MINIMUM DAY-MONDAY, MARCH 22-4TH MONDAY, TEACHER IN-SERVICE


Prayers
It is with sadness that I inform you that Joe Pang, husband of Anne Lee and father of Christopher Pang (Gr. 7 Rm. 24), died Saturday while jogging. It was only six years ago that Joanne Pang, a fourth grader, died of leukemia. Our heartfelt love, support, and prayers go out to Anne and Chris as they experience another tragedy. All funeral arrangements will be at St. Cecilia Church:
Vigil Service              Sunday,March 21, 7:00 P.M.
Funeral Mass            Monday, March 22, 11:00 P.M.

Our sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will attend the Funeral Mass. Monday is an already scheduled minimum day, so these students may be dismissed a few minutes late. Remember that parking at dismissal time will be limited due to the funeral! We join as a community of faith in praying for the Pang Family.

St. Cecilia Parish Lenten Spiritual Growth
Click here for a schedule of St. Cecilia Parish LENTEN AREAS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH as found in the weekly bulletin.


Friday Soup Dinner
Join us for this Lenten Activity. Every Friday during Lent you are invited to participate in one, two, three or four back-to-back activities:

5:30 p.m. - Church - Daily Lenten Mass
6:00 p.m. - Lower Church -Simple dinner of soup and bread.
6:30 p.m. - Lower Church - Spiritual Enrichment Presentation
7:00 p.m. - Church - Stations of the Cross and Benediction

In order to know how much soup to prepare, please phone the rectory (664-8481) and add your name to the Friday Soup Dinner. Please RSVP by the Wednesday before the Friday you plan to attend.


Collection for Lesotho, Africa
During Lent the students will collect money for the pre-schools and primary schools in Lesotho, Africa. These schools are staffed by the Sisters of the Holy Names, the same community of Sisters at St. Cecilia School. In each school numerous students have been affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. Many of the children are either “single or double” orphans, having lost one or both parents to AIDS. Often times the children are living with grandparents who are unemployed and unable to provide new clothes, proper food, or tuition. One principal reports, “It seems the school is the only place of their comfort.” The teachers, Sisters, and other students who are able are trying to provide uniforms, tracksuits, shoes, and other clothes for those children who come to school in tatters. The school also tries to provide these students with vegetables and maize meal for nutrition and takes care of their health needs at the clinic the Sisters have close by. The care of ONE child at one of these schools for ONE year is $100.00 which covers tuition, books, uniforms, school fees, and food.


Click here for the website of the Sisters of the Holy Names for additional information on Lesotho and the Sisters’ ministries.

New Scrip Items Available
New scrip is available for Gamestop and San Francisco WineTrading Company, both in denominations of $25. Click here to download the new scrip form. Questions? Contact Elaine Shanahan at 415-269-5562.

Box Tops
Thank you so much to all who participated in the last box tops contest including the dedicated and accurate seventh graders who counted the box tops, the students, parents and teachers who collected them, and Sr. Catherine who was instrumental in organizing the counting event. Mrs. Shea's Second Grade is the winning class and will enjoy a free dress day and a cupcake party very soon!  We earned close to $700 for St. Cecilia School!!  Keep clipping and saving box tops as we will announce one more collection before June!

Host Familes’ Sign-Up
We are in need of families to volunteer to be a host family to a new St. Cecilia family who will be joining us in the fall. Please volunteer to welcome a new family to our school. You will be asked to phone a new family and give them any information they might need about the school. This personal contact helps to make new families feel like they are a part of St. Cecilia School. Please don’t wait to be asked! We appreciate your volunteering!! If you have any questions, please contact us at 415-682-7759 (Ann Baglin) or 415-664-4707 (Anne Kiernan). Click here for the sign-up form.

OHANA LU'AU Is This Saturday! 
3 MORE DAYS! PLEASE TURN IN YOUR  RSVP Card and RAFFLE tickets as soon as possible. Visit www.scfundraiser.com  for RSVP, Live Auction, Class Projects, Raffles and other additional information. Mahalo!

'OHANA LU'AU—WE NEED YOUR HELP! 
We are looking for all the help we can get to transform St. Cecilia’s into a Tropical Oasis! Please consider taking a shift or two!
Friday, March 19
8:30 A.M. -2:30 P.M. set up in the Pavilion
8:30 P.M.-10:30 P.M. set up for the Silent Auction
Saturday, March 20
Silent Auction Cashiers and Check-Out, Live Auction Spotters
Sunday, March 21
10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M take down after the event

Click here for more information and the volunteer form.

'Ohana Lu'au Event Information
Wish List, Raffle Sponsors, and Donation Forms can be accessed through our fundraiser website http://www.scfundraiser.com Updates will be made regularly, so come check it out!

Silent Auction Needs Your Help!
We continue to need your help and support. Please contact us if you have anything to donate to the auction, or if you have ideas of whom we should contact.

