WeeklyNewsletter–October13,2019 FromthePrincipal’sDesk

MISSION STATEMENT Rooted in Catholic faith, and committed to academic excellence, St. Joseph Catholic School

develops personal responsibility, character, service, and leadership.

5K Registration and Volunteer Signup

Volunteers are needed! Please sign up at https://raceroster.com/events/2019/23639/fit-for-life-5k

Volunteer Descriptions for Online Sign Up

• Water stop: Fill up cups and hand out water at water stops on the race course • Kids' Dash: Help organize kids at the starting line and finish line for the kids' shorter distance

dashes • Course Marshals: be out on the course directing runners at turns or course splits. Ensure

runners stay on course. • Race Day registration: Help Fit2Time team and check in runners on race day to get their

shirts, bibs and packets • Packet Pick Up Wednesday St. Joe's School 12 - 4 Hand out packets to runners checking in

early • Packet Pick Up Thursday Fit2Run Mainstreet 12 - 7 Hand out packets to runners checking in

early • Packet Pick Up Friday Fit2Run UTC 12 - 7 Hand out packets to runners checking in early • Finish line crew: pass out water and medals at the finish line • Post Race Tear Down: The glamorous job of packing things back into the truck • Race Day Set Up: Helping set up the course and the post race party • Post Race Party Support: Serving food or supporting other fun experiences at the finish line

festival

Mass – Wednesday, October 16 – 8:00 am All students go directly to church.

Soccer Challenge Awards and Duke Tip Certificates after Mass.

St. Joseph Catholic School

Are you registered for the Fit for Life 5K?

Make sure you are registered. On Friday, we will run our first list of students who are registered and give a classroom update to determine who is currently in the lead for the Classroom Cookout! The homeroom with the most referrals will receive a “Classroom Cookout”: Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chips, and Ice Cream Sundaes.

Thank you to our parents who volunteered to assist with candy and during the evening of the event. Your support is appreciated. It is amazing how quickly our parents volunteer and offer support. If you attend the event, please stop by our SJCS table and say hello.

Spunkmeyer Orders Will Be Delivered on Wednesday, September 23rd

Spunkmeyer orders will be delivered to the Parish Center on Wednesday afternoon, September 23rd. Volunteers are needed to sort the items and prepare them for pick up. Pick up will begin at 2:30 pm from the Parish Center. Many volunteers are needed for this to go smoothly.

Please sign up if you are available to offer assistance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/cookiepickup or by going to our school website and choosing the Volunteer link. Don’t forget to make plans to pick up your orders on Wednesday, September 23rd between 2:30 – 5:30 pm. Items are frozen, so they will need to be delivered right away.

October Birthdays will be celebrated on Friday, October 18th Sign up to join us: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/BDInvite

Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, October 18th Honor Roll Awards will be in the Courtyard on Friday, October 25th at 8:00 am

School Activities October 14 - 18

Monday:-NOSCHOOLFORSTUDENTSProfessional Day for Teachers Tuesday, October 15: 3:15 pm Violin 3:00 – 4:00 pm Intermediate Guitar 3:00 – 5:00 pm Flag football practice Wednesday, October 16: 8:00 am Mass – Students go directly to church

• Awards for Soccer Challenge and Duke Tip will be presented after Mass 3:00 – 4:00 pm Beginning Guitar 3:00 – 4:45 pm Girls basketball tryouts grades 5-8 in gym (10 girls will be selected for the team) Thursday, October 17: 3:00 – 4:00 pm Intermediate Guitar 3:00 – 4:00 pm Irish Dance 4:00 pm Home Game: Flag football game vs. Imagine North Manatee 3:00 – 4:45 pm Girls basketball tryouts grades 5-8 in gym Friday, October 18: Report Cards will be sent to parents 11:00 am October Birthdays during Lunch 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Goblin Gathering at G.T. Bray Park – St. Joseph School will have an information table Saturday, October 19: 6:00 – 7:30 pm Trunk or Treat – St. Joseph North Parking Lot

CalendarDatesMarkYourCalendar

October23 SpunkmeyerSalesItemsPickUp–AfterSchool2:30–5:30October23 YogurtMountainFundraiser–8thGradeOctober24 Grade2FieldTrip–VanWezelPerformingArtsHallOctober25 8:00amHonorRollAwards-CourtyardOctober25 Diocesan35thAnniversaryCelebrationatDeSotoPark(Grades5–8)October25 HalloweenBashOctober29 10:15amGr.1&4-SummerfieldOctober30 PictureRetakeDayOctober30 VPKSaintsSkits-8:30am&12:15pmNovember1 MasswiththeParish–HolyDayNovember1 BreakfastwiththeSaints(Grades4&5)November1 ChuckE.CheeseFundraiser–3:00to9:00pm

