From the desk of Sister Stella
PWC President
Spa Ski Club News
SPA Foundation News
Traffic Duty Assignments
Weekly Readings/Reflections
Playground Volunteer
Hot Lunch Volunteer

From the desk of Sister Stella Maria, Principal:

During the past few days very special gifts have been were presented to me.

Direct answers to prayer.

The first set gifts reassignment of classroom chaplains, was announced.

How blessed we are to have the following priests available to our children:

            Grades seven and eighth        Fr. Tom, our Pastor

            Grades five and six                 Fr. Paul

            Grades three and four             Fr. Ed.

            Grades one and two                Fr. Brad

            Kindergarten   A, B                Fr. Tom

Thank you, Paulist Fathers for your love and care of our children.

Happy feast of St. Paul’s. We wish you many blessings as you continue to spread the Good News.

The second set of gifts came during the Epiphany season…the gift-giving season.

We are delighted to announce our festival chair and co-chairs for the Fall 2006.

 Chair:         Mary Ann McQueen

 Co-chairs:   Marcie Newby, Janet Feeley, Julie Murphy, Molly Harrigan,

                    Katie Lewis and Nancy Cooper.

A million thanks to each of you fir a super gift to the community of St. Paul’s.

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PWC President

SPA Families

Scholastic Book Fair

This year’s Book Fair, “Enter the Kingdom of Reading”, was bigger and better than ever.   Thank you to First Vice President, Debbie Battaglia, for organizing this tremendous event.  Thanks also go out to the parents who set-up, sold books, manned cash registers and, of course those who cleaned up.  We could not do this without the help of our tremendous St. Paul the Apostle school volunteers.

Hot Lunch Sign-Ups

Hot lunch sign-ups are NOW.  Please remember to sign your children up for hot lunch at www.bethskitchen.com.  February 25th is the deadline.  Many thanks to Mayora Hiney for her continued hared work in orchestrating all of the hot lunches.

Past President Alumni Luncheon

The PWC Past President’s Luncheon will be held Saturday, February 11, 2006 at the

Bel Air Bay Upper Club.  This is a wonderful event where we honor the past presidents of the PWC.  Parents and alumni are all welcome to this great event. Questions?  Call Debbie Battaglia (number listed in the directory)

Feast of Saint Paul the Apostle 

Wednesday, January 25 is the Feast of Saint Paul the Apostle.  In honor of his feast day the Room Parents have arranged a small treat for all of the children on Friday after mass.  Thank you Room mothers!

Fall Festival

On behalf of the entire Saint Paul the Apostle Community, I would like to thank our new Festival Chair: Mary Ann McQueen, and her co-chairs, Marcie Newby, Janet Feeley, Julie Murphy, Molly Harrigan, Katie Lewis, and Nancy Cooper.  Thank you for volunteering for this great undertaking.  We all look forward to a great Festival and appreciate your dedication towards the children of St. Paul’s.  Know that we are here to help!

Dates to Remember\

Jan. 23rd:         1st grade Sacramental meeting

Jan. 25th:          4th grade Pot Luck

Jan. 25th:         Feast of St. Paul the Apostle

Jan. 27th          School celebrates the feast of St. Paul the Apostle with 8:15am mass.

Feb. 1st:          5th grade Pot Luck

Feb 8th           3rd grade Pot Luck

Feb. 15th:       7th grade Pot Luck

Feb. 11th:       Past Presidents/Alumni Luncheon

Feb.23-27th:   SPA Ski Trip

Have a great Week!

Julie Chait

PWC President

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Spa Ski Club News

SKI CLUB
BAKE SALE

The Ski Club is having
a Bake Sale!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH

Children, don’t forget to bring
money so you can purchase some
tasty treats at recess!

The club thanks you for
your support!

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SPA Foundation News

New Library for

The New Year!

--Thanks to your generous support of the St. Paul the Apostle School Foundation!

Please mark your calendars for the dedication of the newly renovated

School Library:

Sunday, January 22, 2006

10:15 AM

(Between the 9 AM and 11 AM Masses)

Blessing, Refreshments, Library Tours and Adopt-a-Book Opportunities.

For further information, please contact Janet Feeley

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Traffic Duty Assignments

For the month of January 4th Grade Parents

PARENT TRAFFIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
Note: Please arrive by 7:20 am or 2:30 pm to complete your assignment. Should you have questions about your duty do not hesitate to contact your room parents, Monica Fiello or Brigid Heaney or Mary Ann McQueen.

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

Readings for Sunday  January 22

Reading I

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,” when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

Reading II

Acts 22: 3-16

I was brought up here in this city. It was under Gamaliel that I studied and was taught the exact observance of the Law of our ancestors. In fact, I was as full of duty towards God as you all are today. I even persecuted this Way to the death and sent women as well as men to prison in chains as the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify. I even received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, which I took with me when I set off to bring prisoners back from there to Jerusalem for punishment.

It happened that I was on that journey and nearly at Damascus when in the middle of the day a bright light from heaven suddenly shone round me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” I answered, “Who are you, Lord?” and he said to me, “I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.” The people with me saw the light but did not hear the voice which spoke to me. I said, “What am I to do, Lord?”  The Lord answered, “Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told what you have been appointed to do.” Since the light had been so dazzling that I was blind, I got to Damascus only because my companions led me by the hand.

Someone called Ananias, a devout follower of the Law and highly thought of by all the Jews living there, came to see me; he stood beside me and said, “Brother Saul, receive your sight.” Instantly my sight came back and I was able to see him. The he said, “The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Upright One and hear his own voice speaking, because you are to be his witness before all humanity, testifying to what you have seen and heard. And now why delay? Hurry and be baptized and wash away your sin, calling on his name.”

Gospel

Mark 16: 15-18

And he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.  These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’

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Playgound Volunteer

PLAYGROUND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Help our coaches supervise our children during lunchtime recess! We need two parents each day. Questions? Contact Kathleen Felesina

FIRST GRADE 11:45-12:15
JANUARY

FOURTH GRADE 12:10-12:40
JANUARY

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Hot Lunch Volunteer

HOT LUNCH NEWS

The new menus are on-line for January through June.  Remember to sign up by NOON on Wednesday, January 25th,  in order for your student to receive hot lunch during the following week.  Go online to www.bethskitchen.com.  Please call either Beth’s Kitchen or Mayora Hiney, Hot Lunch chairperson, with questions. 

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