News for the Week of 5/22/19

School Board Meeting Tonight - All are welcome to attend tonight's  School Board meeting - Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm in the Reading Room of the Magowan Center.  Please note the updated location.  This meeting was previously scheduled to take place in the lower church. 

School will be dismissed early at 12:45 this Friday, 5/24.  There will be NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare.  School will be closed Monday, 5/27, in celebration of Memorial Day.

It's "Buy One Get One" Book Fair time! Shopping begins on Memorial Day weekend after all Masses and continues next week!

Shopping Hours - After Masses on Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26

During school on Tuesday - Thursday, May 28 - 30 (Check your teacher’s blog for scheduled classroom visits.)

Your help is needed! - If you are Virtus trained, please consider volunteering to help - Click here to sign up.

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair. Remember, everything is Buy One -Get One Free!  This is a great opportunity to stock up for Summer reading. Thank you for supporting our readers!

May School Mass -  Students will attend the 12:15pm Parish Mass on Ascension Thursday on May 30th.  All are welcome to attend this Mass.  Please remember that no PE uniforms should be worn to Mass.

Last chance to stick Mr. G to the wall!  Thursday, May 30th after morning prayer we will be catching Mr. G in a duct tape spider web. Don't miss out on this sticky situation! 

1 Yard Duct Tape strips for $5 each can still be purchased for your child to help make Mr. G's duct tape spider web. All proceeds go directly to the benefit of our students and the school. 

St. Mary’s School Kids in Business is pleased to announce that we donated a total of $440.80 to charity as a result of our May sale.

Recipients included Roaring Brook Nature Center, CCMC, The Connecticut Humane Society, Mystic Aquarium, Mary’s Kitty Corner, The Roger Williams Zoo, and The Simon Foundation. Thank you all for your support. We also extend our thanks specifically to Mrs. Omar, Mrs. Zybert, and Mrs. Prausa for helping with our meetings and the sale.

Alumni News

Our congratulations to Amelia Toscano, SMS Class of '14.  Amelia was named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the spring 2019 semester. The requirement to make the Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher that semester.  Amelia is a Marketing  Communications major.



Community News

All are welcome

Magowan Center
&
Forcucci Faith Formation Center 

Dedication: Sunday, June 2 at 11 am

Archbishop Blair will be joining us to dedicate our Parish Connection Project!
We will dedicate our new facilities and rededicate ourselves
in commitment to Christ and the gospel. 

The Carnival is Coming!  St. Mary’s Annual Spring Carnival is just around the corner.  Mark your calendars for exceptional family fun from Wednesday, June 5th thru Saturday, June 8th.  Same location as last year on 10/202 North field of CL & P.  The hours are Wednesday thru Friday from 6pm until 10pm and on Saturday from 4pm until 10pm.  Please plan to join us and catch up with good friends and great food!  Volunteers (teen through adults) are needed in everything from selling raffle tickets to cooking and serving food.  Please click here to sign up for a shift or two or use the sign up sheets at the exits of the church.  If you are having any difficulty signing up to volunteer or you have any questions just call or text Sandy at 860-214-6557.  School families are strongly encouraged to volunteer at the carnival since we receive a generous share of carnival proceeds each year - plus, its a lot of fun!

40th Annual Spring Raffle!  Raffle tickets are $20 each and are now available at the Parish Offices in the Magowan Center.  

A total of 5 prizes will be award:

1st Prize - $10,000
2nd Prize - $600 Bill Selig Jewelers Gift Certificate
3rd Prize - $250 Fitzgerald's Food Gift Certificate & coupon booklet for one gourmet cake each month for one year.
4th Prize - $500 Holloways Appliance Gift Certificate
5th Prize - Apple Airpods with wireless charging case


Drawing will be held at Field North of Eversource, 34 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 8pm.  Winner need not be present.