Some suggestions:
Getaways! Outings or activities! Camps or lessons! Pampering and fitness! Sports and memorabilia! Restaurants! Food and Beverage! Home and Garden!

Please contact Dana or Lori at scsilentauction@gmail.com Thank you so much! Let’s make this happen for St. Cecilia and the children!! And thank you for all the baskets!

RAFFLES, RAFFLES, RAFFLES, RAFFLES, DON'T MISS OUT!
THE FUNDRAISER IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER. TIME IS RUNNING OUT - GET YOUR TICKETS NOW. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! GET THOSE STUBS IN!   NEVER SAY NO TO CASH!  A  'LU'AU  PARTY AT SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD'S CLASS! PEARL NECKLACE-WOW! MOM WOULD LOVE THAT! AND ISN'T MOTHERS’ DAY COMING UP? SWIMMING WITH THE DOLPHINS-THAT JUST SOUNDS GREAT! BUY SOME TICKETS NOW! ALL RAFFLES ARE BIG WINS - AND OUR KIDS BENEFIT!

IT'S NOT JUST A ONE WAY THING. ANY TICKETS YOU BUY OR SELL FOR THE CASH PRIZE GIVES YOUR CHILD. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE MOTHERS’  CLUB 'OHANA LU'AU. WINNING RAFFLE TICKETS WILL  BE  PULLED AT THE FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 20. YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN.
Click here FOR RAFFLE DESCRIPTIONS AND TO DOWNLOAD YOUR TICKETS.

Baskets Needed
Thanks to all for dropping off your baskets! We need as many as we can get! So clear out your garage and attic! We'll take baskets big or small. Please leave them on the bench outside of school's front office. Thank you so much!

Calling All Artists And Craftspeople
Do you have a special talent or hobby? Do you make beautiful jewelry or craft amazing arts? Calling all artists and craftspeople of St. Cecilia Family! We are looking for one of a kind artwork, such as pottery, painting, or something lovely you've knitted...We'd love to showcase your artwork as part of silent auction. If you have something unique and special to offer to the Mothers’ Club Spring fundraiser and help us raise money, we'd very much appreciate the donation of your own art pieces. Please contact Dana or Lori at scsilentauction@gmail.com or call 823-7262.

Altar Server News
Congratulations to our newest 5th Grade Altar Servers : Michael Alfaro, Jacob Castillo, Christopher Sauvageau, Nicole Ng, Mavis Lui, Ella Ragusa, Catrina Caltagirone!

Click here for the Altar Servers’ March Newsletter that includes the latest Altar Serving Schedule including Holy Week, information about missed Masses, and the Raging Waters trip

Attention SC Track Team
The SC track program is in desperate need of parent volunteers to help us run our Track Meets. To date, we have had only THREE parents step forward to volunteer to help out and not for every meet. Unfortunately, if we don't get more volunteers we will have to cancel our Track program. We really aren't kidding about this either! Each school at each track meet is required to either (1) Run the entire Track Meet or (2) Run a field event and time the racers. There is no oversight body in this league or paid officials like we have in basketball, soccer, baseball, and volleyball.  Parent volunteers run each and every Track Meet.

Our Track Meets are on March 21, March 28, April 11, April 18, and April 25.  We need parent Volunteers for ALL OF THESE MEETS. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN TRACK OR ANY SPORTING EVENT IS NECESSARY.  We need bodies.

Here's the number of volunteers we need at each Meet:  5th Grade alone: 5-6 volunteers, 6th - 8th Grade: 5-6 volunteers.

Training for our Volunteers will be at our Track Practice on March 19, at 5:00 P.M., so please come out.  It's painless and easy! If you miss the training, don't worry, we'll give you a crash course at the Track Meet. Please e-mail Mark Courey with your volunteer information at mcourey@ohns.ucsf.edu

Parents Education Network (PEN)
This organization is a coalition of parents collaborating with educators, students, and the community to empower and bring academic success to students with learning and attention difficulties. PEN is sponsoring “Education Revolution”, an annual gathering of students who learn differently, and their parents and educators, at AT&T Park, on Saturday, April 17. This event celebrates the strengths of students with learning and attention difficulties. The latest flier can be downloaded in electronic form at www.EdRevSF.org

San Francisco Neighborhood Free Days for the Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Neighborhood Free Days for the Academy of Sciences Free admission is available for San Francisco residents for the Academy of Sciences. Free admission is based on your zip code. Click here for more information.


Saint Ignatius Spring Basketball Camp 4th-8th Grade Students
Mike Mulkerrins, head coach for the SI Girls Basketball team and John DeBenedetti, the head SI boys coach, are running an elementary school basketball clinic from  April 6-9, at St. Ignatius. This program will be a fun, skill-based basketball camp for any boy or girl who might like to make new friends, meet the SI coaching staff, and develop their basketball skills. Campers can sign up on-line here or bring the forms on the first day of camp. It will be a great experience! Click here for the flyer.

2010 Family Day at AT&T Park