Our Lady of the Assumption School 2141 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA (916) October 10, 2017

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1 Our Lady of the Assumption School 2141 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA (916) October 10, 2017 With Hands to Serve and Hearts to Love THIS WEEK AT OLA: OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER 15 Grade 1: Please bring food for the Saint Vincent de Paul Food Locker. OLA Brochure: Please see the Additional Information area for details. Grade 2: Field trip to the Pumpkin Farm - Thursday, October 12 th Grade 4: Harvest Picnic Thursday, October 12 th Thursday, October 12 th Attire: Spirit wear top with uniform bottom Thursday, October 12 th Dismissal Time: 2:20pm NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 th : Professional Development day for the faculty. NEW Fall Spirit Wear: The Webstore is now open! Please see the Additional Information section for details. Cougar Socks: Please see the Additional Information section. Christmas Wreath Sales are Back!!: Please see the Additional Information section for details. Jesuit High School s Open House: Sunday, October 15 th, 12noon- 3:00pm. Pre-Register now at explorejesuit.com Hot Lunch Menu: Access online here: NEXT WEEK AT OLA: OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER 22 Grade 8: Please bring food for the Saint Vincent de Paul Food Locker. Grade 6: Sly Park Trip - Monday, October 16 th -Friday, October 20 th Entire Preschool: Field trip to the Pumpkin Patch Wednesday, October 18 th Thursday, October 19 th Attire: Spirit wear top with uniform bottom Thursday, October 19 th Dismissal Time: 2:20pm Friday, October 20 th Attire: Full Uniform Friday, October 20 th Mass Time: 10:50am, prepared by Grade 7. Grade 7: The parents will be hosting the teacher luncheon this Friday, October 20 th. Friday, October 20 th Dismissal Time: 12:00 noon. Minimum Day faculty meeting OLA School Annual Auction: Saturday, October 21 st. Please see the Auction section below for current news. Grade 7: The class will serve as choir at the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, October 22 nd. FUTURE EVENTS Trunk-or-Treat: Saturday, October 28th Time: 5:00 come to Mass in costume. 6:00 9 p.m. gates open Cost: $5/person $15/family presale unlimited access wristbands -- only children need wristbands $20/family unlimited access wristbands at the gate Want to do a trunk or want to help? Contact Ms. jones@olaparish.net Opportunity for workforce hours details to follow. Please see the attached flyer. HALLOWEEN: As usual, we will celebrate Halloween by enjoying classroom parties and wearing costumes to school on October 31 st. We ask that you assist us in keeping this a fun, festive, nonfrightening event by choosing appropriate costumes that are pleasing to students of all ages, including our preschoolers. Clothing should not be too short or too tight so students are able to function at school. Scary masks and accessories resembling weapons are not permitted on campus at any time. Additionally, all treats brought to share at school must comply with our nut-free policy. Please see the attachment for guidelines and specific details regarding our food policy. Student/Parent Information Night at Rio Americano H.S.: Wednesday, November 1 st. See Additional Information. SPORTS Girls Jr. Varsity Rec Volleyball: vs. St. John Vianney, on Wednesday, October 11 th, at 7pm, at Presentation Girls Varsity Rec Volleyball: vs. St. Philomene at 6pm, and Presentation at 7pm, on Thursday, Oct. 12 th, at St. Patrick Boys Flag Football: vs. Holy Trinity, on Friday, October 13 th, at 5:45pm, on Field B, at Jesuit High School Cross Country: Our OLA team competed in the SRA Youth Cross Country Series Meet #1 last Friday. Our varsity boys team had three finishers in the top ten: Braden King finished 2 nd overall, Joey Ryan finished 3 rd overall, and Ian King finished 7 th overall. Congratulations, boys! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Auction Raffle Ticket Contest: Congratulations to 2nd grade for turning in the most tickets last week! They are currently in the lead with 54% of their tickets sold; 8th grade is close behind with 53%. 2nd grade earned a special treat for their class! Schoolwide, we have sold 47% of our tickets. We have less than 2 weeks remaining to get to 85% in order to have our schoolwide prize! We are counting tickets every day, so please turn in your tickets as soon as possible! Thank you, ALL, for your continued support!

