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St. Barnabas School Newsletter September 27, 2012
Dear School Families,
What a beautiful day our Fall Festival turned out to be! It was wonderful to see all of the families enjoying our truly fall weather. The family liturgy at 4:00 pm was a very special celebration. Thanks to all who participated. Congratulations to our Big Bucks Early Bird raffle winners…Patrick Freelick, Rob McDonald and Rich Baudo! There are still lucky tickets to be drawn so don’t forget to buy yours. Our High School night on Tuesday was a great success. Many parents and students attended, making it a great turnout. This is an extremely helpful event, which is critical for making this important decision. Our thanks to Tessa Burke from Mt. Carmel High School, for putting together High School night. The 8th grade class completed their Confirmation retreat yesterday. Grades 1 and 2 will attend 8:45 am mass this Friday, September 28, 2012. This Sunday’s (September 30, 2012) 10:00 am mass will have a special blessing for our 1st graders. Please attend if you can with your 1st grade student. Don’t forget to bring your mass journal books to Church this weekend. Enjoy your weekend! Sincerely,
Mrs. Lenore Barnes We follow in Jesus’ footsteps by being a more caring, respectful and joyful community
and by calling each to personal excellence.
Sunday Gospel Reflections
Read Sunday’s gospel, Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48.
Gospel Summary
Jesus taught his disciples two different things in today’s gospel. First, when John came to him saying that someone, not one of them, was exorcizing demons in Jesus’ name, Jesus explained that anyone who was not against them was with them. If the person acted in Jesus’ name, he would not be capable of speaking out against him. The second teaching involved the way a person should respond to temptation. Not that Jesus proposed that people inflict wounds on themselves, but to make his point clearly, he suggested ridding ourselves of the parts of our bodies that lead us to sinfulness. Rather than commit sinful acts using our hands, eyes, feet, or ears, it would be better to enter heaven without those body parts than to use them sinfully and live in eternal damnation.
Reflection for Families
Love is one of those things that grows in itself. The more you give, the more it grows. There probably is no scientific way to measure why love works that way, but we just know it does. The same is true with acts of kindness—which in a way are the same thing as love. Like the person exorcizing demons in Jesus’ name, the more the better. That’s how Jesus saw it, even though the disciples in their human jealousy and desire for ownership thought the person was an intruder. Parents see this in their own lives and try to pass it on to our children. It’s hard to be mean to someone who just said, “I love you,” or gave you a hug, or climbed up on your lap. As we try to get along with each other and teach each other to get along with siblings, friends, and classmates, we will make significant progress by acting and reacting in kindness and love.
Bringing the Gospel into Your Family
Share your ideas with one another about who some of the people are in our society that give of themselves and their resources to further God’s Kingdom. It will probably be easy to come up with wealthy people who give large sums of money to charities, but what about the people who give other resources like time, energy, talent? Ask yourselves if there is more you can do as a family to bring kindness into someone else’s life.
Discussion Starters
1. Sometimes I am at first suspicious of people doing good things for someone else. One occasion that really surprised me was…
2. The disciples wanted to control the power they had been given by Jesus. What I have noticed about controlling people is…
3. One time when I was feeling left out, I was included by . . . I remember feeling…
FAMILY IN FAITH MASS
First Grade Parents and children
are invited to participate
in the St. Barnabas Family Mass
Sunday, September 30 10:00 AM
First graders have just begun the formal study of their faith and the long-term preparation, which will lead them to First
Eucharist in second grade.
At this liturgy, parents and children are invited to come forward to renew the promises made at Baptism. Children will receive a
special blessing to mark this step in their lives.
When you come to church, sit where
you would like.
OUR ALL SCHOOL MASS FOR THE FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS WILL BE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 AT 8:45. OUR COLLECTION WILL BE
FOR THE PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAM AT LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK Saturday, October 6, 2012
4:00 pm Mass
Is anyone among you suffering? You should pray . . .
Is anyone among you sick? You should summon the presbyters of the church,
and they should pray over you and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord,
and the prayer of faith will save you and the Lord will raise you up.
James 5:13-15
Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament of healing, and is the prayer of Christ and his Church for
the physical and spiritual health of a sick person. This sacrament was formerly called Extreme
Unction or the Last Rites. In the past, the anointing was done near the time of death. The new
rites restore a proper balance between the pastoral ministry to the sick and the pastoral
ministry to the dying. Therefore, the sacrament can and should be given to anyone facing
serious illness or a serious medical event, such as surgery. The Sacrament of the Sick will be
celebrated at the 4 pm liturgy on Saturday, October 8th.
Who may be anointed?
