CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK:

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: This week, January 29 - February 2, we are celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Please see attached flyer with information on the activities our students will participate in during the week. We are especially excited about our CSW Mass tomorrow and spirit rally Friday afternoon! We are accepting donations of socks and bows for the children of Haiti through Friday. KREWE OF EVE PARADE: MQP Cheerleaders and Dance team will march in the Krewe of Eve parade scheduled this Friday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m. Aftercare will close at 4:30 because of the parade. KREWE OF MQPCS MARDI GRAS PARADE: It s Carnival time! We are ready for our annual Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Mardi Gras parades Friday, February 9. All parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are invited to join in the festivities. The Pre-K3 parade will roll promptly at 10:00 a.m. and the Pre-K4 parade will roll at 1:15 p.m. There will be parking available in front of the Parish Center. SHOW YOUR MARDI GRAS SPIRIT: At the request of our Student Council, students are allowed to wear Mardi Gras shirts with appropriate jeans, school PE shorts and tennis shoes to school on Friday, February 9. MQP MARDI GRAS PARADE CHECK OUT: There will be sign out sheets available on tables placed in front of the school office. If students will be checked out after the MQP parade, please locate your class attendance forms and sign out as indicated on the form. Aftercare will close at 4:30 because of the evening parade. COUGAR QUIZ OF THE MONTH: Congratulations to Aubrey Ethridge (1B) for having the correct answer to the Cougar Quiz of the Month Question! Aubrey knew that our first librarian was Mrs. Leanne Robichaux. She now teaches Pre- K3(5) and Mrs. Maria Dum has been our librarian ever since. VIRTUE OF THE WEEK FRIENDSHIP: Friendship is the warm feeling between two or more people. It means to show love, care, respect, and kindness towards others. Scripture Reference: John 15:15 I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. Please see the Family Link page attached. GOLF CLASSIC T-SHIRT CONTEST: Create a one of a kind golf t-shirt. The winner gets to have his/her artwork put on the MQPCS 2018 Golf Classic T-Shirt. Entry forms attached. Please write the students name, grade and teachers name on back. Completed entries must be turned in to your child s homeroom teacher no later than Friday, February 9. GOLF TOURNAMENT T-SHIRTS: Don t miss your opportunity to purchase your 21st Annual Golf Tournament t-shirts designed by one of our very own MQP students. Students will be allowed to wear the golf t-shirt with school uniform bottoms each Tuesday leading up to the tournament and on the day of the tournament Friday, May 11. Help our school advertise the event while showing school spirit! Orders due NO LATER THAN Friday, February 23. See order form attached. MOMS CLUB COFFEE: Moms club coffee after car line on Friday, February 2, at Coffee Rani. Please RSVP to Bonnie at 504-495-9994 or email at Bonnielester@bellsouth.net

FATHERS MASS: All fathers are invited to attend our first annual Fathers' Mass on Wednesday, March 21, at 9:00 a.m. Formal invitations will follow. If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to help coordinate this event, please contact Courtney Dodson at courtneydodson@hotmail.com BEAD DRIVE: The Student Council will sponsor a Mardi Gras Bead Drive on Wednesday, February 21. The beads will be donated to STARC. STARC provides services for developmentally challenged individuals from birth to adulthood. One of the projects that many of the adults participate in is cleaning, sorting and packaging Mardi Gras beads for resale to the general public. Please consider recycling for this purpose. MQP JUNIOR CHEER CAMP: Calling all girls entering grades K-4! Come have a blast at MQP's Junior Cheer Camp the week of June 18-22 in the school cafeteria. Please see attached forms to register. Contact Erin Cyr with any questions. efoster@maryqueenofpeace.org OVERDUE/DAMAGED LIBRARY BOOKS: There are many books that are over due to the library. Please look for a notice being sent home in your child s folder. If a library book is lost or damaged, please do not purchase a replacement. Please send in the amount shown on the notice so that Mrs. Dum can purchase a library bound book especially for the library. If you have any questions, email Mrs. Dum at mdum@maryqueenofpeace.org SPRING BOOK FAIR: Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair is March 19-23. If you would like to volunteer, please email Mrs. Dum at mdum@maryqueenofpeace.org FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE RE-CAP: We hope everyone enjoyed the Father Daughter Masquerade! If you left any items behind, please go to the front office this week to retrieve them. A big thank you to Maitee' Gomez, and Royal Event Candles for handling the fabulous decorations, and to the rest of the committee who worked hard for months: Amy Hamide, Ivette Peterman, Jen Michel, Jonee' Ferrand, Kristin Barnhardt, Kristin Maginnis, Mariel Williams and Ronnie Dyson! Thank you also to Nancy Thomas for helping out during the dance! We were delighted to have had 144 dads and 187 daughters in attendance this year, which is more than last year! There will be a follow-up committee meeting THIS Friday, after carline in the parish center. If you have any feedback from this year's dance, or if would like to help with next year's dance, please join us! COMMITTEES: We are always in need of parent volunteers! Please consider joining at least ONE committee. If every parent helps with just one committee, we will be poised for a GREAT year! Our programs are ONLY possible with your support! Signing up is easy just click http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054eada72ba0fd0-20172018 GUMBO SALE: The Knights of Columbus is having their annual Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Sale after Mass on Saturday, February 3, and after morning Masses on Super Bowl Sunday, February 4. Quarts of Gumbo with a side of rice, will be sold for $10.00. There will be no pre-sale of tickets. Purchases may be made under the tent in front of church or in the cafeteria during donut hours. DATE NIGHT! Need a date night? Mary, Queen of Peace offers you and your spouse six of them! With free child care! The six Friday night date nights start on Friday February 16. Find out more and register here: http://faithandmarriage.org/events/marriage-enrichment-program/ CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD: On Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Mass we offer Children's Liturgy of the Word for children in PK4 through 4th grade. A few of our catechists have dropped out lately and we are in need of a few more. Please email Jewell Bayhi (jbayhi@maryqueenofpeace.org) or Jenny Kuehl (jenny.kuehl@gmail.com) if you are interested or to get more information. Every program is only as good as its many volunteers. This program has been here with your help for over 20 years. Let's keep it going. Usually you will be needed only once a month.

