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It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H u m ph re y "Re joe, Re joe, O Israe : To You Sh a Com e Em m anue!" D e ce m b e r 2004 Fe ature d Art e s: A com m on q ue stion th at is be ing ask e d by our k inde rgartne rs is, "w h e re are th e se Save Th ose Lab e s! so ca e d snow days?"m y re sponse is pre tty obvious conside ring th e ack of snow th us far in D e ce m be r. But a big bre ak is upon us and I w ant to w ish you a a M e rry Ch ristm as and Page 2 H appy Ne w Ye ar. 2004 w as a gre at ye ar but 2005 ook s e ve n m ore prom ising for our parish. As I state d in m y ope ning spe e ch to pare nts at th e Back to Sch oonigh t, St. M ary's is on th e ve rge of som e th ing gre at. I didn't k now th e n e xact y w h at, but you cou d just fe e Gift Ide as it. Th ose w ords and fe e ing are starting to tak e sh ape w ith se ve raincide nts of gre atne ss surrounding our sch oo. Page 2 First, I e ncourage you to re ad th e e nc ose d e tte r th at w i be give n to a pare nts and parish ione rs conce rning our e igh th grade rs' score s on th e E Cath o H igh Sch oo p ace m e nt e xam. I am so proud of our stude nts, pare nts, te ach e rs, and parish ione rs! I h ave ta k ed a ot about "going th e distance,"and th is th e m e is paying off for th ose pare nts w h o Fam i y Fun Nigh t h ave put th e ir faith into a St. M ary Sch oocath o e ducation. Eve ry te ach e r is proud of Page 3 th e ir h ard w ork as it sh ine s th rough th e accom p ish m e nts of our curre nt stude nts and a um ni. Se cond, I sit on se ve racom m itte e s th at im pact our parish, and I am se e ing ne w face s of sch oopare nts tak ing e ade rsh ip ro e s to m ak e our parish th e be st it can possib y Gir s Bask e tb a Sch e d. be for a individua s. Th is parish is m oving in th e righ t dire ction and th e individua s who Page 4 are ge tting invo ve d are te ing m e th at th e y can a so fe e th e ne w e ne rgy in th e parish. Th ird, I am so proud of th e te ach e rs and staff m e m be rs invo ve m e nt at PTU m e e tings and 200 c ub. Th e atte ndance at th e se e ve nts m ak e a gre at de aof im pact on th e ive s of th e boys and gir s at SM S. I e ncourage you to atte nd th e se e ve nts to add your gifts Boys Bask e tb a Sch e d. and ta e nts for our k ids. Page 5 M y finath ough t is an are a of ne e de d im prove m e nt by ce rtain sch oofam i ie s. I am addre ssing th is ope n y to put e ve ryone on th e sam e page. It m ay or m ay not app y to you but doe s e ffe ct a of us. Re gu ar atte ndance at M ass is a re q uire m e nt for a fam i y who state s th at th e y are parish ione rs of St. M ary Ch urch. I se e a m any fam i ie s at M ass, and it is h e artw arm ing. To th ose fam i ie s I w ant to say "th ank you." But it is sim p y unfair to th e se fam i ie s and parish ione rs w h o re gu ar y atte nd M ass to be ask e d to incre ase support Ne xt PTU M e e ting: w h i e oth e rs ch oose not to atte nd. Fath e r and I w i be m onitoring th is situation ove r th e Th ursday, Jan 6th Adve nt se ason and be yond. I w i m ak e pe rsonaph one ca s to th ose fam i ie s w h o's M ass at 6:30 PM atte ndance is ack ing. Th is m e ans a gre at de ato m e be cause th is is w h y w e w e re founde d, and th is is th e corne rstone of th e sch oo 's e ducation and our ive s. I w i not e t th is s ide in th e Art Room be cause th is is th e m ission of our ch urch. Fath e r W e igand h as gone so far as to say to just St. Jose ph B dg. put in th e w e e k y e nve ope. It doe sn't h ave to contain m one y. It on y track s atte ndance. O th e r parish e s in th is are a re q uire sch oofam i ie s to contribute a m inim um am ount of m one y for continue d e nro m e nt in th e ir sch oo s. Fath e r W e igand doe s not. H e on y ask s for w h at you can afford and your re gu ar atte ndance at M ass. M aybe th is is th e finash oe Se nd Art e s for th e CO UGAR to fa to tru y k k our parish into th is e ne rgize d dire ction th at h asn't be e n se e n for q uite CO R R ESPO ND ENCE: som e tim e. I h ave m e ntione d som e gre at accom p ish m e nts, but th is w ou d be th e gre ate st to of th e m a. It is tim e to support th e parish ione rs w h o h ave a w ays supporte d th e sch oo. Th ank you for your continue d support and unde rstanding. I tru y appre ciate it! Stm e 2004@ e arth ink.ne t on or b e fore In se rve of youth, D anie E. H um ph re y, Jr. Friday Jan. 14th Vis it St. M ary's on th e Inte rne t: h ttp://w w w. e e ca.org/s m s e

