
Do You Know Jesus Year A, Most Holy Trinity John 3:16-18 Today’s gospel contains a verse that is often quoted. It is John 3:16 which says, “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” Why do you think people are shown on television (for example sporting events) holding up signs that say John 3:16? Are there any bible verses that you know by heart? Think of them and share your favorite verses with your family. Office Notes Help Wanted for Extended Day Shifts We are looking for one or two adults to help with the Extended Day program, starting next September. We need to cover three time slots: Monday 2:15-4:30 Tuesday 2:15-6:00 Thursday 2:15-6:00 This is a funded position. If you are interested, please email Rita Stasi at rstasi@stjosephdg.org VIP DAY PERFROMANCES Be sure to invite your VIP's to our special VIP performance of 'When I grow up I want to be....'. Each St Joseph school family may invite 4 VIP guests. Please make sure your child's guests attend a Thursday performance. School family names beginning A - K have your guests come to the 8:30 performance. School family names beginning L - Z have your guests come to the 10:30 performance. Parents are invited to the Wednesday, May 21 performance at 8:30 am . Father Jerome Agrees To Eat Anything! Well kind of.... For fiscal reasons, Father Jerome has let go of the rectory cook. We would like to help him out and he has graciously agreed. If you would be willing to share your family's meal by preparing a little extra and dropping it off a few times per year, Father Jerome and his new associate would be most grateful. If you are interested in an easy way to say "Thanks" to Father Jerome and to help keep our parish fiscally sound, please contact me as soon as possible. Thanks. Theresa Lucas 630/493-0832 or pblucas3649@msn.com Sports Registration Packets Due May 16th, additional packets are in the school office. ---------------------------------------------------------- School Supply Orders Due May 19th St Joe's Families: Don't forget to order your school supplies for next year. Order forms are available on the St. Joes website. Order forms are due May 19th. Any questions, call Betsi Kelly @ 630-719-1060. School Supply List School Supplies Order Form --------------------------------------------------------- Summer School Enrollment Due May 22 click for enrollment forms. --------------------------------------------------------- Volunteer Packet Due May 30th For party planning and volunteering, in lieu of the Valentine's party, the students will complete a service project. Click for Forms --------------------------------------------------------- Gym Clothes click for order sheet. Due May 30th LAST CHANCE DUE FRIDAY MAY 16TH $400 Savings on Microsoft Software Congratulations to those of you who have saved at least $400 vs. retail pricing of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007. The first order (of 25 orders)was processed and expected delivery is the week of the 19th. I am currently about halfway to filling the second order. This is definitely the time to purchase this software, as comparable pricing varies from $466 + tax and shipping to well over $700. The Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 media kit contains: Access, Communicator, Excel, InfoPath, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word. If you’re interested, please read the details on the order form to make sure this software will work on your computer. Janet Schuller Parent Forum Volunteer Appreciation Coffee May 20th St. Joseph's Parent Forum is fortunate because we have a large pool of volunteers who assist in getting things done! At each event, it reminds us how blessed we are by the number of people willing to pitch in. Our school and children benefit by your time and dedication. As a small way to say thank you, we are hosting a coffee in your honor. Please join us after the school mass on May 20th. The coffee will be held in the Church Hall. Please RSVP to Terese Burk or Cathy Metzler via phone or email. Thank you for your time and hope to see you on the 20th! Welcome Patrick Leo Rensch! Mary Kay Rensch has had a baby boy PATRICK LEO on 5-14 – 8 lbs. 9oz and he is 20 ½ inches long!!! Mom and baby are doing well !	