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OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 3/14/2014


  OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
March 10 - March 14, 2014 www.myolph.com
                             
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LUNCH MENU
·           Monday, March 10--Chicken nuggets, potato, green beans, peaches, milk
·           Tuesday, March 11--Spaghetti, salad, applesauce, mixed vegetables, milk
·           Wednesday, March 12--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
·           Thursday, March 13--Chicken sandwich, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, onions, tomato, cheese, milk
·           Friday, March 14--In-Service--No School for Students
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me."-Psalm 40

Virtue for the Month of March: "Diligence" is the virtue that helps us attain our goals through effort, fulfill our obligations with a positive and joyful attitude, and constantly improve ourselves.

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·         Saturday, March 8--Brownies/Girl Scouts--selling Girl Scout cookies after mass
·         Sunday, March 9--Brownies/Girls Scouts--selling Girl Scout cookies after mass
·         Monday, March 10--Elementary track meeting--Mrs. Ingle's room--3:30 P.M.
·         Tuesday, March 11--Tennis--CHS--Lakeshore--4:15 P.M.
·         Wednesday, March 12--ACRE (Religion test)--5th and 8th grade
·         Thursday, March 13--ACRE (Religion test)--5th and 8th grade
·         Thursday, March 13--End of third nine weeks
·         Friday, March 14--Catechetical In-Service--no school for students

SCHOOL NEWS: Tuition Support Announcement, Girl Scout Cookies, Lenten Fish Fry's, Ladies Bible Study, Catholic Charities Annual Dinner and Paraclete Catholic Book Store

Tuition Support Announcement:  The deadline for 2nd round distribution of funds for Tuition Support for the 2014-2015, school term will be March 13, 2014.  Applications and appropriate documents must be received by the end of the day March 13th.  Contact Therese Hughes at (423) 624-4618 ext. 1026. (There was a correction made to the date). 

The Brownies and Girl Scouts will be selling Girl Scout cookies after each mass on March 8th and March 9th.

FRIDAY EVENING LENTEN FISH FRYS
 WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The season of Lent is upon us and the Knights of Columbus have asked for our help providing dessert for the Friday Night Fish Frys.  The Knights will donate half of the Fish Fry proceeds back to OLPH Home & School. Last year this amounted to $1,300.
Each class is asked to provide deserts for one Friday during Lent.  Please deliver your dessert to the PLC by5:30PM on your assigned Friday. 
March 14th                            Kindergarten & First Grade
March 21st                             Second Grade & Third Grade
March 28th                            Fourth Grade & Fifth Grade
April 4th                                 Sixth Grade & Seventh Grade
April 11th                               Eighth Grade & Pre-K 
Plan to attend Friday night Stations of the Cross at 5:30PM followed by fellowship and a delicious Fish Fry dinner in the PLC. The Knights will provide a pizza party to the class with the most attendance at the Fish Frys during Lent.

What a wonderful Lenten activity for your family!  Hope to see you there.


Ladies Bible Study will resume on Ash Wednesday, March 5th with, "Living the Eucharist."  This is a six week study, that will prepare us for each up-coming  Sunday during Lent.  Join us as we use the Liturgy to focus on the Eucharist and enrich our Lenten journey.  Meet in Holy Family Hall from 10-11:30 A.M.  Nursery will be available on request.  Contact Cathy Oliver (706)264-6966 or catherineoliver@optilink.us.

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee's 32nd Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Chattanooga Hotel.  Please join us in honoring Memorial Hospital for all the support they have provided to Catholic Charities over the years.  Master of Ceremonies will be Chattanooga radio and television talk show celebrity Jed Mescon.  For more information contact Christine Willingham at 423-267-1297 or christine@ccetn.org.

The Paraclete Catholic book store will be at OLPH Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th.  They will have Easter and 1st Holy Communion gifts.  You can call them if you need to order something special; 1-800-333-2097 or email, theparaclete@comcast.net.
                                                            Sports News:
There will be a parent meeting for those that are interested in running on the 3rd-5th grade track team.  The meeting will be on March 10th at 3:15 P.M. in Mrs. Ingle's room.  We will have all the information for the season and there will be papers to be filled out.  Please make plans to attend.
Congratulations to the 5B basketball team they placed 2nd in the tournament. Way to go!! What a season!
Tennis practice will be on Sunday afternoons at the McCallie courts from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
If you are participating in Jump Rope for Heart the money is due on March 14th.  We do have more forms in the office if you are still interested in participating.
All basketball players please turn in your uniforms by Friday, March 7th.  Your uniforms must be in a bag with your name on the bag so we know how to identify who has turned it in.






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