Friday, September 27, 2013
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
While many of you will be standing in the rain this weekend watching soccer or football games, I will be with my family, including 4 grandchildren, standing in the rain, picking grapes. My son has a small vineyard outside of Salem and our second harvest is upon us. Then we all will travel to Corvallis to watch my beloved Colorado Buffaloes play the Beavers. I am sure it will be a lesson in humility for the CU alumni who will be attending. The point I am trying to make is…even in adversity, if your family is with you, life is good!
The Madeleine family has certainly rallied around our Annual Fund. Thank you for the marvelous participation and generous contributions that allowed us to not only meet, but exceed, our goal with a total of $25,101! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Excitement around the upcoming Auction is also in the air. Donations are due on Tuesday, October 1st and if you are stumped for an idea, go to the website or call for guidance. Cash is also welcome to help underwrite the cost or put toward auction items. Again, check to see how you can help.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Susan
Visit the auction website at www.themadeleine.edu/auction
Be on the lookout for a special auction-specific email full of everything you need to know about the auction!
Donations
Don't forget that donations are due October 1st! If you’re struggling with what to donate this year, just visit our Ideas and Wish List pages. Ready to donate? Visit our Donate page
We Did It!
$25,000 Annual Fund Match Goal Met!!
Three gold stars to the parents, students, faculty and staff, grandparents, alumni, and parishioners for meeting the Inaugural Annual Fund goal and obtaining the full match. Thanks to your generosity, we actually exceeded our goal and raised $25,101 with a school-wide participation rate of 37%.
Faculty and staff led the way with 92% participation. Second grade won the race between the grades with 59% participation. Check the easel in the front hallway for the complete participation rates for each grade.
The funds raised by the Annual Fund will be applied to both the Endowment and Tuition Assistance Funds in order to keep Catholic education affordable for all Madeleine families. One hundred percent of the donations will be matched by the OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation.
Grab your YDP spot for In-Service days
No School on Friday, October 11
Do you have a student who needs a fun place to hang out when school is closed? Sign up for Madeleine's Youth Development Program (YDP) for the upcoming in-service days. Hurry before all the spots are gone! Click here for more information and a registration form.
Introducing . . . Madeleine Shout Outs!
This year each student will have an opportunity to "shout out" something that he or she is proud about. It could be about something in school or out of school. Students will be sharing their shout outs with the community by decorating a paper cut out of a megaphone that exclaims what they want to share. These megaphones will be displayed for a month in the bulletin board across from the library. We hope you have time to enjoy listening to all the shout outs!
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Counselor's Corner
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.
Click here to read about Helping Kinesthetic Learners Succeed.
Blessing of the Animals
Friday, October 4th at 2:45pm![MC900357975[1]](images/clip_image002_005.gif)
Bring your pet(s) or a picture of your pet(s) for a blessing as part of Madeleine School's celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!
We will gather at the turn around driveway (in between the rectory and the gym entrance) at 2:45 pm.
To ensure the safety of everyone gathered, as well as the safety of everyone’s pets, dogs need to be on leashes and other pets should be brought using appropriate means (cages, travel carriers etc.). Dogs that do not enjoy the company of other dogs should be left at home.
Campus Ministry Committee
Bring Your Non-Perishable Food
for St. Vincent de Paul
The Madeleine School celebrated the life and mission of Saint Vincent de Paul on Thursday, September 26th, 2013, at the 2:00 PM School Mass.
In fellowship with this great and good servant of God, and to assist our local St. Vincent de Paul ministry, students are encouraged to continue bringing non-perishable food items (no glass containers, please) to their classrooms from September 30th through October 16th - World Food Day. Please help The Madeleine Community “respond to the call to serve others” as indicated in our Spiritual School Wide Learning Expectation.
Click here for a suggested list of food items.
Thank you!
Campus Ministry Committee
St. Francis Pledge
Families are encouraged this weekend to take the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor, sponsored by the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change.
