St John the Evangelist Catholic School Chronicle
May 7, 2010


Love the Learning. Build our Friendships. Live the Faith
April 30, 2010



Walk-A-Thon News
The weather held up and our annual Walk A Thon was a success. Father Garcia led us in prayer as each student carried their prayer intention along the walk. Runza provided an excellent lunch and strawberry smoothies.

Thank you to the Walk A Thon committee; Helen Franks, David Snodgrass, Lexy Donnelly, Cindy Heesemann, Jessica May, Sarah Bond, Ella Kaiser, Michelle Stansbury, Rose Walsh, Jackie McKay, Christina Pope, Cade Luce and all of the other people that helped make this happen. You all did a fabulous job!





Fillpot Fundraiser Reminder
If you purchased or sold certificates for the Fillpot Photographic Art Fundraiser in September, this is a reminder that you need to have your photo session completed before the end of May. Please call the Fillpots at 593-9430 to schedule your appointment. Also, call your friends and family that have also purchased the certificates to remind them that they will expire on May 31st. The lilacs will be in full bloom this month and will make a beautiful backdrop for your family photo. If you have any questions, please call the Fillpots or Jessica May at 667-2177.


Congratulations to Alumni
Courtney Bell, Abby Colpitts, Aimee Molloy, Amy Settle, Olivia Todd who were inducted into the Spanish National Honor Society at Thompson Valley High School on May 5, 2010. Appropriately Cinco de Mayo


ENDOW
Attention all women of the parish: ENDOW is coming to St. John’s Church. ENDOW is an educational program that brings women together to discover their God-given dignity and to understand their role in humanizing and transforming society. ENDOW utilizes small study groups, conferences and retreats to cultivate faith, fellowship and formation. There will be an informational meeting on Monday May 17th at 7:00 PM in the Church basement for all interested women. Please come to this informational meeting to learn more. Questions can be directed to Anne Yanez at (970) 219-4415.


CONCERT UPDATE
Thanks so much to those of you who donated to our "Harmony for Haiti" Choir Concert last week. We received $100 along with many, delicious desserts!! The choir sang beautifully and had a great time!


SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Thompson school district is offering enrichment classes for grades K-5. These classes range from fitness to Science fun. For more information, please go to their website:
http://www.thompson.k12.co.us/Divisions/Learning_Services/student_support/gt/enrichment_valley.html



LEGO ROBOTIC CAMP
Loveland High School is hosting Robotics Camps for Middle School age children June 7-11th and June 14-18th from 9 am – 4pm. For more information please call Ken Gwynn at 613-5246 or email him at gwynnk@thompson.k12.co.us.



Scrip News
Thank you for your dedicated support of the scrip program. Remember for this year, a $150 minimum profit must be met before you receive the 50% scrip rebate. Any scrip purchased through 6/30/10, will still be considered for this years scrip rebate. Then on July 1st, start buying for the next school year – we’ll already begin counting those purchases for the 10/11 school year.

Some new vendors have been added to the scrip program. They are Max Muscle ($50 denominations) and Dairy Delite ($5 denominations). These local stores run by parish families, see the value of this program and want to be part of this fundraiser to help the church. Profits from the scrip program help both the church and the school, and imagine what could be accomplished if every parishioner made a scrip purchase at least once a month (and buying scrip is a great budgeting tool).

Scrip is always available to buy at weekend masses and the parish office year-round, and the school office during the school year. Please contact the scrip coordinator by email: dorothea.boettcher@saintjohns.net with questions, suggestions or to volunteer to help sell scrip.



K-4 Book Club:

The K-4 Book Club will hold its last meeting of the school year on Tuesday, May 11. We will NOT be meeting in the Eagle's Nest that day. Instead, we are having an end-of-year party. Please join us for the following:
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Who: St. John the Evangelist Catholic School K-4 Book Club
What: End-of-Year Celebration of a Love of Reading
Where: Barnes & Noble; The Promenade Shops at Centerra; 5835 Sky Pond Drive; Loveland
When: 4:00-5:00 PM

We will gather in the kids' department, at the stage, at 4:00 PM. The celebration will include snacks, crafts, and--of course-- books! We will have story time as part of the fun.

This event is free. You do not need to RSVP. If you have questions, please contact Pam Coke (pamelacoke@msn.com) or Lexy Donnelly (lexydonnelly@gmail.com).


MDA

(Tim Brown is a lieutenant at the Loveland Police Department; husband of Mrs. Brown and father of Kaylee Brown, 2nd grade at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School)

I'm proud to tell you that I'm being locked up...that's right, I'm going behind bars to help Jerry's Kids© and MDA. To be released on good behavior I have to raise bail and I need your help!

