Parent Newsletter Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Community! Faith! Academics September 20, 2017 Dear Parents, The auction was a success! I have received so much positive feedback about the event. However, the accolades really go to our chairs Jen Caesar, Michelle Damiani, and Megan Hubbs! Unless you have chaired this event, it is difficult to understand how much work goes into it. I appreciate the extra time they put in to make the Auction great. Be sure to thank them and congratulate them on a job well done when you see them! Thank you to all of their subcommittee chairs who shared time and many talents. Once again, I thank each of you who took on tasks big and small. It takes all of us working together to create a successful event! Today our 6 th graders led us in a beautiful mass celebrating the feast of the Korean martyrs Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Chong Ha-sang and companions. The students researched the martyrs and the birth of Christianity in Korea. Before Christianity was tolerated in Korea, it is estimated that as many as 10,000 people (mostly lay) were put to death for their faith including the 103 we honor today. Christianity arrived in Korea in the late 1500s. The faith grew and in the late 1700s a missionary priest visited the country to discover more than 4,000 Christians who had never received the Sacraments nor ever seen a priest. What an amazing testament of their faith that even without the things we might take for granted, mass, the Eucharist, a priest, they remained faithful to Christ for nearly 200 years! During mass one of the third graders said to me This is a sad story. However, I reminded him that it is actually a beautiful and powerful story that these Christians made the ultimate sacrifice for their faith! Blessings, Mrs. Simolon COMING UP Thursday (Sept. 21) PE Middle School Friday (Sept. 22) PE 1 st, 3 rd, 5 th Picture Day! Saturday (Sept. 23) Mass on the Grass & Picnic 4:30 PM See flyer for more details. Sunday (Sept. 24) Sunday Obligation Monday (Sept. 25) PE 1 st, 2 nd, & 4 th Tuesday (Sept.26) PE 5 th & Middle School Wednesday (Sept. 27) PE K, 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th Happy Birthday, Mrs. Solano! SAVE-THE-DATE.. Sept. 28 OLMCS at UCSB Men s Soccer game Email Mrs. VanEyck for tix! Oct. 6 th Blessing of the Animals After Morning Assembly Oct. 10 School Tour 10 AM Oct. 11-13 Minimum Days for Parent Teacher Conferences 7 th & 8 th Graders Must Attend Oct. 20 Fall Harvest BBQ 5 PM Oct. 27 Picture Retakes Oct. 29 School Family Mass (Gr. 5) Oct. 30 No School Teacher s Professional Learning SPREAD-THE-WORD! SCHOOL TOUR 10:00 A.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 TH www.mountcarmelschool.net @MountCarmelSchoolSB
Community! Faith! Academics September 20, 2017 BLESSING OF ANIMALS Friday, October 6 th After Morning Assembly Please plan to bring your pets after morning assembly for our annual Blessing of the Animals to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Small, quiet caged pets may stay with the kids at school but larger animals cannot remain after the blessing. Please consider sending your child with a picture of your pet if it is not possible to bring their pet to school. Fr. Lawrence is happy to bless them, too! FROM FATHER STEVE Have you ever thought of becoming a Catholic? Are you interested in learning about the Catholic faith? Are you a Catholic who has not received First Holy Communion or Confirmation? You are invited to join Fr. Steve and the parish RCIA team on Tuesday evenings, beginning Tuesday, October 3 rd in the Spiritual Library at the school 7:00-8:30 PM. Questions? Call the Rectory Office at 969-6868. AXXESS BOOKS FOR SALE 2018 AXXESS books are now available for purchase in the school office for $40 with $13 of every purchase going back directly to our school. RALPH S COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM Register your card & earn money for each and every purchase. Go to Ralphs.com and choose OLMCS organization number 91404. Please note that even if you participated in the past you must re-enroll each September. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of Lunch Duty volunteers on Mondays and Tuesdays to give our teachers a much deserved lunch break. If you are able to help and spend time with our Lancers please volunteer on Sign Up Genius at https://tinyurl.com/y7scwjnm Thank you! RECORD YOUR AUCTION VOLUNTEER HOURS Record Auction volunteer hours now while it is still fresh in your memory on Gradelink; its easy and fast! Just click the service hours tab on the left of your parent page and record. First volunteer hour reporting deadline is November 17 th. SILENT AUCTION THANKS The Silent Auction Committee would like to thank our hard working volunteers for this year s Silent Action. We would also like to thank everyone who bid on the fabulous baskets! If you have won a basket or a frame and would like to recycle them back to the school for next year, please bring them to the office this week for use next year. Thank you! FINGERPRINTING See the attached calendar for Archdiocesan Livescan fingerprinting in the Santa Barbara region. All school volunteers must be fingerprinted and have a signed VIRTUS guidelines on file in the school office. MISSING ITEMS We are missing the hammock and cooler from the amazing 5 th grade class project. If you ended up with it after the Auction by mistake, please contact the school office. www.mountcarmelschool.net @MountCarmelSchoolSB
Axxess Books Have Arrived! Stop by the school office to purchase your copy for $40. Remember that $13 of every purchase goes back to our school! Axxess books make great gifts too!