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1 December 9, 2015 Issue 19 Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparation for Christmas. We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day. We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us. We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy of your Kingdom. We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence. We are your people, walking in darkness yet seeking the light. To you we say “Come, Lord Jesus”. Amen. [Henri Nouwen] Dear OLG Families, The Jesse Tree symbols are increasing, the Christmas program practices are improving, the Advent reflections are continuing. To be in school during this season of waiting and preparing is truly a gift for all of us! I’ve been telling the little ones that I’ve learned that they are on Santa’s Good List. To see the wonder and hope in their eyes is truly amazing! On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, yesterday, December 8, “Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica…to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church. This jubilee year will feature a host of special Masses and extra general audiences to accommodate the throngs of pilgrims, while Francis himself has set aside one Friday each month to slip out of the Vatican to perform an act of mercy himself, in private.” [http://news.yahoo.com/pope-opens-vatican-holy-door] Our dancersDivine are already answering Pope Francis’ call and following his example by making Christmas favors and performing at Acacia Creek this week. Thank you Ms. Colon, Mrs. Lapp, dancersDivine and your families for living this Holy Year of Mercy. As the year unfolds, we at OLG School will continue to extend acts of Mercy in our daily living and share them with you. The blessing is that many of these outreach efforts are what we have been doing through the years. Next Thursday, December 17 is our Christmas Program. Thank you to all involved in this wonderful experience of celebrating the Birth of our Lord – Mrs. Francine Zeppa, Mr. Daryl Lazaro, Mrs. Gabrielle Kopf, Mrs. Stephanie Lapp, the band and string performers and all our children who are performing! Thank you for helping us focus on why we celebrate Christmas! May these days of Advent soothe you with Mercy and Peace. S. Janice Therese, O.P. Our Lady of Guadalupe School In the MSJ Dominican Tradition
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December 9, 2015 Issue 19
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness,
send your Holy Spirit upon our preparation for Christmas.
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us.
We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy of your Kingdom.
We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence.
We are your people, walking in darkness yet seeking the light.
To you we say “Come, Lord Jesus”.
Amen. [Henri Nouwen] DearOLGFamilies,
TheJesseTreesymbolsareincreasing,theChristmasprogrampracticesareimproving,theAdventreflectionsarecontinuing.Tobeinschoolduringthisseasonofwaitingandpreparingistrulyagiftforallofus!I’vebeentellingthelittleonesthatI’velearnedthattheyareonSanta’sGoodList.Toseethewonderandhopeintheireyesistrulyamazing!
OntheSolemnityoftheImmaculateConception,yesterday,December8,“PopeFrancispushedopenthegreatbronzedoorsofSt.Peter’sBasilica…tolaunchhisHolyYearofMercy,declaringthatmercytrumpsmoralizinginhisCatholicChurch.ThisjubileeyearwillfeatureahostofspecialMassesandextrageneralaudiencestoaccommodatethethrongsofpilgrims,whileFrancishimselfhassetasideoneFridayeachmonthtoslipoutoftheVaticantoperformanactofmercyhimself,inprivate.”[http://news.yahoo.com/pope-opens-vatican-holy-door]
OurdancersDivinearealreadyansweringPopeFrancis’callandfollowinghisexamplebymakingChristmasfavorsandperformingatAcaciaCreekthisweek.ThankyouMs.Colon,Mrs.Lapp,dancersDivineandyourfamiliesforlivingthisHolyYearofMercy.Astheyearunfolds,weatOLGSchoolwillcontinuetoextendactsofMercyinourdailylivingandsharethemwithyou.Theblessingisthatmanyoftheseoutreacheffortsarewhatwehavebeendoingthroughtheyears.
NextThursday,December17isourChristmasProgram.ThankyoutoallinvolvedinthiswonderfulexperienceofcelebratingtheBirthofourLord–Mrs.FrancineZeppa,Mr.DarylLazaro,Mrs.GabrielleKopf,Mrs.StephanieLapp,thebandandstringperformersandallourchildrenwhoareperforming!ThankyouforhelpingusfocusonwhywecelebrateChristmas!MaythesedaysofAdventsootheyouwithMercyandPeace.S.JaniceTherese,O.P.
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~~ SCHOOL CALENDAR ~~ THUR DEC10 1:15pmdancersDivinefieldtriptoAcaciaCreek
FRI DEC11GrK-4PermissionFormsforSpringMusicalareduetoday.1:15pmSchoolPrayerServiceCelebratingtheFeastofOurLadyofGuadalupe-FULLSCHOOLUNIFORM-notPEUniform
SUN Dec13 3rdSundayofAdvent
TUE Dec15 ChristianValueAwards(atmorningassembly)Lastdaytopurchaseraffleticketsforfitbit(seepage4)
WED Dec162pmDismissal5pmAuditions/PracticeforChildren’sMass(atChurchonBlacow)7pmFinanceMeeting
THUR Dec17 NoChessClubmeetingtoday7pmChristmasProgram–ParishCenter
FRI Dec18 NoonDismissal–noPMExtendedCare
Dec21-Jan1 ChristmasBreak
THUR Dec24 6pmChildren’sMass
FRI Dec25 ChristmasBlessings!!
Prayer Requests * Let us remember in prayer all those affected by the recent devastating floods in India. * In Thanksgiving for the graces to be received during this Jubilee Year of Mercy!
