News from Saint James Church

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The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated at Saint James Church on Sunday, April 23, 2017 beginning at 12:20pm with the movie “Ocean of Mercy” followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, praying of the rosary, and readings from St. Faustina’s diary at 2:00pm.  The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed at 3:00pm concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and veneration of a first class relic of St. Faustina. Confession will also be made available. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Alan Germain at 860-627-8830.  All families, regardless of faith or home church, are welcome to attend.

Saturday’s Soccer Schedule

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Please note, there was a game missing from yesterday’s schedule announcement.  The 2nd SJS Blue Game (7th grade) is added into the update below.

St. James soccer starts this Saturday (finally!).  Please see the updated schedule below.  C/Oak indicates the game is at Charter Oak Field in Manchester.  MCC indicates the game will be at Manchester Community College in Manchester.  Each coach will inform you of their preference but in general please plan on arriving at least 15 minutes prior to game time.

As a reminder please have you children wear shin guards and proper shoes.  Athletic shoes or plastic molded cleats are acceptable.  No jewelry is allowed (this included pierce earrings, watches, wrist bands and hard plastic hair clips/bands). Please have you child bring a water bottle for the games.  Please write their name on it. In the past, there have been time where we have had 10 Poland Springs 0.5 liter bottles on the sideline and no one knew which one was theirs.

VARSITY:

8:00am MCC-2 St. Gabriel vs St. James-Royal (grade 8)
9:30am MCC-3 St. James-Blue vs St. John Paul ll (grade 7)

10:30am MCC-3 St. Paul-Burgundy vs St. James-Blue (grade 7)
2:30pm MCC-2 St. James-Gold vs St. Edward (grade 6)

JV:

9:00am C/Oak-3 St. Gabriel vs St. James-Cobalt (Grade 5)
9:45am C/Oak-2 St. James-Cobalt vs St. St. Martha-Red

10:30am C/Oak-2 St. Martha-Black vs St. James-Pearl (Grade 4)
11:15am C/Oak-3 St. James-Pearl vs Corpus Christi

1:15pm MCC-1 SJPll-Blue vs St. James-White (Grade 3)
2:00pm MCC-1 St. James-White vs SJPll-Blue

 

Good luck Sabers!

Saturday's Soccer Schedule

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Please note, there was a game missing from yesterday’s schedule announcement.  The 2nd SJS Blue Game (7th grade) is added into the update below.

St. James soccer starts this Saturday (finally!).  Please see the updated schedule below.  C/Oak indicates the game is at Charter Oak Field in Manchester.  MCC indicates the game will be at Manchester Community College in Manchester.  Each coach will inform you of their preference but in general please plan on arriving at least 15 minutes prior to game time.

As a reminder please have you children wear shin guards and proper shoes.  Athletic shoes or plastic molded cleats are acceptable.  No jewelry is allowed (this included pierce earrings, watches, wrist bands and hard plastic hair clips/bands). Please have you child bring a water bottle for the games.  Please write their name on it. In the past, there have been time where we have had 10 Poland Springs 0.5 liter bottles on the sideline and no one knew which one was theirs.

VARSITY:

8:00am MCC-2 St. Gabriel vs St. James-Royal (grade 8)
9:30am MCC-3 St. James-Blue vs St. John Paul ll (grade 7)

10:30am MCC-3 St. Paul-Burgundy vs St. James-Blue (grade 7)
2:30pm MCC-2 St. James-Gold vs St. Edward (grade 6)

JV:

9:00am C/Oak-3 St. Gabriel vs St. James-Cobalt (Grade 5)
9:45am C/Oak-2 St. James-Cobalt vs St. St. Martha-Red

10:30am C/Oak-2 St. Martha-Black vs St. James-Pearl (Grade 4)
11:15am C/Oak-3 St. James-Pearl vs Corpus Christi

1:15pm MCC-1 SJPll-Blue vs St. James-White (Grade 3)
2:00pm MCC-1 St. James-White vs SJPll-Blue

 

Good luck Sabers!

Attention 5th Grade Parents

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We are seeking student volunteers from the 5th grade to represent our school during the SJS children’s Mass at 9:00am on May 7, 2017 at St. James Church.  This is a very special honor as we show the parishioners (many of whom generously support our school) the exceptional students they are investing in.  Please check your schedule and email your child’s choice for service to  cndherr@cox.net sometime today.  We already have a student who has volunteered to be the reader, so we just need gift bearers and greeters.

Art Show/Ice Cream Social

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The annual Saint James School Art Show & Ice Cream Social will be held on Tuesday, April 25th, at 6:30pm.  We hope to see you there to enjoy all the amazing works of art done by our Pre-K through 8th Grade students!

Book/Art Club

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Yesterday, the book/art club read the book 3 Pandas Planting (about Earth Day ways to help save our Earth) as well as a National Geographic book filled with fun panda facts.  The group then made a clay sculpture of a panda as well as a panda painting.  Many thanks to Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Sabatella for sending in these cute pictures.

Box Tops Winner

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Congratulations to the 4th grade on winning the final Box Tops contest of the year with over 900 Box Tops.  We appreciate everyone’s support – the students counted nearly 3800 Box Tops yesterday – which equates to approximately $380 for our school!

The 4th grade teachers will let their students know when the dress down day will occur.

Kindergartners Enjoy Stew Leonard’s

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SJS Kindergarten students enjoyed a field trip to Stew Leonard’s Grocery Store today as part of their recent lessons on food and nutrition.  Special thanks to Mrs. Vassallo and Mrs. Gangloff for the cute pictures (click to enlarge)!

 

Kindergartners Enjoy Stew Leonard's

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SJS Kindergarten students enjoyed a field trip to Stew Leonard’s Grocery Store today as part of their recent lessons on food and nutrition.  Special thanks to Mrs. Vassallo and Mrs. Gangloff for the cute pictures (click to enlarge)!

 

SJS Soccer Starts Tonight

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Saint James Soccer practice will begin tonight (Wednesday) at Charter Oak Park in Manchester.  Junior Varsity practice (Grades 3, 4 and 5) will be from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm and Varsity practice (Grades 6, 7 and 8) will be from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.  The game schedule for Saturday will follow shortly.

If you are not familiar with the area, Charter Oak Park is located across from Carter Chevrolet, at the intersection of Main Street and Charter Oak Street.  Parking is available in the South United Methodist Church/ Manchester Chamber of Commerce parking lot (entrance is located on Hartford Road).  Please use the crosswalk to cross the intersection (there is a “walk” button that can be used to stop traffic).  Parents are asked to accompany their child across the street as it is a very busy intersection.

Please be sure players wear proper shoes, shin guards, and bring an appropriate size soccer ball and a water bottle.  Please put your child’s name on the ball and water bottle.