LAUDATO SI PRESENTATION: Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church will host a presentation on Laudato Si (On Care for Our Common Home), on February 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. There is no fee to attend, and lunch will be provided. Dynamic speaker Matt Rousso will lead the presentation on what Pope Francis teaches us about caring for God s creation. Please RSVP to mqop@maryqueenofpeace.org. Please see the attached flyer. CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF MARRIAGE: Celebrating 25 years of marriage in 2018? Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church will honor couples celebrating 25, 50, and more years of marriage at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday February 17. Please RSVP to Karen Baker at kbaker@maryqueenofpeace.org A GETAWAY! Fr. John invites married couples to a free overnight retreat March 17-18 at the newly renovated Christian Life Center at St. Joseph Abbey. Click to register for payment, be sure to scroll down to MQP Couple at No Charge. See the attached flyer. CAMP ABBEY JUNIOR HIGH RETREAT: Camp Abbey will host their third annual Archdiocesan Junior High Retreat on February 23-25, 2018. The retreat is open to anyone in grades 5-7. The theme for this retreat is ALIVE. We will focus on what it means to be fully alive and to recognize Christ living in each person. The weekend will include a variety of activities, talks, prayer experiences, the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, music, and games. Most of all, it will be an opportunity to spend time with other young people from across the Archdiocese! See attached flyer for more information. FATHER-SON PROGRAM: Registrations are now being accepted for the Archdiocese of New Orleans Father-Son Program hosted by St. Philip Neri in Metairie on Friday, March 2, 2018. This program for 11-14 year old boys and their dads focuses on God s special gift of human fertility and the wonder of growing up and becoming a man. SSA MARDI GRAS MAMBO: St. Scholastica Academy Alumnae Association is hosting its annual Mardi Gras Mambo for the Krewe of Olympia Parade on Saturday, February 3 from 4:00 9:00 p.m. on the SSA Campus. See attached flyer for more information. January 29 February 2 Catholic Schools Week February 1 Peace Pride Day (Gr. 4 7) February 2 Aftercare closes at 4:30 p.m. February 5 New Student Registration (Grades 1 7) 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. February 6 School Board Meeting 8:00 p.m. February 7 Feed the Hungry School Service Mass February 8 Interims posted online February 8 MQPCS celebrates Valentine s Day February 9 Krewe of PK3 10:00 a.m. Krewe of PK4 1:15 p.m. Aftercare closed at 4:30 p.m. February 12 16 Mardi Gras Holiday School closed February 19 School Resumes February 21 Mardi Gras Bead Drive NEWSLETTER DEADLINES: All notices/flyer submissions should be sent electronically no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday for the Tuesday publication to lroycroft@maryqueenofpeace.org.

Catholic Schools Week January 29-February 2, 2018 Monday, January 29 MQP students are FORTUNATE to attend a Catholic School! Scripture readings: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 Activities: MQPCS Wheel of Fortunate! at morning assembly. Grades 2-4 attend a Mission Assembly. Attire: Students may wear spirit shirts with P.E. shorts/jeans and tennis shoes with socks. Tuesday, January 30 MQP students are CRAZY About their Catholic School! Scripture readings Mark 5:21-43 Activities: Students bring a new pair of socks and or bows for the children of St. Benoit Parish in Haiti.. Crazy hair and crazy socks day! Attire: Crazy hair! Students may wear spirit shirts with P.E. shorts/jeans and tennis shoes with crazy socks. Wednesday, January 31 MQP students capture the HEARTS of others! Scripture readings: Mark 6: 1-6 Activities: Students will attend our MQP Catholic Schools Week Mass. Students bring a canned good for the hungry. Students guess the number of conversation hearts in a candy jar at lunch. 5A will visit the rectory for a vocations talk. Attire: Students must wear school uniform. Thursday, February 1 MQP students are THANKFUL and KIND! Scripture readings Mark 6:7-13 Activities: RAK- Random Acts of Kindness activity begins! Students will write thank you notes to their parents for the opportunity to attend MQPCS. 5B will visit the rectory for a vocations talk. Attire: Students wear any MQPCS t-shirt with P.E. shorts/jeans and tennis shoes with socks. Friday, February 2 MQP students have SCHOOL SPIRIT! 100 th day of school! Scripture readings: Hebrews 2:14-18 Activities: MQP Spirit Rally at 1:30 under the pavilion. Fleur de Fall cheer and dance winners perform. Attire: Students may wear spirit shirts with P.E. shorts/jeans and tennis shoes with socks.

