St. Paul Catholic School

Eagle Update Deeply Rooted in Knowledge, Faith, and Family

Since 1930

. THANKSGIVING PRAYER Father in heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love, look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks. Thank you for all the graces and blessings You have bestowed upon us, spiritual and temporal; our faith and religious heritage, our food and shelter, our health, the love we have for one another, our fami-

ly and friends. Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity, please grant us con-tinued graces and blessings throughout the coming year. We ask this in the

name of Jesus, Your Son and our Brother. Amen. Traditional Catholic Prayers

Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul Church at 9 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

What better way to give thanks to God than to attend

Mass together as a family.

COME LORD JESUS, COME Sunday, November 27th, is the First Sunday of Advent. Ad-

vent comes from the Latin word “coming”. We are waiting

the coming of the Christ Child on Christmas day. In the

Brown Envelope this week, you will find the Advent Daily

Reflection booklet. Set aside time as a family to read and re-

flect on the daily reflections and practices that are suggested in

this booklet.

The most common symbol of Advent is the Advent wreath, which holds four candles

symbolizing hope, peace, joy and love. No doubt you will soon be decorating your

homes for Christmas. As a family, take time next week to decorate your home for Ad-

vent by making an advent wreath. Set the wreath in a place of prominence in your home

where the family can gather to pray and prepare their heart for the real meaning of

Christmas, the birth of Jesus. In addition to an Advent wreath, Advent themed crafts are

often centered around the creation of items that help count down the days or weeks until

Christmas. For children's Advent crafts and activities go to http://www.pinterest.com.

or http://www.stnicholascenter.com. Let us work together to bring the real meaning

of Christmas into our homes…..let us keep Christ in Christmas.

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Celebrating 87 Years

St. Paul Catholic School

1900 12th Street No. St. Petersburg, FL 33704

Office: 727-823-6144

Ext. Day 727-823-5177

E-mail office@stpaul1930.org

Web site www.stpaul1930.org

Mission Statement

Inspired by the charism of

the Franciscan Sisters of

Allegany, the mission of

St. Paul Catholic School is

to provide students with a

foundation for life through

faith, academics, and

service and to assist

students in developing

their gifts and talents, so

that they may fulfill the

plan God has for their

lives.

“BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL,

FOR MERCY SHALL BE THEIRS.” Matt. 5:7

ADVENT PROJECT Please help us as we reach out to our migrant brothers

and sisters at St. Clement Parish in Plant City. The parish

families are in need of baby items for infants to 2 years

old. Items may be dropped off at school November

29th thru December 9th and the weekend of December 10th at

church. Please see the flyer in the Brown Envelope for details. Your

generosity is greatly appreciated.

SAVE THE DATE—BARNES AND

NOBLE BOOKFAIR Please save the date: The St. Paul Catholic School Barnes & No-

ble Bookfair will be held Thursday, December 8th at the Barnes

& Noble located at 2501 Tyrone Blvd. North, St. Petersburg.

The theme of the Bookfair is Harry Potter. We will have special

guest readers, treats, fun activities, and lots of great books! Please come and support our li-

brary. We encourage you to pass this information on to your relatives and friends. Be sure to

tell them to use our school code when they make a purchase. The school code # for this Book

Fair is 11977501

NEW TO ST. PAUL’S This year, St. Paul Catholic School has chartered it's first Junior Thespian Society

Troupe. The International Thespian Society is an honor society dedicated to awarding stu-

dents for their efforts and accomplishments in the theater. For induction into the Junior pro-

gram, a student must have participated in 50+ hours of events in theater during their middle

school years. We are proud to announce we have the following 14 inaugural members who

were recently inducted into St. Paul's Junior Thespian Troupe #89390. The members

are: Betsy Johnson, Nolan Apostolu, Jacob Gaddis, Nicole Robison, Autumn Miller, Athena

Chlapowski, Lucy Rau, Katie Sanders, Nellie Rettig, Maggie McKay, Rebecca Buete, Kirstin

Rumpf, Eve DeHaven, and Sofie Dericks. On Saturday this group participated in the Districts

competition. We are thrilled to announce that out of 5 events at Districts, our students re-

ceived superior ratings in 3 of them. Therefore, they will go on to the State Festival in Febru-

ary! These ratings were given for the 8th grade girls' number "Omigosh" and Becca Buete's

monologue. Becca Buete also sang a solo song that not only got a Superior rating, but was

awarded the VERY distinguished Critic's Choice award for the Solo Musical category, which

is essentially Best in Show! Becca had the chance to perform her solo in front of all of the

District competitors during the closing ceremonies! Congratulations, Mr. Wassmer and stu-

dents!

PRAYERS We continue to pray for all our sick relatives, friends, and benefactors

especially former teacher Mrs. Sheridan; Tom Masterson, grandfather of

the Masterson and DeHaven children; Sandy Galloway, step grandmother

of Karoline Galloway; Carlos Escobar, father of Dominic and Vincent,

and Tiffani Moore, aunt of Aiden and Gavin Sparks. We also pray for all our families as well

as our deceased relatives, friends and benefactors. As always, we remember in prayer the de-

ceased members of the Kremer and Forbes families whose tuition scholarships benefit several

of our families. May all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE!

Nov. 20

Young at Heart bake

and craft sale in the

cafeteria after the

morning Masses

All proceeds benefit

the school.

Nov. 21-25

Thanksgiving Vaca-

tion NO SCHOOL

Nov. 28

CLASSES RESUME

Dec. 2

Surveys sent home

for EC 3, 4, and K for

2017-2018 school

year

Dec. 5

Christmas Concert

for grades 1-5 6:30

p.m. gym

Dec. 7

NO SCHOOL MASS

SENIOR SALE

8:15 A.M. GYM

Dec. 8

Feast of the

Immaculate

Conception

School Mass at 8:30

Holy Day of

Obligation

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

VIRTUE

JOY

BIBLE VERSE

Clap your hands all

you nations, shout

to God with cries of

joy. Ps. 47:1

Our God will come

and save us.

Isaiah 35:4

1 What will I do dif-

ferently during the

Advent season to help

myself prepare for

Jesus coming?

2

Surveys go home to

EC 3, 4 & K for

2017-2018 school

year

3

4

2nd Sunday of

Advent

5

Elementary School

Christmas Concert

Grades 1-5 6:30 p.m.

Gym

6

Feast of St. Nicholas

7

NO SCHOOL

MASS

8 Feast of the Im-

maculate Conception

8:30 a.m. Mass

Book Fair Barnes &

Noble

Dads Basketball 7:30

9

EC 3 & EC 4

Timeless Tales

PEP Rally 2:15 Gym

10

The circular Advent

wreath reminds us

that God’s love for us

has no beginning and

no end.

11

EC 3, 4, &

K

Christmas Concert

10:45 a.m. Gym

12

Feast of Our Lady of

Guadalupe

13

Middle School

Christmas Pageant

6:30 p.m. Church

14

School Mass

8:15 a.m.

15 Jesus birth brings

good things to the

world.

PDQ Spirit Night

16 Advent School

Retreat

NOON DISMISSAL

Class T– Shirt

17

Share your joy and

love with someone

today.

18

Knight of Columbus

Christmas Santa Pan-

cake Breakfast

19

20 21 22 23 24

CHRISTMAS EVE

Come, Lord Jesus,

come!

25

26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year’s Eve

God’s blessings for a

holy and healthy New

Year—2017

December 2016

CHRISTMAS

VACATION

Feast of the

Holy Family—

Jesus, Mary &

Joseph