Campus Ministry News
“If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” – Pope St. Pius X
Happy October! This is one of my favorite months of the year, not only because I love fall weather and the changing leaves, but because the Catholic Church has dedicated it as the Month of the Rosary. October 7th is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary or Our Lady of Victory, which was established by Pope St. Pius V in 1571. The rosary is a beautiful devotional and contemplative style of prayer that invites us to meditate on significant moments in Jesus’s life through the intercession of Mary. Countless people’s lives have been beautifully changed after they began to pray the rosary regularly.
I would like to encourage all families to intentionally add the rosary to their lives at some point this month. Maybe on Oct. 7, the family can pray one rosary together. If it’s hard to get 25 minutes with everyone, pray one decade of a rosary to or from school every day and you’ll complete it in a week! If you already pray a daily rosary, maybe challenge yourself with a full 20 decade rosary or a scriptural rosary. Give yourself the gift of our Blessed Mother’s care.
If you are new to praying the rosary or don’t remember how, the USCCB explains it all HERE. There are also various ways to listen/pray along with recorded rosaries via podcasts, music streaming, YouTube, etc. If you’re interested in learning more about the history of the rosary, check out THIS INFO from Dynamic Catholic.
In other news, our joint school choir (with students from both parish schools) is coming together! If your student is in grades 1-8, is interested in participating, and hasn’t been signed up yet, please do so HERE. Within the next few days, I will be emailing information about our first practice to families who have expressed an interest.
As always, if you have a suggestion for me to consider regarding campus ministry, please share it HERE. You can also reach me at campusminister@saintteresacath
I pray our Blessed Mother intercedes for you and your family in a particular way this month. May you recognize her motherly love in your life.
~ Stephanie
Congrats SJS XC
Congratulations to the Saint James School Cross Country team on their win over Illing Middle School on Wednesday. Both the girls (27-30) and the boys (26-29) won on what was a tough 2.07 mile course.
Top runners for SJS at yesterday’s meet and their overall place are as follows:
Girls:
1. Camryn G. (1st)
2. Morgan G. (2nd)
3. Emma C. (3rd)
4. Annika K. (10th)
5. Adalyn F. (11th )
Boys:
1. Kayden D. (1st)
2. Luke S. (3rd)
3. Cooper A. (4th)
4. Ethan T. (8th)
5. Christian G. (10th)
The team’s next race is scheduled for Monday, October 7th at St. Paul High School in Bristol against St. Joseph School of Bristol.
Reminder For Tomorrow
Please remember, we DO have school tomorrow – Thursday, October 3rd. We do NOT have school on Thursday, October 10th.
Book Fair Last Call
Our book fair will close tomorrow morning at 9:00am. Mrs. Zorger will make one last call over tomorrow morning’s announcements for any student that still wishes to make a purchase. Thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful fundraiser for our school!
It’s Time to Sign Up for Cheer!
The Saint James School 2024-2025 Cheer Team is open to girls in 5th – 8th grade. Girls interested in Cheer must submit the following to the main office by Wednesday, October 16th. Please note, this is a hard deadline. We will NOT be taking late submissions.
2. $90 Activity Fee
Also, in order to participate, students must have our school’s 2024-2025 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor) on file with the school. This can be submitted after 10/16, but students will NOT be able to participate in any practices, etc. until this form is on file with us. (Students running Cross Country for SJS do NOT need to submit a new form).
Cheer practice will begin on Thursday, November 7th and run through early March. Practices will be held Thursdays from 4:15pm – 5:30pm in the gym.
The girls will cheer at various basketball games throughout the season (sideline cheering and half-time routines), including on Saturday mornings.
SJS Book Fair: Parent Shopping Hours
Our book fair is underway for our students and we’d like to invite parents to come shopping, too! The fair will be open for Parent Shopping Hours on Tuesday (10/1) and Wednesday (10/2) between 7:15-7:45am and 1:30-2:45pm. Parents who visit the fair will be able to enter a raffle so we encourage you to stop by! This will also give you the opportunity to purchase books for your child’s classroom teacher. Please enter the school through the gymnasium doors.
It’s Time to Sign Up For Basketball!
The Saint James School 2024-2025 Basketball season will begin in early November. Basketball is open to students in 4th – 8th grade. Students interested in playing must submit the following to the main office by Wednesday, October 16th. Please note, this is a hard deadline. We will NOT be taking late submissions.
2. Appropriate Activity Fee
3. 2024-2025 Character Contract
Also, in order to participate, students must have our school’s 2024-2025 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor) on file with the school. This can be submitted after 10/16, but students will NOT be able to participate in any practices, etc. until this form is on file with us. (Students running Cross Country for SJS do NOT need to submit a new form).
Wednesday Bus Update
For families whose student(s) ride the bus home from school, please note that we did receive a 3rd bus from the town. Updated bus assignments were emailed to parents this morning. If your child uses the bus and you did not receive this information, please reach out to Mrs. Guenther.
Cross Country News
Our Cross Country team performed very well at the Wickham Invitational this past weekend running against 14 other schools in the area. All our SJS runners improved their pace by at least 26 seconds from St. Timothy and some by over a minute! We had five runners claim top 50 medals in their respective races: Camryn G. (19th); Morgan G. (26th); Kayden D. (27th); Luke S. (30th); and Cooper A. (43th). Congrats to ALL the runners!
Our next meet in this Wednesday at Illing Middle School in Manchester. The first race starts at 3:45pm. All are welcome to join us to cheer on our runners!
