Principal Update 11/20

Dear Parents and Faculty,

As we prepare for our Thanksgiving holiday, I want you to know how grateful I am for your continued support. The prayerful support we share with one another is truly a gift. We are a blessed community!

Be assured of my daily prayers for you and your family

God bless,

Sister Margaret

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• Today is the Feast of Christ the King. It is the last Sunday in the Church’s liturgical year. Sunday, November 27 will be the beginning of our Advent Season.
• During the month of November, we will remember in a special way all our deceased family and friends. Each morning at prayer the boys will be encouraged to place in the prayer basket a list of those who have died. The paper is enclosed.
• Continue to remember in your prayers our boys who are preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
• Thursday, November 17 was the last day for our Candy Drive. The Blue Team donated 224 pounds of candy and the White Team donated 229 pounds of candy. All the candy has been donated to the homeless. Congratulations to the White Team  who will have a dress down day on December 6.
• Congratulations to our boys on the Cross County Team who participated at the Nationals in Indianapolis.  Patrick Gauna and Finn McGlade were both on the Philly Novice Team that came in 2nd place. AJ Gauna came in 15th of all 7 year old sub novice boys. We are so proud of you!  The boys also had the opportunity to greet the EAGLES when they arrived at their hotel in Indianapolis and they had a cameo appearance on Channel 10 sports news.
• On Tuesday, November 22 the eighth-grade class is sponsoring a dress down day.  The flyer is enclosed.  During the day, the boys will participate in the Turkey Bowl which is a variety of games for each grade level.
• Thanksgiving holiday begins on Wednesday, November 23. The students will return to school on Monday November 28.
• Our Live Nativity will be held on Friday, December 2 from 6:00-7:30PM.  Thank you to our volunteers who are coordinating all the activities. I hope you will be able to join us as we prepare for Christmas.   Sign-up for the Live Nativity     St Aloysius Academy Live Nativity
• Santa Workshop will be held in our little gym on Thursday, December 7^th.  Thank you to Mrs. Ferraro and Mrs. Kalisperis for all you are doing in preparation for this fun-filled event.