February 18, 2015
Issue 23
Our Lady of Guadalupe School
In the MSJ Dominican Tradition Inside this issue:
Calendar – pg 2
Lenten Observances –
pg 2
Lenten Prayer – pg 2
Lillian Black Festival of
the Arts - pg 3
Tuition Assistance –pg 3
Koins for Kids – pg 3
Crab Feed News – pg 4
Crab Feed Tips – pg 5
Intent to Return – pg 6
Parent Referral Program
– pg 6
Online Applications for
New Students – pg 6
Pizza Order Form - pg 7
JFK High Reg Info –pg 8
1 10 Steps to Being Happy by Pope Francis. Dear OLG Families, A month ago, I had the privilege of meeting Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich. Cardinal Marx is one of the Council of Cardinal Advisers, a group of nine who were appointed by Pope Francis to serve as his advisers. While driving the Cardinal to the San Jose airport, I asked him what is it about Pope Francis that h as so very many people in the world, from all walks of life, races and religions, so excited and inspired? Cardinal Marx shared that Pope Francis is simply free. The only one he answers to is Jesus. As we enter the sacred season of Lent, let us strive to be as our Pope – free, answering only to our Lord. Today, we have sent home a pamphlet entitled, 10 Steps to Being Happy, by Pope Francis. Perhaps your Lenten promise could be spending time pursuing these 10 steps. 1. "Live and let live." 2. "Be giving of yourself to others." 3. "Proceed calmly" in life. 4. Have "a healthy sense of leisure." 5. "Sundays should be holidays." Spend Sundays with family and friends. 6. "Create dignified jobs for young people." 7. "Respect and take care of nature." 8. "Stop being negative." 9. "Respect others' beliefs." 10. "Work for peace." Thank you to a ll our Crab Feed Chairpersons for all the hard work that has gone into ensuring that this coming Saturday will be a tremendous success! Thank you to all our families who are bringing friends and will help to make the auction an exciting experience. Remember to check out the Crab Feed Helpful Hints before coming! May our Lord and Savior, fill you and your families with much peace during Lent. S. Janice Therese, O.P. Going on Now -‐-‐-‐-‐ Collecting Koins for Kids in all classrooms. FRI Feb 20 SAT Feb 21 SUN Feb 22 MON-‐FRI Feb 23-‐27 Free Dress for those donating $1 or more to Koins for Kids OLG CRAB FEED – 4:30 – 11:00pm Holy Spirit Parish Center Lillian Black Festival of the Arts 1-‐4:30pm – Bishop O’Dowd High School 3rd Grade Bake Sale – all items $1 TUES Feb 24 Christian Value Awards – morning assembly WED Feb 25 Report Cards to be sent home FRI WED Feb 27 Stations of the Cross – 2:15pm – Parish Center Mar 4 Pizza orders for the 3rd Trimester are due today Summary of Church Instruction on Fast and Abstinence
The following is a summary of church teaching on fasting and abstinence as
modified for Catholics in the United States:
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Those 14 years or older abstain from meat, or a suitable substitute, on all
Fridays of the year. No substitutes are allowed on the Fridays of Lent.
•
Those 18 to 59 fast from food between meals on Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday.
Lenten Prayer
2 Lord God, you who breathed the spirit of life within me. D raw out of me the
light and life you created. Help me to find my way back to you. Help me to
use my life to reflect your glory and to serve others as your son Jesus did. Come see performances by the OLG Band and dancersDivine at the
Lillian Black Festival of the Arts
At Bishop O’Dowd High School
9500 Stearns Ave, Oakland
Attendance and Parking are Free
Artwork from schools in the Oakland Diocese will be on display from 1-4:30
Select OLG Band members will be performing during the 1:00-2:00pm time slot
dancersDivine will be performing during the 3:30 – 4:30pm time slot
Tuition Assistance News
The deadlines for applying for tuition assistance through the diocese (FACE and BASIC) and through the school are approaching. If you have any questions or need any assistance with filling out the application forms, please contact our Bookkeeper, Cynthia Olavarria, by calling the school office at 510-‐657-‐1674. KOINS FOR KIDS Kids helping kids is what Koins for Kids is all about. This year’s campaign is now in progress and will continue until the end of February. This is the time to dig into our piggy banks and share our bounty with those in need. Each classroom has a container to collect the coins. Let’s join together in support of our fellow Dominican schools to ensure that every child has the opportunity to get a Catholic education! Any donations are welcomed! FREE DRESS on Friday February 20 for any student that brings $1.00 (or more) to school that day to donate to the Koins for Kids campaign. 3 THANK YOU! Crab Feed News
auction on The OLG Crab Feed is almost here!! Tickets are still available for the dinner and Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Holy Spirit Parish Center, located at 37588 Fremont Blvd. Doors open at 4:30pm. Dinner is served at 6:00pm.
