Back to School
Thank you for attending our back to school night! Mrs. Meece announced to the parents that our school theme this year is "We are the Hands of God". She talked about all we can do with our hands, such as a pat on the back or a high five. Most importantly we can always use our hands to lift someone up in prayer. Father Marshall also encouraged our parents to always pray with our children.
Morning Drop Off
Please remember that everyone should enter from Prague Road for morning drop off. Now that students have been in school for a week, they should no longer need walked into the building. If you are having issues, or your child needs a bit more help, feel free to go through the drop off line and pull up to the circle to help them. If you are here before 7:30am, your child should enter through the front office doors for morning care ($1 per day), or wait in the East Lot. A drop off line should not form at Door 2 until 7:30am.
Picture Day
Picture day is on Friday, August 23. Ordering online is now available at
inter-state.com/order using order code 42504PB. Paper order forms will come home the week of the 19th. Students will turn in the paper order form to the photographer on picture day.
(No need to bring anything with you if your order is placed online!) Please dress in your best school appropriate outfit and be ready to smile!
*Picture Day Dress Code*
No Jeans
No Flip Flops (Open toe shoes or dress sandals are acceptable)
No exposed shoulders, ei spaghetti straps
Robotics Club
After the inaugural year of robotics, we are adding new team members to our four RoboRaiders teams. We have 16 positions available for 6th through 8th grade students to apply. We ask that students get an application for this team from Mrs. Jordan. These will be available between the dates of August 12th through the 16th. The DEADLINE to return the applications is August 21st. We plan on interviewing students who returned the applications during the week of August 26th through the 29th. These will be 10 minute interviews with the prospective students. Students will then be informed September 3rd if they will be a member of the team. Practices will then start promptly on September 9th, 10th and 11th. Any questions, please contact, Mrs. Flynn, Mrs, Jordan or Mrs. Kocher.
If your student is in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade and are interested in creating a robot to compete, PLEASE ENCOURAGE them to fill out the application. We are trying to create the new engineers of the future!!!
CYO Girls Sports Information
Girls Basketball Tryouts will be held at the Roncalli Bubble on this Sunday, August 11th.
5/6 grade girls: 3-4:30
4th grade girls: 5:00-6:00
7/8 grade girls: 6:30-8:00
Games for girls basketball will begin the week of September 22nd. There will not be any games held from October 4th-October 20th secondary to fall break. The season will finish mid-late November. This is a change from last years girls basketball season. Please contact Andrea Supe at
asupe54@gmail.com or Greg Candler at
gtcandler@aol.com
Registration for Cheerleading Grades 3-8 will close August 16th. Please contact Andrea Supe, at
asupe54@gmail.com with any questions.
Cross County Registration is currently open. Please email Barry Howard at
sjcctf@gmail.com for any questions.
*Recently ordered Kickball jerseys will not be available for pick up this Sunday due to a printing issue. A new pick up time will be scheduled and communicated through kickball coaches.
Calling all gently-used “Designer Handbags & Purses”
Did you know that cleaning out and donating designer handbags/purses can help send a teen to the National Catholic Youth Conference this year? It’s true and you can make a difference! The NCYC fundraising committee is seeking gently-used “Designer Handbags and Purses” for a silent auction that will take place this fall.
Handbag and purse donations can be dropped off at the parish center, to the attention of Tammy Stewart by August 30. If you have a NEW donation with tags, please contact us about becoming an event sponsor. Questions? Contact Beth at
haggenjos04@gmail.com or call 317.753.2099 or Stephanie at
jimandstephanie2@gmail.com or 317-869-9602.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Greenwood Moose Lodge 2079 (813 Smith Valley Road)
Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm
Tickets $25 (in advance); $30 VIP reserved seating; $180 for Table of 6; $35 at the door
For tickets, contact Beth (
haggenjos04@gmail.com or 317-753-2099) OR pay online at
https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/3293. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Beth or Stephanie Sabina (
jimandstephanie2@gmail.com or 317-869-9602). All bingo proceeds benefit St. Jude youth attending the National Catholic Youth Conference.
Stewardship
Volunteerism is the life-blood of this great parish. As Christ as our head, and our parishioners as the body, together we make such a difference in the world around us!.
This year we are asking:
Who wants to try something new?
St. Jude is very fortunate to have many volunteers in our
parish keeping our church, school, and grounds running well. Some of our ministries could use some more help this year.
Are you wanting to try something new? God gives us many talents. Use them right here at St. Jude.
Go on-line to fill out the 2019 Stewardship form in the month of August or pick up a paper form at the Welcome Booth.
Stewardship: Talent 2019
Need some help with ideas? Call Janice to see what some good options would be for you. 317-786-4371
St. Jude Annual Golf Outing
The St. Jude Men's Club will host the annual golf outing to help support the our school's technology department! The event will be held at Valle Vista Golf Club on Saturday, August 17th! Click here to register!
Junior High Youth Ministry
EDGE
The EDGE program, which is Jr high youth ministry for 7th and 8th graders, will meet on Sunday nights from 6-7:30 in the youth center on the 3rd and 4th Sundays. The 3rd Sunday is an EDGE Catechetical session which includes a fun game, a faith topic and small group sharing. The 4th Sunday will be an EDGE social which involves high energy games and snacks. The first EDGE session will be held on September 15th
Confirmation
The sacrament of Confirmation is transitioning to the to the 8th grade year starting this fall and will take place within the EDGE program. As already mentioned the 3rd Sunday of the month in EDGE will be a catechetical session which is where the 8th graders will receive their confirmation instruction. While 8th graders are encouraged to attend both EDGE sessions, the 3rd Sunday of the month will be required for those preparing for the sacrament. There will be a short parent and Candidate orientation offered after the 5pm, 9:30 and 11:30 Masses the weekend of September 7th and 8th.
As we transition to confirmation in 8th grade, we will continue to offer a high school confirmation program for sophomores for the next two years. This means that if a current 8th grader chooses not to be confirmed this year, there will not be a high school program in place by the time they reach their sophomore year.
