, Advent, to each of you One of my favorite authors is Sister Joan D. Chittister, O.S.B., a Benedictine who writes and speaks on women in the church and society, human rights, and peace and justice in the areas of war and poverty and religious life and spirituality. She is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a UNsponsored organization creating a worldwide network of women peacemakers. As we move into this time of preparation to once again celebrate the birth of Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us, I would like to share S. Joan's advent reflection with you. "A Month of Contemplation" by Joan Chittister, OSB The signal is clear: There is no time to sink into the quiet of fall that is promised with the coming of Thanksgiving. By the Friday morning that follows it, the raucousness of capitalist Christmas bursts suddenly upon us. The warning of autumn, with its browning of leaves and graying of skies, that life too, is susceptible to the wisdom of the seasons gets lost in the plastic world of limitless desire and limited resources. Shopping becomes what Advent is meant to be: the consuming preparation for one of the greatest feasts of the Christian year. But commercialism is not the problem. We re a consumer society whatever the season. The problem is that the lack of contemplative consideration that comes with Christmas consumerism too often drowns out the sounds of Advent and drains not only the feast but even, perhaps, the rest of the year of its meaning. As a result we have managed to make Christmas an event, a passing fancy, an exhausting endurance exercise, stripped of reflection by the pressure of social protocols. But judging from the scripture of the season, Christmas is surely meant to be an attitude toward life, not a carnival. It is meant to be arrived at slowly and lived succulently. Christmas is not meant to be simply a day of celebration; it is meant to be a month of contemplation. But because Advent has been lost somewhere between the Thanksgiving turkey and pre- Christmas sales, we have lost one of the richest seasons of the year. Advent is an excursion through scripture meant to give depth and emotional stability to the days for which there are no songs, no tinsel, no flashing lights to distract us from its raw, tart marrow. Unless we can reclaim Advent, the lack of it will show dearly in the way we go through the rest of life itself. 1 May you find some space for contemplation during these Advent days. In Peace, S. Janice Therese, O.P.
MON FRI Dec1 5 8 th gradetocyocamp TUE Dec2 7pmSchoolBoardMeeting WED Dec3 2pmdismissal FRI Dec5 TeacherandStaffInIServiceDay NoSchool Children s1 st FridayAdoration3 3:30pmatchurch SAT Dec6 10:00am ChoirperformsattheFremontHub SUN Dec7 12:30pmIdancersDivineperformsattheFremont Hub MON Dec8 9amMassISolemnityoftheImmaculateConception FULLUNIFORM 3:00 3:30pmGradesKI4:PlaySignIUps Permissionformsdueby12/12toteacher. TUE Dec9 3:00I4:00pmGrades5I8:PlayAuditions WED Dec10 NoonDismissal 7pm PTSGMeeting FRI Dec12 9am SchoolMassIFeastofOurLadyofGuadalupe FULLUNIFORM 6pm MassatBlacowsite ChurchDedication FRI SUN Dec12I14 CrecheFestivalattheCathedralofChristtheLight seethedetailsinthisbulletin TUE Dec16 ChristianValueAwardsatmorningassembly WED Dec17 2pmdismissal THUR Dec18 ChristmasProgram7pm FRI Dec19 NoSchool ChristmasBreakBegins ClassesResumeonJanuary5,2015 2
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Bookkeeper s)corner) To receive reimbursement for expenses incurred, please complete a Reimbursement Request Form and attach receipts to the back of the request form. Completed forms with receipts can be left in S. Janice s Inbox located just outside of her office door, or with Cynthia in the Bookkeeping Office. Reimbursement Request Forms can be found in the Main Office. They are located in a bin hanging on the wall to the left of the office desk. To receive reimbursement for expenses incurred, please complete a Reimbursement Request Form and attach receipts to the back of the request form. Completed forms with receipts can be given to Mrs. Murray in the main office or to Cynthia in the Bookkeeping Office. 4
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CHILDREN S EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Let the little children come to me (Mt. 19:14) Come adore Jesus with us through prayer, song and simple Bible stories. WHEN: Friday December 5 (every first Friday) TIME: 3:00 3:30pm WHERE: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Come Celebrate with Us Dedication of the New Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish by Bishop Michael Barber, SJ December 12, 2014, 6:00 p.m. 41933 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA 94538 Order Scrip for your Christmas Gifts Purchasing gift cards is an easy way to support Our Lady of Guadalupe School. OLG receives a percentage in cash rebates for all scrip orders and gift cards make great Christmas presents Donʼt have an account? No worries Visit www.shopwithscrip.com to signup (enrollment code 935D3D9936989), shop online and place your order Interested in even faster delivery on e-scrip and reload orders? Sign up for Prestopay (Note: please allow a few days to complete the Prestopay account setup process.) If you have questions or need assistance, contact Lois Henry at: lois.henry@sbcglobal.net or call/text 510-396-1196. Forpaperorders,pleaseseetheupdatedSCRIPorderformontheschoolwebsite (guadalupekschool.com)onthedocuments&formspageandprintitout orpickupaformattheschooloffice. SCRIPordersmustbeplacedbyWednesday,December10inorder tobereceivedbeforethechristmasbreak. 7
dancersdivine Happenings Please join the school community and dancersdivine as we minister Morning Assembly Prayer through movement on Thursdays during the Advent season. Come support dancersdivine and OLG's participation in the Cash for Class program on Sunday, December 7 at 12:30pm. We will be sharing a few of our holiday dance selections in front of the Christmas Tree between Bed, Bath & Beyond and the World Market. Choir News The OLG Choir will be performing a few holiday selections at the Fremont Hub at 10am on Saturday, December 6. Please plan to stop by in support of the choir and enjoy the festivities. MSJ)Dominican)Schools)In7Service) Friday,December5 th isthemissionsanjose DominicanSchoolsInKServiceday.All teachersandstaffwillbeattendingthis professionalgrowthevent. TherewillbeNO)SCHOOLforthestudents. Pleasebesuretonotethisdateonyour calendar. Let us pray for peace and justice in our nation and the world. Let us pray for those who are hungry and alone. Canned Food Drive From now until December 19 th, each class will be collecting canned and boxed foods for St. Vincent de Paul. We appreciate your help with this effort. If you will be donating, please check to make sure the expiration date on each product is still in the future. Non-perishable food items only. Thank you 8
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