1. A sick person ought to be anointed before s/he undergoes surgery, whether or not the
surgery is serious.
2. Persons with chronic illnesses.
3. Old persons, even if they are not suffering from a dangerous illness.
4. A sick child may be anointed in order to be comforted and uplifted by the sacrament.
5. Developmentally disabled persons.
SOME PARENT REMINDERS… WHEN PARENTS ARE BUZZED INTO THE SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL HOURS, PLEASE COME DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE. IF YOU ARE DROPPING OFF ITEMS, THE OFFICE CAN GET THEM TO YOUR CHILD IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH THE TEACHER, PLEASE CALL OR COME INTO THE OFFICE AND WE WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. AGAIN – NO PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF LONGWOOD DRIVE DURING DROP OFF OR PICK UP. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SCHOOL AFTER 3:30 PM TO ANSWER THE DOOR. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHILDREN TO THE DOOR AFTER 3:30 PM.
HELP! HELP! WE ARE LOOKING FOR MOMS AND DADS TO HELP WITH THE PARKING LOT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND TO MAKE SURE PARENTS DO NOT PARK ON THE WEST SIDE OF LONGWOOD DRIVE AT ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TIMES. WE HOPE TO BE PROACTIVE IN THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. PLEASE CONTACT MRS. BARNES IF YOU CAN HELP BETWEEN 7:30-7:45 AND 2:40-3:00 PM.
WE THANK OUR PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL COMING ON THE ASSIGNED DATES-TIMES. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, PLEASE KNOW YOU WILL BE ON A SCHEDULE SOON. HAVE A DAY OFF? YOU CAN ALWAYS COME AND HELP AT LUNCH.
BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, PLEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE ON FILE WITH MRS. BARNES THE FOLLOWING SO SHE CAN CONTINUE TO SCHEDULE YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
1. VIRTUS TRAINING 2. ONLINE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 3. CODE OF CONDUCT 4. CANTS FORM
ALL OF THESE FORMS (EXCEPT THE VIRTUS TRAINING) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE archchicago.org WEBSITE. GO TO “PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN” AND THE FORMS SHOULD ALL BE THERE. ST. BARNABAS WILL BE HOLDING A VIRTUS TRAINING SESSION SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE WILL BE SURE AND ANNOUNCE WHEN THE TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE.
Manna Manna Manna www.MannaOrders.net
Welcome back to another year of tuition savings. Participate in our Manna program to receive credits on your tuition. Place orders online or on paper, submit by Monday morning 9:00 am, get your order on Thursdays in your child’s backpack…and get a tuition credit in July and January! It’s that easy. Online ordering is very easy…you should get onboard! Contact Sheri Jendra for instructions on this super easy process. The next order date is Monday, October 1, 2012. Orders wil l go home with your student on Thursday, October 4, 2012. There will be Manna check and carry (6-7:30 pm) tonight, Thursday, September 27. If you are not ordering online, orders may be dropped off in the school office Monday mornings by 9:00 am and will be available for pick up at Thursday, check and carry. Any questions, contact Sheri Jendra @ [email protected].
Don’t forget ALL orders need to be turned in by Monday morning 9am in order to receive back the same week Thursday!
BIG BUCKS NEWS Parishioners, Rich Baudo and Rob McDonald, along with Patrick Feerick from Glenview were the lucky Early Bird Winners of $5,000 each. The remaining $85,000 in prizes will be awarded at St. Barnabas Uncorked on Friday, November 9th. Tickets are still available!
The Yearbook for 2012-2013 is under construction and looking for pictures!
Currently accepting photos for all September/Fall events:
For example:
• First Day of School • Skating Party • September 11 Remembrance • Fall Sports: Football, Cheerleading, Fall Soccer, Girls Basketball • Fall After School Enrichment Classes • And any other pictures that you have of the school year so far.
Please send your pictures to Jannine Joyce at [email protected] by October 12, 2012.
Be sure to include the names of all the students in the picture.For best results, the photos should be ~1000kB=1MB in size or larger.
We are working on these pages now!
Call/text (773-727-7033) or email ([email protected]) with any questions.
And stay tuned for an announcement soon about early bird Yearbook Orders!
Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to serve as classroom liaisons for the
homerooms -‐ the teachers, students, and staff really appreciate your help!
What is the role of a Classroom Liaison?
The primary role of the Classroom Liaison is to facilitate communication between the teacher(s) and the other parents in the assigned homeroom.
