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In This Issue Weekly Reflection

Student Holiday Tomorrow; Special All-School Mass on MONDAY!

Good Luck, Lady Trojans

Fall Festival TOMORROW night!

Cakes & Baked Goods Needed for Cake Walk

Long-Sleeved Uniform Shirt Order Form DUE TODAY

Vocations Awareness Week

Vote for the Trojan Mascot!

8th Annual Shrimp Boil 11/8

Thin Blue Line Honors

Christmas Greenery & Poinsettias Sale

SJN Cowboy Christmas

Clothes Pin Wreath Sale

Fleece Material Needed

Host Families Needed for International Students

CTK Cafe Ordering Schedule

Box Tops Collection

Volunteer Opportunities

Quick Links RenWeb

CTK Cathedral

FACTS Tuition Management

Calendar Events

Today - All Saints Day Parade & Parties for PreK - 5th Graders @ 2:15pm Fri.- No School for

October 29, 2015

Dear CTK Parents & Supporters, Welcome to this week's newsletter! We have some busy times in the next couple of weeks! Please read carefully!

This Week's News!

All Saints Day November 1, 2015 Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus teaches what it means to be happy.

Every year the Church recalls the example, witness, and prayer of the holy women and men who have been identified by the Church as Saints. These saints are more than just role models; they are family members with whom we continue to share relation, in a bond of prayer, called the Communion of Saints. Every year when we celebrate this day, the Gospel we proclaim recalls for us Jesus' teaching about happiness, the Beatitudes. We quickly note in this reading that none of those Jesus names as "blessed" or "happy" are expected . . . the poor in spirit, the meek, the persecuted. Jesus' blueprint for happiness reflects little of what the world might call happiness. What does Jesus mean when he uses the word "blessed?" This word is sometimes translated as "happy" or "fortunate" or "favored." In other words, Jesus is saying that divine favor is upon those who are poor, who mourn, who are persecuted. This might have been welcome and surprising news to the crowds who heard Jesus that day. The Beatitudes can be understood as a framework for Christian living. Because of this, it is natural that we proclaim this Gospel on the Feast of All Saints. Saints are people who lived the spirit of the Beatitudes as Jesus lived. On All Saints Day, we too are challenged to model our lives on the spirit and promises of the Beatitudes. from the Sunday Connection - Loyola Press

STUDENT HOLIDAY TOMORROW, FRIDAY, 10/30!

NO SCHOOL!

students: Student Holiday; Fall Festival 5:30pm-9pm Sat. - CTK Youth Group Trunk or Treat in front parking lot, 6:30pm-8pm Week of 11/2 - Vocations Awareness Week-see activities to right NEW CALENDAR ITEM: Mon. - All-School Mass for All Souls Day @ 8:15am

Tues., 6:30pm - NHS/NJHS Induction Ceremony Fri., 11/6, 9am - First Friday All Diocesan Schools Mass with St. Joseph's & Bishop Rodriguez Fri., 11/6-Sat., 11/7 - First Friday Eucharistic Adoration & Prayer Vigil (see details to right) Sun., 11/8, 5-7pm - 8th Annual Shrimp Boil - see details to right Tues., 11/10 - Varsity Basketball @ Friona (6pm/7pm) Wed., 11/11 - 2pm Dismissal & Free Dress Day Thurs., 11/12 - Senior Class Breakfast Burrito Sale before school; JH Basketball v. Sharp Academy (8th gr only-6pm/7pm) Fri., 11/13 - All-School Mass; Varsity Basketball @ Wilson (6pm/7pm) Sat., 11/14 - Varsity Basketball @ LCH JV (12pm/1pm) 11/13-11/14 - St. John

PLEASE NOTE: SPECIAL ALL-SCHOOL MASS ON

MONDAY, 11/2, @ 8:15AM FOR ALL SOULS DAY

All students should wear MASS UNIFORMS!

NEXT FRIDAY, 11/6, ALL-DIOCESAN SCHOOLS MASS @ 9AM WITH ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL. BISHOP

RODRIGUEZ WILL BE THE PRESIDER!

ALSO NEXT FRIDAY, 11/6:

FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & PRAYER VIGIL

BEGINNING AFTER FRIDAY ALL-SCHOOL MASS UNTIL SATURDAY @ 7:30AM

Christ the King Cathedral School invites you to join us for our First Friday Eucharistic adoration and prayer vigil beginning

with Mass in the Cathedral at 9am on Friday, 11/6, and continuing throughout the day and into the evening ending on Saturday morning, 11/7, with benediction at 7:30am. Daytime prayer by the students & teachers begins right after All-School

Mass on Friday and continues until 3pm. The parish community, school parents, grandparents and school

supporters are invited to continue daytime prayer from 3pm until 9pm when the evening vigil begins with high school students and teachers

in attendance. The vigil will include talks and reflections throughout the night with adoration, prayer, and meditation

on the rosary in-between the talks. Please plan to attend for an hour of adoration anytime or remain all night keeping vigil for our Catholic schools and for Catholic education throughout the

diocese.

