OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 11/17/2017

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE

November 13 - November 17, 2017 school.myolph.com

      

Virtue for the Month of November, Courtesy: Being thoughtful of others.

"The love of God has been poured into our hearts by his Spirit living in us, alleluia." Romans 5:5; 8:11.

Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest.

LUNCH MENU

·        Monday, November 13--Chicken nuggets, mashed potato, green beans, fruit, milk

·        Tuesday, November 14--Meatballs, pasta salad, toss salad, milk

·        Wednesday, November 15--Chicken cheese quesadilla, corn, pineapple, salad, milk

·        Thursday, November 16--Hamburger, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, tomato, milk

·        Friday, November 17--Fish sticks, french fries, cole slaw, fruit, milk

SCHOOL CALENDAR

·        Saturday, November 11--Confirmation Retreat--St. Jude Gym--10:00 A.M.

·        Tuesday, November 14--Prayer Breakfast--7:30 A.M.

·        Tuesday, November 14--Sports Pictures--Soccer--9:00 A.M.

·        Wednesday, November 15--$1.00 Out of Uniform

·        Wednesday, November 15--Den Meeting--6:30 P.M.

·        Thursday, November 16--Girl Scout Meeting--3:30 P.M.

Volunteer Opportunities

·        You can now go to one spot to sign up for all of your volunteer opportunities:  http://signup.com/go/zA7qKF. 

Bookmark this link on your computer.

1.      Catholic Charities Bake Sale - The Catholic Charities Bake Sale is a longstanding Chattanooga tradition that raises much-needed funds for counseling, pregnancy help, immigration support, housing for those living with AIDS, and many other services for those in need. Help our community to help others by providing HOME-BAKED pies, cakes, cookies or breads for the sale in our parish the weekend of November 18-19. Sign up to donate baked goods or to help with the sales after the Masses by going to http://signup.com/go/EMTzruP and please support the sale in your parish that weekend.

2.      Calendar Sales after all Masses - We would like to cover all three exits after each of the weekend Masses on November 11-12.  If you have not met your goal of 5 sales, this is a great chance to do so while earning PIP hours.  http://signup.com/go/GZVtCFf.

3.      Scholastic Book Fair - Scholastic Book Fair will be the week of December 4^th - December 8^th.  We need help with set-up, take down and sales during the week. If you can help in any way, please sign-up at:  http://signup.com/go/rYVtfP.

SCHOOL NEWS: #2018 Scholars, Leaders, and Saints Calendar, Thanksgiving Lunch, Date Change for Christmas Program and Yearbook Early Sale

1.      #2018 Scholars, Leaders, and Saints Calendar - This is an important fundraiser for our school and for the Deanery Tuition Assistance Fund and we need your help to make it a success!  If we can meet our school goal of 1,000, we will bring in $15,000 for our Annual Fund and over $20,000 for tuition Assistance in the Chattanooga Deanery. If we surpass that and reach 1,250, we will get an additional day off school in the spring! We are also offering rewards for the highest selling class. Please drop by the office if you need additional forms, and feel free to refer friends, parishioners and relatives to the website, to purchase as well: http://bit.ly/2x1z4pR.

2.      Thanksgiving Lunch - We will not be preparing a special Thanksgiving lunch this year. Please consider joining us for Mass on Tuesday, November 21 for our all school Thanksgiving Mass Celebration. 

3.      Christmas Program - Sorry, we are going to have to change the date of the Christmas Program to Monday, December 18^th at 6:00 P.M. due to the gym being used for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration.

4.      Yearbook Early Sale - Lifetouch has already begun the yearbook sale for the 2017-2018 school year.  Flyers will be going out within the next couple days.  Deadline for early ordering is December 1^st.  You will still be able to order a yearbook until the end of the school year online.

 SPORTS NEWS

·        The Booster Club is hosting a Fall Sports Banquet on Wednesday, November 29^th from 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. This includes team members and their families from: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Soccer and Tennis.  Booster Club will provide pizza.  Families are asked to bring item according to the following:  families with last name of A - G: desserts, families with last names of H - P: side dishes and families with last names of Q - Z: drinks.  Please RSVP to kingle@myolph.com your family name and number attending. (Note:  Sports Banquet has been moved to Wednesday, November 29^th)

·        OLPH basketball is fast approaching. If your child is interested in playing, Elem Girls (4th-5th grades), Elem Boys (4th-5^th) grades), MS Varsity/JV Boys and Girls basketball please sign up now!  Registration period ENDS November 21st!!! We will set the teams before Thanksgiving break!  Late sign-ups will not be accepted!! Sign up forms are on the OLPH Web site under Athletics.

·        Need Christmas gift ideas.....SPIRIT STORE IS OPEN!!!! Please visit Sports Spectrum at https://sportsspectrum.itemorder.com/ and use code OLPHBKB17 to purchase your BASKETBALL swag as well as your, every Wednesday spirit wear apparel.  We have added a new VERY soft unisex t-shirt and a comfy embroidered stadium seat. If you have a basketball player playing this winter, there is a suggested shooting shirt you can purchase for them. It is not required, but it will be their warm up shooting shirt to use before games. Thank you for your support of the athletic program at OLPH. All spirit wear will be in by 12-19 and delivered ONLY to PARENTS just in case they are Christmas presents. Store Closes at midnight on NOVEMBER 19th!!! It cannot be reopened due to Christmas rush so order NOW before you forget. GO RAMS!

SPORTS CALENDAR

·        Monday, November 13--Open Gym--MSG Basketball--5:15 P.M.

·        Tuesday, November 14--November 17--Soccer Tournament