SAM 04/07/2025

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Everything You Wanted To Know

Week of 04-07-25

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

This final trimester always seems to go by so quickly and as we review the April, May and June calendar, we have many events on the horizon you may be interested in attending and/or volunteering for to complete your Family Volunteer Hours. Here are a few suggestions, organized by date, along with the name/email of the coordinator for those events:

• Stations of the Cross - this Friday (4/11) starting at 6pm hosted by our Men’s Club and confirmation students

  • Contact: Nathan McClenathan  [email protected]

• CYO Track Meet Volunteer - Saturday, April 12 and 26 and May 3

  • Contact: Will Marra  [email protected]

• First Communion Reception - Sunday, April 27th

  • Contact: Darlene Sheridan  [email protected]

• May Crowning - Organize flower arrangements on Wednesday, 5/7 after drop off

  • Contact: Elizabeth Monnig [email protected]

• Jogathon - Friday, May 9th 

  • Contact: Nora Jensen [email protected] or Lauren Bailey [email protected]

• Talent Show - Friday, May 9th

  • Contact: Don Vecchione: [email protected]

• Community BBQ - Friday, May 9th

  • Contact: Eva Backer  [email protected]

• Men’s Club Golf Tournament - Friday, May 23rd

  • Contact: Craig Miller  [email protected] 

• 8th Grade Luncheon - Tuesday, June 10th 

  • Contact: Katie Richmond [email protected] or Kristin Oreste [email protected]

• 8th Grade Reception - Tuesday, June 10th (evening - approx. 7:30pm following the graduation Mass)

  • Contact: Ashley Cadonau [email protected] or Amy Koopman [email protected]

• Playground duty - daily 11:30am - 1:00pm: 

  • Contact: Holly Hunt [email protected]

• Coffee and Donuts - Sundays after 9am Mass through the first week of June

  • Contact: Chris Ebersole [email protected]

• Hot Lunch Volunteer - Tuesday through Friday  11:25-1:00

  • Contact: Ken Weston: [email protected]

Please remember our yearly volunteer hour requirement (20 hours for new families and 30 for all others) You can log your hours via the “Family Portal” in FACTS under “Family” and “Service Hours.”

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 4/8:  7:15-8:05am LeadHERship in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Wednesday 4/9:  7:30am Glee Club in parish music room, 1:00pm School Mass (2nd Gr), 1-3pm Comcast Modem Upgrade - NO phone service at SJF,  2:05pm Dismissal & Chess Wizards,  2:30pm Faculty meeting

Thursday 4/10:  7:30am Glee Club in library, 9:20am-1:30pm 3rd Gr to SSMO, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 6:30pm Parish Reconciliation Service

Friday 4/11: 6:00pm Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper hosted by Men’s Club and Confirmation students

Saturday 4/12:  Happy Birthday Ms. Schoenheit!

Sunday 4/13: 11:00am Ecumenical Palm Sunday Liturgy with St. Luke Lutheran, 12:15pm First Holy Communion Parent & Student meeting in CFC 

Monday 4/14 - Friday 4/18: Final week of final STAR assessments

Tuesday 4/15:  8:45-2:30pm 4th Gr to Aurora Colony, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Wednesday 4/16:  7:30am Glee Club in parish music room, 1:00pm School Mass (8th Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal & Chess Wizards, 5:30pm HOSA International Leadership Conference Zoom meeting

Thursday 4/17:  7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 study hall, 7:00pm Holy Thursday Mass

Friday 4/18:  Good Friday - 2:15pm Living Stations of the Cross in church, 7:00pm Good Friday Service

PLAYGROUND DUTY: 

Playground duty is from 11:25am - 1:00pm. If there is a conflict with your scheduled playground duty date, please notify Holly Hunt, our playground duty coordinator, as far in advance as possible so that she can reschedule your duty. Thank you for your help in the lunchroom and on the playground.

Tuesday 4/8: GRAMANN

Wednesday 4/9: VOCKER

Thursday 4/10: NISSEN

Friday 4/11: QUEEN

Monday 4/14: FELICE

Tuesday 4/15: HAGERMAN

Wednesday 4/16: JARAMILLO

Thursday 4/17: MADSON

Friday 4/18: MOYES

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: 

Parish Money Counter: The church is still looking for one more volunteer to meet weekly to count the collections. The counters meet on Tuesdays at 9:30am and it takes approximately 1 hour. Please contact Elizabeth Hamilton in the parish office if you are interested in helping this vital ministry.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS & SOUP SUPPER

Our last Stations of the Cross is this Friday at 6pm with a Soup Supper afterwards in the Corrado Center. This year’s Confirmation students will be leading the Stations and the Men’s Club will be providing the soup.

STATE OF THE SCHOOL SLIDES
Shortly before spring break Father Valentine, Merrit Holub and the members of our School Advisory Council (SAC) and Parent Teacher Club (PTC) hosted our “Cardinal Chat - State of the School” presentation and discussion. For those unable to attend, you can find the slides attached. If you have any questions and/or would like to volunteer for our SAC or PTC, feel free to reach out to Merrit Holub at [email protected], Matt Floberg (SAC Chair) at [email protected] or Libby Rankin (PTC President) at [email protected].

XANADU THANK YOU!
What a “totally rad" musical last week! Congratulations to our thespians and special thanks to Mr. Don Vecchione, our music and drama teacher, for organizing such a tremendous showcase for our students to highlight their musical and theatrical talents! Here are a few photos from the show and to see more, head over to our social media accounts: FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM

FINAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE OF THE YEAR
Our final middle school dance of the year will be held at Holy Trinity on Friday, April 25th from 6-8pm. Our students can enjoy a fancy night out on the town and get dressed up as the theme is “Paris at Night.” Registration can be found HERE, Code of Conduct to be signed can be found HERE and all details can be found on the attached flyer. 

FREE CPR CLASS FOR ADULTS ON APRIL 25TH
On Friday, April 25th from 10-11:30am there will be a free adult CPR class that OHSU is sponsoring in partnership with the AHA. This class is located at Bridge Meadows (8502 N Wayland Ave, Portland, OR 97203). 

ALOHA SUMMER! PARENTS’ MORNING OUT
This is Ms. Strine’s final Parent’s Morning Out of the school year. Join us on Saturday, May 17 from 10:00am to 3:00pm for Hawaiian themed games and activities. Don’t wait to sign up because space is limited! Additional information is on the attached flyer.

BEAVERTON YOUTH FOOTBALL

• Registration opens May 1

• Programs for grades K-8

• Attached flyer has additional information
  
  Please see attached flyers for more information
  State of the School 2024/25
  Parents Morning Out
  Beaverton Football