Tuition Is Now Past Due

This is a reminder that any tuition

that has not been paid is now

considered past due. This in-

cludes monthly, quarterly or

annual payments. If you have

not made your payment at this

time, please be sure that it is paid

before September 30th. If you

have any questions regarding

your tuition payments please

contact Susan Benke in the parish

office. Thank you!

Early Release

We will have an early release on

Wednesday, October 5, 2016.

This means the students will be

released at 1pm. After school

Care will be available. Our

teachers use this time for profes-

sional development and for meet-

ing with their colleagues.

Mission Statement: Under the protection of Jesus and the Blessed Mother, and guided by the Holy Spirit, St. Mary Catholic School is a faith centered academic community that encourages service to God and others and strives to form the hearts, minds and souls of our students in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Faith.

”If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.” Luke 16:31

From the Principal

It’s hard to believe it, but Fall

officially begins this Thursday!

Soon we will be enjoying the

cooler days and beautiful colors

that this season brings. It’s also a

good time to remind everyone to

bring jackets and dress in layers.

Trivia Night

Our first school fundraiser for the

year is coming up on Saturday

September 24th. Trivia Night

will take place in the Parish Hall.

Doors will open at 6:30pm with

Trivia beginning promptly at

7pm. This is a fun evening filled

with fellowship and Trivia. You

do not need to be a Trivia buff to

enjoy. Teams are needed! Get a

team of 8 together or we can

place you on a team if you’d

prefer. The cost is $15 per per-

son or $25 per couple. Bring

your own food and drink and

enjoy the evening! You will find

more information in the Wednes-

day envelope. Contact Justyna

Baustert through FastDirect or

the school office for more infor-

mation. I hope to see you there!

Fall Festival

Our annual St. Mary Fall Festival

is coming soon! This is our larg-

est fundraiser of the year! Please

mark your calendar for October

14th and 15th. October 14th is

the Grand Auction Dinner and

Silent Auction and October 15th

is the Fun Run, Children’s Carni-

val, Sidewalk Grill, Silent Auc-

tion, Raffle, as well as the annual

Talent Show and Pork Roast

Dinner. Please consider attend-

ing as many events as possible.

Much of the proceeds go toward

our school! Donations for the

auctions are still being accepted.

Please bring them to the Parish

office. Volunteers are needed!

More information to come!

Safety Drills

The safety of our students and

teachers is important to us. We

conduct fire drills once a month

and we hold lock down/lock out

as well as tornado drills twice per

year. Our first fire drill of the

year was last Monday. It went

well and we evacuated the build-

ing in 1 min. 37 sec.

Called to Protect

In order to volunteer at St. Mary

in any capacity, you must first

take the Called to Protect Class.

Once you take this 3 hour class,

you will not need to take it again

for 5 years. Due to high demand,

we are offering another class on

Saturday, October 1st from 9am-

12pm in the school library. This

course will be taught by Dani

Minner. Please call the school

office to reserve your spot. We

do not currently have another

class scheduled in the near future,

so if you are needing to take this

class, please act quickly. Be sure

to leave a copy of your certificate

in the school office for our rec-

ords.

Upcoming Events:

September 24– Trivia Night 6:30pm

in Parish Hall

September 28– Confirmation Parent

Meeting 6:30pm Parish Hall

September 30– No School Teacher

Professional Development

October 1– Called To Protect Class

9am-12pm School Library

October 2– Parish Blessing of the

Pets 1pm

October 4– School Blessing of the

Pets 8:30am on School Blacktop

October 5– Early Release (1pm)

October 6-12– Mrs. Bornhoft gone

October 13– 6th Grade Focus 11

October 14– Picture Retakes

October 14-15– Fall Festival

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September 21, 2016 principal@stmarycs.net 970-353-8100

Fire Inspection

The City of Greeley came to

the school on August 17th to

conduct a fire safety inspec-

tion. This happens once every

year. I am happy to share with

you that we had no violations

and that our fire alarms are in

proper working order.

Ink Recycling Discontinued

The school will no longer be collecting empty

ink cartridges. If you would like to recycle

your ink cartridges you can take them to Of-

fice Depot/Office Max. When you drop them

off let them know you are dropping them off

for St. Mary Catholic School and they will

give us Reward Points. Please note that they

will only accept the first 10 cartridges for

Reward Points, after that it is just a donation.

Blessing of the Pets

In honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on

Oct. 4, Fr. Goggins will hold a blessing of the

pets that morning at 8:30am. Please be sure

all pets are on leashes or in cages and that they

return home after the blessing. Thank you!

No School September 30th

There will be no school on Friday, September

30th. Our teachers will be involved in a pro-

fessional development in Denver. This is one

of two sessions that our teachers will be at-

tending. They will be participating in a pro-

gram titled, “Teach, Lead, Serve published by

Dynamic Catholic. We will be participating in

this book study throughout the year as a staff

as well.

Girl Scouts

Is your daughter interested in being a Catholic

Girl Scout? See information on flyer and/or

contact Danielle Backer or Molly Ryan

through FastDirect.

