Do You Know Jesus
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A
John 16: 12-15
Today’s gospel story occurs at the Last Supper. Christ explains to his apostles that he will be leaving them. They were not to worry though, because the Holy Spirit would be with them to assist them in their work. God sent the Holy Spirit to the apostles, in doing so He filled their hearts with love so they could imitate Christ. At Baptism and Confirmation we too receive the Holy Spirit for the very same reason. As long as we accept God in our lives, the Holy Spirit is actively with us.
How do you emulate Christ? Do you know it is the Holy Spirit guiding you in your decisions? Your good decisions are times when God is actively with us. And your bad decisions (those that are hurtful to others or yourself) are times when He is not. Here’s a prayer* to help keep the Holy Spirit present.
Come, Holy Spirit, and breathe your life into us, so that we can bring Christ into the world and touch the lives of others with his love.
* From The Complete Children’s Liturgy Book by Katie Thompson
Office Notes
Summer Uniform Begins May 1
With May 1 and warm weather quickly approaching, we want to take the opportunity to remind parents and students that they may take advantage of the Warm Weather Option in the dress code from May 1 through the end of the year.
The optional dress is:
Shorts
· Navy blue twill, walking (no cargo or skorts) with uniform blouse
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Khaki walking (no cargo) (Grades 6-8) with navy blouse or shirt
· Belt if the shorts have belt loops
Gym shoes
· Sneakers white/black
· Separate shoes worn for gym class
Parents, please note that the shorts should not be shorter than walking shorts. Thank you for your cooperation. Rita Stasi
End of School Year Mass Schedule
As we count down the weeks remaining in school, we come upon awards and special Masses to complete our year. The following is the schedule for Masses and awards, etc for the remainder of the year.
May 1: Prayer Service in church 1:20 pm
St. Joseph the Worker—(possible awards for Extended Care, Office Help, Student Council Env. Club, etc...)
May 6: 8:30am Mass
May 7: 8:30am May Crowning (no mass)
May 13: 8:30am Mass
Our Lady of Fatima; Pin Awards to Altar Servers
May 20: 8:30am Mass
Pins Awards to Choir, Hand Bells and Bell Ringers
May 27: 8:30am Mass
Cap & Gown Mass
May 31: Graduation
June 4: 8:30am Last School Mass
Hear Ye' Hear Ye' Read All About It!!
St. Joseph in the News!
Intermediate-Level Battle of the Books brings another winning year for fourth grade!
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Manna Order
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Automatic Withdrawal
Manna
Standing Order Forms
Altar
Server Schedule
Dates:
Online
School Calendar
Emergency
Weather Closing Center
FRIDAY (APRIL 25)
Pizza Lunch (Last Pizza Day May 9th)
Co-ed Volleyball
SATURDAY (APRIL 26)
5:00pm First Communion Mass
7:00pm Grade 8 - Confirmation Follow-UP
SUNDAY (APRIL 27)
10:30am First Communion Mass
MONDAY (APRIL 28)
GAB Special Lunch-Pre-Orders Only
(Last Special Lunch May 12th)
TUESDAY (APRIL 29)
Mass for Volunteers
WEDNESDAY (APRIL 30)
1:10pm Band Concert
7:00pm Band Concert
THURSDAY (MAY 1)
Summer Uniform Begins
Environment Club Meeting After School
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Thursday May 22
VIP
Environment Club
The next meeting of the Environment Club will be Thursday, May 1st, in the school hall until 3:30 pm. Any 4th or 5th grader who wants to attend must bring a note from home. Questions? Call Ann Klein 630-963-9281
Towel Collection
The towels used to wipe the lunchroom tables are starting to wear out. Do you have any old dishcloths, hand towels or washcloths you can donate to the cause? Just drop them off at school marked 'lunchroom' and we will put them to good use. Thank You!
 Join Us!
To all who give to St. Joseph School of your time, talent or treasure, we celebrate your dedication. Please join us on Tuesday, April 29th for our 8:30 a.m. School Mass, which is being celebrated for your intentions. We appreciate the many blessings you bring!
School Store Volunteer Schedule
April
29 Julie Ferconio
May 6 Anne Harris
May
13 Amber Hodgkiss
May
20 Joe Jura
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 Media Kit
Offered to SJS Families for $75.60
Dear Parents,
I have am pleased to announce a new offering to our school families. Microsoft has expanded upon their School Agreement License, which we currently hold, to include the students’ home environment. I am now able to offer the same software we use at school, for a fraction of the retail cost.
The Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 media kit contains: Access, Communicator, Excel, InfoPath, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.
This kit is available for purchase and use by school families for the cost of $75.60.
This is not a website download. You will receive an Office Pro Plus 2007 CD. I will only be able to order these CDs in packages of 25. Therefore, the first 25 orders will be placed, then once the next 25 are identified, that order will be placed. And so on. If you’re interested, please read the details on the order form to make sure this software will work on your computer. I hope this is one small way to thank so many of the people who helped update our computer lab with flat panel monitors. Your children and I truly appreciate it.
