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Our Lady of Guadalupe School

IntheMSJDominicanTradition

January 24, 2018 Issue 20

Inside this issue: PAGE 2 Calendar Prayer Requests Crab Feed Tickets on sale now PAGE 3 Beautification Day Thanks Catholic Schools Week Events Extended Care Statements PAGE 4 8th Gr Fundraiser – Dinner & Concert Crab Feed News PAGE 5 Financial Aid Crab Feed Ad Form PAGE 6 Service Hour Opportunities Donations for Crab Feed

DearOLGFamilies,“HereintheDioceseofOaklandweareenergeticallyministeringtoourstudentsandschoolcommunitieswithtrueHope,theHopeofJesusasouranchorsteadyingeachofusalongourjourney.WealsoministerwithtrueJoy,theJoythatPopeFranciscallseachofustobefaithfulto.ThisJoyisnotafleetingemotion,butratheraconsciouschoicetoapproachtheworkthatwedowithourstudentsandschoolcommunitiestobefoundedinfaithandjoyfulwitnesstoChrist.”(KathleenRadecke,SuperintendentofCatholicSchools,DioceseofOakland)HopeandJoy,definitelyevidentonSundayatourCatholicSchoolsWeekMassandOpenHouse!HopebeganwiththeprayfornorainandourgoodGodobliged.Hopethattheywoulddoagoodjob,wasevidentinthefacesofourStudentCouncilleadersastheywaitedtheirturntotakeourvisitorsonatouroftheschool.Theseyoungleadersdidawonderfuljobastourguides!Thankyou,StudentCouncilmembers!HopethatallwouldhaveagoodtimeandthatGodwouldsendussomepotentialnewfamilieswasdefinitelymyprayerfortheday.Itwasfulfilledingoodmeasure!UnmistakableJoywasalmosttangibleintheclassroomsaschildrenshowedofftheirschoolworktotheirparents.Asgraduatesreturnedwiththeirchildren,lookingtobringthemtotheiralmamater,Joywaspresent.ParentsjustsharinggoodconversationaddedtotheJoythatfilledtheair.Ofcourse,theJoyofgoodfoodanddrink,offeredbyourwonderfulPTSGexecutivecommittee,wasunsurpassed.HopeandJoy–aliveandwellatOLG!ThankyoutoourSchoolBoardandFinanceCommitteememberswhowerejoyfulhostsforourOpenHouse!ThankyoutoalltheteachersandstaffmemberswhoworkedsohardtoensurethesuccessofSundayandofeveryday!Today,thankstosomanyofyou,ourfamilies,StaffAppreciationDaywasagreatsuccess!Notonlywastheregreatfoodanddrinkprovided,buttheambiancewaswonderful!Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou!AllthisisdefinitelyasourceforHopeandJoyforourOLGSchoolcommunity!WithgreatGRATITUDE,S.JaniceTherese,O.P.

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CALENDARAT-A-GLANCE

THUR Jan25 11amPeaceMass–FULLUNIFORMNodancersDivinepracticeafterschooltoday.

TUE Jan30 ChristianValueAwardsatmorningassembly

WED Jan31 2pmDismissal

FRI Feb2 6–8:30pmConcert&PastaDinner(Sponsoredby8thGrade)SeeWednesdayemailforlinktodetails.

M-F Feb5-9 3rdGradeSnackSale

TUE Feb6 7pmSchoolBoardMeeting

WED Feb7

MSJDominicanFounder’sDayCelebratedBlack&WhiteFreeDress2pmDismissal7pmPTSGMeeting

SAT Feb10 10am–3:30pmDiocesanScienceFairatSt.JosephNotreDameHighSchool,Alameda

Prayer Requests Let us pray…. Father, open our eyes and ears to your Word as it comes to us anew each day, so that we may truly understand that for all its greatness and beauty humanity is not enough. We are dependent upon You. We celebrate today a task still to come. Be with us as we complete the work we have set out to do. Lord, we ask that you enter into our hearts. Guide us and help us to develop and use our own special gifts, those talents which make us different. We ask, too, that you open our hearts and minds so that we may hear your call - your call of service.

CRAB FEED TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

Go to http://olgweb.org/crab-feed-2018/ To download an order form or to sign up

for your volunteer assignment

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Catholic Schools Week Activities continue…

Thursday January 25, 2018 • Peace Day • Mass at 11:00am, followed by the Peacemaker Awards

Friday January 26, 2018 • Study Appreciation Day / Student Appreciation • Free dress • Hot dog lunch– volunteers needed (see pg 12 for details). • Koins for Kids Pig Races after lunch with treat

A Successful Beautification Day!

We wish to express our gratitude to all the families and alumni that showed up last Saturday to help spruce up the school. Everyone worked really well together to prepare the campus for Open House. By the end of the morning, and after a total of over 60 service hours were entered into the records, the school was looking fabulous! Many thanks to all those who came to help.