School Directory

Our school directory can be found in your

FastDirect. Scroll to the bottom of the main

page and click to view the school directory in

different forms.

Page 2 From the Principal

St. Mary Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in

the administration of educational policies, employment practices, scholarships and loan programs or athletic or other

school administered programs.

Join the FUN

COME

Festival Ticket Order Form -

Join the fUN

AND JOIN THE FUN !!!

TURN IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS NOW!!!

In an effort to make attending St. Mary Festival as easy as possible, we will be taking orders for tickets through your weekly folder. All you need to do is indicate how many tickets you would like for each event, attach the correct amount in the form of cash or a check & we will return your tickets with your oldest child.

Event # of tickets Cost Total

Friday, October 14 - Tickets need to be purchased bv Friday, October 7th

Single Tickets $40

Table for 8 $300

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED/RESERVED BY Friday October 7th SO WE

HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT.

Child's

Child's

Pork Roast Dinner: Adult

Child (3-12) under 3 free Children's Carnival: Presale Day of 3 for $1 ( can and

4 $1 face painted for $7)

St. Mary Festival funds the school as well as the parish.

Friday night's dinner will be catered by Kenny's Steakhouse- - Please join us in this fun filled night.

Remember to Sell your raffle tickets 30 tickets@ $1/each to win $1,500 and 10 tickets for $5 for a handcrafted quilt. Total for the package is $35 - and will count towards your fundraising goal. If you donate to the auctions, please make

sure to let Susan Benke know as the count your fundraising goal

Raffle check must be separate. of $776 per family. Thank you for your support.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP

St. Mary Catholic School Girl Scout Troop 4114

Can I be a Catholic, and participate in Girl Scouts?

Yes, it is true – Pope Frances and the United States Conference

of Catholic Bishops both support Girl Scouts.

Pope Frances in

June 2015

To the two hundred thirty participants from over forty countries the Pope said, “Inasmuch as Catholic leaders, you also have the opportunity to make the

explicit proclamation of Christ resound, who gives joy and light to the world, within the World Association of Guides and Scouts. Here you find head-guides of all cultures and religions. I hope that it will be the occasion of a sincere and true dialogue among you, in respect of the convictions of each one, and in the serene

affirmation of your faith and of your Catholic identity.” As a part of the private audience, National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) submitted a

letter to Pope Francis and gave him a copy of NFCYM’s resource, Caring for Creation Caring for the Poor.

Please read the information from the National Catholic

Committee for Girl Scouts USA and get the facts. http://www.catholicreligiousrecognitions.org

Please see the back of this page to learn more about our troop!

St. Mary Catholic School Girl Scout Troop 4114

Not only do the girls have an opportunity to participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities, they also grow in their Catholic Faith.

The girls also earn Religious Patches using the National Catholic Committee for Girl Scouts curriculum.

This year, the girls will be working on:

Daisy - Grades K & 1 God is Love

Daisy Group Meetings: The 3rd Wednesday of the month 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Leader: Danielle Backer Contact # 619-368-3680

Brownies - Grades 2 & 3 * We do not currently have a leader for this group

Juniors - Grades 4 & 5 I Live My Faith

Junior Group Meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Leader: Molly Ryan Contact # 970-506-9173

Jubilee Year of Mercy Patch

A special 2016 Year of Mercy patch is available to encourage youth in grades K-12 to explore some of the wonderful aspects of the Jubilee

Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church.

*Women in Scripture and Models of Faith Patch Series

*Community Service Projects accompany each Religious Patch.

If your daughter is interested in joining our great troop, please

contact Molly or Danielle. Call or FastDirect.

Increments Quantity Amount

Groceries

King Soopers (reloadable) $10.00

Safeway (reloadable) $50.00

Sprouts $25.00

Restaurants

Bonefish $25.00

Chili's/Macaroni Grill/Maggianos/On the Border $25.00

Coyotes *temporary incriment change *$40.00

Egg & I $10.00

Human Bean $10.00

Moody's American Grill $25.00

Old Chicago/Rock Bottom $25.00

Old Chicago - Pizza Palz *new for limited time *$11.00

Pellegrini Ristorante Italiano $25.00

Panera Bread $25.00

Qdoba $25.00

Red Lobster/Olive Garden $25.00

Red Robin $25.00

Steak 'n Shake $10.00

Texas Roadhouse $25.00

Uniform

Dennis Uniform $20.00

Department Stores

Kohl's $25.00

Lowe's $25.00

Check Number

Name of

Oldest Student __________________________________ Teacher/Grade ____________________________

Total Amount Due

SCRIP ORDER FORM

Please make your selection and return Thursday in the Wednesday envelope. Your oldest student will receive

your order on Thursday, unless they did not return their envelope in a timely manner, then it may be the

following day.

Please make a separate check payable to St. Mary Catholic School for your scrip payment.

DO NOT STAPLE YOUR CHECK TO THE SCRIP ORDER FORM

Scrip may also be purchased at the Parish Office Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

PLEASE RECYCLE THIS FORM