eGazette - September 1, 2010

Principal's Piece

Happy Second Week of School!

As I was walking through school the other day, I came upon one of our younger, new students standing in his classroom doorway, gazing up and down the hallway with wide eyes. He looked at me and whispered, "I can't believe this is my school!" His impressions certainly speak the positive, spirit-filled energy that permeates our community these days. We are alive with activities and in this week's eGazette, you will find important information on opportunities to become involved!

- Be sure to mark your calendar for our next Family Club meeting on Monday, September 27th 3:15.

- Save the date for our Jog-a-thon at Justin-Siena. The theme is "Twist and Shout". It'll be a day of running and 1950's fun on Thursday, October 7th!

- Don't forget to submit your contribution to the Annual Fund. Remember no amount is too small. 100% family participation opens the door to grant monies for our incredible facilities improvements.

Keep up the enthusiasm, share the spirit and remember that...

"We are one Body... One Body in Christ."

In Peace,

Nancy Jordan
Principal

Security clearance training and fingerprint clearance are required for all volunteers who will be in contact with the school children. Clearance is mandatory prior to volunteering for any school event.
Please see or call Stephanie Saunders to pick up forms for fingerprinting, Diocese registration, and on-line safe environment training.

NEW SAFE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR
ALL STAFF & ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST TAKE THE NEW TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE IS TO BE TURNED IN TO SCHOOL.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING OPTIONS

Log onto www.shieldthevulnerable.org

If you have previously completed the employee/volunteer profile, it is not necessary to register as a first time user. You have been assigned a user id based on your first and middle initial and last name. Your temporary password is catholic1 and needs to be changed as soon as possible.

We have three options to complete the Safe Environment Training requirement:

1) Attend a live Presentation - The dates are listed below:

a. Oct. 4, 2010 St. Vincent de Paul HS, Petaluma 3:30PM or 6:30 PM

b. Oct. 5, 2010 St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, Napa 3:30 PM or 6:30 PM

c. Oct. 6, 2010 St. Eugene Cathedral, Santa Rosa 3:30 PM or 6:30 PM

OR

2) Completing the course online at www.shieldthevulnerable.org . If this is the first time you have completed a course online, or have not done so in the last two years, the course to complete is Recognize, Report and Prevent Child Abuse.

OR

3) If you have completed Recognize, Report and Prevent Child Abuse within the last two years, you may choose to complete the course titled Investigation vs. Inquiry.

Join the women of St. John the Baptist Catholic School for Mom's Night Out!

Enjoy fun, friends, food, and cocktails, and... support our school!

Saturday, September 25 ~ 6:30 pm ~ 7 Ridgetop Way, Napa

Call Kellie Prittie 256-9872 or Judy Franzino 758-5130 for more information

100% of proceeds benefit St. John the Baptist Catholic School.
$75 Donation
Limited Availability

Mamma_Mia_Invite.pdf

Visit us at http:/youth.stjohnscatholic.org

Are you ready? Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 26 as St. John the Baptist kicks off a whole new year and new ministry for the youth of our Parish!

It begins with EDGE JUNIOR HIGH Kick Off at 3:15! All 6th-8th graders are invited to join us on our new day and time! We will end our first gathering in the Upper Room of the Parish Hall at 4:30pm. If you are planning to join us for Life Mass, we will walkover to the Church at 4:45pm

LIFE MASS begins at 5pm! All teens and their families are encouraged to join in the celebrating the mass! What makes Life Mass different? YOU! We invite the teens of our parish to become Greeters, Lectors, Musicians, Singers and if you have been confirmed, an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. Contact Kimberly McFadden at 226.9379 ext 22 or Tony Carlin at 224.8388 ext 122 for more information.

Following mass at 6:15pm, our LIFE TEEN Kick Off will be held in the Upper Room of the Parish Hall! Our first gathering will be one of fun and one that helps promote clean water for Africa! The theme for the day is Give It Away Now! A Thirst for Change! Evening ends at 7:30pm but feel free to hang out with us until 7:45pm.