November3 3:00pmMovie–Unplanned(MiddleSchoolStudents&Parents)November3–9 VocationAwarenessWeekNovember9 FitforLife-5KRunNovember11 Veterans’DayPrayerServiceNovember13 SchoolMass(Grade5)November13 SpunkmeyerAssemblyforStudents–Courtyard–AfterMassNovember15 NovemberBirthdaysCelebrationNovember15 Quarter2ProgressReportsNovember21 VPKPow-Wow-8:30am&12:15pmNovember22 EarlyDismissalat11:30amNovember25–29 ThanksgivingBreakDecember4 SchoolMass(Grade5)December4 CookieswithSantaDecember6 SpiritDayandKonaIceDecember9 NoSchoolforStudents–ProfessionalDayDecember12 DecemberBirthdaysCelebrationDecember13 KeepChristinChristmasPosterContestEntriesDueDecember14 ANightBeforeChristmas–GTBrayPark-10:00am–2:00pmDecember17 ChristmasProgramDecember18 VPKChristmasPlay-8:30am&12:15pmDecember18 PenanceService(Grades3–8)December19 June½BirthdaysCelebrationDecember20 EndofSecondQuarterDecember20 SchoolMass(Grade4)December20 ChristmasParties&MiddleSchoolDanceDecember20 EarlyDismissal–11:30amDecember23–January6 ChristmasBreakJanuary7 SchoolresumesJanuary15 KofCBasketballFreeThrowContest–3:15–ParishCenter Kindly lights in gloomy world: Pope declares five new saints By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service 10.13.2019 5:40 AM ET

CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for five new saints in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-SAINTS and NEWMAN-CANONIZATION Oct. 13, 2019.

• VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saints are people who recognized their need for God's help, who took risks to discover God's will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said. "The culmination of the journey of faith is to live a life of continual thanksgiving. Let us ask ourselves: Do we, as people of faith, live each day as a burden, or as an act of praise?" the pope said in his homily Oct. 13 after formally declaring five new saints for the Catholic Church.

Those canonized at the Mass were: St. John Henry Newman, the British theologian, poet and cardinal who died in 1890; Brazilian St. Maria Rita Lopes Pontes, popularly known as Sister Dulce, who died in 1992; Indian St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family, who died in 1926; St. Marguerite Bays, a Swiss laywoman and mystic, who died in 1879; and St. Josephine Vannini, the Italian co-founder of the Daughters of St. Camillus, who died in 1911. "Three of them were religious women," the pope noted in his homily. "They show us that the consecrated life is a journey of love at the existential peripheries of the world."

"St. Marguerite Bays, on the other hand, was a seamstress; she speaks to us of the power of simple prayer, enduring patience and silent self-giving," he said. Rather than describing St. Newman, Pope Francis quoted from him to illustrate the meaning of "the holiness of daily life": "The Christian has a deep, silent, hidden peace, which the world sees not .... The Christian is cheerful, easy, kind, gentle, courteous, candid, unassuming; has no pretense ... with so little that is unusual or striking in his bearing that he may easily be taken at first sight for an ordinary man." And, referencing St. Newman's famous hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," the pope prayed that all Christians would be "'kindly lights' amid the encircling gloom." Tens of thousands of people filled a sunny St. Peter's Square for the canonization ceremony and Mass. Among them were Britain's Prince Charles, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Martins Mourao, a member of Switzerland's federal council and the deputy foreign minister of India. Melissa Villalobos from Chicago also was there with her husband and children, and they brought up the offertory gifts at the Mass. Villalobos' healing, which saved her life and the life of her unborn child, was accepted as the miracle needed for St. Newman's canonization. Hours before the Mass began, Holy Family Sisters Manjula and Aruna stood just outside the security checkpoint, handing out Indian flags, rosaries and prayer cards, caps and scarves with the image of their order's founder, St. Thresia. The new saint's focus, and that of her order today, is assisting families, said Sister Manjula, whose ministry is "counseling and visiting houses and helping solve problems. We help all families -- non-Christian, non-Catholic, anyone." Gregory K. Hillis, a professor of theology at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, was representing his university at the Mass, but his presence was very personal, too. "Newman is important to me theologically and for my spirituality," he said. "And I like his conversion story" of how, as an Anglican priest, he became a Catholic at the age of 44. "I became a Catholic 13 years ago, and Newman was an important guide. He converted, but maintained his friendships, his respect and love for the tradition that he left." "I'm an ecumenical convert as well," Hillis said. "I'm tired of converts who hate the tradition they left." An official delegation of Anglican bishops and priests also attended the Mass, and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England, recorded a message for the occasion. "His legacy is far broader than one church or two churches," the archbishop said. "It is a global legacy, a legacy of hope and truth, of the search for God, of devotion to being part of the people of God." St. Newman's role in founding the Oxford Movement in the Church of England, a push to rediscover the early Christian writers and to recover the Catholic roots of Anglicanism, "had a fundamental, lasting, beneficial and important influence on Anglicanism," Archbishop Welby said. As is his custom at Mass, including at canonizations, Pope Francis used his homily to reflect on the day's Scripture readings and only made passing reference to the people being declared saints. The day's short Gospel reading from Luke recounted the story of 10 lepers who, seeing Jesus approach, cry out to him for healing. He tells them to go show themselves to the priests and, as they go, they are healed. But only one returns to thank Jesus. "Like those lepers," Pope Francis said, "we, too, need healing, each one of us. We need to be healed of our lack of confidence in ourselves, in life, in the future; we need to be healed of our fears and the vices that enslave us, of our introversion, our addictions and our attachment to games, money, television, mobile phones, to what other people think." The story also illustrates how, "on the journey of life, purification takes place along the way, a way that is often uphill since it leads to the heights," he said. "Faith calls for a journey, a 'going out' from ourselves, and it can work wonders if we abandon our comforting certainties, if we leave our safe harbors and our cozy nests." And, finally, he said, the story teaches that returning to Jesus with a heart full of gratitude is the culmination of the journey of faith. "To give thanks is not a question of good manners or etiquette; it is a question of faith," the pope said. "To say 'Thank you, Lord' when we wake up, throughout the day and before going to bed, that is the best way to keep our hearts young. "This also holds true for families, and between spouses," he added. "Remember to say thank you. Those words are the simplest and most effective of all."