*AUDITIONS * WE WILL BE HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS MASS PLAY ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16TH AT 5:00 AT THE CHURCH (ON BLACOW ROAD). PRACTICE WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THIS TIME. WE NEED READERS, ANGELS, SHEPHERDS, SHEEP, WISE MEN, INNKEEPERS AND OF COURSE, MARY AND JOSEPH. WE HAVE COSTUMES FOR ALL PARTS. THE MASS WILL BE CHRISTMAS EVE AT 6:00 PM. FOR INFORMATION CALL CHRISTINA OR DEACON MIKE AT 510-651-4966
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Order Scrip for your own Shopping Needs and for 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. Use scrip for your everyday shopping and the gift cards make great Christmas presents, too!
Some Scrip is available on site in for purchase from the school Bookkeeper. For a larger selection, please go online or use the paper order form available at the school office.
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: [email protected] or call/text 510-396-1196.
LastdaytosubmitordersbeforeChristmasbreakisThursday,December10
THANKYOUNOTE
AveryspecialthankstoMarcusandThomasMcCallion'smom.Shenotonlyprovidedmostofthe'antique'electronicsusedfortheTech-a-Thondisplayon11/25,shealsostayedfortheentiremorningtoexplainhoweverythingworked.Shetoldthestudentsinterestingstoriesastheyvisitedtheexhibitandworkedwiththempatientlyastheytriedthemanualtypewriters....ANDshesaidshehadagreattime!Iknowthestudentsallhadagreattimeanditwasawesomeseeingtheminteractingwith'old'technology.
OLGParishNews
Allareinvited….InHonorofourPatroness,OurLadyofGuadalupe:Thur,12/10–1stAnniversaryofourChurchDedication;MultilingualCandlelightRosaryProcessionat6pmFri,12/11–6pmRosary;7pmPresentationoftheplay,“LaMorenita”;9pmSpanishMassSat,12/12–Mañanitasat4:30am;MasswithMariachiat6:00amand7:00pminSpanish;Englishmassesat9:00amand5:00pm
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4thGradeClassColomaFundraiserRaffle
CHARGEHR
Color:Plum
Retailvalue$149.95
HowfunwoulditbetowinafitbitCHARGEHR?WithChristmasrightaroundthecorner,thiswouldbeafabulousgift
togive.
Ticketscanbepurchasedfor$1.00eachor6ticketsfor$5.00.
Allproceedswillgotothe4thgradeColomaTrip.
DrawingwilltakeplaceattheChristmasProgramonDecember17,2015
Weonlyacceptcashdonations.Raffleticketswillbesentbackwiththeoldestchild.
LastdaytopurchaseraffleticketswillbeDecember15,2015.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returntoschool–4thgradeclassroom
OldestChild’sFullName:________________________________________Grade:__________#ofTickets:_______________Amountenclosed:____________________
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New Lunch Time Art Club
The Art Club will meet Wednesdays at lunch and is open to grades 2-8. Interested students should see Mrs. Kopf in 7th
grade. For each meeting, students should bring pencils, crayons, colored pencils, markers, scissors, and glue to the 7th grade
room. Students have the option to purchase a small sketchbook to keep their projects together.
2015 Extended Care Statements If you will need a statement for Extended Care expenses and/or payments for calendar year 2015 please note: * For January - June expenses, contact Cynthia in Bookkeeping ([email protected]) * For August - December payments, contact Stephanie in Extended Care ([email protected]) * All requests must be made no later than Thursday, 1/14/16 - preferred method for requests is via email * Allow up to two weeks to receive your statement(s) * Statements will be delivered by email to either the email requesting the statement or the primary email on file * If you have not received your statement by 1/29/16, please contact the appropriate staff member(s)
This year’s OLG Christmas card and a
pamphlet on the Year of Mercy will be sent home with students on
Thursday, December 10th
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* CHRISTMAS PROGRAM *
Thisyear’sOLGSchoolChristmasProgramwilltakeplaceintheChurchattheFremontBlvdlocationat7:00pmonThursday,December17th.Familiesandfriendsareinvitedtoattend.Come and be entertained by the entire student body as they celebrate this special season! STUDENT ARRIVAL TIME FOR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Childrenareaskedtobeinschoolat6:30pm(noearlier)atwhichtimetheschoolwillbeopened.ParentsmaygoovertotheParishCenterafterdroppingoffchildrenat6:30pm.Allstudentsaretoreporttotheirclassroom.WHAT TO WEAR StudentsaretodressfortheChristmasprogramasfollows:• Specialoccasionholidayattireinredorgreen(orboth)• Ifredorgreenarenotavailable,thenblackorwhiteclothingisacceptable.• Forboys,ifblackpantsarenotavailable,thennavyschoolpantsareokay.• ‘Dress’shoesoruniformshoes.• Absolutelynobluejeans/denim;noflipflops.STUDENT DEPARTURE PROCESS Childrenwillbeescortedbacktotheirclassroomsaftertheprogramasagroupandparentswillneedtoproceedtotheclassroomsfollowingtheprogramtopickuptheirchildren.NOON DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th TherewillbenoafternoonExtendedCareonFriday.OurChristmasbreakstartsatthenoondismissalandschoolwillresumeonMondayJanuary4th.ForthosewhoaresignedupforthePizzaLunch,MondayJanuary4isapizzalunchday.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE From now until December 18th, 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!
