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#10 Weekly Update ~ October 24, 2012
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer ~ Mary Winters
Nut-Free Candy List
Cub Scouts Pack #154 Recruitment
Holy Spirit Church Festival Dates to Remember
History of the Holy Spirit Festival
“Partners In Faith” Newsletter ~ November 2012
Also, be sure to visit Holy Spirit School at
www.holyspiritfmt.com
Holy Spirit School
3930 Parish Ave.
Fremont, CA 94536
510.793.3553
OCTOBER 24, 2012
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Monday 10/29/12
Wednesday 10/31/12
Regular School Day
MINIMUM DAY - 12:00 pm
Dismissal
Friday 10/26/12
Sunday, 10/28/12
Tuesday 10/30/12
Halloween Celebration in Gym
8th Grde leaves for Yosemite
Regular School Day
Trunk or Treat - Preschool Parking
FAME
Lot
Treat Day
REMINDER: 5 MPH HOUR SPEED LIMIT IN
SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT ALL TIMES!!
PLEASE USE THE DESIGNATED CROSSWALKS!
CASH CALENDAR 2012/13 - Our $100.00 winner this week is Russ Nues, father of
Kiana, Grade 7. Congratulations! Our next drawing for $100.00 will be held on
Monday, October 29th. Good luck.
CASH FOR CLASS - We are currently in First Place!! Keep saving your Hub
receipts, then bring them to the Cash for Class collection box in the school lobby. There
will be a Halloween event at the Hub coming up October 31st. Each family that
attends will receive 500 bonus points. Flyers will be coming home October 29th. Great
job everyone!
RENEW ESCRIP(Safeway Club Card) - Group Name: Holy Spirit School
Group ID: 139573457
Escrip records indicate that as of October 15, Holy Spirit School has 127 supporters
that still need to renew. In order to continue to earn from our families' Safeway Club
Card purchases, families must be renewed by November 1st. If our families do not
renew, their Safeway Club Card contributions to HSS will STOP.
Don't let this happen. Our job is to make sure no opportunity is missed for Holy Spirit
School to earn contributions. HSS will start losing funds for any club card that is not
renewed by November 1st. Go to www.escrip.com and renew your Safeway
Club Card today!!
DID YOU KNOW? Lunch hour Yard Duty is separate from Field Duty. Lunch hour
volunteers are needed every day to help our staff monitor the students during lunch
time and recess in their designated areas from 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm. Yard Duty
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volunteers receive 1 1/2 parent hours. Field Duty is mandatory for each family (2 - 1/2 hour sessions) out on the large field behind
the preschool. Field Duty volunteers sign up online as indicated in the paragraph below. Daily Yard Duty volunteers can come any
day, you do not need to schedule Yard Duty, just come and sign in with Mr. Strong. Questions? Please call the school office.
PARENT REQUIREMENT - Our new Bully Policy requires parents to have a yearly training on anti-bullying, focusing on creating a
bully-free school environment. There are thee ways to fulfill this requirement: attend the November 8 Parent club meeting with a
presentation by a Fremont Police Department officer, or attend the designated Spring Parent Club meeting or complete online the
Shield the Vulnerable Eliminating Bully training and turning in the $8.00 with the certificate.
DADS NEEDED - The HSS Halloween committee needs 4 or 5 dads to help move the Halloween Carnival game tables and boxes
from the storage sheds to the gym, on Tuesday afternoon Oct 30, around 3:00. If you are already at school picking up kids and can
spare some time we could really use your help, plus you will earn some parent hours. If you can lend a hand please contact the
program coordinator at [email protected] or (510)468-8429
HALLOWEEN - On Wednesday, October 31, we will celebrate Halloween. Students will wear their costumes to school for the
minimum day. Please make sure that your child's costume still allows them to walk, see, and use the restroom. There will be a safety
assembly, a parade, games in the gym, and Trunk or Treat. Each child is asked to bring a bag of nut-free candy that will be used for
prizes of the games in the gym. Please see the attached flyer with a list of nut-free candies.
Trunk or Treat will start after recess. Cars may come for Trunk or Treat from 10:20-10:30am. They will be parked and ready to go
with candy for 300 students by 10:30am.