Janet Schuller
Click and Print Microsoft Order Form
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Marketing Survey
29% surveyed at the January 2008 Town Hall suggested that marketing our school will help increase enrollment. To accomplish that, our Marketing Committee has emailed you a survey to gain a better understanding of why families choose and value St. Joseph School. It should only take a few minutes of your time. We would appreciate your honest, confidential responses by THIS MONDAY, April 28. The homeroom with the most respondents will receive a special prize delivered on May 1. Thank you!
The survey is available online at:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2a7n6gkffctuizo/start
Thank you for Supporting
Our Annual Appeal.
We smile and give thanks. Your generosity helped us surpass our goal. Your donations have created a potential of over $69,600 with the use of matching gift programs.To date, we have received $57,700. Our sincere thanks and gratitude. Contributions are still being accepted!
Contact our Parish Center at 630-964-0216.
May God Bless You!
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Student Council had a EARTH SHAKING experience while CLIMBING THE LEADERSHIP MOUNTAIN!
Not only did student council members have a great time but we also experienced an earth quake!
Thank you to everyone who kept us in your prayers.
Student Council Convention was attended by 64 schools from across Illinois and 870 students and advisors! Honor council was awarded to 42 schools and St. Joseph's Student Council was given an honor council award!
Our very own Katie Gelwicks was voted in as the North East District Rep. of Illinois for the Illinois Association of Junior High Student Council. Katie was also honored with Outstanding Student Council member of the year! Congratulations Katie. Katie will be representing local middle schools at all events next year.
THANK YOU for collecting all those pop tabs! We took 45 zip lock gallon bags worth of pop tabs to Springfield! There were over 4 million pop tabs collected which generated at least $4,450 to be donated to the Ronald McDonald Houses serving families with children who are severely ill and being treated by nearby hospitals. Our pop tab house is now empty! It is time to start saving those pop tabs again!
We also experienced MWAH! www.mwah.net (Messages Which Are Hopeful!) The performance left an impact on students and chaperones alike.
Last chance to participate in Leadership camp! At this time we have 4 registered students. Call Ms. Rensi (630.910.7513) by this Friday if you want to participate! The dates for camp are June 22-28, 2008 www.iajhsc.org for further information.
Thank you to the Durkin family for a wonderful State Capitol experience. Student Council would also like to thank our amazing chaperones! Without you this experience would not have been possible. Thank you, Mrs. Gelwicks, Mrs. McGrath, Mrs. Provenzale, Mrs. Jagielo, Mrs. Watson, Mr. Fahey, Mr. Roedel, Mr. Economo, and Mr. Davis it was a trip never to forget!
 Boy Scout Troop 80 will hold their annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon in the Lincoln Room, located inside the American Legion Hall facilities, at 4000 Saratoga Ave., Downers Grove.
The ‘All You Can Eat’ menu will consist of fresh pancakes, delicious sausage, syrup, toppings, juice, coffee or milk. Customized bean bag sets will also be available on sale the morning of the annual fundraising breakfast. Individual customer orders will also be taken.
Troop 80 has been sponsored by the American Legion Post 80 since 1936 and is a member of Tallgrass District (southwestern communities) of Des Plaines Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America. The DPVC council serves 43 communities in the western suburbs.
Troop 80 scouts will be attending Camp Mach Kin O Siew this summer and will use proceeds from this fundraiser for their scouting equipment fund.
The Boy Scout program introduces the teamwork concept where groups of boys learn leadership and self direction with less parental involvement. The mission statement of the Boys Scouts of America is to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The values instilled are based on those found in the Boy Scout Oath and Law growing tomorrow’s leaders through education, training, fitness, outdoor activities and hands-on development experiences.
If you can’t attend and would prefer to send a tax deductible contribution instead, please send to:
BSA Troop 80 c/o American Legion 4000 Saratoga Ave., Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.
Tickets are available from any local Troop 80 area scout or contact Maureen McCormick @630-964-9396. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Costs are only $6 for each adult and youths (12yrs+), $4 for children (4yrs-11), and free for all children under 3 years of age. Parking is free for all attendees.
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 Manna
Manna Order
Form
Manna
Automatic Withdrawal
Manna
Standing Order Forms
Watch for the upcoming special in May! As the school year winds down, Manna keeps going. Sales continue through the summer at the 5pm, 8:45am, and 10:30am masses in the ministry room. Do you have a few minutes after mass? Looking for something easy to volunteer for? The Manna group would love to have you.
Maribeth Ruf will be putting the summer schedule together next month. Contact Maribeth at maribethruf@gmail.com or Sue Errichiello at errichiello@sbcglobal.net if you are interested.
Sellers for this week:
Friday, April 25, 9:30am school M. Anderson / K. Lynch
Saturday, April 26, after 5:00pm mass L. Krouse / M. McGinnis
Sunday, April 27, after 8:45am mass M. Werner / B. Harbauer
Sunday, April 27, after 10:30am mass T. Galvin / M. Ruf
Friday, May 2, 9:30am school T. Brandenstein / B. Kelly |
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 Youth Football Development Program
Summer Program Starts June 3rd
http://www.btathletes.com
The Youth Football Development Program is intended to develop both strength, skill, and speed.
BTAthletes training staff includes ex-collegiate athletes, strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, and youth football coaches. Classes will be limited to allow for our training staff to easy evaluate players to make improvements, increase strength, and develop skills through repetition.
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