St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of May 30th, 2022
"God of power and mercy,
you destroy war and put down earthly pride.
Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears,
that we may all deserve to be called your sons
and daughters.
Keep in your mercy those men and women
who have died in the cause of freedom
and bring them safely
into your kingdom of justice and peace."
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Prayer for Memorial Day
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.
*There is no school on Monday for Memorial Day; classes resume on Tuesday.
*The St. Jerome School Early Childhood Program has welcomed 12 eggs from the Quiver Farms Chick Hatching Program. We are excited to bring this project to you live via the St. Jerome Chick Cam, along with more information, on our school website here.
*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.
*Our 8th Graders will be on Retreat (accompanied by Mrs. Z and Mr. Merrick) on Tuesday. They will attend the 8:00 AM Mass, followed by a retreat led by Mr. John Paul Kasperowicz, a Catholic youth minister, musician, and retreat leader here in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. They will also have the opportunity for private prayer and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare for their graduation.
*We are looking forward to Spirit Day on Wednesday, June 1st; all students should wear their gym uniforms (you may wear any St. Jerome shirt in place of the gym shirt if you would like). Our Home and School Association will be treating the students to water ice that afternoon. Our Student Council will be running the games.
*Our Student Council will be providing a dunk tank on Spirit Day for $1.00 a throw; these donations will support their work and service projects for next year.
*Our Pre-K3 will have their Closing Exercises at 9:00 AM on Thursday in the Church, and Pre-K4 will have their Closing Exercises at 10:30 AM in the Church.
*Our Kindergarten will have their Closing Prayer Service at 10:00 AM on Friday in the Church.
*Siblings are welcome to attend these closing exercises; please let your child's teacher know (via email, Dojo, Remind, or a note), and we will send them to the ceremony.
*Our 8th graders will take their final lap around the hallways and the school yard on Friday at 11:30 AM. Our 1st-7th graders and staff will join them in the School Yard to cheer them on. 8th grade parents and other guests are welcome to join us in the School Yard as well. Afterwards, the 8th graders (accompanied by Mrs. Z and Mr. Merrick) will walk to Thunderbird Lanes for an afternoon of bowling and fun. We will return to school in time for dismissal at 2:35 PM.
*8th Grade Graduation is next Sunday, June 5th at 2:00 PM in the Church.
*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.
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*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!