The Patriot Report – March 1, 2024

“Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.” – Eph 4:29

When I was in elementary school we were taught the following phrase: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” We realize the falseness of that line. Words matter. Words can hurt others. Words can repeat on a loop inside one’s mind. This is why St. Paul in his Letter to the Ephesians, reminds them, and by extension us, to only speak kindness and to only build others up and not tear them down.  

Let us work hard to apply St.Paul’s instruction to let our words give grace to others and in that way we will uphold the values of our school.

We made it through 100 days of school! On Monday the Kindergarten class celebrated their first hundred days of school with counting activities and crafts as well as sharing their homemade “100 things” posters. Congratulations on your first 100 days, Kindergarten, we love witnessing your joy and love of learning!

Grade One has been exploring and learning about our community this week. On Tuesday they went to the library and were treated to a tour and fun activities. On Friday they received a tour of the local firehall where the fire fighters showed the children their equipment, spoke about the importance of fire safety, and even allowed children to climb up into the firetruck. These community lessons will not be soon forgotten, thank you to the teachers and parent volunteers who made it possible! 

Student led conferences will be taking place this coming Friday, March 8th from 10am – 4:30pm.  These conferences are a way for students to show parents their learning and it involves multiple groups of parents in the classrooms touring various stations.  Each time slot is 30 minutes. Students are to come to the conference dressed in school uniform.  To book your time slot, please click here: https://schoolinterviews.ca/code/eabug

Please note that there is no school on this day. 

Congratulations to the Junior and Senior Orchestra who had a wonderful concert on Wednesday. 

St. Jude’s Parish is hosting a community-wide parish mission on God’s Healing Love from March 11-13, at 6:30-8:30pm.  This series of talks will cover:

Healing through Forgiveness (Monday, Mar 11)

Healing through Repentance (Tuesday, Mar 12)

Healing through the Name of Jesus Christ (Wednesday, Mar 13)

 Fr. Greg Bramlage of Missionaries of the New Evangelization will introduce us to a new understanding of God’s Mercy and share with us the incredible healings that result when we repent of our sins, forgive those who’ve hurt us and pray with expectant faith. He will teach us how to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit and enter into a more profound relationship with Jesus and God the Father. Please come with an open heart & expectant faith. Each night there is a free-will offering to offset the cost of the Mission and to help Fr. Greg build a Center for the New Evangelization in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas. Children are welcome.

Sushi Moon (formerly Sushi Royal House) is now back as our hot lunch vendor.  They have completed their renovations, and menu and pricing will remain the same.  The next available date you can order for is March 5th, and orders need to be placed by 7am on Wednesday the week before. Please note that if your order had been cancelled due to their renovations earlier this year, you will need to re-order it for your child.   The upcoming Sushi Moon hot lunch  dates are March 5, April 2, 16, 30, May 14, 28, Jun 11 and 25.

To begin your order, please click here: https://munchalunch.com/login

Work continues on the art supply room as the restoration and repairs needed are extensive. After School Club continues to operate out of the cafeteria. Parents are reminded to pick their children up from the exterior door that faces the parking lot and is close to the retaining wall and the gas meter. Thank you for your cooperation. 

St. Jude Parish Mass Times
Monday – Saturday: 9 am morning Masses
Novena Mass on Wednesdays: 7:30 pm
Stations of the Cross on Fridays (followed by Mass): 7pm
Saturday anticipated Mass: 5 pm
Sunday Mass: 9 am, 11 am, 5 pm