HOLY SPIRIT FESTIVAL 2013 - COURT INVITATIONS - Did you know that our very own Holy Spirit Festival will be celebrating
its 127th year in 2013? Were you aware that our festival is the oldest running Portuguese Festa of its kind in California? The Festival
Committee encourages us all to embrace this time honored tradition in our parish by becoming or staying involved. Rachel
Adamson, a graduate of Holy Spirit School and currently a sophmore at St. Francis High School, is honored to be this years Festival
Queen. This week, all girls between 1st and 8th grade at both the school and faith formation will receive an invitation letter to join
this years Festival. In addition, all First Communicants, both male and female, are encouraged to be a part of the event. By
accepting the invitation, the children agree to participate in the festival events on Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, 2013 which include
group photos, the procession and the coronation Mass. Join us in giving thanks to the Holy Spirit and keep our festival alive! Remember to check your childs backpack for the invite letter!
Information on dresses to purchase will be attached to the invitiation with detailed instructions. We have worked hard to keep each
dress cost at approximately $60.00. The history of the festival as well as the dates of all 2013 festival sponsored events are included in
the attachments for your information. Should you have any questions about the invitation or have an interest in joining the festival
committee, please contact Carol Adamson at [email protected]. Thank you!
CAFE ESPIRITU - Come visit the cafe for BREAKFAST as early as 7:30 am. We are open each Friday school is in session. We serve
bagels, cereal and other breakfast items along with your morning beverages. We’d also love some parent volunteers. Donations are
greatly appreciated. One parent hour may be earned for each $25 donation/supplies (unlimited) or 1/2 hour per dozen baked treats
(maximum 2 dozen/week please!). Treats must arrive before 7:30 am in the Small Hall on Friday. All proceeds from the cafe (minus
costs) goes back to our classrooms. Contact Team Chair Joy Pastor @ 510-378-4521 or vial email [email protected] for more
details on how you can earn parent hours. See you on Friday and thank you for your support!
UNIFORM EXCHANGE - The next Uniform Exchange will be on Wednesday, November 7th. This is a minimum day, 12:00 pm
dismissal. The Uniform Exchange will take place at the Gym after school.
CUB SCOUTS ARE ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS - You are welcome to join us for our recruitment Cub Scout Pack 154 meeting
to get more information and to see how much fun we have! The meeting is in the Small Hall, Friday, October 28th at 7:00pm. All
1st through 4th grade boys and their families are invited. For more information, see the enclosed flyer or contact Myrna Baker at
[email protected] or 510-757-4785.
SUPPORT MISS MARY’S WALK - Miss Mary, Preschool Teacher at Holy Spirit Preschool, is walking in the American Cancer
Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Silicon Valley Walk on Saturday, October 27th. She is asking the Holy Spirit School
community to support her by making a donation in any amount to the American Cancer Society. She has a donation container and
flyers on the table in the school lobby. Thank you.
FESTIVAL HOURS-SOPAS SIGN-UP - Sopas will occur on Saturday, November 10, 2012. To earn Festival hours, use the link below
to sign up to work at Sopas. http://www.mysignup.com/2012_holyspirit_sopas
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LADIES, YOU'RE INVITED - HS Women's Fellowship invites you to join us for an evening getaway on Wed., 11/14 at 7:00 p.m. We will gather in the De Sousa house Valley Theatre to see the movie "The Way" starring Martin Sheen. Follow Martin as he takes
up the pilgrimage of his son and travels the way of the "El camino de Santiago." Afterward we will adjourn to the 4 plex where we
will share some hot apple cider and discuss the movie. For more info visit us online at http://hswf.webs.com/ or call Vanessa at
226-7494.
FALL FIELD DUTY ONLINE SIGN-UP- Here is the link to the Fall Field Duty sign-up page. Each family is required to do 2 half
hour sessions of Field Duty per year during the lunch hour. Please go to this link to sign-up for a Fall session. Spring session will be
posted soon. Go to http://www1.mysignup.com/holy_spirit_school_field_duty_-_fall_2012
MOREAU CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE - Moreau Catholic High School is holding an Open House on Saturday,
November 3, 2012 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. Moreau Catholic is a college preparatory in the Holy Cross tradition. Moreau
Catholic is located at 27170 Missionn Blvd., Hayward, CA. Please call 510-881-4300 for more information.
BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREPARATORY OPEN HOUSE - Bellarmine High School is holding an Open House for all junior
high students and their parents on Sunday, October 28th, 2012. The event runs from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, and no reservations
or sign-ups are necessary. This is an opportunity to see the campus and ask questions about the academic and co-curricular
programs at the school.
PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE 10/24
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your wonderful participation and support in yesterday’s full dismissal safety drill. I know that many of
you took time off from work or made special arrangements in order to participate in this drill. The entire staff and I
appreciate your support as we continue to improve our procedures in order to secure your child’s safety.
One of the goals of this drill was to identify problems and improve procedures. In that light, if you were not contacted
through your oldest child’s emergency phone tree please let your child’s teacher know. If you would like to add or
change names on your emergency release form please contact the school office. If you have any other suggestions or
comments please contact Mrs. Stammerjohn or myself. We need your input to further improve our emergency
procedures.
Thank you again for your time and support.
On Holy Ground,
Kenneth Boegel
Principal
holy spirit school 3930 Parish avenue
Fremont, ca 94536
510-793-3553
Each child is asked to bring a bag of candy on Wed., October 31.
Halloween stickers, pencils, erasers, or rings would be fine too.
http://www.allergysf.com/safety/candy/nuts/
Peanut and Tree-Nut Free
Candy List
We are so glad to see you are concerned about food allergy issues! Here is a
2012 list of peanut and tree-nut free candies and other sweets that we
developed for use in elementary schools.
Peanut and Tree-Nut Free Candy
♦ DIVVIES (anything made by Divvies) – www.divvies.com♦ Haribo
Gummi Candies (anything made by Haribo)♦ Vermont Nut Free Chocolates♦
Jelly Belly Candy Corn – all packaging dated 2010 and after.♦ Jelly Belly
Jelly Beans – they have discontinued peanut butter flavor in 2009 and
cleaned all equipment. Check packaging dated 2010 and after. (DOES
contain a Coconut flavor)♦ Skittles♦ Peeps♦ Swedish Fish♦ Altoids Mints,
Original & Cinnamon (not Chocolate variety)♦ Mike and Ikes♦ Hershey
(plain) chocolate bars, personal size only (not King size, not Minis) ♦
Hershey (plain) chocolate Kisses (not King Size, not Holiday/Seasonal
Bags)♦ Wonka’s Nerds & Nerds Rope♦ Laffy Taffy♦ Runts♦ Super Bubble
bubble gum by Farley’s and Sathers♦ Dubble Bubble Gum♦ Tootsie Pops &
Tootsie Rolls (anything made by Tootsie) ♦ Junior Mints♦ Lifesaver
Gummies♦ Smarties♦ Sour Patch Kids – all varieties♦ Whoppers♦ Sweet
Tarts♦ Necco wafers♦ Dum Dum lollipops click here for their interactive
website with Halloween games♦ Ring Pops candy rings by The Topps Co.♦
Push Pops by The Topps Co.♦ Bottle Caps♦ Pop Rocks♦ Now and Laters♦
Zours♦ Hot Tamales♦ Red Vines♦ Jolly Rancher hard candy, lollipops and
gummi candy♦ York Peppermint Patties♦ Twizzlers♦ Rolos♦ Starburst fruit
chew, lollipops and jelly beans♦ Kraft Marshmallows♦ Trader Joe’s Milk
Chocolate Chips, Trader Joe’s Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Thank you for being a P.A.L. (Protecting a Life) to allergic children and
helping them celebrate the holidays too.
looking for
1st through 4th grade boys are invited to join Pack 154 for our fun-filled Halloween Pack
Meeting! Come in costume!
Find out what Pack activities we are planning for the year –
Pinewood car derby, cake auction, races, hikes, camping, field trips, sports outings, games,
and more. You and your son will find out how much fun scouting can be!
Don’t miss this awesome opportunity.
When: Friday, October 26, 2012 from 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Holy Spirit Small Hall
Scouting takes as much or as little time as you choose. Pack meetings are only once a
month and most dens meet only once a month. The lessons your son will take away from
scouting will last a lifetime. Check out our schedule at www.pack-154.org!
For more information, contact
Myrna Baker, Pack 154 Committee Chair
510-757-4785 [email protected]
Brian Baker, Pack 154 Cub Scout Master
510-757-4788 [email protected]
Pack 154 is sponsored by Holy Spirit Church located at 37588 Fremont Blvd.