All you have to do is click here to make a secure, online donation before 06/15/10. Your donation will help families living in our community and help guarantee me an early release. I can't wait to add you to my list of contributors.

Thanks in advance for your help. Don't hesitate to call or email me with any questions.

Together we'll make a difference,
Tim


If the link above does not work, please cut and paste the address below into the address bar of your Internet browser.
https://www.joinmda.org/2010lovelandlockup/Brownt/
Please help Mrs. Brown get her husband out!


2nd ANNUAL ST. JOHN’S GARAGE SALE

May 8th - 8:00-3:00 (Parish and School)
May 9th - 8:00-1:00 (School)

Location: Parish Sale - Outside Parish Office
School Sale - Rotunda

Start your spring cleaning. St. John’s will be hosting our 2nd annual garage sale and bake sale and need your help to make it a success. 100% of proceeds go back to St. John’s athletics. Last year we raised $1100, far more than we anticipated because of all the generous item donations. We are adding a bake sale this year. If you would like to drop off a baked good this can be done anytime May 7th-9th. Donated items can be dropped off in the loop May 3-6, at the walk-a-thon May 6, or during set-up May 7. We are asking all middle school athletes to volunteer a shift. Please sign up in the front office, online, or email/call Bethany Anderson 217-6724 bethanyjadeanderson@msn.com

Thank you for supporting St. John’s Athletics!!!
Sponsored by the Booster Club


O God, bless our family and all its members and friends;
bind us together by your love.
Give us kindness and patience to support each other;
and wisdom in all we do. Let the gift of your peace
come into our hearts and remain with us.
May we rejoice in your blessings.

• Please keep Mrs. Foley and family in your prayers for a quick recovery from her surgery

Please pray for the SOLIZ, STANSBURY, STROH, SUNDHEIM, SWEENEY,SWENSON families

• Let us give thanks to God for all the gifts he has provided us
• Especially give thanks to God for the gift of a parish school and ask his help as we continue to grow and prosper
• May Our Lord grant us all the graces we need and desire

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School
1730 W. 12th Street Loveland, Co 80537 970.635.5830

Saint John the Evangelist School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color or national or ethnic origin

Saint John's 2nd Grade Knitting Service Project

Mrs. Martinek’s 2nd grade class undertook a year long service project in 2009-2010. The 2nd grade class learned the skill of knitting. Using this skill each second grader knitted a partial square to one or more squares during their free time to make a beautiful afghan that was donated to the McKee Cancer Center. The title of the afghan was “On Eagles Wings”. The children were encouraged to pray as they knitted and to remember the people that would be benefiting from this project, cancer patients and their families need our prayers. Each person at sometime in their lives if they have not already, they will be affected by cancer in their lives or someone they know. We wanted to share our love with those in need.
This project was cross curricular as it not only focused on our religious curriculum of service by the students; it reinforced basic number sense skills such as counting, adding and subtracting, and measurement.
The culmination of our project was on April 30, 2010, when we delivered our completed “On Eagles Wings” afghan to the McKee Cancer Center. The students were welcomed with a reception and were given a tour of the new chapel at McKee Hospital. And as one student said, “The best part of this project was learning about how to help and pray for people with cancer.”

4th Annual Walk A Thon

Hello St. John's families!

Our 4th annual Walk-A-Thon is tomorrow! Here are a few important details you'll need to know:
• We will be meeting at Old Fairgrounds Park immediately after early dismissal. The Walk will start at approximately 12:30 p.m.
• If you've ordered Walk-A-Thon T-shirts, they will be coming home with your oldest child today. Please make sure your children wear their T-shirts to school on Thursday.
• Please be prepared for inclement weather -- we're never sure what the weather will do from one moment to the next, so make sure your children bring jackets, sunscreen, umbrellas, etc.
• Please stop at the registration table first to pick up your meal tickets (if you've ordered a Runza meal) and the intentions your family will be praying for. This year, you will not be able to get your lunches without a meal ticket.
• It's not too late to send out your donation letters and cards! We're only halfway to our goal of raising $25,000, and we need every family's help to accomplish our goal. You can print out letters and cards from St. John's website -- just go under the Parent Resources tab, and the link to the Walk-A-Thon page is on the left.

If you have any questions regarding this year's Walk-A-Thon, please contact Helen Franks (hmfranks@msn.com) or Lexy Donnelly (lexydonnelly@gmail.com).

We'll see you tomorrow at the park!

God bless,
Helen Franks
Walk-A-Thon Chair