News & Views St. Bonaventure Catholic School January 2018

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Why do we have to go to Mass?By Cheryl Zoucha

I am sure many, if not all of you, have been asked this question by your children at one point or another. Maybe it was a difficult question to answer. Why does the Catholic Church require us to attend Mass each and every Sunday? Well, the Church, in all her wisdom, does have the answer.

At our recent 2nd grade parent sacrament meeting, Fr. Heithoff explained this so beautifully. He said there are three reasons why we must go to Mass each Sunday:

1. To gather together as a family of faith2. To share the story 3. To break the bread

Fr. Heithoff went on to compare these reasons with why we have any kind of family or friend gathering in our home. We meet as family at holidays and other special occasions to gather together, share our stories, and have a meal together. In this way, we give life to each other and keep memories alive. Likewise, we plan and organize friend gatherings for the same reasons.

Jesus himself said, “Do this in memory of me” when he instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper. He knew what we needed in order to keep His memory alive and to allow Him to give life to each of us. Each Sunday when we gather together as a Catholic community, listen to the readings (His story of salvation for us), and share in the Eucharistic meal, Jesus Himself is giving life to us and we are remembering and pondering what He has done for us.

Just as in a family or friendship, if we fail to gather together, share our stories, and share a meal on a consistent basis, our family unit and friendships can fall apart. In the same way, if we do not attend weekend Mass on a consistent basis, our relationship with Jesus will also crumble. Why do we go to Mass? We go to hear the Good News of Jesus along with our family of faith and to receive Jesus, our King and our Savior, in the Eucharistic feast. What can be better than that?

Concert DatesSunday, Feb. 25 – Winter Concert – Grades K - 5 Performance Times – 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30 p.m.

Grade 6 - VocalTuesday, March 6 - Spring Concert at Scotus Memorial Hall

5 th & 6 th Grade Band Students Monday, Feb. 5 – Dinner Band Concert at Scotus Wednesday, April 25 – Spring Band Concert at Scotus Activity Center

Parent Teacher ConferencesParent Teacher Conferences will be held on Feb. 6 & Feb. 8 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. These conferences are optional so all parents should have received a note if the teacher is requesting a conference. Teachers will be contacting you about your scheduled time. The Social Hall doors will be unlocked during this time. Please enter through these doors only.

Scrip News*Scrip Incentive- The winner of the Christmas scrip incentive was Lorrie Lusche. She will get to pick $100 scrip of her choice. Congratulations!*Panda Express is no longer available as a scrip vendor.*For a limited time Nebraska Sports will be available in $10 cards.*We are out of McDonald’s $5 cards. We hope to have them available later in February. We still have $10 cards available.*We still have some lower denomination cards left from Christmas. We have a few $10 Amazon, $10 Applebees, $5 Starbucks, $10 Target and $10 Walmart cards available for purchase. *There will be a Scrip Incentive for Feb. & March – further details will be coming soon.

Lost & FoundThere are lots of sweatshirts on the Lost & Found cart by the school office. It is very important to mark all school sweatshirts. Please mark all coats, hats, gloves and boots also. It is so much easier to return items to the rightful owner if they have names or initials on the tag.

IllnessesThere has been an increase in influenza in our community. We have been very lucky at St. Bonaventure Elementary that the number of illnesses has been very low. Please encourage good hand washing techniques and coughing into the sleeve. If your child does show any signs of sickness (fever, achy, sore throat, etc.) please keep them home. With everyone’s help we can get through the flu season.

2nd Graders play a game of checkers at indoor

recess in the Social Hall.

Things we collectWe save many things that help our Home & School budget. Here is a list of what we collect. Box Tops which are worth 10

cents each. Ten cents really adds up so please try to notice them on any products you buy.

SuperSaver receipts that are dated from Sept. 1 – Feb. 28th.

Best Choice UPC labels from SuperSaver products.

Godfather’s fedora hats from delivery or take out boxes. Godfather’s gives us 25 cents a piece for them so we really appreciate you saving them. Tell all your friends and relatives.

Used ink cartridges – we can send in large and small cartridges and receive money for them.

Paper & cardboard – The Green Fiber bins are located on the lot southeast of the school.

Aluminum cans – There is a collection trailer on the lot southeast of the school.

It is important that we collect all of these things to help our school. Little things can add up big for our school!

What we do not collect*Campbell Soup Labels – This program has ended.*Plastics, tin or glass – we do not recycle these items, only paper and aluminum cans.

Vote for St. Bonaventure!Spirit Catholic Radio is looking for the 2018 Superstar Catholic School. The contest is Spirit Catholic Radio's way of showing appreciation for the amazing Catholic schools in Nebraska and Iowa. Voting starts Monday, Jan. 29 at spiritcatholicradio.com/superstar.

Jump Rope For Heart3rd & 4th Graders will participate in the Jump Rope For Heart on Mon., Feb. 19th at Scotus. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. students will participate

in jump roping activities while raising money for the American Heart Association.