Primary Mother's Day Mass

Friday, May 9th 11:15AM
Minimum Day for all classes
12:30pm Dismissal

A Reminder

Please do not park in the handicap spaces in front of the church or in the driveway. As you know, we need these areas to be available for people with physical disabilities and for deliveries and emergency situations.

"Thank You"

A very special thank you to Mr. Gino Rinaldi for the great job he did painting the front of our school last week and another big thank you to Mr. Pete Koch for moving the piano to enable us to stage our students’ wonderful performances of “Pinocchio" and "Aladdin”.  

Tuition Contract Returning Students 2008 - 2009

Please read and return the Tuition Agreement (p. 5) to the school office by Friday, May 16! 

Collins Endowment Fund

Dear Parents, We want to inform you about available funds for tuition assistance for the 2008-2009 school year. The value of the Monsignor Collins Endowment Fund, $2,305,328, is due to the generosity of our parishioners. Next year we will use $60,000 from the interest of this fund as revenue for 2008-2009 school budget. The school finance committee has allocated $40,000 of this interest for operating expenses and $20,000 for tuition assistance. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer assistance from the Collins Fund if you are receiving aid from the BASIC Fund.  Read More »

Extended Care Registration 2008 - 2009

If you are interested in enrolling your child(ren) in the St. Cecilia Extended Care Program, please fill out both the FRONT AND BACK of this form. To reserve a place for your child return the completed form, along with a $40.00 NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE PER CHILD, to the school office by FRIDAY, MAY 16th.  

Mothers’ Day Mass

The Primary Grades Mothers’ Day Mass this year will be on Friday, May 9th at 11:15 am. Note the time has been changed. It is a minimum day. We will have 12:30 pm dismissal for all students.

Principal for the Day

One of the main items for the raffles during the Mothers’ Club Fundraiser was "Principal for the Day" which always generates a lot of enthusiasm. This year’s winner is Julia Roy in Grade 5 and she has chosen Jena Jadallah and Sophia Balistreri as Vice Principals for the day. Ms. Roy, Ms. Jadallah, and Ms. Balistreri will reign over the Jog-a-thon on Friday, May 16, will visit classes, bestow privileges on the student body, and go out for lunch with Sister Marilyn, Miss Kays, and Mrs. Connelly. We are looking forward to a fun day!

Strawberry Day

Each year, on May 10, the Sisters of the Holy Names celebrate Strawberry Day or Founders’ Day. The community archives recount the story of six Sisters of the Holy Names from Hocheloga, Canada who were destined for Oakland, California and who boarded the "Ocean Queen" in New York. After a long ocean voyage they reached the Isthmus of Panama on the Atlantic side and crossed the Isthmus in a little train. They boarded another ship in the Pacific Ocean and after another long voyage entered San Francisco harbor on Sunday, May 10, 1868. The Mercy Sisters from St. Mary’s Hospital took them home and served luscious strawberries, the first of the season. We celebrate this special day by having strawberry ice cream on Thursday, May 8. Earlier in the year we asked about children’s allergies. We will follow that list and have vanilla ice cream for those students who are allergic to strawberries.

Celebrate Monsignor Harriman's 40 Years in the Priesthood of Jesus Christ

Mass on May 18, 2008, at 11:30 am
In Sacred Scripture, the number forty has special significance. In the days of Noah, after it rained for forty days and nights, there was a new beginning on the earth; in the days of Moses, the Israelites wandered in the Sinai for forty years before they entered the Promised Land; in the days of Jesus, after his baptism he spent forty days in the desert before beginning his public ministry, and in the Acts of the Apostles, it says that forty days after his death Jesus showed himself to the disciples in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. In each case the number forty seems to describe a period of purification, preparation for something new. Now that I have come to my fortieth anniversary as a priest, for all that has been I say thanks, for all that is yet to be, with the help of God's grace, I say Yes! Read more »

School Supply List

Click here to download the supply list for 2008-2009. You can order teacher-approved school supply package (containing most items) through EPI. Click here to download order form. Please return this form along with your payment by May 22, 2008.

Sandwiches

You have been so generous all year providing lunches on Thursdays for the poor. Thursday, May 29, will be our last "Thursday Sandwich Day" for this school year. We will begin again next October. Thank you!

St. Cecilia’s 14th Annual Jog & Walk-A-Thon

The 14th Annual Jog-A-Thon is just around the corner on Friday, May 16, 2008. Please support our Athletic Programs.

We need your continued support to make this a fun and successful fundraiser for St. Cecilia Athletics Programs. Funds raised from this event are used to buy new equipment for the girls and boys programs including volleyballs, basketballs, uniforms, and other items that need to be replaced due to wear and tear.

• For more information, click here.
• For sponsorship form, click here.
• To volunteer, click here.

Summer 2008 Music Lessons

The summer is a great time to study an instrument! Many of the St. Cecilia School music teachers keep their private studios open in the summer. Summer music lessons are not sponsored by St. Cecilia School. However, one advantage of summer music is that there is no contract. Summer is a great time for new students to discover if they like studying music before making a semester-long commitment and for continuing students to learn new pieces.

Lessons offered for piano, recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, and guitar. Please note, if you choose the piano, you need to rent or own a traditional acoustic piano in your home.

If you have more questions about music lessons, fee free to call:
Bonnie Knight at home
(415) 665-1585.

Scrip

Only Three more weeks to order Scrip. Click here to download the new St. Cecilia Scrip registration form.

Collins Endowment Fund cont:

In order to qualify for tuition assistance from the Collins Fund parents must have economic need, must be participants in the faith life of the parish, and must be involved in the daily activities of the school.

We want to keep the process for applying for these funds personal and confidential. If you would like to apply for this type of tuition assistance, please send a copy of your 2007 tax return and a letter to either one of us which briefly explains:

• your reasons for applying for assistance and
• the ways that you participate in both the life of the school and parish.

The deadline for your request is Wednesday, May 28. A response letter will be mailed to all applicants during the month of June.  

Monsignor Harriman's 40 Years in the Priesthood cont:

The school family has been an important part of my priesthood these past 13 years. I appreciate your faith and love. You are a gift to the Church, the parish and to me. On Sunday, May 18th, I will be celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Cecilia Church at 11:30 am, followed by a reception in the Durocher Pavilion. In many ways this is our celebration. My gift to you is the Eucharist and your gift to me would be your presence. Please, no other gifts. Sincerely yours, Monsignor Michael D. Harriman, Pastor