What activities are the Classroom Liaisons involved in? Some of the things Classroom Liaisons may find themselves doing include:
• facilitating any teacher requests that come up throughout the year such as,
o research projects, special classroom/art projects, help to collect necessary materials for projects, plan or help to coordinate classroom or grade level celebrations, recruiting additional volunteers
• help coordinate field trips and school outings o offer ideas for trips/outings, organize details of the outings, coordinate
volunteers or help to gather any necessary materials • Organize & help to collect for classroom teacher/aide appreciation gifts or
activities • Plan special “thank-‐you’s” for classroom helpers & buddies • attend FSA Meetings to communicate ideas to members and to keep up to date
Classroom Liaison Listing, 2012-‐2013 First Name Last Name email Grade Room # Teacher Jodie O'Boyle [email protected] AM Preschool EC Urchell/O'Hara Bonnie Flannery [email protected] AM Preschool EC Urchell/O'Hara Kerry Esselman [email protected] PM Preschool EC Urchell/O'Hara Mary McSweeney [email protected] All Day Preschool EC Cleveland
Ann McNamara [email protected] All Day Preschool EC Cleveland Perla Doody [email protected] Kindergarten 109 Hooker Megan Curran-‐Hurless [email protected] Kindergarten 109 Hooker Rochelle Callaghan [email protected] Kindergarten 110 Reynders Anne Noonan [email protected] Kindergarten 110 Reynders Cara Grant [email protected] 1st 103 Brett Lisa Forde [email protected] 1st 103 Brett Karen Quiroz [email protected] 1st 104 Aleman Mary Kay Gawne [email protected] 1st 104 Aleman Pam Vogel [email protected] 2nd 105 Earley Gina McGuire [email protected] 2nd 105 Earley William Weeden [email protected] 2nd 106 Singer Eleanor Gorski [email protected] 2nd 112 Sadowski Bonnie Flannery [email protected] 2nd 112 Sadowski MaryJo Viero [email protected] 3rd 107 Hannigan Mary Lausch [email protected] 3rd 107 Hannigan Meg Carey [email protected] 3rd 108 Gallagher
Carla Dargan [email protected] 4th 201 Sheerin
Marilyn Cosentino [email protected] 4th 201 Sheerin Catherine O'Neill [email protected] 4th 202 Folliard Luann Hennessy [email protected] 4th 202 Folliard Bernadette Barsch [email protected] 5th 204 Thomas Sarah Cruz [email protected] 5th 204 Thomas Stacy Dunn [email protected] 5th 203 McGlinchey Lisa Edwards [email protected] 5th 203 McGlinchey Ann Voves [email protected] 6th 206 Hagarty Meg Carey [email protected] 6th 207 Broderick Mary Wolf [email protected] 6th 207 Broderick Moira Borkovec [email protected] 6th 205 Duffner Lynn Kallianis [email protected] 6th 205 Duffner Madeline McIntosh [email protected] 7th 211 Cullina
Deirdre Jakubczak [email protected] 7th Science Lab Kotarski
Jodie Sampson [email protected] 7th Science Lab Kotarski
Jenny Moody [email protected] 8th 209 Shader Jamie Bentley [email protected] 8th 209 Shader Tricia Wojcicki [email protected] 8th 210 Ruth Jacqueline Kalbfell-‐Kolp [email protected] 8th 210 Ruth
A NOTE FROM MS. CULLINA…
Once again this year, we will be saving the pink Yoplait yogurt lids for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation. If you save the lids, please rinse them, and send to Ms. Cullina in rm. 211. There is a box right by the classroom door for students to drop off the cleaned lids. Thanks again for your support for this cause!
YOUR CLASS COULD WIN A PIZZA PARTY! Welcome to another school year....and to our first challenge for the Box Tops for Education and Kemps Milk Caps Program. ***
Compete with other classrooms. Simply collect Box Tops and Kemps Milk Caps and bring them to your homeroom teacher. Please remember to clip your box tops carefully, and LABEL your bag with your homeroom number on it. I want to make sure that each class is given the appropriate credit for all of their hard work.
The Pizza Party Contest will run from October 1st - Oct. 26th. The Classroom collections will be tallied - and the winning homeroom will win a PIZZA PARTY! Good luck to all!
***We are sad to say goodbye to our Kemps Milk Caps program - Kemps is retiring their collection program as of 11/01/12. (see above note in newsletter) Please send in any milk caps that you have collected with the Nickels for Schools sticker on the cap - if it's a recent milk cap from County Fair - it may not have a sticker on it, therefore, will not be eligible for redemption.