This year’s event theme is:
Donations of Soda & Wine
• Donations now being accepted for bottles of red wine (Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah or Pinot Noir) and 12-‐packs of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer. If you can donate, please bring your donations to the school office. The bar committee has a sufficient supply of white wine. Reminders
• Per the contract, each Option I family is required to purchase one ticket to this event. • This is an Adults Only event. • Each person must have a ticket even if he/she is working the event that evening. ALL WORKERS/COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ABLE TO SIT AND EAT WHEN DINNER IS SERVED. • Each person must have his/her own ticket to enter the event. Entry cannot be granted to anyone without a ticket. Fun Prizes
• Balloon Pop -‐ $10 to take your chance to see what you will win! Sometimes the prize will be worth $15 or $20!! • Raffle Baskets – Lots of beautiful baskets! There’s something for everyone. • Silent Auction – Fun packages to bid on. Again….something for everyone. • Live Auction -‐ Some of the traditional offerings, plus something new! 4 ~CRAB FEED HELPFUL TIPS~
Experienced Crab Feed aficionados know to bring:
♦ Melted butter - melt the butter at home and bring it in a Thermos along with a small
heavy-based dipping cup in which to pour it. Regular butter is good, but a bit heavy after
eating crab for a few hours. You may want to bring a lighter butter or margarine.
♦ Lemon wedges
♦ Eating Tools – Seafood fork or crab cracker to pick the crab
feed lovers
♦ Cleaning Tools – while some people bring little packets of hand wipes, crab
have been known to wrap a damp towel inside a dry towel and then use both to clean
their hands more efficiently. Bring a big absorbent kitchen towel to wrap around your
neck.
♦ Favorite sauces such as Tabasco sauce, soy sauce, sesame seed oil, and seafood
sauces in small containers.
Some sauce ideas:
Aunt Patsy’s Crab Dressing - 1 cup mayonnaise; ½ cup ketchup; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce. Directions: In a mixing bowl, combine the ingredients until well blended.
A Thai-style Dipping Sauce – ½ cup rice vinegar and ½ cup sugar, heated until the sugar
dissolves, then add a couple of cloves of garlic smashed to a paste with ¼ tsp. salt and 1 ½ tsp
dried red pepper flakes. Make ahead and serve at room temperature.
A Korean-style Dipping Sauce – 5 tablespoons soy sauce, 5 tablespoons sake or dry sherry,
2 tablespoons sugar, 2 scallions minced, 2 cloves garlic minced, 2 tablespoons toasted sesame
seeds or sesame oil. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
Joe’s Stone Crab Mustard Sauce – 1 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons half & half, 4 tsp. dry
mustard, 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp. A-1 Steak Sauce, Kosher salt and freshly ground
black pepper, to taste. Directions: Whisk mayonnaise, half & half, mustard, Worcestershire and
A-1 sauce in a bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and chill.
5 Applications are Now Online
for New Students to OLG!
If you have a new incoming
Kinder or you know of a friend or
family member that wants to bring
their child to OLG School, please
note that the application process
is now online. From our school
website (Guadalupe-school.org)
click on Admissions, then click on
the orange TADS Application &
Enrollment button.
Any questions, please contact the
school office at 510-657-1674.
OLG Parent Referral
Program
OLG’s Parent Referral Program
is still in effect. If you refer a
family to our school that results
in a new student enrollment and
the new student completes two
trimesters at OLG, a voucher
for $450 will be awarded to
you, to be applied toward your
own tuition fee or school
account.
For more details about the
Intent to Return Form
Thank you to all the parents that have already replied to the email regarding your Intent to Return to OLG for the upcoming school year. If you have not yet replied to the email or turned in your Intent to Return form, please do so by Monday, February 23. requirements of the program or
to have the referral form sent
to you, please contact the
school office at 510-657-1674.
This is the time of year to talk
to your friends and relatives
about submitting an application
online. Your personal referrals
are most welcome!
It’s not too early to start
thinking ahead to the upcoming
2015-2016 school year. Thank
you for sharing God’s message
about our OLG family.
6 PIZZA HOT LUNCH ORDER
Lunch includes Pizza, Drink and Snack
Prices are per student
3/9/15 – 5/26/15 (3rd Trimester)
Option A - $40.00 (1 slice)
Option B - $50.00 (2 slices)
Note: This form is only for 3rd trimester orders. If you previously ordered
for the entire school year, no new form is required.
STUDENT NAME
GRADE
List
OPTION
Check here
for no meat
CHEESE ONLY**
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STUDENT NAME
GRADE
List
OPTION
Check here
for no meat
CHEESE ONLY**
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STUDENT NAME
GRADE
List
OPTION
Check here
for no meat
CHEESE ONLY**
_____________________
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STUDENT NAME
GRADE
List
OPTION
Check here
for no meat
CHEESE ONLY**
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**if checked, this applies to all pizza days
FORM & PAYMENT ARE DUE
IN THE OFFICE BY 8:00am on Wed. 3/4/15
7 John F Kennedy High School Registration for 2015-‐2016 School Year Registration for the 2015-‐2016 school year will begin o n March 2. The 2016 packets will be available at all school sites on that date. JFK will also post the majority of the forms on our website, jfkhs.org, but not until March 2. To register your student please call 657-‐4070 for an appointment. ALSO 8th Grade Parent Information Night at JFK will be held Tuesday, February 24. The schedule is as follows. 5:45-‐6:20 Information Sessions for: AVID (Library) Building Green Academy (Room 122) Green Ventures Academy (Room 126) 6:30-‐6:40 Welcome Meeting in the Main Gym (All parents attend) 6:50-‐7:30 Parents with students whose last names begin with A-‐L report to the Round Room M-‐Z report to the Cafeteria 7:40-‐8:15 A-‐L report to the Cafeteria M-‐Z report to the Round Room 8