St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of May 23rd, 2022
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
St. Therese of Lisieux
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin; please join us for Sunday Mass each week: 4:30 PM (Saturday Vigil), 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is offered on Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM or by appointment.
*St. Jerome School, along with the other schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, remain mask-optional. Students who ride the School District of Philadelphia buses will need a mask for their bus ride per the policy of the school district.
*Below is information about the Summer Cash Raffle with a prize of $5,000. If you need more tickets, you can request them from the office (send in a note or email info@sjsphila.org). Friends and family (especially those that live out of town) can also Venmo @sjsphila and we will fill out the tickets and send them a message on Venmo with their ticket numbers. For every five tickets that each family sells, you will receive an entry to win a month's tuition payment. Mrs. Bacanskas is keeping track of all of the ticket sales and filling out an entry for every five tickets that a family sells.
*Fr. Reilly will be celebrating our May School Liturgy at 10:00 AM on Wednesday; Mrs. Badman's 1st grade class will be serving as readers and gift bearers. Following the Mass, we will recognize our Students of the Month for May. The liturgy will be livestreamed on our School Facebook Page.
*Our break for Memorial Day begins on Thursday; classes resume next Tuesday, May 31st. Thursday is the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord, a holy day of obligation. Masses at St. Jerome are at 4:30 PM on Wednesday and at 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 7:00 PM on Thursday.
*The flyer for our Home and School Association's Taste of Philly event on Friday, June 3rd was sent home last Thursday and is also available here. Please make sure to RSVP by May 27th; you may send in the bottom of the flyer or fill out the electronic form here.
*On Tuesday, June 7th, our school will be engaging in a morning of service after the 8:30 AM Mass. We will be assembling breakfast bags for Caring for Friends and Hope 101 who provide meals for the elderly/homebound and homeless, respectively. We are asking for donations of the following breakfast items:
- Tea bags
- Instant coffee packets
- Oatmeal packets
- Fruit cups & raisins
- Small, individual boxes of cereal (single serving)
Please send in donations by Monday, June 6th so that we can divide the items among the rooms and stuff the bags on Tuesday.
*Band Lessons are on Wednesday. Please contact our band director, Mr. Morrisette, with any questions: smorrisette@nemusicprograms.com
*SAVE THE DATE: The St. Jerome Festival is scheduled for Sunday, October 2, 2022. We look forward to an afternoon of fun, food, and fellowship! The Festival Committee is in need of more volunteers to help with this great event. If you are interested in helping with the planning of the St. Jerome Festival, please contact festival@sjsphila.org for more information.
*Support St. Jerome School while shopping on Amazon; click here to designate St. Jerome as your chosen organization. Then, go to smile.amazon.com when you shop. St. Jerome will earn 0.5% of each purchase (at no cost to you)!
*Please remember to call the office and report your child's absence (215-624-0637); you can leave a message if the office is closed.
*Virtue of the Month for May: Diligence (Doing your best and working hard until you are finished).
*Our school website's Communication Page contains copies of the flyers that we send home as well as an archive of the school newsletters.
*Our school website's Calendar Page has a listing of all events on a Google Calendar.
*Remember that Box Tops have gone electronic, but you can still use them to support St. Jerome School; click here for more information.
*Have a great week!