Family Link Friendship Definition FRIENDSHIP is the warm feeling between two or more people. It means to show love, care, respect, and kindness towards others. Scripture Reference John 15:15 - I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. Reflection: In an age of digital technology, it is possible to befriend someone with the touch of a button -- no need to spend time together, to share ideas and insights, to offer support, encouragement, or challenge. Saint Paul would be flabbergasted. His friendship with Timothy was forged through their missionary travels and a shared zeal for the Gospel. Paul expected great things of his young friend and in return, leaned upon him for support while imprisoned and facing execution. The two affirm an anonymous writer s observation that The best things in life aren t things they re your friends. In calling his disciples, friends, Jesus established a warm and intimate relationship that would sustain them through the difficult days and years that followed his death, Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven. In doing so, he called them and us to friendship with his Father. Such a relationship can only grow stronger if we dedicate time and energy to it through prayer, faith, and the practice of virtue. And, happily, we will never face the dilemma of being unfriended by a God whose love is everlasting. Family Activity: Talk together about people you consider family friends. What characterizes your relationship with them? Then discuss the friends each individual in the family cherishes and why. Pay attention to how the friend of one person in the family can be accepted as a family friend. Plan a friendship party and gather together all friends of the family who are able to attend. Send an e-card or other message to those who can t be there and express your appreciation for their friendship and love. Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to be a faithful friend through love, forgiveness, and understanding. May my friendship with you grow stronger each day. Amen.

Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic School Golf Classic Friday, May 11 at Beau Chene Country Club Order Your 2018 Golf Classic T-shirt Due by Friday, February 23, 2018 T-shirts will be worn on certain days to show your support and spirit for a successful golf tournament. Family: Oldest student s teacher: Please indicate the number of each size that you need. Child: S (6-8) M (10-12) L (14-16) XL (18-20) Adult: S M L XL XXL $10 each x (# of shirts ordered) = Make checks payable to MQPCS Golf Classic. All proceeds benefit MQPCS.

MQP Junior Cheer Camp Moderated by MQP cheer coach, Erin Cyr with help from the MQP cheerleaders Calling all MQP girls entering grades K-4th Come have a blast learning cheers, chants, dances, age appropriate stunts, ice breaker games, arts & crafts, and team building skills. Dates: June 18 th -22nd Time: 9:00am-3:00pm Place: MQP cafeteria Cost: $200 (Includes $50 non-refundable deposit) (Cost includes camp t-shirt, daily snacks, pizza on Friday, and camp souvenirs) Wear comfortable clothing, tennis shoes, hair tied back, and no jewelry. Please pack a lunch and water bottle daily. There will be a show off performance and award ceremony on Friday at 2:30. Family and friends are welcome! Please return registration form and payment to Erin Cyr efoster@maryqueenofpeace.org *Deadline to register is May 1, 2018 in order to receive a t-shirt Space limited to 50 girls on a first come first serve basis

MQP Junior Cheer Camp Registration Form Cheerleader s name: Age: D.O.B. Grade entering: Parent s name: Address: Email: Phone #: Emergency contact(other than parent): Name: Phone #: T-shirt size(circle one): YS YM YL AS AM AL Any allergies/medical issues? Payment Info: Checks must be made payable to Mary, Queen of Peace. $200 cash $200 check check #:

Super Bowl Sunday Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Knights of Columbus Council 12072 Saturday February 3 Following 5:00 P.M. Mass and Sunday February 4 Following all Morning Masses Mary Queen of Peace Church $10.00 Quart With side of rice Take Out Only Available in Front of Church and in School Cafeteria during Donut hours

Mary, Queen of Peace CATHOLIC CHURCH invites married couples to a Married Couples Retreat FREE to all MQP Parishioners! March 17-18, 2018 Would you like to break away with your spouse and spend quality time enriching your marriage? If so, then join us on a parish-sponsored married couples retreat weekend at the newly renovated St. Joseph Abbey s Christian Life Retreat Center! Every married couple needs to experience this together Invigorated our marriage Can t wait to come again Beautiful weekend This was so wonderful for us! A maximum of 28 couples - first come, first serve Register at maryqueenofpeace.org For more info, contact Jason Angelette at (504) 830-3716

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