Wildcat Weekly News 10/25/2011
HUGE THANK YOU
A huge SAS THANK YOU to Mindy Dyer, chair of the Pumpkin Patch. Kudos to her and to her team of volunteers for their fabulous job of planning and organizing the pumpkin patch. It was an awesome time! Thank you to all of those who volunteered or participated in this SAS event!
TODAY/TONIGHT/ALL DAY
MAMA'S PIZZA LUNCH/DINNER OUT
Treat yourself and your family or friends to delicious Mama's Pizza TODAY (date was CHANGED), and help Saint Andrew Catholic School! SAS Lunch/Dinner Out for October is the incredible pizza from Mama's Pizza's FIVE area locations! Visit the Berry, Camp Bowie, Arlington, Mansfield, or Burleson locations all day TODAY for dine-in or carry-out (buffet excluded), or GIFTCARDS, and 20% of your ticket will be donated back to SAS (Keller and Weatherford locations are not participating). Check the Mama's Pizza website for location addresses and hours. Click HERE for informational flyer.
COFFEE & TOURS
for PROSPECTIVE PRESCHOOL and KINDERGARTEN PARENTS
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26 from 9:30-11:30 am Saint Andrew Catholic School will host a Prospective Parent Coffee/Tour for preschool 3 (1/2 day), preschool 4 (1/2 day or full day), and kindergarten (full day) in the Kindergarten Grand Room. This event is for any of our SAS parents, coworkers, relatives, friends, neighbors, etc who might be interested for next school year. Click HERE to view invitation.
Book Fair Online – If you were all booked up during Book Fair week (or just want to keep shopping afterwards), be sure to visit the Book Fair online by clicking HERE or on the Book Fair Online image to the left. The online Book Fair continues through Wednesday, November 9.
- Find an expanded selection of books for the whole family—preschool to adults
- Share your Book Fair with family and friends by sending wish lists or eCards
All orders ship to the school for FREE and each purchase benefits our school.
“Read Every Day—Lead a Better Life”
2010-2011 SAS YEARBOOK—If you ordered a yearbook last year and have not yet gotten it, please come by the school office and pick up your book ASAP. If you did not order a book but would like one, a few copies are still available at $50.00!
TEEN KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE SESSION
The Teen Keeping Children Safe Session REQUIRED of ALL Youth Volunteers 13 through 17 years old will be offered this Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 2-4 pm in the Parish Hall. This teen training is required by the Diocese for all Youth ages 13-17 who volunteer in any way in the parish or school. Certification is good for 3 years. If your child has never taken the training and would like to continue volunteering in any ministry or if your child has recently turned 13 or older and is interested in a particular ministry, please send them to this Teen Training for Keeping Children Safe. Please reserve a place by contacting Sheila Haase, our Keeping Children Safe Coordinator, at keepingchildrensafe@standrewcc.org or 817-927-5383. If your child is 11 or 12, please pick up a home study packet from Sheila in the church office.
CHILI COMPETITION
Saint Andrew Catholic School, “First Annual” Chili-Competition – November 5th, 2011, 6:00–9:00 pm (SAS Courtyard) Bring your cooked chili and compete for prizes! Two categories: *Traditional (beef, beans, etc.) **Original (You show us! The crock-pot is your canvas!!) Bring your prepared chili for a night of friendly competition, football, friends and food! We’ll have a big screen TV broadcasting the locally televised game, as all are TBD. Entries allowed up to the end of the second quarter. Winners will be announced at half time. Non-Alcoholic drinks, bowls and spoons will be provided. Bring your lawn-chairs, prized chili and show off your talent as a chili chef! RSVP to lacicero@hotmail.com Point of contact: Patrick LaCicero 817-681-8268 Please click HERE to view informational flyer.
THIS WEEK
Holiday Wear—Students may wear holiday socks and holiday wear until Monday, October 31, however, they may be asked to remove holiday wear which becomes distracting in the classroom.
Mass– Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:00 am in the church—Mrs. Watts’s class will prepare this week’s mass. Please remember to send items for the offertory for Social Ministry. Parents are welcome to mass; designated seating area for parents is upstairs in the choir loft, unless a special circumstance requires you to sit downstairs.
Diocesan Teacher Inservice—No school on Friday, October 28, 2011.
NEXT WEEK
Fall Party – Monday, October 31, 2011 (2:15–3:00)
Progress Notes – go out this week for grades 3rd-8th.
Basketball t-shirt – order form due. (See note below.)
All Saints Day – Mass will take place on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 9:30 am in the church. There will be no Wednesday school mass this week.
Flu Shot Clinic – November 4th, 2011 2:30-4:30pm St. Andrew Faculty Room. (See note below.)
Saint Andrew Catholic School, “First Annual” Chili-Competition – November 5th, 2011, 6:00–9:00 pm in the SAS Courtyard (See note above.)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Flu Shot Clinic – November 4th, 2011 2:30-4:30pm Saint Andrew Faculty Room. Attention Saint Andrew families and friends: Click HERE to view informational flyer, price list, and email link to reserve your shot/s!
SAS Music Programs – The 2nd and 5th grade students will present the first program of the school year, PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, on Monday, November 7, 2011. The program will begin at 7:00 pm in the school gym. Wear your red, white, and blue, and come help us celebrate!
The 3rd grade students will present the Christmas program, MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET, on Monday, December 5, 2011. More information about this program coming soon! Mark your calendars now!
HOLIDAY OUTREACH 2011!