Clip....Clip....Clip Thanks for all your hard work - feel free to email with any questions. Sharon Hayes [email protected]
SAINT BARNABAS ADULT COMPUTER EDUCATION CLASSES
St. Barnabas will again be offering a number of computer classes in the school computer lab this semester. All classes will be taught by Mr. Alan Gbur, St. Barnabas parishioner and computer science professor at Daley College. All are welcome. Early registration and payment guarantees a spot in the class. Checks are to be made payable to St. Barnabas School and can be mailed along with the registration form to the school office at 10121 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago 60643, Attn: Adult Computer Class. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 773-‐445-‐7711. Introduction to Computers, the Internet and Word I Date: Monday, November 5th Time: 7-‐9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Word II
Date: Tuesday, November 6th Time: 7 – 9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Word III
Date: Monday, November 12th Time: 7 – 9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Excel I Date: Tuesday, November 13th Time: 7 -‐9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Excel II Date: Monday, November 19th Time: 7-‐9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Excel III Date: Monday, November 26th Time: 7-‐9:00 p.m. Cost: $25 Introduction to Power Point Date: Tuesday, November 27th Time: 7-‐9:00 p.m. Cost: $25
Adult Computer Class Registration Form
Name:________________________________________________________________ Phone:___________________________________ Class:_________________________________________________________________ Date of Class: ____________________________ Class: _________________________________________________________________ Date of Class: _____________________________ Class: _________________________________________________________________ Date of Class: ______________________________ Class: _________________________________________________________________ Date of Class: ______________________________
Mail registration form along with payment to:
St. Barnabas School
Attn: Adult Computer Class
10121 S. Longwood Drive
Chicago, IL 60643
Women's CRHP 2012 Please join us for Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) 2012, an
amazing retreat weekend for women of St. Barnabas, Saturday and Sunday, November 10-11.
What is CRHP?
CRHP is for women seeking spiritual renewal, an opportunity for parishioners to explore, strengthen, and revitalize their faith. Many attend because they feel something is missing from
their lives, others are in search of a spiritual awakening, all have a meaningful experience. The weekend is also a lot of fun, and a great opportunity to form meaningful and lasting
friendships. We like to call it a "soul spa."
For more information or to join us, please contact Ana Presentado at 773-779-6017 or [email protected].
Order your Uncorked tickets today! School families can place their ticket orders through school using the attached form. Please place ticket request in an envelope marked “Uncorked Ticket Request via Cate Paulsen, Room 211”. Tickets will be sent home with your child within a week. Cash or check made payable to St. Barnabas. Any questions please email us at [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________ Family Name: ___________________________________________________________ Name of student and classroom: ______________________________________ # of tickets_______________________ Total payment (tickets are $25 each): ________________________________
Sunday October 7 @ 6pm St. Barnabas Church 10134 S. Longwood Drive
I Will
THRIVE Teens are full of potential but positive life choices and motivation are needed. It is a choice.
Join us for a High Energy, Honest, and Motivating presentation in our church at 6pm by a nationally known presenter for teens. Steve Troglio is honest, firm, funny, direct, and challenges teens to alcohol drug free, academic, athletic, faith success and greater accountability. When we make the right choices today, it is easier to make the right choices tomorrow, the same is true for bad choices. Come and be inspired for excellence. Don’t miss this high energy, honest down to earth
Presentation for teens in Jr. High, High School and Parents
Cub Scout Pack 3607 Calling all 1st through 5th grade boys and their parents who are interested in Cub Scouts! Please join us at our Recruiting Night/Pack Meeting on Friday, September 28, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Bethany Union Church, 1750 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60643. For over 80 years, Cub Scouts have been having the time of their lives making new friends and learning new things in an environment designed to help them succeed. From building his own pinewood derby® car to learning how to roast the perfect marshmallow with his best friends at a family campout, your son will LOVE being a Cub Scout. All interested boys and their families please join us to learn more and to have a great night. Questions: contact Liz Zapata at (708) 439-5824 or [email protected].
SCHOOL SPECIAL!Present this flyer &
SAVE $5 on Family Application!!
-or-
Sun., Sept. 3012 - 5pm
Start / Finish: Ridge Historical Society
10621 S. Seeley
Gran
d Prize
A Bran
d New
Bike!
2012
Join us at the History Mystery Family FestivalFREE Face Painting
BUY ONE GET ONE
FREE on the Mini-
Mystery!!
SCHOOL SPECIAL!Present this flyer &
SAVE $5 on Family Application!!
-or-
Sun., Sept. 3012 - 5pm
Start / Finish: Ridge Historical Society
10621 S. Seeley
Gran
d Prize
A Bran
d New
Bike!
2012
Join us at the History Mystery Family FestivalFREE Face Painting
BUY ONE GET ONE
FREE on the Mini-
Mystery!!