Want to invest in the future? Befriend a youth! CCD on Thursday nights and Edge Junior High Youth Group are looking for volunteers. These hours count for parish ministry hours for school families. Even more important, the donation of your time, helps to build up the Kingdom of God for our children here on earth. If you would like to learn more about helping CCD, please contact Celine Ford at cford@stjohnscatholic.org or by calling 707.224.8388 ext. 137. For Edge Junior High Youth Ministry, please contact Kimberly McFadden at kmcfadden@stjohnscatholic.org or by calling 707.226.9379 ext. 22.

Every summer we lose over $30,000.00 in our collections since people go on vacation, etc. Our bills, just like those of yours at home, continue. And in order to meet the needs of your faith home, we need continued support.

We need your help with regular giving either with Electronic Funds Transfer from checking or savings, or with use of envelopes. The forms for EFT are in the church and if your prefer to receive a box of envelopes for your contributions, please call the Rectory office at 226-9379 ext. 10. Be sure to leave your complete information: full name as registered with the Church, full address including zip code and a phone number where you can be contacted. If you are not a registered parishioner please fill out a registration form which are located by the Church doors and mail back to the rectory office or bring them in person during office hours. Thank you for your continue support to your Parish throughout the year.

Earn money and equipment for our school! Last year we earned approximately $450 dollars for St. John just by clipping those little Box Tops off participating products. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents and it's amazing how quickly it adds up. Many products have bonus box tops on them right now. Earn up to three extra box tops per product!!! We have already submitted $110 worth of box tops over the summer.

Campbell's Soup Labels are worth points and our school has 9000+ points in our bank. We can redeem these points for equipment. Our ball cart on the playground was obtained through this program. Let's see what else we can get for our school and kids.

You can help us maximize what we earn for our school in several ways:

Clip those Box Tops and Campbell's Soup labels:
Have friends and family save those Box Tops and soup labels for you!!! Just send them in to school with your child. We will take care of the rest.

Visit the websites:
www.boxtopsforeducation.com and www.labels4education.com
for participating products. Check out the recipes, coupons, special offers, shopping opportunities and sweepstakes there.

Register online at the Box Top website and enter their daily sweepstakes to win up to 500,000 ($50,000) box tops for our school. Ask friends and family to do the same and designate St John the Baptist Catholic School as their school of choice.

Our goal is to collect 1000 box tops this school year. With your help this is more than possible.

Lee Tatsuguchi
Rebecca Griffin
Box Top Co-Coordinators

P.S. - the class that collects the most box tops for each month will receive a little treat!!!

Marriage Mission at St. John the Baptist-PAIRS teaches specific easily learnable tools for successful communication such as confiding, complaining, and clarifying for effective problem solving such as managing anger, expressing anger safely, fighting fairly for change and eliminating dirty fighting. PAIRS guides the vast deepening of self-knowledge and develops competencies that focus in three areas: (1) emotional literacy (2) conjoint partner skills, and (3) practical knowledge, strategies and attitudes for sustaining positive marriage and family life. The first of this three part class will be Sunday, September 12 1p-5. Class will continue on Wednesday, September 15 6:30p-9:30p. PAIRS will conclude with a class and potluck lunch Sunday, September 19 12p-5p. All classes will be held in the Bar Room of the Parish Hall. Registration forms are available at the back of the church or you may register by calling Kimberly McFadden at 707.226.9379 ext. 22 or Chris Lyford at 707.552.3394. More information can be found online at www.ssfamilylife.com/sm

Attention 1st through 5th grade boys and their parents:

Come explore the excitement of Cub Scouts!
Cub Scout Pack 186 invites you to a special ice cream social where you can learn more about the organization that teaches boys to have fun while they "Do Their Best".

When: Monday, September 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Where: St. A's Parish Hall

Scouting is a home- and neighborhood-centered program designed to encourage quality family involvement. Cub Scouts and parents work together as partners, building self-esteem while teaching respect for home, country and our greater community. Through group meetings and outings, the boys have a great time learning new skills, crafts and games.

Last year we raced pinewood derby cars, played marshmallow games, and had a blast at summer camp. Come see what we're planning this year!

For more information contact:

Valerie Eberling 258-2946, veberling@comcast.net
John Carr 258-2466
Dave Schuemann 265-6783