Friday, September 21, 2012
Editor's Note:
The links to forms and informational flyers are updated weekly. Please remember to check this list each week for new items. Also, each week's Friday Footnotes page will be saved with a link in the right-hand column, so you always have access to information published previously.
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 evenings, or Tuesday evening if there is no school on Friday.
St. Vincent De Paul Food Drive Starts 9.24
Please join us as we celebrate the life and mission of Saint Vincent de Paul on Thursday, September 27th, at the 2:00 PM School Mass. It is during this liturgy that we will “respond to the call to serve others” as indicated in our Spiritual School Wide Learning Expectation.
In fellowship with this great and good servant of God, we ask students to bring non-perishable food items (no glass containers, please) to their classrooms during the week of September 24th. These items will be brought to the altar by representatives of each classroom during our liturgy. Thank you! Campus Ministry Committee
Fall Teacher Wish Lists
Be an Angel Among Us and consider funding or finding a gift from the Fall Teacher Wish Lists. These are items not in the budget, but would enhance the classroom. Thanks to the many angels during the 2011-2012 school year, donations to the teachers' wish lists provided hundreds of dollars in classroom supplies! Earn your wings this year and join the many angels in our midst!
Contact Lynn Robinson, Development Director, lrobinson@themadeleine.edu with any questions.
“Madeleine in Wonderland” is just 6 weeks away!
Check out the Madeleine School Auction blog for the latest news.
YDP Sign-Up for In-Service and Conference Days
Sign-up is now open for YDP child care on upcoming Teacher In-Service and Conference Days. Download the registration form and return it to the office with your payment to reserve your child's spot.
Art Room News
Art projects are gearing up and painting has begun. If you have not yet sent in your child's paint shirt, please do so. Mrs. Galash takes shirts borrowed from the art room home and washes them each night as a measure to prevent the spread of any lice that may crop up. Please mark your child's name on both the shirt and the gallon zipper type plastic bag it will be kept in.
The Portland Art Museum is free to children 17 and under. Why not schedule a family visit? Ancient Greek treasures will be showing beginning early October with The Body Beautiful exhibit. Twilight fans will love the vampire exhibit currently featured in the Northwest exhibit. P.A.M. is also offering a free drawing workshop series for teenagers. Application deadline is September 28.
We could still use Altoids mints tins for an upcoming project. They can be left on the table outside the art room.
Called to Protect Training for Parent Volunteers
We will hold a Called to Protect training in theParish Hall on Tuesday, the 25th at 6:30 pm. If you want to attend the training at another location, the Archdiocese website has a training schedule posted. For those of you who have attended the training previously, you just need to complete your online training on the Armatus website. For more information, please read the Called to Protect flyer from the Archdiocese.
Counselor's Column
Look for Mrs. Ullman's weekly articles on topics that will help The Madeleine community support each other as we work together for the growth and development of our students. This week's topic: "Two Types of Praise."
Seventh Graders Deliver 173 St. Michael's Lunches
The 7th grade brought in 173 well packed, nutritious lunches today. Along with that we delivered many boxes of fruit and snacks left over from our Friendship Family lunch. We also delivered donuts from coffee & donuts as well as chips from hot lunch. Finally, we hauled in 5 boxes of scones compliments of Amy Boots. NICE JOB MADELEINE!
Please note: You can now bring in frozen vegetables and dried beans to help with the fall soup season. NO CANNED GOODS please.
Tech Club Enrollment Form Due Monday, 9.24
If your child is interested in joining our Tech Club, which meets every Tuesday and Friday morning at 7:30, please have him/her fill out the enrollment form and return it to the school office. The Tech Club is responsible for the production of Madeleine Morning News every Tuesday morning and other events that occur during the year. Mr. Armando Luna, parent of Amelia and Jean-Luc, will continue as the advisor. The first meeting is next Tuesday, the 25th.
School Grounds Clean Up Saturday, 9.29
It is our Fall cleanup time again! Most of the grounds are beautiful but the north parking lot and the areas around the Field need some work. We are also planning on placing a layer of compost on all the rose beds, including the new Centennial rose bed on 24th Avenue. Come for a short time or come for the whole time… All and any help will be appreciated! Please bring the tools that you will need such as shovels, pruners, yard brooms, wheel barrows, etc. There are some tools available so don't worry if you don't have any to bring with you. Paper grocery store sacks would also be helpful.
Thanks for volunteering to help make our grounds better.
