Friday, October 18, 2013
A Note from Susan
An Incentive for 100% Auction Participation
It is the sincere hope of Fr. Mike and me that every school family who is not working the auction is attending the auction. This is our biggest and longest-running fundraiser, and a glittering, shining evening! So please arrange some child care, and be ready to celebrate everything that is great about The Madeleine School, and the community that supports it.
As I mentioned at Back to School night in September, getting your required Auction volunteer hours may be a challenge this year due to the new format. Therefore, we have dropped the requirement that 8 of your 30 total hours be spent on the auction. And, as a special incentive to get you to the Auction, you will receive credit for 5 volunteer hours (10 per couple) for buying your ticket and attending the auction. Fulfilling your volunteer commitment has never been so much fun!
Catholic Identity Survey
Each year, as part of our accreditation through the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA), we are asked to assess two of the eight standards that serve as benchmarks for accredited schools. We are given indicators from WCEA and asked to survey our shareholders on their perception on how we are doing. This year the standards relate to our religion curriculum (Standard #3) and our service outreach (Standard #6). To reach as many Madeleine shareholders as possible, we have used Survey Monkey to collect and tabulate the data.
Because of the diversity of our Madeleine community, we know that not everyone is knowledgeable on certain aspects of the school curriculum. Please do not let that deter you from participating in the survey. Simply check the “Don’t Know” response for questions that you are not familiar with.
To take the survey, click here. The survey will be active until November 1st. Thank you for your involvement in our accreditation process.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Susan
In this week's Auction email
Click here to read all the news!
- Introducing The Madeleine Auction presenting sponsors
- Inaugural Online Auction Goes Live October 22nd!
- Check out our great new Easel Items!
- We need baskets
- We need a photographer, too!
- Free babysitting for Auction night
- Less than two weeks left to sell your raffle tickets!
- Would you use a shuttle to the auction?
Take this quick 2-question survey to let us know
Scrip Office News
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Chinook Book: Coupon book with local eats and activities (50% back)
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McMenamins: Time for movies, pizza and beer! (12% back)
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Washman: Show off your clean wheels! (26% back)
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Look for your Scrip order form in the Friday Folder
* * * Click Here for your Scrip Order Form * * *
Credit Cards – we have a plan! Starting November 4th, 2013, we will start to pass on the bank charge of 2.75% if you buy Scrip with your credit card. To keep it simple:
Spend up to $100 = $2.75 bank charge
Spend $101 - $150 = $4.50 bank charge
Spend $151 - $200 = $6.00
Remember – NO FEE if you pay by check or cash.
After school sales start November 4th, 2013, and will be on Mondays and Wednesdays. Mass sales start November 10th, 2013, and will be following the 10:00 Sunday Mass. Thanks to all of you who have volunteered for special events and Mass duties.
Scrip Program Coordinator: Jolynn.mitchell@gmail.com
Scrip Volunteer Coordinator: cathy@keaneylaw.com or 971-255-7509
Welcome New Employee
Anthony Mosley is our new Custodian, and helping everyone with everything it seems is his gift. He has lived in the Portland area for 10 years, and worked in both non-profits and sterile work environments. He is originally from Texas, where he says, with a smile, he was a pig and dairy farmer. He is active in his Pentecostal congregation as a music leader. He works full time from Noon until 8 pm taking care of things in all of our buildings and helping Gary out with maintenance issues. Be sure to stop and introduce yourself when you see him in the hallway!
North Parking Lot Gardening-
This Saturday, Oct. 19th
It is time for the Care for Creation Committee’s monthly morning of gardening at the North Parking lot. We are continuing to work every 3rd Saturday of the month from 8am-noon, and we would love to have you join us. There are a variety of things that need to be done, from weeding and pruning to moving paths. Come for a short time or come for the whole time. All and any help will be appreciated and counts towards your community hours.
Please bring the tools that you will need, such as shovels, yard brooms, wheel barrows, etc.
Thanks for volunteering to help make our grounds better.
Sara Allen
seamagoo@hotmail.com
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Counselor's Corner
Click here to read about the curse of perfectionism.
In order to support and improve the whole school community, the School Counselor will be a regular contributor to Friday Footnotes. We are committed to collaborating with you, as primary educators of your children, to encourage their spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional growth.
Safe Doors = Safe Children
For the safety and security of our students, please remember to only use the main door of the school when coming and going, and do not ask another parent to let you in through a side door.
It is everyone's responsibility to keep our children safe!
