Over the past few weeks, we have traveled to Guatemala, Bangladesh and Rwanda, where families are doing amazing things for themselves and their community. They are farming in eco-friendly ways, starting businesses, and sending their children to school. When you donate to CRS Rice Bowl, you help families realize their dreams. By sharing your abundance with … Continue Reading »
St. John School wants YOU to join the Centennial Celebration Committee! The Centennial Committee will help develop, support, and manage events during a year-long celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the St. John School building in February 1923. For additional information or to join the team please contact Sue Pierce at … Continue Reading »
Partnering with the school, buddy families help new students and their families integrate into the St. John community. The Buddy Family reaches out to the new family and provides them with support and familiar faces to help foster a connection to the school. We need many Buddy Families in our PK and Kindergarten classes. We also … Continue Reading »
Lunch Monitor – Please support our Teachers! Please consider volunteering as a lunch monitor so that our hard-working teachers can have time to eat lunch and prepare for afternoon classes. No long-term commitment needed; any time you volunteer will help our teachers! Thank you to those who have volunteered! Parent Association Meeting Parents/Guardians/Caretakers of St. John students … Continue Reading »
Visit the Parish Website for detailed information about Mass schedules, special events, and the Parish e-newsletter. The following are highlights: Synod – One Listening Session Remaining The next listening session is on Sunday, April 3, 4-5:30pm, on the St. John campus. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to share your ideas with our Archbishop and Holy Father. Email … Continue Reading »
I can’t help but notice that our community is taking to heart Father Crispin’s message that “Lent is about joy and happiness.” We are joyously embracing the idea that Lent is about giving more – more prayer, more service, more time for others. How do I know this? I know this when I joined the … Continue Reading »
Thursday, March 24 Last Day to Order April Hot Lunch, 11:58pm Friday, March 25 Dress Uniform Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Livestreamed from the St. John Parish FB Page, 9am Thursday, March 31 Last Day to Purchase Auction Tickets Friday, April 1 Parent Association Virtual Meeting, 8:45am Sunday, April 3 Grade 1 Cakes … Continue Reading »
Dashboard Update for Week of March 20: Positive Covid-19 Cases: 5 The Covid Response Team has been tracking positive cases this week in grades 2 and 4. We were notified this morning of a fourth student case in Grade 2 (Oines homeroom). Throughout the course of this week the school has remained in communication with … Continue Reading »
St. John will be going Back to the Future in 2.5 weeks! The school’s largest fundraiser, the St. John School Back to the Future Auction, presented by Fremont Dock Co. will be on Friday, April 8 at Fremont Studios. Tickets will be available through March 31: “The Power of Love Ticket” – $150/ea or $1,500/table of 10 includes: Entrance to dinner, live auction, … Continue Reading »
Living in Kigali, Rwanda, Gloriose and her husband Karekezi are driven by the dream of raising healthy children and sending them to school. Gloriose joined Gikuriro, a project funded by the U.S. government and led by Catholic Relief Services to support the Rwandan government’s efforts to combat malnutrition. She later joined a CRS-led micro-savings group … Continue Reading »