Annette Magner (503-287-2374), Amy Young (503- 249-1618), and Sara Allen
(503-282-6745)
St. Mary’s Academy Open House
What: St. Mary’s Academy’s Open House, a chance for prospective students and their families to tour the school, meet current students and faculty members and learn why St. Mary’s is a place where every girl can shine.
When: 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14.
Where: St. Mary’s Academy, 1615 S.W. Fifth Ave., Portland.
Information: www.stmaryspdx.org, 503-721-7725.
Sacramental Prep for First Reconciliation and First Communion
Sacramental Prep for First Reconciliation and First Communion begins September 23. If you have a second grader, or an older child, who has not received these important sacraments, contact Tina Hanselman, our Director of Faith Formation. Classes begin on September 23 following our 10:00 am Mass. Going forward, they will continue Sundays after either the 10:00 am (if we continue the current Mass schedule) or 9:00 am (if we revert to our previous schedule) Masses.
RCIA Sessions
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) sessions for September are on Sundays between the 8:00 and 10:00 am Masses in the Fireside Room. All who are interested in knowing more about the Catholic Faith are invited to attend. In October, we are planning to meet on Thursday evenings. Watch for details! Contact Sr. Sharon Collver at 503-289-7417 for information.
Does Your Child Love to Sing?
We invite your child to join the Children’s Choir, grades 1 - 7. Rehearsals are held on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in the church. Enter at the Siskiyou side entrance. If you are 8th grade and/or older, please consider singing in the Praise choir. Our first rehearsal will be Wed, Sept. 19th at 7:15 pm. For more information, please contact Heather Lindaman 503-936-5272, or email to coffeegirl7@hotmail.com.
Blood Drive at The Madeleine
The Madeleine will be hosting an ecumenical blood drive in the Parish Hall on Tuesday, October 2 between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm. If you can donate, please call Neil Davidson, drive coordinator, at 503-288-3627 to schedule a time that’s convenient for you. Nationwide, the American Red Cross is down 10% in inventory available for hospitals because hundreds of drives had to be cancelled due to Hurricane Isaac. If you can help out, please call!
Altar Server Training for New & Experienced Servers
Tues. Sept 25, 3:00 & Sat. Sept 29 following 5 pm Mass
For children interested in becoming altar servers, and those experienced servers who wish to continue, we are offering two training times next week. It is important that all altar servers attend one of the sessions, as we are adding new duties.
The first training time will be September 25th at 3:00, in the Church (enter through the side courtyard door) and will last until 3:45 for established servers and closer to 4:00 for new servers. Parents are encouraged to attend.
The second training time is directly after the 5 pm Mass on Saturday, September 29th, meeting at the steps to the sanctuary. The meeting will last 40 minutes for established servers and a few minutes longer for new servers. Again, parents are encouraged to attend. Pizza will be provided after the second training.
“Mad Dads” (and a few sons) Build the Rose Garden
Many, many thanks to the dads and sons who worked so hard to make our Centennial Rose Garden one of the highlights of our campus. Their sweat and blisters have paid off in a beautiful, thoughtful, place to remember our loved ones.
| Pete Corrado Alex Corrado Robert Briscoe Jim Puetz Tim Dooney Scott Pillsbury Alex Pillsbury |
Kyle Corbett Mike Rowan Ken Lance Brady Lance Danny Allred Mark McGinnis Gregg Miller |
Jim Doherty Andy Perry Richard Manthey Michael Thornburg Gunnar Langhus Colin Hammons |
Afternoon Spiritual Direction Classes
First and third Thursday of each month
Perfect for those with school-age children! Group Spiritual Direction classes with Sister Cecilia Ranger, SNJM, will meet in the quieting room in the back of the church from 12:30–2:30 pm the first and third Thursday of each month to share insights and experiences on a prepared topic. Inexpensive: about $10 for a 2-hour session. Call Sister Cecilia at 503-284-7286 or 503-449-9708
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace Course Offered at The Madeleine
Wick and Karoline Ashley (parents of 2nd grader and kindergartner) are offering Dave Ramsey's FPU course again this year. It is a newly-designed 9 week course offered October 9th - December 11th (no class Thanksgiving week) on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Madeleine School Library. This is an AWESOME class taught by Dave Ramsey through instructional videos and facilitated by US! You get CDs, a workbook, and more. Taught in a group setting - great for all seasons of life. Many Madeleine families have benefited by this life changing course. Ask us and we will connect you with graduates. You will learn how to talk to your spouse about money, plan for the future, and get out of debt! Dave is a world recognized leader in helping you live like no one else. We would love to see you there! Class cost: $89.00. Sign up here. 