from Holy Cross school secretary, Anita Lemmon -
This is just a reminder that we have All School Mass tomorrow at church, 9 a.m.
Due to the prediction of 100% chance of rain, we’re looking for drivers to help get the older students to church. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders will be riding a bus.
Please come to the loading zone behind the school (in the Trees lot) by 8:30 a.m. if you can help drive. Thanks!
Just a variety of notes for you on this Monday, Oct. 31:
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Sólo unas cuantas notas para este lunes, 31 de octubre:
Hoy es día de no usar uniforme los estudiantes pueden usar el color negro/naranja en Santa Cruz. Las Clases disfrutarán de sus fiestas de Halloween esta tarde!
La Ventas de los vasos con logos deportivos iniciar el martes (consulte blog esta tarde). El centro de educación temprana de Santa Cruz esta también realizando una recaudación de fondos. Leer más acerca de cómo comprar las trenzas de mantequilla y la masa para galletas todo esto está puesto hoy en el blog de la Sra. Miller EEC.
Hay nuevas fotos y vídeos en la Galería de Shutterfly de Santa Cruz. Visita para ver o Descargar imágenes o vídeo del EEC Mummy’s Tea y fotografías de Trunk or Treat! (contraseña = holycrossop)
Hay una nueva tarjeta Scrip disponibles para la venta. Ahora puede obtener tarjetas de Taco Bell de $10 (ellos ofrecen una contribución sin fines de lucro de 5% para el programa de scrip).
Habrá una misa para toda la escuela por la mañana en la Iglesia de la Santa Cruz por el día de todos los Santos. Todos son bienvenidos será a las 9:00 am.
Please remember that we have an All School Mass tomorrow (Wednesday) for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The weather forecast is predicting a low of 19 tonight. This means that tomorrow morning promises to be quite cold.
We plan to have a bus shuttle K – 3rd graders to church and back.
We will need parent drivers to help us with 4th – 8th grade. If you are able to help with that, please be in the playground parking lot (Trees) lot between 8:25 and 8:30 a.m.
Even though we are planning to give the children rides to church and back,
it is still important for them to come dressed for the weather.
They often have to stand outside waiting to load onto the bus or into a car. Also, depending on the temperature after mass, we may have the older children walk back to school.
Thanks for you help.
Another reminder for Wednesday, remember it is the final full day to drop off any gifts for our adopted Christmas families at St. Benedict’s. The boxes will be delivered on Thursday.
The Parish Bulletin was incorrect on Mass times for this week. We do not have an All School Mass. We will have Mass Tuesday and Thursday at 8:15 a.m. in Pflumm Hall.
Graduation Pictures and picture retakes have been rescheduled. They will not be today, Tuesday, Nov 30. These pictures will be taken on Wednesday, Dec. 1. If you want a picture retake the order package MUST be turned in to the office by Tuesday.
Today Father Bob was out of town so he asked Father David to say Mass for the children.
Since Father David is just learning to speak English, we had a bilingual Mass this morning.
We are sharing English with him and he is sharing Spanish with us. In either language, Jesus was there.
I’ve got the Mark Harris song, ‘One True God’, running through my head today. It’s a wonderful song the fourth-graders are learning for their mass next week. And, they’re so excited to be learning sign language to it. It’s really fun to see them.
I’ve seen many of the items that will be for auction (silent and also ‘live’) on Saturday at Celebration: An Evening with Friends. And, I’ll tell you – I’m ready to shop! Don’t miss out on it.
A school parent shared with me an e-mail from a friend in the Minneapolis area. Here are the K-5 recess guidelines at her children’s school – “Students will be outside for recess unless it is raining, the play area is deemed unsafe due to icy or wet conditions, or the wind chill is below -10.” That’s right – if it’s 9 below zero, put on those snow pants. You’re going outside. On the other end of the spectrum, a friend in Austin reported they may cancel school because of the cold weather there –- the temperatures may dip down into the 20s! It’s all relative, I guess.
An All-School Mass was scheduled at Holy Cross Church this morning. I don’t have word yet whether that mass will be rescheduled. I’ll keep you posted.
And, report cards were supposed to go home with Holy Cross students today. Grades were due Wednesday morning from teachers. Most of the grades are already posted online. You may have to wait on some. Your patience is appreciated. We plan to print grade cards on Monday, and they should be in backpacks on their way home by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Parents,
We have an All School Mass tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The weather forecast indicates that we will likely have light snow and cold temperatures.
We have a bus scheduled to help us transport the primary level children to church. We will need parent volunteers to help us transport the older children to church. If you can help us with that please come to the back parking lot at 8:30 a.m.
Please make sure that your children are dressed for the weather. Even though we will not be walking to church, they will have to stand outside for loading into a bus or car.
Thanks.
Tuesday morning I attended Mass with the children. The first grades lead us. They did the readings (the introduction, the reading from the Old Testament, and the intercessions), the lead us in singing, and prepared the altar at Offertory. They also gave a very beautiful reflection on our Guardian Angels and how we can look to them to help us through each day. What stuck me the most was their innocent yet genuine sincerity and reverence through the entire Mass. There is just nothing quite like a school mass in which children minister to us. It reminded me how I should approach the Mass and Eucharist each and every time. The experience reminded me that I, too, am a child of God. I am grateful to them for their example.
Mary Jo