CONGRATS TO THE LADY TROJANS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

ON THEIR DISTRICT RUNNER-UP FINISH IN TAPPS 2A-

DISTRICT 1. They will compete in a bi-district playoff match versus Sherman-Texoma

Christian School this afternoon at 4pm in Wichita Falls.

GOOD LUCK, LADY TROJANS!

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS!!

Neumann Cowboy Christmas Bazaar (10am-6pm each day)

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! EVERYONE'S HELP IS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S FALL FESTIVAL A

SUCCESS!

THOUGH CANDY DONATIONS DO NOT COUNT FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS THIS YEAR, OTHER ITEMS DONATED WILL RECEIVE VOLUNTEER

HOURS. KEEP IN MIND THAT ITEM DONATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. WE DO NEED A LOT OF CANDY FOR THE BOOTHS, BUT WE ALSO

NEED MAN POWER TO WORK ALL THE CLASSROOM BOOTHS AT THE FESTIVAL!

EVERY CLASS HAS A BOOTH THAT NEEDS YOUR HELP! WORKING A SHIFT GIVES ALL PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO ENJOY THE FALL FESTIVAL

WITH THEIR FAMILIES. PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR YOUR CHILD'S CLASS BOOTH!

DONATION NEEDS FOR EACH CLASS ARE LISTED BELOW:

FALL FESTIVAL RAFFLE TICKETS SHOULD BE RETURNED TODAY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS CONTEST. ALL TICKETS MUST BE TURNED IN BY 5PM TOMORROW, FRI., 10/30 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRIZE DRAWINGS

AT FALL FESTIVAL! TOP SELLING CLASS WILL RECEIVE A PIZZA PARTY!

Calling All Bakers! CTK is in need of cakes, pies, cupcakes, and sweet pastry donations for the Fall Festival cake walk. If you could donate any baked good, it would greatly be appreciated! Please bring your donation to the

school by THIS afternoon, 10/29, or by noon TOMORROW, Friday, 10/30. Each baked good will

be counted toward volunteer time!

DEADLINE TODAY (THURS., 10/29)!!!

FOR LONG-SLEEVED UNIFORM SHIRTS & SWEATSHIRTS! Long-sleeved uniform shirts and regular sweatshirts (those without hoods) are only

ordered one time per school year and now is that time! No extra shirts are ordered, so please order by the deadline. Orders are due TODAY, 10/29, and will be delivered

before Thanksgiving break. Click here for an order form to print; complete and return with payment:

Long-Sleeved Shirt & Sweatshirt Order Form

NOVEMBER 1st-9th IS VOCATIONS AWARENESS WEEK!

The Office for Vocations and Seminarian Education is hosting several events to celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week. Middle School students ages 9-14 who desire to learn more about God's will for their lives are invited, along with their parents, to a Vocations Conference on Saturday, November 7th, from 8:30am-1pm at CTKC's Family Activity Center. Information was sent home today with all jr. high students. For more information, please contact Sr. Olivia Rico at the Diocesan office - 792-3943, or via email at orico@catholiclubbock.org. Click here for an attachment about the event: Vocations Conference for Middle School Students All are invited to pray the Diocesan Novena for Vocations for the week of November 1st-9th. Click here the novena prayer outline: Diocesan Novena for Vocations 2015

VOTE FOR THE TROJAN MASCOT DURING KCBD's MASCOT MANIA !

CTK's Trojan Mascot is participating in KCBD's Mascot Mania contest! Our first round of voting begin today and ends next Thursday, 11/5, at 3pm against Hermleigh & Borden County mascots. Online votes are taken at KCBD.com's website on the sports page. One vote per email address per minute is allowed. In past years we have made it as far as the top 8 schools, so we have potential to WIN! The grand prize is $1500 to the winning school and a $2000 South Plains College scholarship for the mascot! Mascots

finishing 2nd, 3rd, & 4th will earn a $1000 South Plains College scholarships. Anyone with Internet access can vote no matter where they live, so tell your friends and family to vote for CTK too! Go to KCBD.com for official contest rules.

8th Annual CTK Shrimp Boil sponsored by the

CTK Athletics Booster Club

Sunday, 11/8, 5pm-7pm in the CTK Café

Tickets are $25.00 in advance or $30.00 at the door $15.00 for 10 years old & under

Ticket includes all-you-care-to-eat shrimp & fixings! plus Beer, Wine, & Margaritas for those 21 & over!

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the school office or from an athlete!

Fill In Our Thin Blue Line Display

Honoring Those Who Protect & Serve The CTK school community would like to highlight those among us who have served or who currently serve in law enforcement. A display has been started in the cases in the main hallway near the jr. high wing. If you would like to honor a member of your family or a friend in law enforcement, please send a picture along with his/her name and which agency he/she is associated with for the display. Pictures will be returned when the display is taken down if

you write your student's name and teacher on the back of the picture.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GREENERY & POINSETTIAS SALE The Senior Class is selling Christmas greenery and poinsettias for the holidays! This greenery comes fresh from Minnesota. Orders will come to CTK School for you to pick up, or in-town delivery is available for a $5.00 fee. Click here for order form: Christmas Greenery Order Form Print form and return with payment to the school office by Monday, November 16th. Orders will be available for pickup by Thursday, 12/3, or Friday, 12/4.