St. Michael's Lunches: 3rd grade
A huge thank you to all the third grade families who brought in 167 sack lunches this week. The volunteers at St. Michael’s continue to be so impressed with the generosity of our Madeleine community. Please remember to label your lunches with the protein that’s in the sandwich (turkey, bologna, ham, tuna or PB&J etc). This makes sorting much easier for all of us.
Our grand total for the school year is 907 sack lunches. Hip Hip Hurray!
CYO Highlights
Click here for more details about the following CYO Events
- Come cheer on your Madeleine Volleyball Teams this weekend!
- Free heart screenings for youth.
- Basketball registration now open for 3rd – 8th grades.
- Swim clinics to improve your strokes.
- CYO Dance at Oaks Park for 7th and 8th graders on October 18th.
- Jesuit, Central & St. Mary's Volleyball Games.
- And more!
Lacrosse Clinic
Saturday, November 16
Click here to learn more about a one day lacrosse clinic for boys in 1st through 4th grade being put on by the Central Catholic Boys Varsity Lacrosse team.
CYO Volleyball Night @ St. Mary's Academy
Come see Madeleine alumni Ella Hickcox & Isabella Langhus
Click here to learn more details about this event on Thursday, October 22nd.
30 months in the making...
our Centennial Book is here
We are pleased to announce that the Centennial Book is printed and ready
for sale! This resplendent coffee-table book is rich with history, filled with
interesting and entertaining stories, and laden cover-to-cover with photos
of events, buildings and people—those you know, or wish you knew.
Hardcover, 224 pages, full-color, 9x12" coffee table book. Available after Masses, in the Parish Office and the School Office. $75
Heeee’s
back! Reminding you to sign up for your photo!
Additional weeks set up October 30–November 3 and November 15–17
If you have not signed up for your photo yet, Fr. Mike will be in your phone again this week, reminding you to schedule your photo session. Remember, there is no obligation to buy. And every family who has a photo made will receive a free 8x10, plus a free parish directory.
Sign up after Masses on weekends, by phone to the parish office at 503-281-5777 or online at www.themadeleine.edu/directory
Grow a moustache for cancer awareness
Join Deacon Tim in the fight against prostate cancer by growing a mustache
this November! Go to us.movember.com and search “The Madeleine” to join Team
Madeleine or to donate to prostate cancer research, treatment and prevention.
In This Week's Parish Bulletin
Download yours at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
Leadership Night scheduled for October 22
6:30–8:00 pm • Beginning in the church
All committee, ministry and commission leads are requested to attend our next Leadership Night on October 22 at 6:30 pm. We will start in the church, and finish in the Fireside Room. It will include discussion of the 5-Year Plan, and a Leadership Preparation Plan for Committees and Commissions. If you cannot attend, please contact Tammy Shadel at tshadel@themadeleine.edu.
Help wanted for Part-time positions:
▸ Dishwashers
▸ Event coordinators
▸ Part-time custodian
The parish is hiring for some positions to help with our ever- growing needs.
These are part-time positions, which may be perfect to fit into busy schedules.
Dishwashers—Wash dishes after parish events. Must be 16 or over
Event Coordinators—help keep our many events on track and running smoothly.
Must be 21 or over.
Part-Time Custodian—On-call position to assist with occasional special events
and cover for other maintenance staff. This may involve weekends, evenings,
holidays, and covering for vacations. Will perform routine janitorial tasks
such as cleaning and re-stocking restrooms, sweeping, mopping, moving tables
and chairs, etc. Hourly wage. Ideal for student, retired, or someone who lives
nearby.
If interested, please contact Kelly Johnson, Business Manager, at kjohnson@themadeleine.edu for complete job descriptions and an application. All Parish employees must pass a criminal background check.
Seeking volunteers in parish office
To help out our capable, energetic staff, we are looking for some volunteers:
General office help. Answer phones and help with general office duties. Initially,
we could use help on weekdays from 3-5 pm, but long-term, we’d love a volunteer
in the office all week.
If you can help out, please call Tammy Shadel, parish secretary.
This Week’s Checklist
Click here for a quick,fridge-friendly summary
of Madeleine events coming up this week!
Contributing to the Footnotes
If you have information to contribute to the Friday Footnotes, please email the copy exactly as you would like it to appear in a Word document to: fridayfootnotes@themadeleine.edu. Deadline is Wednesday at 5pm, or Tuesday at 5pm if there is no school on Friday.