Copyright ©2019 Catholic News Service / U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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SoccerChallengeforBoysandGirlsage9–14

ThesearethewinnersthatwillbemovingontotheDistrictcompetitiononSaturdayOctober19that9:30amattheSt.JosephSoccerfield:

• Boys:9yearold:GeremyAvila-Gonzalez10yearold:KarolGarland11yearold:DeaneVelliquette12yearold:KennethOrdonez13yearold:AnthonyLongo

• Girls:

9yearold:MayaSweeney10yearold:SoleilRojas13yearold:KaiyleLacy

Information

Whatisit?Thisisafunwayforkidstoimprovetheirsoccerskillswhilebeinginasafeenvironment.PracticeandgameswillbeheldonedayaweekonMondaysforstudentsinKindergartentoGrade4(seedatesbelow).Practicewillbefrom3:15-4:15.

Coaches:YouwillreceiveapacketonOctober21stwithsuggesteddrillsforyourteamsalongwithyourteamassignmentsandt-shirt.Thesearethecoaches:(SpenceMcSorley,SeanFlynn,VinceColonneso,JoeyColonneso,DaniellaGordic-Ronderos&IanForest).

Equipment:Allstudentsarerequiredtowearshinguardsandtennisshoesorcleats(nometalcleats).Pleasebringyourownsoccerball;wewillhavesomebutnotenoughforeverychild.Iftheyarenotprepared,theywillhavetowatchandnotbeabletoparticipateinthepracticeorgames.ChildrenmayweartheirLittleProsshirtstoschoolonthedatesbelow.

Dates:MondaysstartingonOctober21stthruDecember2ndexceptNovember25thduetoThanksgivingBreak.TherewillbeacookoutpartyonDecember2ndwitha2-hourscrimmage.

PTO MEETING MINUTES – OCTOBER 9, 2019 The St. Joseph PTO Board would like to thank the individuals who attended the 1st PTO meeting of the year. This includes: Board Members President Amanda Pugh, Treasurer Jesse Jacobs, Secretary Carlee Colonneso and School Representative Principal Suddarth as well as Carme Darisme, Patrice Couche, Paulina Mills, Wesley Mills, Stephanie Asher, Gail Hahn, Ricarda Avila-Gonzalez,

Karen Rojas, Maria Pumarol, Muela Navarro, Marianna Tamayo, Jennifer Radebach, Sean Flynn, Anna Tamburino, Silvia Labra, Andrea Sorrentini, Roco Reyes, Soris Beceise, Briana Rumsey, Imelda Garland, David Rojas, Karmela Joven, Maria Clarke, RE LaKowice, Jim Ackles, Barbara Brunette, and Mimi Rillo. To summarize the meeting, President Amanda Pugh discussed the upcoming Trunk or Treat on Saturday October 19th from 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. So far we have over 40 participating cars. Please refer to the flyer in the newsletter for more information. She also shared details about the Halloween Bash on October 25th from 3:15pm-5:00pm. Look for information in this week's newsletter, and wrist bands will be available at the office for purchase. Sean Flynn was present at the meeting to discuss the 5k Run being held on November 9th. Ms. Suddarth shared that materials for the 5K were also being distributed to Manatee County Schools. In addition, President Amanda Pugh touched upon upcoming PTO events such as Cookies With Santa on December 4th, The Father Daughter Dance on February 15th as well as Mother Son Bowling Date TBD and Pastries with Parents Date TBD. As we get closer to those events, there will be more information. To conclude the meeting, Ms. Suddarth shared details about the upcoming 65th Anniversary of the School and a Golf Tournament Fundraiser to be held at IMG on April 4th. We would also like to thank C & S Heating and Cooling as well as Ruff Stuff Pest Control for sponsoring the meeting refreshments. Any questions in regards to PTO Events, please feel free to reach out to Secretary Carlee Colonneso at carleeac1976@tampabay.rr.com. Please look for the date of the next PTO meeting to be shared in a future newsletter.