May 19, 2010

JUST CHECKING IN ~ MAY 19, 2010

“O Mary, we crown you with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May…”

OUR MAY PROCESSION Not a drop fell from the sky as first our 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and Kindergarten processed into Church followed by our 2nd Graders in their Communion garb, our 6th in their Confirmation robes, our 8th in their Graduation robes, and then our 8th Grade liturgical dancers, May Court, and May Queen. The afternoon was a beautiful one from the signing of the Hail Mary by our Kindergarten to the final Act of Consecration to Mary by all of our students after the crowning. This year’s liturgical dance was beautifully executed as the dancers echoed one another in their graceful tribute to the Blessed Mother. We thank all of our students for their reverence and the teachers who spent so much time helping our students prepare for this special occasion.

A MESSAGE FROM JOHN WESTFIELD So many of our people reached out to the Westfield family by pledges of financial support per mile for the family, friends, and neighbors who participated in the Broad St. Run in John’s name. Not only did John make about 100 copies of his beautiful thank you letter, he signed each one and brought them all to school. Since we don’t know here who all the contributors were, we have printed a copy of his letter on the back of this newsletter. The St. Christopher Community is without a doubt one that continues to carry Christ to others in so many ways and Christ comes back to our lives as evidenced here by John’s loving message.

IMPORTANT MARKET DAY INFORMATION If you use Market Day, please be sure to fill out the voucher request form found in today’s envelope and return it to school as soon as possible. That gives the chairpeople time to get them ready for you to pick up at the final sale on June 3rd.

OUR HOME AND SCHOOL IS TIRELESS! Our board and members go from one activity to another on behalf of our children. Look at the two-sided flyer about Special Lunch and Ice Cream Day as well as the one about Dorney Park Day on Friday, June 18th. In addition to events such as these and the very successful Mother’s Day Plant Sale we just had, H&S is hosting some information self-esteem and self-discipline sessions for our young people in 7th and 8th Grade next week. Stay tuned. We know how grateful parents are to the board and its committees. We sure are!

PEOPLE AND EVENTS Looking even cuter than ever is Paige Agster (K-34) after she went for her hair cut and donated her hair to Locks of Love . This organization makes wigs for children undergoing hair loss from cancer or any other disease. We are proud of you, Paige. As a school community over the years our students have been so generous to this cause. It’s another example of SCS reaching out to others.
Guess where the best high school catcher in the area went? You guessed it—SCS! How proud we were to see Greg Olenski ’06 named to this honor in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, May 7th. Both his picture and his amazing baseball stats were there for all the Delaware Valley to see. We congratulate Greg and wish him the best at the University of Maryland.
Last week’s Northeast Times featured a two page spread on SCS alum Alicia Goodchild and her dad. Alicia had a kidney transplant in 2000 and her dad a heart transplant in 2008. Both are looking forward to competing in the U.S. Transplant Games this summer in Madison. They might become the only father-daughter team ever to compete in the history of this biannual event and they go with all our good wishes and prayers. What an example they set for us!
If you’d like more information about the Boyle Recreation Summer Day Camp running from July 6 to August 13, we have some flyers here at school or you can call the center at 215-685-0367 for more information.
Manor College is offering a Secret Agent Lab & Spy Academy as well as a Wonders of Magic camp. For information call them at 215-884-2218 or visit them online at www.manor.edu/coned.

CRITICAL THINKING 101 Okay all you baseball stats people, the Phillies player with the most letters in his first name is Placido Polanco. However, for last names, there are four players who all have last names with 9 letters in them. They are Contreras, Francisco, Schneider, and Victorino. This week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate will be given to Nick Azzarano (1-31) for having his correct entry drawn. For next week, which state(s) has/have the most different vowels in its/their name? Count each different vowel only once in the state. For instance, you’d say that Alabama only had 1 vowel-an A-- even though it’s there three times.