2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Fall Spirit Wear Webstore: It will be open until 11:59pm on Sunday, October 15 th. Items will be delivered on Nov. 15 th. This only happens 2 times a year -- fall and spring! Be sure to check out the new design and items by clicking here. OLA Brochure: We will be sending home an OLA Brochure tomorrow with the oldest child in each family. We would appreciate it if you would give this brochure to someone you know. We have found that the most effective way to increase school attendance is by word of mouth. There is NO pressure or sale involved. Just hand it to a friend, coworker, soccer teammate, etc. and say Our school asked us to share this with someone we would like to be a part of our school family.. If you would like additional brochures, please contact Jane at development@olaparish.net. Thank you very much for your gracious assistance! Christmas Wreath Sales are Back!!: The 8th graders are once again selling Christmas wreaths to support their trip to Washington, D.C. If you are interested in purchasing a wreath, please print the order form at the back of the bulletin, and return it with a check to the school office. Orders must be submitted by Monday, November 6 th. If you have any questions, contact Christy King at Thank you for your support!! Cougar Socks: The 8th grade class is selling OLA cougar socks to raise money for their trip to Washington, D.C. These are athletic crew socks with our cougar paw logo on them. Attached is an order form with pictures of the socks. If you would like to order, please turn in your completed order form and money to the office, and we will send the socks home with your oldest child. Checks are to be made out to OLA. These socks may be worn to school any day of the week. We are sold out of small navy socks, and we only have 7 pairs left of the small white socks. We still have Med and Large in both colors, and XL in navy. Student/Parent Information Night at Rio Americano High School: Wednesday, November 1, 2017, from 7pm to 9pm, in the Large Gym. Guided tours are scheduled for December 5 and 6, between 8:00am and 11:30am. There is no need to sign up for a tour. Early morning tours are busier than late morning tours. Incoming students and their parents will need to sign into the Performing Art Center either day. Tour guides will provide a minute tour. For more information, please go to Questions? Call (916) "HAVANA NIGHTS" AUCTION Reservations: Now is the time to make your reservation! Tables are filling up quickly, and you don't want to miss out on all the fun! Please secure your reservation by filling out a reservation form in the school office, or by reserving online at If you have any questions, please Michele or Alexxa at auctionreservations@hotmail.com. Mobile Bidding: If you are unable to attend the auction, you may still participate in the mobile bidding Silent Auction. Details to follow. Auction Workforce: If you are working at the auction and would like to place bids at the auction, you will need to reserve a bid number. Please the reservation chairs at auctionreservations@hotmail.com by October 16. There will be no bid numbers issued the night of the auction. Raffle Tickets: Please sell and turn in those Raffle Tickets! There is still time to win class and all-school prizes for sales, and to win the Grand Prize on Auction night! Silent Auction Donations: Please turn in all donations this week. That will make it much easier for the Silent Auction chairs to inventory and organize for Auction night. Sponsorship: Thank you to our wonderful auction Sponsors! Premier - BellStone Commercial, Inc (Price Family); Domus Surfaces and Advance MGFI and The Votaw Family Platinum - Genovese, Burford & Brothers; Miyagi Sushi & Poke Noke; and Capital City Loan & Jewelry Gold - Mastagni Holstedt Silver - Morrison Family, Rockenstein Family Family - Bill Family, Caretto Family, and Kuzmich Family It's not too late to be a sponsor! If you have any questions about Sponsorship opportunities or you'd like to become a sponsor, please contact Katie McGuire at khannesson@yahoo.com. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES St. Vincent de Paul Society: Please see the attached document, which details the charitable work of OLA s St. Vincent de Paul Society. Our volunteers use their hands to serve and hearts to love in their mission to make a difference in the world. Please consider joining them in their ministry of serving others who are in need. Parish Work Day: Volunteers are needed to assist Mr. Narloch with some gardening chores on Saturday, November 4 th, from 8:00am-12:00pm. Please wear work clothes, and if you have a rake, it would be very helpful if you bring it.

3 OLA Little Dribblers Coordinator: We are looking for someone for the upcoming PAL Little Dribblers basketball league, for grades 1 thru 4. It's a fun job, and you'll be in on all the basketball action! Interested or have questions? Please contact Katie McGuire at khannesson@yahoo.com. Parish Service Hour Sign Ups: Thank you very much for signing up to serve others through the Parish. You are your child s most important role model, and we are grateful that you take that position seriously. Parishioners who coordinate these ministries and events do not have access to SchoolSpeak, so you need to contact them when you sign up for your hours. If their contact information is not listed, Shannon at ministrycoordinator@olaparish.net or call her at the parish office , and she will pass on your contact information. Lunch Volunteers Needed: We are in need of one volunteer per day to assist with hot lunch. Sign-ups are available on School Speak. Please click here for more information and to sign-up. PARISH NEWS Worldwide Marriage Encounter: Enjoy an amazing weekend away with your spouse on November 3-5, 2017, in Sacramento, CA. Please visit: to register. For more information, please contact Terry & Janet at (916) or applications@sacramentowwme.org. PARISH YOUTH NEWS OLA Youth Groups - 7th/8th Grades: Meetings are on Wednesdays, from 7:00-8:30pm, in Seton Hall. Please contact Johann Rubia-Miller for more information at or youth@olaparish.net. Youth Ministry Dinner and Mass Fellowship Night: Every 3 rd Sunday of the month, come and break bread in the youth room. Then, attend Mass together and experience our faith through prayers and worship. There will be a light dinner in the youth room from 6:30pm to 7:15pm followed by attendance at the 7:30pm Mass. Help to participate in the Mass by greeting, ushering, bringing up the gifts, and Reading. This evening is for youth in grades RSVP is not required. If you have any questions please contact OLA Youth Minister, Johann Miller, at or youth@olaparish.net ** Please note that all Tuesday Bulletin submissions must be received by 3:00pm on the Monday prior to bulletin inclusion date :) Access the submission form in the Announcements area of SchoolSpeak by clicking here.