2012 – 2013 Season "Sopas de Carne" & Cake Auction November 10th, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Fat Sunday & Bake Sale – February 10, 2013 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Portuguese Filhoz, Linguica Sandwiches Spirit Sunday & Bake Sale – March 17, 2013 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Presentation Ball – ‘An Evening in Paris’ April 20, 2013 6:00 p.m. – Midnight No Host Cocktails, Sit Down Dinner, Dessert, Entertainment & Dancing Festival Weekend – May 18 & 19, 2013 Saturday & Sunday – Food & Fun for All! Sunday Procession 11:30 Coronation Mass 12:30 Novena – May 10 thru May 18, 2013 6:30 p.m. Nightly
The History of the Holy Spirit Festival
In 1886, Fr. Domingos Governo, our first pastor, was assigned to construct a new
mission church, originally Holy Ghost Church in Centerville, now recognized as
our Holy Spirit Church of Fremont. The following year, a Holy Spirit festival was
held to celebrate the completion of the new church and in honor of our church’s
namesake. The festival is one of the oldest celebrations of its kind in California.
Its origin dates back to the 13th century and is associated with St. Queen Isabel
of Portugal who devoted her life to the Holy Spirit. When Portugal was in the
grips of a famine, Isabel prayed to the Holy Spirit so that Portugal would be
spared from it. Soon after, ships arrived in the port of Lisbon, and their cargos
relieved the country from certain disaster. Isabel then summoned the citizenry of
the country, both rich and poor, and they gathered in the royal chapel to
celebrate Mass. When the “Veni Creator Spiritus” was chanted, Isabel chose a
poor peasant from the crowd. As an act of humility, she had the bishop place the
royal scepter in the peasant’s hands and the royal crown on their head. At the
end of Mass, all were served a meal of bread, gravy and meat, which is called
“Sopas de Carne”.
This is why a queen, a crown and the coronation, are always part of the Holy
Spirit festival celebration. The pastor chooses a young woman from a family of
our parish. She serves as side maid for two years before she is queen. An
honor maid is also chosen by the pastor to carry the queen’s bouquet during the
procession while the queen carries the crown and scepter.
Many miracles were performed in the life of St. Queen Isabel who was canonized
in 1625. The most well-known miracle happened with her husband, King Dinis.
He knew of her devotion to the poor and that she often left the castle to take
them food. The king felt this was not appropriate for the queen to do as she had
servants to do her bidding. On one particular day when Isabel was carrying food
for the poor, her husband encountered her and asked her what she was carrying
in her cloak. When she said “roses”, the king knew full well that they were not in
season and, once again, he knew she was going to feed the poor against his
wishes. He demanded she open her cloak. Upon doing as he requested, the
food which she hid in her cloak was changed to roses and dozens of them
tumbled to the floor. The festival queen and her attendants carry bouquets of
roses as a remembrance of this miracle.
With Festival 2013, we celebrate 127 years of this wonderful tradition. Our
pastor, Father Mathew Vellankal, embraces this and invites all parishioners to
participate in “their” festival. The mission of the Festival is to support our parish
community in treasuring the rich history and faith-filled tradition our church was
founded on which unites all of us through our Catholic faith.
Helping our children grow in their Catholic faith.
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What makes a Catholic home special?
A new year begins
Each year the Church begins a
new liturgical year on the Sunday
closest to the feast of the apostle
Andrew (November 30). This year
the first Sunday of Advent is
December 2nd. We begin Year C in
the liturgical cycle.
Consider a “date”
with your child
There’s no substitute for
devoting undivided
attention to your
children, the trick is
to find the time.
Consider scheduling
monthly “dates.” Go for
walks, eat lunch out, go to the
movies – one parent, one child.
You’ll both appreciate the
undivided attention.
Pick a cause
Prayer isn’t the only thing we can
do to make the world better; it’s the
best thing we can do. Try this:
Choose an event from the news that
brings concern to your family. Then
find a saint devoted
to that cause. For
example, St. Vincent
Ferrer – the patron
of reconciliation –
and pray to him
to end the
conflict in
Afghanistan.
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In a truly Catholic home, both the
home and the family in it show clear
evidence of Catholic identity and
consciousness of the presence
of God. Here is how to
enrich the Catholic
identity of your
home:
Dedication to
prayer. Teach
children to pray
often and perfect the
basic elements of
prayer using ACTS:
Adoration - praise
God for who he is,
Confession – admit
wrongdoing and be
sincerely sorry, Thanksgiving –
recall all God’s blessings, and
Supplication – make requests for
ourselves and others.
Devotion to the Sacraments.
Sacraments are the fabric of Catholic
life. In particular, Catholic families are
nurtured by weekly Mass and the
Sacrament of Reconciliation. "Let the
children come to me, and do not hinder
them …” (Luke 18:16). Make weekly
Mass your family’s top
priority.