To have information published for the eMessenger, DEADLINE IS 3:00 PM WEDNESDAY. Submissions after this time will be posted in the following week's eMessenger. StJosephMessenger@comcast.net To have information published to the website email Webmaster Easy-Links: Manna Order Form Manna Automatic Withdrawal Manna Standing Order Forms Altar Server Schedule Dates: Online School Calendar FRIDAY (MAY 16) A& B Registration Packet Due Today Microsoft 2007 Orders Due NO Pizza Lunch! Please remember to send a lunch with your student. TUESDAY (MAY 20) 8:30am Mass Pins Awards to Choir, Hand Bells and Bell Ringers Parent Forum Appreciation Coffee -After Mass 6:30pm Track Awards Parish Hall School Supplies Due Today WEDNESDAY (MAY 21) 8:30am - Parent VIP THURSDAY (MAY 22) 8:30am VIP (A-K) 10:30am VIP (L-Z) Noon Dismissal No Extended Care UPCOMING EVENTS May 23 (FRI) & May 26 (MON) No School Tuesday May 27 8:30AM Cap & Gown Mass Wednesday May 28 Kindergarten Graduation Friday May 30 Field Day Saturday May 31 8th Grade Graduation Monday June 2 NO SCHOOL Tuesday June 3 Clean-Up Out of Uniform Day Wednesday June 4 8:30am Last School Mass Last Day of School 10:00 Dismissal MAY MANNA MADNESS Help the school year end with a bang! Every order in the month of MAY for $400 (cash and carry order, pre-order, or automatic weekly order) will earn a $10 gift card of your choice from the cash and carry boxes. These include Caribou Coffee, Starbucks, Panera, Cold Stone Creamery, Every Day's a Sundae, Downtown Downers, Anderson Bookstore, Kohl's, Tivoli, or 2 McDonald $5's. Plan ahead and stock up for the summer! This Monday May 19th is the last pre-order! Thank you for making this a great year for MANNA fundraising. Road trip? Make your gas stops a little faster and easier. Gas cards BP Amoco $50, Shell $25 and Speedway $25 are used right at the pump. There is no need to go in to pay and wait in line. Need a receipt, get it at the pump. Quick Print Manna Order Form Environmental Club Annual Book Swap The Environment Club's annual Book Swap is coming soon! Please have your children bring in books and puzzles they no longer want. Books will be collected during lunchtime. Students in grades 1 through 5 will select 'new' books for the summer on Tuesday, June 3rd. A drop box will also be located near the main school door/office area. Any questions - call Ann Klein 630-963-9281. End of Year Teacher Collection The end of the year is fast approaching and with it comes all the paper work and busy work to wind things down. What sometimes gets forgotten is recognizing our teaching staff and all the support personnel that makes our school so successful. Because of changes in the tax laws, the diocese issued new directives that will eliminate our end of the year collection through the room moms. Next year we will only formally structure a Christmas collection. So...for this end of the year collection: 1) There is no room mom or helper doing the collecting. 2) If you are interested in showing your appreciation, please give your gift directly to your teachers and aid. 3) The dollar amount or gift idea is left up to you. 4) Please remember the specials if you are so inclined (music, computer, band, choir, k club, etc..) They sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Thank You!
Bulletin Board
Student Council Discernment Student Council will be discerning incoming 5-8th grade students on May 14th and May 28th. More information will be available in their classrooms. Discerning for representatives might carry over into the fall. Discernment is extremely difficult especially for the incoming 5th grade students. Please review the packet of information, that your child brings home, and make sure they bring it back with them on May 28th. Students will be asked to attend at least one local leadership workshop. Workshops are not held on school days. For further questions be contact Ms. Rensi 630.437.1200 Thank you, Student Council Hear Ye' Hear Ye' Read All About It!! St. Joseph in the News! May Crowning May Crowning St. Joseph's May Crowning was a beautiful event held on Wednesday, May 7th. While inside with angelic sounds of students voices and the site of fresh flowers crowning Mary and baby Jesus, God graced us with rain for the blossoms of spring. A photo of our second-grader's dash through the raindrops can be see in the May 8th Metro section of the Chicago Tribune. Students launch paper airplanes after learning from pilot For the past six years, Southwest Airlines Capt. Art George has spoken to St. Joseph School fifth-graders about planes — from how they are capable of flying to why passenger’s ears pop. Read more about it....and Watch the Video Travels with 'Roo G’day Mates, Before I let the roos at the computer for their final letter, they asked me to tell you that they won’t be returning to St. Joe’s next year. By the fall they’ll be too old to travel by pouch any more so they are returning to Australia to run with the rest of their mob (that’s a group of kangaroos). They really miss their mums too and they know they’ll miss all of you, especially those families that were kind enough to take them along on their family trips and special events. Since our last letter they added another 22,052 miles bringing them to a total of 73,620 miles. They didn’t pass last years total, but they had fun trying. So I’ll turn the keys over to your little cobbers here and let them bring you up to date. Read more about it here... St. Joseph School Summer 2008 Park Play Dates!!! Wednesday, June 11th @ 9:30 a.m. Loy Park, Downers Grove Monday, July 7th @ 11:30 a.m. Gilbert Park, Downers Grove If