Note from Th e Pre z GiftBask e ts O n be h a f of th e PTU, I w ou d ik e to w ish a fam i ie s a ve ry h appy h o iday! W e e ncourage you to atte nd our upcom ing PTU m e e ting on January 6, 2005 at 6:30 PM in th e art room. I a so e ncourage you to atte nd Fam i y Fun Nigh t 2005 th is ye ar! It is ots of fam i y fun. Root Cand e gift bask e ts are avai ab e th rough O ive r Station. Th e se bask e ts m ak e gre at gifts for m any diffe re nt occasions. Th ank you and God B e ss! H aydie e Pe rk ins Burk e s SM S PTU Pre side nt Lab e Trim m e rs and Cou nte rs Ne e de d Save th os e ab e s! W e starte d co e cting abe s and Tops re ce ipts in e ar y Nove m be r. Sorry for th e ate start, but h ope fu y e ve ryone h as be e n co e cting a a ong. Th e re h as be e n a gre at re sponse in th e past th at I h ope w i continue th is ye ar. W e can co e ct e ve n m ore if you te frie nds and fam i y m e m be rs th at don't a re ady co e ct for anoth e r sch ooto co e ct for St. M ary's. Enve ope s w e re se nt out in th e be ginning of Nove m be r to co e ct abe s and re ce ipts. If your fam i y didn't ge t an e nve ope, p e ase e t m e k now and I w i se nd one. It is VERY appre ciate d if you are ab e to trim abe s be fore you se nd th e m in. Th e y a h ave to be trim m e d be fore th e y are re de e m e d. I ne e d vo unte e rs to h e p w ith trim m ing. It is a gre at proje ct to do w h i e you are w atch ing TV or bak ing cook ie s! I a so ne e d som e one w h o w ou d add up h undre ds and h undre ds of Tops re ce ipts. If you h ave any q ue stions about w h at to co e ct, h ow to trim th e m, or you w ant to vo unte e r, p e ase contact Libby Sudnk 322-5307. Th ank s to e ve ryone for co e cting! Sam p e bask e ts are on disp ay in th e sch oooffe and in th e re ar of th e upstairs ch urch. For e ve ry bask e t so d, O ive r Station w i give a pe rce ntage back to th e sch oo. Th e bask e ts com e in a varie ty of sty e s and sce nts. Sh ipping is inc ude d in th e pre of th e bask e t. Broch ure s and orde r form s are avai ab e in th e sch oooffe and re ar of th e ch urch and on ine. If orde ring on ine, m ak e sure to inc ude St. M ary's nam e in th e box m ark e d Youth Program Inform ation: ch urch or sch oo, so St. M ary's ge ts th e cre dit. If you h ave any q ue stions, th e y can be answ e re d dire ct y by H aro d M addock, ow ne r of O ive r Station, at (440) 336-1175 or h m addock @ sbcg oba.ne t. Fe e fre e to visit th e ir w e bsite at w w w.o ive rstation.com to se e th e ir com p e te ine of bask e ts. Cou gar GiftSh opping Se e us at th e Ch ris tm as program Look ing for ast m inute Ch ristm as Ide as? Cougar w e ar h as th e pe rfe ct so ution. Com e and se e our ne w se e ction of c oth e s, avai ab e for im m e diate purch ase in adu t & youth size s. O th e r ite m s inc ude b ue & go d pom stk s, e nse p ate fram e s, and our ne w p ush cougar m ascot --a gre at ide as for any stock ing. A tab e w i be se tup at th e Ch ristm as program W e dne sday, D e ce m be r 15th in th e com m ons. So afte r you drop off your ch i d/ch i dre n for re h e arsastop in. Sa e s w i on y be avai ab e be fore th e program. CO UGAR W EAR IS LO O K ING FO R YO U!!!!! M om s, D ads, Aunts, Unc e s,and Grandpare nts --anyone inte re ste d in vo unte e ring to h e p se t-up tab e s, se ite m s, de signing ne w ite m s and orde ring, p e ase ca Lisa Love at 322-219 2 Com e Join th e Sports Com m itte e Com e to a sports com m itte e m e e ting and se e h ow you can h e p in th e financing and m anage m e nt of St. M ary's Sports program s. Th e Sports Com m itte e m e e ts th e first W e dne sday of e ve ry m onth in th e com m ons at 7:30 P.M. Each ye ar w e ne e d ne w offe rs, sports com m issione rs, and vo unte e rs to h e p w ith p anning fundraise rs such as th e annuaspage tti D inne r. O ur ne xt m e e ting is W e dne sday, January 5th at 7:30 P.M. in th e com m ons. Page 2