4 Trunk Or Treat October 28th 5:00 Mass in Costume Gates open 6:30 9:00 pm $5/child or $15/family Only Children need wristbands Presale wristbands and Bar Tickets Now Available! Separate Gate for Wristband Holders Unlimited Access to Candy, Prizes & Games $20 / Family at the Gate Food Truck Venue is Extra

5 Trunk or Treat We need your trunk! Patty Jones at with your intent to participate! Purchase Pre-Sale Wristbands Complete the below and attach your check made out to OLA. Wristband holders will have premium entrance to the event! Purchase Pre-Sale Bar Tickets Complete the below and attach your check made out to OLA Wristband Purchase ($5 / child or $5 / family) Child s Name Grade No. of bands needed x $5 = Family Bands (children only) No of Bands Bar Tickets ($3 / Beer or $4 / Wine) No. of Tickets Beer Wine Total

6 OLA SCHOOL APPROVED HALLOWEEN PARTY FAVOR AND CANDY LIST Please be mindful that foods provided for shared consumption need to adhere to the food policy. Obviously, NO food containing peanuts or nuts and NO food that is labeled: May contain peanuts or any type of nuts and NO foods labeled as Produced on shared equipment with peanuts or any nuts. Ideas for NON-EDIBLE TREATS Not a complete list of items that may be found at The $1 store, Michaels, or Oriental Trading. Halloween- themed pencils and pens-please always double check labels as processing does change. Pumpkin shaped rings Bendable characters Halloween frights like plastic eyeballs, rubbery rats, and fake fingers ALLOWED - PEANUT AND TREE NUT FREE CANDY Air Heads Charleston Chews Dots Dum Dum Lollipops Good & Plenty Licorice Candy Haribo Gummi Candies Haribo Peaches, Gold Bears, Twin Cherries, Sour Sghetti Hershey s Special Dark Chocolate Kisses Hershey s Milk Chocolate Kisses Hot Tamales Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Junior Mints Laffy Taffy Lifesaver Gummies Lofthouse Frosted Cookies Mike and Ikes Milk Duds Now and Laters Peeps Red Vines Rolos Sixlets Runts Skittles Smarties Sour Patch Bits Sour Patch Kids Spooky Organic Fruit Candies by Tasty Starburst Candy Sugar Babies Swedish Fish Sweet Tarts Tootsie Pops & Tootsie Rolls Trolli Peachie-O s Twizzlers Whoppers Wonka Bottle Caps Wonka Gobstoppers Wonka Laffy Taffy Wonka s Nerds & Nerds Rope Wonka Spree Wonka Sweet Tarts York Peppermint Patties Sour Punch Straws CANDY NOT ALLOWED Raisinets Twix Boston Baked Beans Lemon Heads M&M s Hershey s Brand with nuts Reese s Peanut Butter Cups Reese s Pieces Snickers Butterfingers Nestle Goobers

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10 Society of St. Vincent de Paul The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic organization of lay persons who wish to live their faith by loving and serving as Jesus did. It was founded by Frederic Ozanam, a 20 year old college student, and his companions to bear witness to the Church and the mission it received from Jesus. The Society derives its name from St. Vincent de Paul s thinking and work. It seeks, in a spirit of justice and charity and by the person-to-person involvement of its members, to help those who are needy and suffering. It serves everyone regardless of creed, color, opinion, or origin. The primary role of the Vincentian is not to pay the bills, furnish the groceries, or clothe someone. The role of the Vincentian is to provide loving and compassionate interest in individuals. If that interest calls for food, clothing, or other assistance, so be it. However, it is loving where the contact with Christ emerges. That contact with Christ is what separates the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from just another agency. OLA THROUGH ITS SVdP MINISTRIES PROCLAIMS AND SERVES Recently, after a routine blood test at Mercy San Juan Hospital, a SVdP volunteer was greeted by one of the employees during a shift change. As the employee was warmly saying hello, her expression changed and she said, I know you? Dressed in her hospital blues complete with shower cap, she was unrecognizable. The Vincentian, trying to find a common ground, mentioned OLA. The woman shook her head, No, but had a very puzzled expression on her face. She turned to walk away but suddenly looked back and said, The Food Locker you have a Food Locker. She then revealed that three and a half years earlier she and her husband were out of work, had lost their home, and were desolate. They came to the Food Locker and she shared that it was their salvation. They have never forgotten what OLA through OLA s SVdP Food Locker and Home Visit Ministries did for them. You all saved us. Look at me now. I m working here; my husband has a wonderful job; we live in Forest Hills. You gave us hope and assistance. We pray for all of you every night and bless you every day. Thank you. The OLA Conference provides these services for the needy living in the OLA parish area: Emergency Assistance which includes: o Rent o Utilities o Clothing o Furniture o Infant and children s needs Operation of a twice weekly Food Locker Volunteer Opportunities: Home Visitation teams: o Respond to phone requests o Visit clients in their homes o Determine extent of OLA help to be given o Assist clients in researching other available resources Food Locker teams: o Pick up and deliver goods to Food Locker o Shelve goods o Work in Locker on service days to distribute food to clients