St. John Neumann's Cowboy Christmas continues into December with an event on Saturday, December 5th, at 7pm. Traditional turkey dinner with the fixings and live & silent auctions

followed by a dance at 8pm featuring "Texas Cadillac Jack". Cost is $25.00/person.

A trip to Disneyworld for a family of 4 will be raffled off at the event. Raffle tickets are $20 each and available to purchase at the school office - see Mrs. Guzman.

CUSTOM-MADE CLOTHES PIN WREATHS BY THE CLASS OF 2016

NEW STYLES AVAILABLE FOR FALL & UPCOMING HOLIDAYS - HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING &

CHRISTMAS, OR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM Wreaths are custom-made to order by the Class of 2016 for only $25

each. To order or ask questions, contact Cindy Cruce at jbandcindy@yahoo.com, Patty Shipton at pshipton@cmspropertiesinc.com or

787-7641, or Kim Morin at kmorin@ctkcathedralschool.org or 319-1449. Proceeds for the benefit of the Senior Class for their trip to Italy

in the spring! The Freshman Class needs

your help! The freshman class will be collecting

fleece material to make blankets for the Ronald McDonald House this year.

Please help the class by donating fleece material cut at 1¼ yards. Please do NOT cut or fringe the material. Students will finish the fleece for blankets. Fleece

material can be dropped off at the front office. Please label Fleece with students

name to receive a service hour per material donated. Thank you for your

help!

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT CTK IN THE

SPRING!

CTK High School has several international students from China who are attending the school. During the spring semester additional students come to audit the high school

program in preparation to attend CTK High for next school year. Host families will be needed in the spring when these new students visit. These students are independent, responsible, and ready to learn in America. By agreeing to host, you will be paid a

monthly stipend for expenses, invited to meet other host families and supported by a home liaison.

Students will receive in-school English language support, and opportunities to socialize with other students and host families.

If you would like more information about becoming a host family, please contact Chanda

Riney via email at criney@ctkcathedralschool.org or call (806) 891-9400.

CTK CAFE NEWS! DON'T FORGET TO ORDER!

All CTK Café lunch orders should be placed by logging into your parent RenWeb account and selecting "Lunch" under your student's name. If you need ordering instructions, please refer to the "School Lunches" section on the school website. Ordering deadlines are the Wednesday prior to the week's meals at 8am. See schedule below for cut-off days for each week: - Lunches for 11/9-11/13 are due in RenWeb no later than Wednesday, 11/4 at 8am - Lunches for 11/16-11/20 are due in RenWeb no later than Wednesday, 11/11 at 8am - Lunches for 11/23-11/24 are due in RenWeb no later than Wednesday, 11/18 at 8am - Lunches for 11/30-12/4 are due in RenWeb no later than Wednesday, 11/25 at 8am

You can order and pay in advance for lunches for as many days as menus are available. You just need to make sure you order by the deadlines outlined above. If you have any technical questions regarding ordering lunches via RenWeb, please contact Mr. Flores at iflores@ctkcathedralschool.org. If you have questions regarding lunches in general, please contact the CTK Café staff at 795-8283.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION! Once again we are collecting box tops for education and Campbell's Soup labels for the school! Collection jars are in each classroom in PreK3-5th grade and in each homeroom class in 6th-12th grades. Next collection pickup will be on October 29th. The class who collects the most labels between now and Christmas break will win a pizza party!

Volunteer Opportunities

All CTK families are required to complete 20 volunteer hours (10 hours for single parents) for the 2015-16 school year. 50-75% of your required hours should include

volunteering for activities (versus item donations). To help you fulfill your requirement, here are some upcoming opportunities and contact information.

Welcoming Committee Co-Chair

The Home & School Welcoming Committee needs a volunteer to help with welcoming duties at open houses during the spring semester. This would entail asking parents to help

greet our open house visitors and helping at open houses.

CTK Café: The cafeteria staff is always looking for parent volunteers to help with prep, serving, and cleanup during all lunch periods. Any time you can volunteer between 10:30am-1:15pm would be appreciated. To volunteer in the cafeteria or for more

information, contact Chris Ambriz at 795-8283, or via email at cafe@ctkcathedralschool.org.

Basketball Concession & Gate: Parents are needed to work all jr. high & high school

home basketball games. Sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin board in the gym. Contact Kim Morin at the school office for more information.

-------------------------------------------- To enter completed volunteer hours, log into your family RenWeb account. Click on the "Family Information" section on the left side of the screen. Select the name of the parent

who completed the volunteer hours (located in the middle area of the screen), and then click on the "Service Hours" tab in the box to the right of the names' list. After you select this tab, you will see a summary of hours already entered for the year. To add additional hours, click on the "Add Service Hours" tab and fill out the form including date of service and click on the "Save" button (the "Verified by" section does not need to be completed).

Incomplete volunteer hours will be charged to families at the end of the school year at the

rate of $20.00 per incomplete hour.

Don't forget to "LIKE" our school Facebook page (Christ the King Cathedral School) or FOLLOW us on our Twitter feed

(@CTKSchoolLbk)!