ExtendedCareStatements

Pleasenote:Requestsforyear-endstatementsforExtendedCarecanbesenttospennelly@csdo.org

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Crab Feed News Thisyear’sthemeforourannualCrabFeedisaHawaiianLuau.We’vealreadyacquiredsomegreatprizes,including:• GoldenStateWarriorsbasketballsignedbylastyear’schampionshipteam• Four2018SeasonComboPassestoSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom&WaterworldCalifornia• $75GiftCertificatetoMassimo’sRestaurantinFremont• $100CertificategoodtowardswimlessonsatAmericanSwimAcademy Don’tforgettoorderyourticketsandletyourfriendsandfamilyknowthattheyarealsowelcometoattendthisadulteveningoffun.Ticketformsareavailableontheschoolwebsiteatguadalupe-school.comontheCrabFeed2018page.

Asstatedintheschoolcontract,eachfamilyisrequiredtopurchaseaminimumof1tickettotheCrabFeed,scheduled

onSaturday,March3rd.Thecostofaticketis$50(reservedseatingis$51perperson).

Theeventwillinclude:• all-you-can-eatcrab,pasta,saladandrolls• coffeeanddessert• arafflewithafabulousselectionofthemedbaskets• asilentauction• aliveauction• musicprovidedbyDJMikeWong–dancingafter9pm• aprofessionalphotobooth• abarsellingwine,sodas,beer,water,Jelloshots,andmixeddrinks

OLG’s Class of 2018 is Hosting a Fundraiser Dinner & Concert Featuring:

HookslideACappella

WHEN:Friday,February2,2018,6:00-8:30pmWHERE:OLGParishCenter,40382FremontBlvdCOST:$30perhouseholdforpastadinnerandaconcert.Please see today’s Weekly Bulletin email to get more details including a link

to order tickets.

Please take a moment to view Hookslide’s video promoting their concert here at OLG: https://vimeo.com/250919677

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Wanted: Businesses that would like to advertise in the OLG Crab Feed brochure. Please see the form below and ask your family members,

friends, business contacts if they would be interested.

ADVERTISEMENTREQUEST

______Yes,IwouldliketoadvertisemybusinessintheCrabFeedbrochure! (eventwillbeheldonSaturday,March3,2018)Name_________________________________________________________________________________BusinessName______________________________________________________________________Phone________________________________________CellPhone____________________________EmailAddress_______________________________________________________________________________Attachedismybusinesscardandthefeeof$30_______Enclosedismycopyand$60forahalfpagead_______Enclosedismycopyand$110forafullpagead

PleasereturnbyWednesday,February21,2018to:OurLadyofGuadalupeSchool40374FremontBlvd,Fremont,CA94538

Financial Assistance Applications

Now Being Accepted

Applications for financial assistance for the 2018-2019 school year are

now available. Please pick up a brochure outside the main office for

information on eligibility and how to apply, or contact Cynthia in the

bookkeeping office for more information.

Don’t delay - deadline to apply for all scholarships, including OLG School’s, is early March.

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ServiceHourOpportunities

• Weneedaparentvolunteertotakebagsofbottlesandcanstotherecyclingcentertoberedeemedforcash.Thiscanbeaone-timeassignmentoranongoingvolunteeropportunity.Pleasecalltheofficeifyouareinterested.

• Ongoingopportunitiesareavailabletohelpkeepourbenchescleanandgroundsfreeofweeds.Ifyouareonlyavailabletohelponweekends,thismaybeagoodoptionforyou.Formoredetailspleasecalltheschooloffice.

• Ifyouliketoworkinthegarden,wecanuseyourhelpinourbackyardandvegetablegarden.PleasecontactAnnMarieSilveiraformoreinformationat:annmarie.silveira@outlook.com.

• IfyouarecoachingorhaveasupportroleforaCYOteamoryoudoaserviceatOLGchurch,

pleasereportthosehourstotheServiceHourcoordinatoratologservicehours@yahoo.com.Youcanclaimupto20parish-relatedservicehourstocounttowardyourschoolservicehourrequirement.

• YourroomparentswillbeaskingfordonationstowardclassroomrafflebasketsfortheupcomingCrabFeed.Aportionofyourrequiredservicehourscanbeearnedthroughdonations.Gotohttp://olgweb.org/parents/formoredetails.

• TheCrabFeedvolunteersign-upsareonlinenow.Thelinkisavailableattheschoolwebsite(Guadalupe-school.com)ontheCrabFeed2018page.

DonationsfortheCrabFeedPrizesThe solicitation committee has begun to acquire donations for the Basket Raffle, Silent Auction and Live Auction but we need your help please! v Do you have or know someone who has a week or partial week in a timeshare or

vacation home that you could donate? v Do you own a business or know someone that owns a business?

Donations from a dentist, a doctor, a realtor, an insurance office, tax office, hair/nail salon, travel agency, spa, car wash, home cleaning service, etc., may be used as a tax-deductible donation. These may be in the form of a monetary donation, products, services or gift certificates.

v Do you have extra Credit Card points that can be redeemed for products or gift cards that you would be willing to donate?

~Pleasecontacttheschoolofficeformoreinformation~