Monday, March 21, 2022
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This Week at a Glance
- Friday, March 25 - STM Spirit Dress Day - Any STM spirit top with jeans or uniform bottoms
- Sunday, March 27 - STM Catholic School Mass at 8:30AM
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STM Catholic School to prepare Sunday masses!
STM Parents and Families,
We are excited to announce that beginning next weekend, STM Catholic school will be preparing one weekend mass per month during the school year! These masses are a wonderful way to promote our school and our students! We will be asking for student volunteers to participate in the upcoming masses in the capacity of altar servers, ushers, lectors, gift bearers, etc.
Our first mass, which is this Sunday, March 27th at 8:30AM, will be led by various members of our STM Catholic Student Council. Please consider joining us at this time and have your child/ren wear their dress uniform to represent our amazing school! We will be sponsoring the donuts for all the masses as well!
The next mass we will be preparing is on Easter Sunday at 10:30AM! This is one of the most popular and well attended masses of the entire year, so we are very excited to have our students be a part of this particular mass! A Sign Up Genius will be sent out in the next week or so for those that would like to participate in that mass.
Our last STM Catholic School mass that we will be preparing will be on Saturday, May 7th at 4:00PM - again another very well attended mass time. This mass will be followed by an end of year barbecue celebration hosted by Home & School. Details for this celebration will be sent out later, but please save the date on your calendar!
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Students Needed for Diaper Drive Parish Push Weekend
We need your help! This weekend is the Parish Push for STM’s Diaper Drive. Students will waive signs and collect diapers from parishioners before each mass, increasing parish awareness of the diaper drive and our great school, and allowing us to help more babies!
Students who participate and wear their school mass uniform will get service hours, a free dress day the following Monday (March 28), and the satisfaction of serving their communities. Please sign up at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4BADAA2AA1FF2-parish
We would like to have a good showing at all the masses, so please consider signing up for a mass that is under-represented.
Diaper Drive Progress
Before Spring Break, STM Catholic collected a total of 4500 diapers and $1370 (equivalent to another 9783 diapers). Thanks to all who have donated!
We’ve got a long way to go to meet our goal – 70,717 diapers with less than four weeks remaining. Spring Break slowed us down, but I know we can rally to meet this goal! With costs on the rise, low-income families need our help more than ever, so please prayerfully consider making this drive part of your Lenten almsgiving and keep the donations rolling in.
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Stations of the Cross
School sponsored Stations of the Cross will be Wednesday March 30 @ 2:00PM.
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Important Links
Counselor's Corner
Are you concerned about the information your children have access to today? Do you ever ask yourself if you are doing all you can to protect your children while they are online?
Parents and Guardians of students in ALL grades are invited to join Mrs. Poniatowski, STM School Counselor, for a 6 week video series entitled “Keeping Kids Safe Online”. Attend any or all sessions. After each video there will be time for sharing and short discussion.
Dates: March 28, April 4, 11, 25, May 2, 9
Time: Monday mornings from 8:00-9:00 AM. Videos will begin promptly at 8:00.
Location: St. Francis Hall
Topics:
3/28/22 – Childhood 2.0 (Featuring actual parents and kids as well as industry-leading experts in child safety and development, this documentary dives into the real-life issues facing kids today — including cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more.) PLEASE NOTE THIS SESSION WILL RUN LONG. THE DOCUMENTARY IS 90 MINUTES.
4/4/22 – Warning Signs of Predators (especially relevant for parents of girls)
4/11/22 – Protecting Kids from Pornography
4/25/22 – Talking to Kids about Pornography
5/2/22 – Kids with Pornography Addiction
5/9/22 – Responding to Punks
DUE TO MATURE AND SENSITIVE CONTENT THIS SERIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN
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NoticeAbility
On Thursday, March 3rd, students enrolled in NoticeAbility shared their architecture and engineering projects at the 2nd Annual Community Symposium. Over the past 6 months each team diligently worked to design a sustainable 3D community using Tinkercad. Both teams did an AMAZING job with their presentations, and we applaud their hard work!!
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SAVE THE DATE!!
Calling all parents of middle and high school students. On Wednesday, April 27th, Ms. Kara Napolitano of the United States Secret Service Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking will share her expertise on this extremely difficult, but very relevant topic. Hosted by STM Catholic and the STM Youth Group, please join us from 6:30-8:30 PM in McCallin Hall. Presentation format: first 45 minutes with parents and kids (middle and high school, then kids will join youth ministers for some fun activities), then 45 minutes with parents only (parents with students of all ages are invited). Presentation followed by Q&A and resources.
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Lunch Room Volunteers for
March/April
Below is the new link for March/April Signup Genius for the lunchroom
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Home and School - Butter Braids
Looking to spice up your breakfast options? Help support STM Catholic and add some flavor to your morning routine with Butter Braids--perfect for Easter Brunch!!!
STM Home and School will be selling Butter Braids now until 3/24, with 40% of the proceeds going back to the school. Delivery of the Butter Braids will be on Wednesday 4/6.
Click HERE for more information and to order your Butter Braids today!
Please email homeandschool@stmcatho... with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your continued support!