The Pledge offers a concrete way to live out our faith by caring for God's Creation and the poor in response to the challenges of global climate change.
The Pledge asks us to PRAY and reflect on the duty to care for God's creation; LEARN about and educate others on the causes and moral dimensions of climate change; ASSESS how people contribute to climate change; ACT to change our choices and behaviors; and ADVOCATE for Catholic principles in climate change discussions and decisions.
For more information and to take the pledge, log on to www.CatholicClimateCovenant.org. Thank you from the Care for Creation Committee.
St. Michael's Lunches
The 6th grade did a bang up job bringing in sack lunches this week. The total number was 163 and the volunteers were thrilled! Irvan was making soup in the kitchen while a line of guests quickly formed beyond the double doors of St Michael’s basement. Soup and sandwiches are the perfect meal for these cold wet September days. Thank you to all the students and parents who generously help feed our Portland community; we've already delivered 461 lunches to St Michael's this school year!
Just in time for Halloween: Central Catholic Costume Sale
Saturday, October 5th from 10am - 1pm
Get a jump on creating your Halloween Costume! The Drama Department at Central Catholic High School is having a GIGANTIC sale of costumes from past productions. Items include men’s and women’s clothing plus animal costumes, hats, shoes, band and military uniforms, and more!
All are welcome! Come and check it out!! Enter only through the PAC doors on SE Stark St. near 26th Ave.
Central Catholic Hosting Cheerleading Clinic
Saturday, October 5th from 8:30am - Noon
Click here for a flyer full of information!
Check Out La Salle Sports
In October, La Salle High School is hosting several events for elementary and middle school students who are interested in volleyball, football, and soccer. The events are a chance for youth sports players to meet the coach and players for the sports and watch the games. They also host a pizza party prior to the games. Click on each event to see a flyer with complete details.
Thursday, October 3 – Volleyball vs. Madras (RSVP by 9/25)
Tuesday, October 8 – Boys' Soccer vs. North Marion (RSVP by Oct. 3)
Tuesday, October 15 – Girls' Soccer vs. Molalla (RSVP by Oct. 10)
Friday, October 18 – Football vs. Estacada (RSVP by Oct. 14)
40 Days of Life Event
The kick off for the 40 Days for Life, led by Archbishop Sample, will be this Friday at 6:30 pm at the Planned Parenthood at 3231 SE 50th. Click here for more information.
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
Parish Directory photo sessions set
It's
time again for our Parish photo directory! We're hoping to have every parish
family photographed this year! There's no obligation to buy—you even receive
a free 8x10" photo just for participating. And, you may purchase
additional photos. The first sessions are set Wednesday, October 16 through
Sunday, October 19. Visit www.themadeleine.edu/directory to
schedule your photo session.
In This Week's Parish Bulletin
Download yours at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
October Called to Protect training set
Called To Protect training for October is coming up on October 1st in the Parish Hall at 7:00 pm.
Who needs to attend? Any volunteer who works with children more than 4 times per year must attend this training, and have a criminal background check. If you have already attended a training session in the past, you do not need to attend again. Questions? Contact Tina Hanselman in the parish office.
Little Church for children Ages 2 – 5
During 10 am Mass each Sunday
Little Church in the Fireside Room got off to a great start last weekend;
now all we need is you and your child! Drop off at 9:50. We have four trained
volunteers who will get the program launched. If you missed the training, we
can get you caught up.
We could use a donation of gently used, clean toys for Little Church. Please
drop items off at the rectory to Tina Hanselman.
Sacramental Prep class for grades 2-3
Underway in the School Commons at 9:00am, before 10:00am Mass. This class is for 2-3rd grade. If you have an older student, we have a program for them too. No one is left out. This year we have a deadline. All students must be registered and in class no later than September 29th. Students who sign up after this date will be part of next year’s group. Contact thanselman@themadeleine.edu
This Week’s Checklist
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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.