St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of March 28th, 2022
“God made us for joy. God is joy, and the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.”
Pope St. John Paul II
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 (Children's Liturgy of the Word), & 11:00 AM. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is offered on Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM or by appointment.
*Our final two performances of Aladdin Jr. are today at 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM in the School Hall. Tickets are $8.00 and may be purchased at the door.
-Fr. Reilly will celebrate our March School Liturgy this Thursday at 10:00 AM; Miss Labovitz's 2nd grade class will be assisting as readers and gift bearers, and we will recognize our Students of the Month for March following the liturgy. Mass will be live-streamed on our School Facebook Page.
*St. Jerome School will conduct the second part of the Protecting God's Children lessons on Tuesday.The lessons are available for you to review by visiting http://www.aopcatholicschools.org/about/programs and clicking on Safe Environment.
*Our Spring St. Jerome Apparel Store (including t-shirts for the Race for Education) is now open through Sixsmith. Online ordering for St. Jerome School ends on Mon, Apr 4, 2022 (11:59 PM EDT). Order Link: https://sjslions.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
*Registration is ongoing for this summer's Camp Jerome. Please visit the page on the school website for registration forms and more information. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lerlo, Camp Director, at campjerome@sjsphila.org.
*Orders are being taken for our Home and School Association's sticky bun sale; the flyer and order form may be found here and are due by Tuesday.
*April CARES Fun Friday Forms are due by Thursday.
*Chick-fil-A Lunch Order Forms (for Wednesday, April 20th) are due by Thursday.
*During Lent, each class (K-8th) will be attending the 8:00 AM Mass once a week.
- Monday: 1st & 2nd
- Tuesday: KB & 4th
- Wednesday: KA & 3rd
- Thursday: 7th & 8th
- Friday: 5th, 6A, & 6B
*1st-8th grades will also be attending Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 1:30 PM. Also, Fr. Reilly will offer the opportunity for the students to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation the week before Palm Sunday.
*Please help us by participating in a 10-15 minute survey online and share the link with other people you know who are not coming to Mass and therefore haven’t heard. The survey can be accessed through an online link from March 2nd until April 4th. The questions ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow and where we need to do better. The link is: https://portal.catholicleaders.org/d/yak453.
*Band Lessons are on Wednesday. Please contact our band director, Mr. Morrisette, with any questions: smorrisette@nemusicprograms.com
*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 March: Temperance (Enjoying things in a proper, balanced way).
*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!
Race for Education 2022
We are excited to announce that our 17th annual Race for Education will take place on Tuesday, April 26th. This Race serves not only as an important fundraiser, but also as an opportunity for our school community to celebrate our successes through the last two years. St. Jerome was recently named a School of Distinguished Instruction by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, demonstrating school-wide academic growth between 2019 and 2021. Our walking together will be a display of unity and thanksgiving. We continue to be committed to providing excellent spiritual and academic experiences for our students.
With your support and generosity, we hope to raise $20,000! All monies raised directly benefit the children of St. Jerome. We are proud of the improvements that have recently been made to our programs and facilities.
The Race is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26th at 10:00 AM. (Raindate is Friday, 4/29) Our students and faculty will walk a designated route through the Winchester Park neighborhood. Neighbors are encouraged to decorate windows and front yards with messages of encouragement for our walkers. The students will be permitted to wear the school gym uniform that day. More information including the route map will be sent to the parents at a date closer to the event.
Here’s how you can help:
-All students are asked to submit 10 email addresses of family members and friends who are likely to sponsor them and support St. Jerome School. Emails can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/LCErSK9YZYhW6LzB7 Each student who completes this form will earn a prize for their participation. Siblings must complete separate forms, but may use the same addresses on each. All email addresses are due by Thursday, March 31st.
-Each family is also asked to post the donation St. Jerome School Race for Education link to your social media accounts. You can share the link directly from our school Facebook page “Saint Jerome School.” For those who prefer a paper flyer to distribute to family members, a PDF of the pledge request can be obtained on our school website: https://sjsphila.org/race-for-education.
-The suggested fundraising goal per student is $100. Working together we achieve more! We kindly ask that all donations be submitted by Monday, April 25th so that our totals can be tallied.
Donation Payment Information:
Credit Cards and Paypal: St. Jerome School Race for Education
Venmo: @sjsphila (Business)
Cash or checks: Cash or checks made payable to St. Jerome School can be
sent into school with a student, dropped off at the main office, or handed in at the rectory scrip counter.