Thanks giving and Charity
Ever since the Puritans celebrated their first Thanksgiving in 1621, the
holiday has been about sharing one's bounty with those less
fortunate. The Puritans did not deny their sick, their elderly or their
poor the joy of the feast. Though the Puritans didn't believe in
celebrating Christmas, Easter and most national English holidays,
they could not drop the harvest-home festival. It was a day to thank God for the blessings
He bestowed upon them. Arguably, the religious aspect of Thanksgiving also has diminished
in importance through the years. For us today here at St Gabriel’s, Thanksgiving is a time
when we gather together as a Catholic Christian community and thank God for all of his
blessings. Thanking Him for the house/home, families and all the people that love and care
for us. Thanksgiving as we well know is manifest not only through prayer, but through almsgiving to the poor, charity is especially valued by God when we give to help what others
need in their daily living. We hope charity never ceases to be a part of the holiday. Christ
tells us that “whatever you do unto others you do unto me.” Even in a country as great as
ours, poverty, hunger and homelessness persist in the 21st century. But each of us today
can continue the Thanksgiving tradition of sharing by helping to
eliminate these problems with our generosity and charity towards
others.
A Blessed Thanksgiving to each and everyone,
Fr. Marcus Gomori
Mark your calendar for
the SGCS Christmas
Concert on December 1st,
at 6pm in the Flamingo
Library
Congratulations to
our Golden
Theater!
Guardians for
We need
September!
volunteers to help with the
show and people to bring
food/beverage
donations. Please send an
email to
[email protected]
Mia Tull - 4th
Chelsea Fernandez- 3rd
Irene Lee - 2nd
Elizabeth Seitz- 1st
Alana Lawrence - K
Please send in your Box Tops
for Education on our next
collection date,
Parents are welcome to
attend Mass every
Wednesday with the
November 18th!
school.
Mrs. Grisingher and the 2nd
grade class will be presenting
a Saints Living Museum on
November 4th.
November 1st – All Saints Day,
School Mass
November
2nd
– All Souls Day
From Chef Brian: “We've received
some good feedback already. I
know that the little ones can be
picky eaters, but we want to do
our best to deliver a high quality
and clean lunch program that
we can all feel good about and
that the kids will love. If any
parents have good or
constructive feedback for us,
they can email me
at [email protected].
We plan to update the menu a
bit during winter break to
remove less popular items and
keep it interesting.”
www.cheferylasvegas.com
Our second annual toy drive,
in support of the children at
St. Jude’s Ranch, will be
hosted by Mrs. Saxon and
the 4th grade class! Please
send in new, unwrapped
gifts between November 28th
and December 16th.
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On October 4th a
special ceremony
was held by 5th grade
students and Father
Marcus to bless the
pets of St. Gabriel
families. The
ceremony was to
honor St. Francis of Assisi’s belief that all creatures are part of
God’s family. Thank you to all who brought dogs, cats, birds,
Trunk or Treat 2016
turtles and ashes of those animals who have departed.
SGCS Choir sang at the
USO 5k on October 15th.
Some of our Guardians
participated in the 5k run
and marketing booth.
Thank you to all
participants!
On October
15th our
Guardians
helped feed the
homeless. We
participate
monthly with
Catholic
Worker to feed
those less fortunate. If you are interested in joining the
homeless ministry on November 5th please email Jen
Hainley at [email protected]
USO Event
Fall 2016, Issue 3
Catholic Schools Outperform Public Schools on the New 2016 SAT Subject Tests
Catholic schools repeatedly display academic excellence in national testing
The College Board SAT Subject Tests scores show that religiously affiliated schools, which
include Catholic schools, scored significantly higher than the national mean for public schools
on the new version of the SAT. The SAT Program uses a 200–800-point scale in three
categories: math, reading and writing.
Religiously affiliated students had a mean score of 532 in math, 537 in reading and 525 in
writing compared to the public school mean score of 487 in math, 494 in reading and 472 in
writing. The national mean score is 494 for math, 508 for reading and 482 for writing.
Catholic schools comprise 22.3 percent of private schools, yet enroll 42.9 percent of the
private school population. More than 46 percent of private schools are other religious schools
enrolling 37.3 percent of the students in nonpublic schools. “Catholic schools work,” said
NCEA President/CEO Thomas W. Burnford, D.Min. “These scores show that students in
Catholic schools demonstrate higher academic achievement than similar students in districtrun schools.”
-NCEA
Please remember in your prayers:
Todd Church
The repose of the soul of John Scott
Brandon
Dana Brandon and Family
Do you have a prayer request that
you’d like included in the next
Newsletter? Email it to
[email protected]
Guardians, please complete the ‘I am thankful
for…’ coloring page and turn it into the office
by November 18th. All participants will receive
a prize. Grand prizes will be awarded to the
top student in each class. Judging will be
based on color and thoughtfulness.
Set your
Thanksgiving
dinner menu a
month in
advance, then
make a master list of what you’ll
need and divide it into perishables
(dairy products, eggs, produce)
and nonperishables (canned
goods, spices, baking supplies). Buy
everything that won’t spoil as far in
advance as you can. Return for the
turkey, the herbs, and the cheeses
a few days before you begin
cooking.