Mother's Day Prayer

God of Love, we thank you for the gift of those who mother us.

God of Sarah, Rachel, Rebekah, and Ruth; God of Elizabeth, mother of John, God of Mary, mother of Jesus, send your Holy Sprit, and bless our mothers, grandmothers, Godmothers, stepmothers, mothers-in-law, indeed, all who mother us. Bless them today, now, in this lifetime with good things, with health, joy, love, laughter, and pride in their children.

And when at last they leave our embrace for yours, bless them with a place of honor at your eternal banquet table. The blessing and all graces we pray descend upon the mothers of our school community. In the name of the God who brings us to birth, through Jesus Christ, and with the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Sacramento Life Center news

Our Lenten baby Bottle Project was once again, a huge success! 

Dear St, Mary's Community,

"On behalf of the Sacramento Life Center, I want to thank you for participating in our annual Baby Bottle Project.  Students at St. Mary's School collected $3544.50!  Together, with 25 other schools and churches, you collectively raised over $42,000 for us!"

"The Baby Bottle Project is our second largest fundraiser.  Your coordinating efforts, along with the money raised by your students and their families, enables the Life Center to continue offering professional, confidential, compassionate counseling, support and resources, at no cost, to our clients." . . .

Blessings and thanks,

Colleen Branagan and Lina Lloyd

Summer School News

Don't forget to turn in your registration forms for this year's summer program!  This year's activities and classes promise to be better than ever before!

Registration News

All returning families should have received their registration packet last Wednesday.  if you did not receive it, please check your child's backpack!  Registration will be in the hall on Wednesday and Thursday of THIS week!

Our hours will be:   

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. AND 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

If you are unable to come either May 14th or the 15th, please call the school office tomorrow to set up and appointment.

A few registration reminders:

• please have your child(ren) sign the Computer Use Agreements as well as at least one parent
• be sure ALL the forms are filled in before coming to registration
• if your banking information has changed, please bring that information as well.
• for anyone wishing to pay the entire year's tuition up front, there will be a 4% discount.

Grandparents'/Special Friends' Celebration a Great Success!

Over 375 grandparents/special friends joined us last Friday for a wonderful breakfast, activity time with their special child(ren), and Liturgy.  The day's events and the schedule were changed a bit from the past celebrations.  Please e-mail Ms. Allen with what your family thought about the day.  We already have some plans for next year regarding time frames for activities etc., but your assistance would be very helpful.

Congratulations Second Graders!

Congratulations to our 2nd graders for making their First Communion last Saturday!  Thanks too to Mrs. Riehl and Mrs. Ellis for preparing them so well.

Buddy Families

Thank you to all of you that volunteered to be a Buddy Family for next year's new families.  We still have two families with no Buddy Family.  This is really not a difficult thing . . .just make two or three calls throughout the year to check on them to see if they have any questions . . .please call Mrs. Becker at extension 12 if you can help.

Are You Checking the Web Page?

Please be sure that you are getting in the habit of checking our school webpage often!  We're headed in that direction; so don't get left out of the loop!  Remember, blue and gold make green!

Upcoming Events

May 13            Parent Club Board Meeting 6:00

May 14-15       Registration  9:00 - 1:00 and 2:00 - 6:30 both days

May 16            Golf Tournament/Wine Tasting

May 22            2008-2009 New Parent Meeting

May 26            No School

May 29            Last day for hot lunch

May 30            Carnival

Gift Cards (aka scrip….)

Order forms will no longer be printed for the PRIDE but can be found on the school’s Web site:  www.saintmaryschool.com.  These forms will be updated regularly so you’ll be able to print the form and submit your requests to the school for any orders.

We will continue to place scrip orders on the Friday mornings of the same week PRIDE is distributed.

Chevron $250s – The Vendor contribution has been changed to 3%.  This $250 card can be found on the To Be Ordered.  The $50 and $100 cards are Available Daily with a 2% vendor contribution.

Cupcake Craving – This card is no longer available.

Linens & Things – Due to their recent bankruptcy filing, scrip headquarters will no longer be offering these cards for purchase.

Shell $50s Now Available - Shell is now available in a new $50 denomination in addition to the already available $25 and $100 gift cards.  However, due to the preference of the $50 card, we will have the $50 and $100 cards Available Daily.  The $25 cards have been moved to the To Be Ordered form.

The calendar is filling quickly for summer Sunday sellers.  If you’d like to get a head start on next year’s hours, please contact Erina. Erina Lucchesini Soria  #386-8311 Stacey Mamea  #737-8303 Or email to