Wednesday, December 21, 2016

OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 1/6/2017

                             OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
January 2 - January 6, 2017 www.myolph.com
Christmas Break - December 22, 2016 - January 5, 2017
Virtue for the Month of January: Fidelity - Being faithful to promises and commitments.

"May God be gracious and bless us; and let his face shed its light upon us." Psalm 66:2
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest.

LUNCH MENU
·        Monday, January 2--Christmas Break
·        Tuesday, January 3--Christmas Break
·        Wednesday, January 4--In-Service for Teachers
·        Thursday, January 5--Hamburger, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, milk
·        Friday, January 6--Turkey sandwich, chips, yogurt, grapes, milk

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·        Monday, January 2--Christmas Break
·        Tuesday, January 3--Christmas Break
·        Wednesday, January 4--Teacher In-Service--No School for Students
·        Thursday, January 5--Students Return
·        Friday, January 6--1st Friday

SCHOOL NEWS: House Numbers, ChattiGras and Geography Bee  
1.      House Numbers - Cognitio--6543     Caritas-- 3973    Ministro--4441
2.      ChattiGras - ChattiGras 2017 is coming! This Mardi Gras-style evening of dining, dancing, silent auction, and casino fun benefits OLPH, Notre Dame High School and St. Jude and helps provide funds for tuition support for all three. The first seats will be filled by table sponsors, so if you would  like to have a reserved 10-top table with your friends, gather your group and submit your sponsor form before January 6, when individual  ticket sales will open to the public. With only 500 seats available for all three schools, you do not want to delay! For more information or to print sponsorship forms, go to www.ChattiGras.com or the www.myolph.com website. If you can help by soliciting a donation an item for the auction, please come to the Development office to pick up a letter of request and/or a contract that will serve as a receipt for tax purposes. Contact cwest@myolph.com with questions. Thank you for your support!
3.      Geography Bee - Congratulations to our geography bee winner - Matthew Laws.  Also, great job to our second place finalist - Bennett Brinson and third place finalist Georgia Wolf.  All participants gave a fantastic effort.                                                                 
SPORTS CALENDAR
·        Thursday, January 5--Basketball Game--OLPH @ Berean--ELG--4:00, ELB--5:00, VG--6:00, VB--7:00
·        Saturday, January 7--Basketball Game--TCPS @ OLPH--JVB--10:00, VG--11:00, VB--12:00
·        Saturday, January 7--K of C #6099--Free Throw Contest--1:30 P.M.--Gym

SPORTS NEWS

·        Knights of Columbus Council #6099 to Sponsor Youth Free Throw Contest - All boys and girls ages 9 – 14 are invited in the local level of competition for the 2016-2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest. The local competition will be held on January 7, 2017 (Saturday), 1:30 pm, at the OLPH Gym. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters in New Haven, CT, based on scores from state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information, contact: Marco Salenda, Youth Director, Council #6099 (423) 509-5124 masalenda@yahoo.com. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.8 million members in over 15,000 local councils. It provides millions of volunteer hours and monetary donations to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their Church, communities, councils, Culture of Life, families and youth. 

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.                                                  

                                               

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