you’re interested pack a lunch!! Saturday, August 9th @ 1 p.m. Hummer Park, Downers Grove Hope to see you there!! Living Rosary Social May 21st 7:30pm St. Joseph Church Women of St. Joseph’s Parish You are cordially invited to St. Joseph’s Council of Catholic Women Living Rosary Social Wine & Cheese following in Church Hall $5 offering suggested RSVP by email appreciated at lifjump@gmail.com. Seeking a Peaceful Heart! Need to Branch Out? Who: You! What: Faith-Sharing, Catholic-Style Questions & Answers/ Discussing Our Faith Hosts: St. Joseph Catholic Church & St. Mary of Gostyn Catholic Church When: Wednesday, May 21, 7:00 pm Where: St. Mary of Gostyn Parish 444 Wilson Street, White Room www.stmarygostyn.org Why: Because we love you! Where the roots of love exists, God brings fullness and life. Refreshments, Music & Reflection Please invite your family and friends to this event! Sponsored by: St. Mary’s Evangelization Committee and St. Joseph’s Friends in Faith
Crusader Pride
CRUSADER VOLLEYBALL OPEN GYMS Open gyms will be held for each grade level according to the schedule below. Please remember this is not mandatory! Each gym is for all girls interested in playing volleyball in the fall, and will be overseen by the head coach of that grade level. Incoming 5th Grade Tues 5/20 and Thurs 5/22 3:30-5:00pm Incoming 6th Grade Monday 5/19 and Wed 5/21 5-6:30pm Incoming 7th Grade Monday 5/19 and Wed 5/21 6:30-8:00pm Incoming 8th Grade Monday 5/19 and Wed 5/21 3:30-5:00pm TRACK AWARDS Tuesday May 20, 2008 6:30pm in the Parish Hall SJS TRACK FAST FACTS For important information regarding track visit the blog @ http://www.sjstrack.blogspot.com/ Important Information Regarding Sports Physicals While you're planning your spring break and summer vacations, please take time to schedule your sports physicals for the 2008-2009 sports season. Annual physical exams are required before playing school sports, which includes participating in volleyball and football camps prior to school starting. The physicals should preferably be performed between May 1 & July 15th. Completed physical forms must be returned to the school office no later than July 15th.
Fundraising
Manna Manna Order Form Manna Automatic Withdrawal Manna Standing Order Forms Help the school year end with a bang! Every order in the month of MAY for $400 (cash and carry order, pre-order, or automatic weekly order) will earn a $10 gift card of your choice from the cash and carry boxes. These include Caribou Coffee, Starbucks, Panera, Cold Stone Creamery, Every Day's a Sundae, Downtown Downers, Anderson Bookstore, Kohl's, Tivoli, or 2 McDonald $5's. Plan ahead and stock up for the summer! This Monday May 19th is the last pre-order! Thank you for making this a great year for MANNA fundraising. Road trip? Make your gas stops a little faster and easier. Gas cards BP Amoco $50, Shell $25 and Speedway $25 are used right at the pump. There is no need to go in to pay and wait in line. Need a receipt, get it at the pump. These gift cards are available at the cash and carry table or by pre-order. Teachers and Coaches love these as gifts, too! Sellers for the this week: Friday, May 16, 9:30am school Saturday, May 17, after 5:00pm mass S. Ilagan / C. Theisen Sunday, May 18, after 8:45am mass M. Menard C. Dunn Sunday, May 18, after 10:30am mass J. & L. Provenzale Friday, May 23, 9:30am No School
Community News
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. Pottery Party to Fight Against Cancer! Proceeds to Benefit: American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Team “A Cure 4 Mikayla” St. Joseph Kindergartner 2009-2010 Sunday, June 8th Open House 11am – 5:30pm The Painted Penguin 104 Stratford Square Mall Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Located on the ground floor near Macy’s $10 in advance $12 at the door Ticket includes pottery piece & painting, slice of pizza and beverage For tickets contact Megan: (630) 663-1934 or mlsweeney@att.net JUNIOR WOMEN'S SAFETY TOWN BEGINS IN AUGUST It's time to start preparing for another year of Safety Town! The Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club will be working with the Downers Grove Police Department, Fire Department and Park District teaching five and six year-olds concepts in safety. Kids will learn about poisons, traffic, stranger danger and fire safety, as well as bicycle safety, dealing with dogs, and school bus behavior. The program is run from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00p.m. Monday though Friday during the weeks of August 4-8 and August 13-17 at the Downers Grove Recreation Center on Belmont. Teen volunteers are needed; kids 12-17 who would need to fulfill service hours, or who are just good teens who like young kids. 20 service hours are available each week. Please contact Julie Kornafel at juliekornafel@comcast.net 630.353.0540 for more information.
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