Saints Scoop
Mrs. Ciminera's Weekly Update
Week of November 28th
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break and Happy Advent! What a beautiful time in the Church as we prepare our hearts and homes for the birth of Jesus. Please be sure to make time over the next 4 weeks to attend Mass and take advantage of other things happening in the Parish during Advent. You can see all the events in the Parish section below. I hope to see many 3rd graders and their families at the 9:00 Mass on Sunday, there will be donuts afterwards and the homily will be geared towards children!
December is always a busy and exciting month, especially at school. Our first week in December is a bit quiet, but then we hit the ground running!
On Thursday evening, we have our Winter Band Concert at 7:00pm. This is always a treat and a great way to kick off the Christmas season listening to our amazing 4th to 8th grade musicians.
On Friday, we will have our whole school Advent retreat. We have some wonderful activities planned to help us kick start the Advent season and prepare our hearts for Jesus. Friday will also be picture re take day. If your child is getting their picture re taken, please have them come dressed appropriately and bring in their original picture they are returning. If they did not have their picture taken, please send the form with your child.
One very special Christmas tradition at SCJN, is our Advent Angel gift giving through the Salvation Army Each year, we adopt kids to shop for. Each homeroom has received one child to pray and shop for. Our 4th graders will go shopping at Target on Monday, December 12. Please consider giving a donation to go towards the children we are shopping for. All money can be sent to the office in an envelope marked for Advent Angels. You can send in cash or a check. All donations are due on December 9-no donation is too small or too big, give whatever you can! We really appreciate your kindness and generosity!!
On Saturday, please keep our amazing 2nd graders in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We pray that the peace they have after the sacrament will stay with them always. What a wonderful thing for our 2nd graders.
Next Tuesday is the feast day of St. Nicholas. We are hoping for a visit here at SCJN!!
I think that is all for this week! Be sure to read all the parts of the Saints Scoop this week-there is lots of information from CYO, news to fundraisers, to Parish Events, to Santa Shop day!
Thank you for all of your support of our amazing school! I know Christmas is such a busy time of year, please know I am here for you and praying for all of you. We are all in this together!!
Have a wonderful week! :)
Virtue of the Month and Prayer Corner
Our virtue for the month of November is Courtesy. Courtesy is being thoughtful to others.
We pray that all of our school families stay safe and healthy. We pray for the Crimaldi, Curran, Cush, Deak, Schoonyoung, Sanchez, Shaknis and Sczepkowski families. We pray for Austin Beltrante, Bill Smith, Bill Tierney, and the Essery Family. We pray for Chris Turner, Bern Harwick, Jackie Goebig, Mary Lou Murray, and Raeann Merlino. We pray for one special intention, Joe Miele Senior, Fran Iacovone, and Kelsey Conway. We pray for Michael Daly and June Vrablik. We pray for peace in our world and our community. We pray that we all have the courage to be kind and accepting of each other.
CYO News and Schedule
Congrats to our Varsity Boys for winning the Mother of Divine Providence Thanksgiving Tournament! The basketball regular season begins this weekend with seven home games. Come out and support our boys and girls as they begin their season. To find updated game schedules throughout the year for all of our CYO Sports, go to www.SCJNSaints.org and look at the “Calendar” tab.
Saturday, December 3
9:30 a.m. - JV Boys A Basketball vs. OMGC (Home)
10:45 a.m. - Varsity Boys A Basketball vs. OMGC (Home)
12:00 p.m.- JV Girls A Basketball vs. Annunciation (Home)
1:15 p.m. - Varsity Girls A Basketball vs. OMGC (Home)
Sunday, December 4
1:15 p.m. - JV Boys A Basketball vs. St. Aloysius (at St. Aloysius)
1:15 p.m. - Varsity Boys A Basketball vs. Devon Prep (Home)
2:30 p.m. - JV Girls A Basketball vs. St. Denis (Home)
3:45 p.m. - Varsity Girls A Basketball vs. St. Denis (Home)
Parish News
Please join us for our next grade Liturgy will be for 3rd grade on Sunday, December 4th at the 9:00am Mass. Please join us for Mass followed by treats in the Life Center. The Homily will be geared towards kids. See flyer with more information: https://bit.ly/3TUrDJG-3rdGradeMass
The Teen Mass is on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the SJN 5:15 pm Mass. Youth/Teen Mass on Dec 18th will not take place as the annual SJN Christmas Concert will be that evening! Great concert for all at 5:30 pm.
Children's Liturgy of the Word - continues every 2nd and 4th Sunday, but not on Christmas (4th Sunday this year).