Saint Andrew Social Ministry is happy to announce the return of Holiday Outreach 2011! There are two parts to Holiday Outreach: 1- The Holiday Boxes – Each homeroom will be asked to put together 2 “Big Boxes” and 2 “Small Boxes” filled with a specific list of items necessary to complete a holiday meal for families in need. Each class may handle how boxes are filled a little differently. You should be receiving information from your class liaison soon. Empty boxes (with lists attached) will be distributed to the classrooms after the school mass on October 26. A supply of empty boxes will also be available in the faculty room, should your class decide to fill more than 2 small and 2 big boxes. The class that fills the most boxes will have a pizza party. Second place will have an ice cream party, and third place will have a donut party. Filled boxes must be returned, taped shut, and placed outside your homeroom on Tuesday, November 8, before 2:45pm. 2- Monetary Contributions – This year’s fundraising goal has been increased to $30,000. Your generosity allows the pantry to provide those in the Saint Andrew Catholic Church family all the perishables necessary for their Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, as well as providing their children with gifts at Christmas. The pantry is also able to provide a turkey or ham for every family who comes to our Food Pantry for assistance the week before the holiday. Red Holiday Outreach donation envelopes can be found in the front office of the school. Please support us this year as you have done in the past and allow us to fulfill our mission of feeding God’s children. Click HERE to view box lists.
NEWS TO SHARE
Basketball Program T-Shirt Orders – T-shirt orders are being sent through the school this year for all basketball players and for any additional orders for friends and family. Please send your completed form and check to the main office. All grades may order basketball t-shirts. Order deadline is Wednesday, November 2. Click HERE to print the order form and to view the t-shirt design.
Boy Scout Troop 97 – To earn money for an upcoming BSA adventure the scouts are available for hire on weekends. The troop is offering yard maintenance and light handyman outdoor projects. We can rake leaves and remove those ugly dead bushes or small trees that have died due to the drought. Click HERE to view an informational flyer.
Wildcat Weekly Parish News
Meeting at the Table: Roman Catholic and Disciples Understandings – Saturday, October 29, 2011—9:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. (St. Andrew Catholic Church) Through four phases of dialogue the historic differences between the two communions have been identified along with many unexpected agreements and a convergence in understandings. This seminar explores the history of the dialogue, the theological understandings of the Eucharist in each tradition, and the ongoing discussions surrounding the practice, role and meaning of this sacrament at the heart of our faith. The seminar will be presented by Stalcup School of Theology for the Laity Brite Divinity School and St. Andrew Catholic Church. Please click HERE for additional information and registration information or visit www.brite.edu/stalcup.
Altar Server Training – If you are 4th grade or older and are interested in becoming an Altar Server at Mass, please bring a parent and join us for our next training session: Tuesday, November 8, 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the church.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Note: Youth ages 11 and 12 are required to take the home version of Keeping Children Safe. Those 13 years to 17 years old are required to take the Teen Version being offered this coming Sunday, October 30 from 2-4p.m. in the Parish Hall. Reservations are required. Please email Sheila Haase at keepingchildrensafe@standrewcc.org or call the church office 817-927-5383.
Wanted: A Few Good Men and Women—St. Andrew Catholic Parish is building its fourth Habitat for Humanity house this fall. Still needed are 10 workers to wield hammers on Saturday, November 12th . If you can help, please reply to luanibarra@sbcglobal.net. We will work from 8 am until 4 pm at our location in the Hanna Ranch addition, which is south of I20 off of Forest Hill Blvd. No experience or tools are necessary, but you need to be at least 16 years old. St. Andrew Peace & Justice Task Force
Parish Job Positions
BUSINESS MANAGER, Saint Andrew Catholic Church (Fort Worth, TX, TCU area) – Exciting full-time opportunity for experienced Financial, HR, IT and Front Office Manager. Successful candidates must have high integrity, possess proven results as a business leader, and have strong collaboration, communication, strategic planning and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to be a pastoral administrator.
Qualifications:
Candidates interested in this position must have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field with a minimum of five years experience in a management/supervisory capacity overseeing the administration and operations of an organization. Nonprofit organization experience and practicing Catholic preferred.
To Apply:
For consideration, submit resume and cover letter to resume@standrewcc.org by November 20, 2011.
FACILITY MANAGER, Saint Andrew Catholic Church (Fort Worth, TX, TCU area) – Exciting full-time opportunity for experienced Facility Manager. Successful candidates must have high integrity, possess proven results as a facility manager, and have strong collaboration and communication skills, and good mechanical aptitude with a working knowledge of all phases of building construction and building and grounds maintenance, with the ability to be a pastoral administrator.
Qualifications
Candidates interested in this position must have a minimum of five years experience in a higher-level facility management/supervisory capacity overseeing the administration and operations of buildings and grounds for an organization. Bachelor's degree or relevant certifications preferred. Bilingual (English/Spanish) and practicing Catholic preferred.
To Apply:
For consideration, submit resume and cover letter to resume@standrewcc.org by November 20, 2011.
Saint Andrew Advent Event
Frank Runyeon presents: The 3 ½ Stories of Christmas – December 2, 2011 7:00pm in the Church Dessert reception & meet the actor following the show in Parish Hall. Children and adults will be delighted as all the parts of the Christmas story are tied together for the first time: from the light of Creation ... to the manger in Bethlehem ...from the story of Saint Nicholas... to the secret of the Christmas Angel himself! Click HERE to view informational flyer, registration, and story line.
Keeping Our Children and Youth Safe Sessions
**Please check the diocesan website for sessions that are being offered throughout the diocese.**
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