Fam i y Fu n Nigh t W e s te rn Round Up 2005 Th ank you to a th e room m oth e rs and te ach e rs for organizing bask e ts for th e Ch ine se Raff e at th e Fam i y Fun Nigh t January 21st. Th e re are som e gre at th e m e s w ith th e se bask e ts. W h at about tak ing a ch ance to w in: q H om e m ade Cook ie s Bask e t q Cougar W e ar, footba s, and bask e tba s q Ve ry Im portant Pare nt Bask e t q Gourm e t Cook ing Bask e t q Fam i y Toge th e rne ss Bask e t q A Around Sports Bask e t q Cavs Bask e t q M ovie Nigh t Bask e t q Fam i y Gam e Nigh t q Bre ak fast Bask e t q GirScout Cook ie Bask e t Raff e tk e ts w i be avai ab e at th e Fun Nigh t. Buy as m any ch ance s as you w ant and p ace th e m in th e co e ction bask e t in front of th e bask e t you w ant to w in! At th e e nd of th e nigh t, a draw ing w i tak e p ace and a w inne r w i be pk e d for e ach of th e above bask e ts. W h at a w ay to spe nd a nigh t of fun, ge t ch ance s to w in th e se bask e ts, and a ton of oth e r prize s to be give n aw ay a nigh t ong! M ark your ca e ndar and spe nd th e nigh t w ith fam i y and frie nds. Th e "Pture Tak e rs"w i be avai ab e to tak e profe ssionapture s of your fam i y or a group of your frie nds. Th ank you for your continue d support of PTU! Contact Jan O 'D e if you are inte re ste d in h e ping out at th is GREAT e ve nt! 458-4434 or ode @ brigh t.ne t Ge tr e ady for Track and Fie d Th e Track and Fie d signup nigh t w i be com ing soon. Be sure to h ave your sports ph ysasch e du e d, or h ave copie s of your ph ysaform s from fa or w inte r sports. P an on h aving your ph ysa s com p e te d be fore th e e nd of Fe bruary. Track and Fie d is for a Parish stude nts in grade s 4 th rough 8. M e e ts are h e d Sunday afte rnoons, e xce pt for a gir s invitationa on th e first Saturday of M ay, and th e W i dcat Invitationausua y th e ast Saturday of M ay. Com pe titive e ve nts are : q Sh ot put q D iscuss q Long Jum p q Standing Long jum p q H igh Jum p q M i e Run (1600 m e te rs) q 800 m e te r run q 400 m e te r dash q 200 m e te r dash q 100 m e te r dash q 4 x 100 m e te r re ay W atch for announce m e nts in January for Track and Fie d s ignup. Page 3

Gir s CYO Bask e tb a Sch e du e 2004-2005 Sch e d u e s m ay ch ange -ve rify a tim e s and ocations w ith you r coach. Th e se sch e d u e s do not inc ude tournam e nts. Grade 8 Gir s, Coach M i ch e n Grade 7 Gir s, Coach M e s ze s Sunday, De c. 19 Sunday, Jan. 16 Sunday, Jan. 30 Sunday, De c. 19 Sunday, Jan. 16 Sunday, Jan 30 Saturday, Fe b 19 11:00 ate Cath o ate Cath o ate Cath o 01:50 04:50 ate Cath o 02:40 04:00 ate Cath o No gam e s ch e du ed 02:40 Grade 6 Gir s, Coach D i Grade 6 Gir s, Coach M ach ovina Saturday, Fe b. 19 02:30 01:40 ath o atst. M ary E atst. M ary E 03:30 03:30 04:10 12:50 ath o atst. M ary E atst. M ary E Grade 5 Gir s, Coach Prone s ti Grade 4 Gir s, Coach Z e m ane k Sunday, Jan. 16 Page 4 05:10 atst. M ary Ve rm. atst. M ary E atst. M ary E ath o 05:00 atst. M ary E atst. M ary E atst. M ary E cons u tyour coach atst. M ary Ve rm. atst. M ary E

Boys CYO Bask e tb a Sch e du e 2004-2005 Sch e d u e s m ay ch ange -ve rify a tim e s and ocations w ith you r coach. Th e se sch e d u e s do not inc ude tournam e nts. Grade 8 Boys, Coach Fada Sunday, Jan. 30 05:00 03:00 11:00 ate Cath o ate Cath o ate Cath o ate Cath o Grade 8 Boys, Coach W ie h e Grade 7 Boys, Coach Sm ith Saturday, Jan 29 11:00 03:00 ate Cath o ate Cath o ate Cath o atst. E Cath o 02:30 01:40 05:00 05:00 ath o ate Cath o ath o atst. Ath ony Grade 6 Boys, Coach Sch i Grade 6 Boys, Coach W ie h e Saturday, Fe b. 19 01:20 atst. M ary E atst. M ary E ath o 03:30 atst. M ary E atst. M ary E Grade 5 Boys, Coach S e va Grade 4 Boys, Coach Tanne r Sunday, Fe b. 20 Sunday, De c. 19 atst. M ary E atst. M ary E ath o atst. M ary E 01:40 atst. M ary E atst. M ary E Page 5

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