Commitment to
work. Each of us has
an obligation to
work and serve
our families, our
communities, and
our world. It is
important that
children be given
early opportunities to
serve through
age-appropriate
chores.
Determination of
obedience. Jesus was obedient to his
parents on earth and to his Father in
Heaven. Teaching children to be
obedient like Jesus when they are young
will encourage them to continue
imitating him as they grow.
Sharing of Love. Catholic homes are
full of genuine, mutual love that flows
from God to each member of the family.
Why are Catholics required
to attend Mass on Sunday?
The third Commandment
is “Keep holy the Sabbath.,”
and attending Sunday Mass
is our Catholic response.
However, we aren’t just to
attend Mass; we are to
participate. By doing so,
we prove that we belong to
Christ and are faithful to him
and his Church. We also “give
witness to our communion
in faith and charity, testify
to God’s holiness and our
hope in salvation, and
strengthen one another
under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit.” (Catechism of
the Catholic Church, 2182)
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Five simple steps to forgiveness
Jesus was clear: forgiveness is a top priority for his
followers. We must offer forgiveness if we are to be
forgiven ourselves. “For if you forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you;
but if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”
(Matthew 6:14-15). Plus, it feels terrible to
hold a grudge. Try teaching children these
five steps for forgiveness early, so that
forgiveness becomes a lifelong habit:
Pray – As with everything we do, start with a
prayer and ask God to grant you the spirit of true
forgiveness.
Acknowledge– Then approach the person with whom
you are angry and acknowledge what happened
between you. Be prepared to disagree on the facts.
Having a say is all that matters.
Explain – Tell the other person how you feel.
Acknowledge his or her feelings, too.
Offer – Say that you want to offer forgiveness so that
you can both move beyond this experience.
Forgive – Shake hands or give a hug and let it go.
John 18:33-37;
Jesus testifies to the truth
This gospel tells of Pilate’s questioning
of Jesus at his trial. He had been handed
over to the Romans by the Jewish
leaders, to be put to death since
he had claimed to be the
Messiah. If Christ was a
worldly king he would
be a threat to the
Roman emperor,
something Pilate
couldn’t allow. So Pilate was
trying to find out just who Jesus was.
Christ said that while he is a king, his
kingdom is not of this world. Instead,
Jesus came into the world to testify to
the “truth,” to testify to the Father, to
Nov. 1 – All Saints Day. In the early
Church, there was a desire to celebrate
the saints and martyrs by assigning each
a feast day. However, the persecution of
Christians was so bad that there weren’t
enough days in the calendar for
individual commemorations.
Eventually Pope Gregory IV designated
Nov.1 as All Saints Day.
Nov. 2 – All Souls Day. On this day
we pray for the dead, especially our
loved ones and souls in Purgatory. Our
prayers and sacrifices can help them get
to Heaven faster.
Nov. 13 – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
(1917). Mother Cabrini started the
bring the good news of salvation to
all humanity. That’s the
purpose of his existence.
Pilate was skeptical of
Jesus and his being a
king. The apostles, on
the other hand, looked
upon him as their king.
That is the essence of
the choice each of us
must make. Is Jesus my
king or not?
What can a parent do? Parents can
explain to their children that Jesus is
our king and savior. We can have faith
in him and trust him.
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
in Italy and founded 67 institutions to
care for the sick and forgotten in
Europe and the Americas. She was the
first U.S. citizen to be canonized.
Nov. 22 – St. Cecilia (230). A native
of Rome, St. Cecilia was forced to
marry although she wanted to
consecrate herself to God. She
eventually converted
her husband and
both were
martyred
for the
faith.
My girls never understood why we
honor saints. “If they are dead, how can
they help us?” Tessa asked. I explained
that saints are
people who lived
with
extraordinary
virtue and are in
Heaven as a
result. Following
their examples
can help us get
to Heaven, too.
And, if we ask for their help, they will
intercede for us with God. They still
didn’t get it.
One day Kara found a picture of my
college graduation. “Is that Mother
Teresa?” she asked. I said yes, Blessed
Teresa of Calcutta spoke at my college
graduation.
I repeated some of what Mother Teresa
said that day and even read aloud from
some of her books. The girls were
impressed that this saintly woman lived
in their lifetimes. Then I told them I had
given our family to her special
protection when she died. “So she is like
our patron saint,” said Kara. Bingo.
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