Important Dates
Thursday, October 1 Yearbook Pictures
Friday, October 2 Blessing of Animals 1:40 p.m., 8th Grade Soccer night (more info to come)
Saturday, October 3 Cardboard City
Sunday, October 4 Cardboard City, Scholastic Book Fair, Life Chain, Chicken/Roast Beef Dinner
Wednesday, Oct 7 Kindergarten & 1st grade field trip
Friday, October 9 Student of the Month presentation after Mass, End of 1st Quarter
Monday, October 12 No School, Columbus Day Holiday
Protecting God’s Children (PGC) Classes
ANY parent/grandparent/guardian who may coach, want to be a field trip chaperone, classroom helper (room parent), playground supervisor or lunch helper MUST complete the Protecting God’s Children program plus have a Background Check processed. This is in accordance with the Safe Environment policy of the Springfield Diocese. We may be contacting you to resubmit a background check as they are good for only 5 years. .
SSPP will be holding another session:
Saturday, 9/26, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Morris Hall
Call the parish office to sign up: 345-4343
The following area sessions are listed on the diocesan website (www.dio.org), under Safe Environment Program. St. Paul’s, Highland, 10/1, 6:30-9:30 p.m., St. Paul’s, Highland, 11/5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Chess Club
Chess club will be held on Mondays from 2:30-3:15 p.m. beginning October 5th. I am asking for
a $5 fee (per family) to offset the boards and chess pieces that keep disappearing. Mrs. Wepking
Auction News
Grandparents Letter – We’re excited and grateful for the wonderful response we have received so far to the auction-related letter to many of our students’ grandparents. The letter we sent last week included an opportunity for them to donate $15 to have their names, and their grandkids’ names, included on the grandparents’ pages in the auction program. It also included raffle tickets they could purchase. It’s not to late if you would like to have your grandparent(s) included, please just let the office know their name and address.
Invitations – Invitations are included in this week’s Friday folders (oldest or only). Invitations for guests beyond our school/church family of parents, teachers and staff will be mailed out shortly. Please note: a return envelope is included in the invitation, but the RSVP does not need to be returned by mail – please just drop it by the school office.
Watch For in the near future – Raffle tickets for presale to be coming home.
Thank you – if you have helped acquire a donation or sent in a theme basket or items! The office has extra donation forms if needed. You’re making a difference. You still have time to do this if you have not already.
Please Remember – to support your class basket fund!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Keep collecting your change for Kellsie’s Hope Foundation “Sock It to Cancer” Change Drive. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and again this year the Foundation is continuing their mission to fund research for pediatric cancers. We will collect the socks at the end of the month. Turn in by Friday, October 2nd please.
Parish Mission: “Where Is God These Days?”
Mark your calendars for our Parish Mission! October 18-21, 2015
The Lord invites us to follow him as disciples. Yet our daily lives are so full that we sometimes forget who we are and whose we are. A Parish Mission is a time of listening and reflection for those who wish to be more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Fr. John Mark Ettensohn, OMI, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, will lead our parish Mission. Please mark your calendars now for this graced moment in our parish life. The Mission Theme—“Where is God These Days?”—will continue our spiritual journey of growing as disciples.
Watch the bulletin for more details or go to our parish website at www.saintspeter-paul.org.
Box Top Coordinator
Many thanks to Preston Weise’s mom, Dee Gurley, for coordinating the Box Tops Collection for the past few years! She will do the collection for this year’s Red Ribbon Week: October 18-23, but will need a volunteer to take over starting in January 2016 for the Catholic Schools Week Collection. Please let the office know if you are interested!
Soccer Clinic Shirts
If you ordered soccer shirts, we are hoping for delivery sometime next week.
McGivney Halloween 5K Run/Walk
Fr. McGivney High School is sponsoring a Halloween 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at 8 a.m. Early Registration is $20, after October 11th Registration is $25. For more information, please contact Fr. McGivney High school 618-855-9010.
Inserts in Friday Folders
Altar Server Schedule (5-8)
Band Schedule (4-8)
Collinsville Tepee (7-8)
Auction Invitations (oldest/only)
Retreat Information (5,6,7)