| | | | Dear Friends,
Father Bernard Poggi has been a wonderful presence at St. Thomas More Church for the past 4 years. | | | As many of you know, this is Father Bernard's last Sunday at St. Thomas More, as he has been assigned to the service of the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala. We are grateful to Father Bernard for his dedication and service to the St. Thomas More community. Please keep Father Bernard in your thoughts and prayers as he continues his service in the Priesthood. | | | The church is hosting a pot luck honoring Father Bernard on Sunday and everyone is welcome to attend.
FAMILY MASS Please join us this Sunday, October 14 for our next Family Mass. Thank you to our fifth grade families for taking the lead in this Mass beginning at 10:00am. See you there! | | STM FUN RUN
There are still a few pledges out there that need to be collected. Once all monies have been turned in, we will report our total funds raised. Families who chose not to participate or did not meet the $100 per child donation will be charged a buyout fee of $150 per child on Tuesday, October 16. | | | HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR Please join us on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10am-9pm for the Halloween Spooktacular. Everyone will be there! Please check out the wish list, bracelet pre-order and bake sale flyers in today's envelope. We still need some more volunteers - Sign up here! | | |  | HALLOWEEN PARADE
Our K-8 Halloween parade, will begin at 11:00am in the schoolyard on Wednesday, October 31. All are welcome to attend! When purchasing costumes for wearing to school for the parade, please consider the following: - Age appropriate
- Bathroom accessible
- Make up must be applied at home
- Shoes must be comfortable for walking
- No weapons of any kind
Also remember that Wednesday, October 31 is a minimum day with a 12:15/12:30pm dismissal. | |  | SCHOOL TOURS Today we welcomed another four new families on our "Wednesday Walkthrough" school tour. Please share this link to sign up for a tour with family and friends considering TK/Kindergarten for the next school year. - October 17, 24
- November 7, 14
- December 5, 12
APPLICATION FORMS New student application forms Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten and grades 1st-8th for the 2019-2020 school year are now available in the front office and may also be completed online. 2019-2020 PRESCHOOL APPLICATIONS Utopia, our preschool, has begun accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. Please note that preschool spots fill up very fast. If you have a child who is of preschool age (3 years old by September 1st) and you would like them to attend Utopia next Fall, please arrange a tour with Utopia's Director, Rachelle Frantz, rfrantz@stmsf.org. | | Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | "I have learned a lot in these last few years. I ask you all to forgive me my shortcomings and my mistakes. Yes, I am your brother, and I am proud to be so. I was taken from amongst you, I have served you and now I am called to serve the beating heart of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Wherever I go you all will remain a part of me and I will be a part of you." - Father Bernard Poggi | | | | | | | | |