Each Advent SJN has an all-day Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday; we cap the day with a Holy Hour. This Advent, we are taking a slightly different course and focusing our prayers on special and important prayer intention - one each week.
Please consider coming to Adoration this Advent. Here is more detailed information. https://bit.ly/3EJQE54-AdventAdoration
Upcoming Events
-12/1: Winter Band Concert, 7:00pm
-12/2: Advent Retreat in school, Picture retake day, 1st Trimester ends
-12/2-12/4: Taddeo's Fundraiser for 8th Grade
-12/3: First Reconciliation, 10:00am
-12/6: St. Nicholas Day, Penance Service for 3rd to 7th grade
-12/7: NovaCane, 3:15-4:15
-12/8: Immaculate Conception, School Liturgy 9:15am
-12/9: PJ Day, Santa Shop Day, Report cards on OptionC
-12/12: K Christmas Show, 9:00am
-12/13: Tuesday Enrichment Ends
-12/14: Christmas Sing A Long Assembly for K to 8, Wednesday Enrichment Ends
-12/16: Santa Lunch and Movie Afternoon, Christmas PJ day!
-12/19: School Christmas Show (Gr. 1-8), 7:00pm
-12/20: Chick Fil A Day!
-12/21: School Liturgy for Christmas 9:15am, PreK Christmas Show 10:45am , Faculty Christmas Luncheon 12:00pm
Christmas Break 12/22-1/2/23! Classes Resume Tuesday, January 3, 2023!!
Home and School News
Exciting news! We have a holiday flash sale this week for you with all new items! All items labeled “flash sale” include free shipping to SCJN and will be available for you to pick up before our school Christmas break.
Please use this link to shop!
https://twinkleink.com/collections/scjn-preview
Due to the quick turnaround, we will be closing the shop on Thursday, December 1st at 5pm. We want to make sure that items will arrive in time for Christmas, so please shop ASAP!
Please also note that you can now purchase gift cards to Twinkle Ink at any time on our spirit wear website!
Happy shopping!
Megan megandugan@gmail.com & Amber ambkilleen@yahoo.com
SAVE THE DATE - Santa Shops are scheduled for Friday, December 9th from 8:30am – 2:30pm in the Cafeteria for students in grades K–8. Students may shop for family and special friends with items ranging in price between $1-$10 with most around $5. Thank you to all the volunteers who have already signed up to help with this really fun day! More details about the event will be sent home after Thanksgiving. Please contact Johanna Kent (jnkent13@gmail.com) or Amber Killeen (ambkilleen10@yahoo.com) with any questions.
New Home and School website: https://sites.google.com/view/scjnhomeandschoolassociation/home
Class Cocktail Parties
Class cocktail parties are a wonderful opportunity for the parents of SCJN to gather and socialize!
Thank you to the families who have offered to host a class cocktail party so far this school year. Be on the lookout for more information directly from your party host in advance of the dates noted below.
If you are a parent of a 6th grader, and interested in hosting a class cocktail party, please contact Ann Zeller at annwoz@gmail.com or 215-668-5191.
- Pre-K3 (held 10/21) - The Fitzgerald Family
- Pre-K4 (May 2023) - The Penza Family
- Kindergarten (Sat held 11/5) - The Weber Family
- 1st Grade (held Sat 10/29) - The Shaknis Family
- 2nd Grade (Feb 2023) - The Furia Family
- 3rd Grade (Dec 2022) - The Keleher Family
- 4th Grade (TBD) - The Rayer Family
- 5th Grade (TBD) - The Barrickman Family
- 6th Grade - Host needed
- 7th Grade (Held 10/14) - The Callan Family
- 8th Grade (TBD) - The Russo Family
Reminders and Important Information
-In the Forms section, please find a flyer with information for the next 8th grade fundraiser at Taddeo's! Thank you for your support!!
-In the Forms section, please find information to register for Girls on the Run this spring! The deadline is THIS Friday. Girls on the Run is for girls in 3rd to 5th grade!
-Please sign below if you are able to help in the kitchen at all. You can email Kathy Del Pizzo at lunch@scjnschool.org if they have any questions. Thank you!!
Kitchen Helpers - Lunch Distribution
-Do not forget, you are allowed to dress down for your birthday! If your birthday falls on a weekend, dress down on Friday or Monday!! :)
Forms!
Pizza Thursday Link
Please complete form by Thursday at 8:30am. Send money to school for your whole family in an envelope or bag! Thank you! :)
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Mrs. Kelly Ciminera
Email: kelly.ciminera@scjnschool.org
Website: scjnschool.org
Phone: 610-525-3266
Twitter: @MrsCimineraSCJN