October 27, 2016

Calendar Snapshot Crusader Community Corner Volunteer Meeting Trunk or Treat Rosary Crusader Meals

Important Reminders Lunch Orders Red Ribbon Week CPR Volunteer St. Pius Open House

Invoices Library Readers Portraits Support CtR

Upcoming Events

Faith Formation

Vocations Altar Servers Needed Cardinal’s Christmas

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Crusader Activities

Staff Birthdays

Oct. 28 - Noon Dismissal. No lunch! No After Care! Oct. 30 - School Choir sings at 11 a.m. Mass Oct. 31 - Trunk or Treat at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 - 9 a.m. Mass Nov. 2 - No school Mass today Nov. 3 - TCCED Provisional Accreditation Visit Nov. 4 - Coffee with Administration: Blended Learning and Small Group Nov. 4 - Crusader Volunteer meeting after Coffee with Administration

Crusader Volunteer Meeting Join us for our next meeting November 4th in the Parish Hall. We will start after Coffee with

Administration.

TRUNK OR TREAT Guidelines for participants in Trunk or Treat:

- Virtus training is NOT required

- You can decorate as little or as much as you want

- Theme or general fall/halloween decorations are okay

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- Please no violent or frightful decorations (for example, zombies, monsters, weapons, etc) as

we have many little ones, please keep it friendly

- Bring at least 3 family size bags of candy

- All grades will participate

If you would like to have a car participate, please sign up below.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4eaca72fa2ff2-its

Please Look Over the Check Out Procedure for Trunk or Treat

Below: All classes will walk back to their classroom with their teacher. If you wish to sign them out, you must go to the classroom and sign them out with their teacher. Once you have signed your child out, you will receive a ticket. This is your ticket to exit the building with your child. If you have 2 children, you will have 2 exit tickets and so on. You will not need to sign out at the front desk. This will be the only way to sign students out early. Below is the schedule for Trunk or Treat 1:30 - PreK 3 and PreK 4 1:50 - Kinder (1:50-2:10) 1:55 - 1st (1:55 - 2:15) 2:00 - 2nd (2:00 - 2:20) 2:10 - 3rd (2:10 - 2:30) 2:20 - 4th (2:20 - 2:40) 2:30 - 5th (2:30 - 2:50) 2:40 - 6th and 7th (2:40 - 3:00) ***These times are approximate, the plan is to have the parking lot cleared out by 3:05 p.m.

Rosary

We are currently meeting in the "cry room" for rosary.

Thank you to those that were able to join parents last week before school Mass to pray the

Rosary. Below are the dates that parents will meet to pray before Mass for the rest of the

school year.

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Oct. 19

Nov. 16

Dec. 8

Jan. 18

Feb. 15

March 22

April 19

May 17

Crusader Meals

For families with a new baby: New Baby Meals

For families with a special intention: Special Intentions

For students that are ill or seriously injured: Ill or Injured Student

Lunch Orders Lunch orders for November and December are due Friday Oct. 28 in order to avoid late fees.

Red Ribbon Week We have had a fantastic first Red Ribbon Week. We even had an all red

lunch today!

CPR Volunteer Needed We are looking for a volunteer that could teach our 7th graders CPR. If you are interested please contact Mr. Dolce. Thank you!

St. Pius X Open House

St. Pius X Open House is Nov. 2nd. Check out this FLYER for more information.

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Invoices

Monthly reminder invoices were sent out on Monday. Please check your email, review the

balance due, and email us at accounting@ctrschool.com if you have any questions.

Reminders: payments are due on Nov. 1st and late fees will be added for any payments not

received by Nov. 5. Please be sure to include the student’s name on the bottom of your check.

Thank you to all Library guest readers for October

The kids enjoyed hearing a number of fall themed books in the library. A huge thanks goes

out to all of the volunteers who so generously gave of their time and talent in order to come in

and share a story with our students. The kids had fun! Our next monthly guest reader week

will be November 15th and 16th. If you would like to come read to the kiddos, this is your

chance! Parents, family members, and friends are invited to come in to the library to read one

week each month. The sign up link for November is:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aaea822a0fb6-november

Portraits are Here!

Individual and class portraits have been sent home with students. If you have not received

your order or if you have any errors or questions about your order, please contact Portraits by

CMJ owner June Yost at juneyost@portraitsbycmj.com or 713-363-3085.

Show your support for CtR!: Parents, we need

your support to help us make a new gymnasium and other facilities possible for our students and faculty through the Living Our Mission: Shaping Our Future Capital Campaign! Read more information and make a prayerful decision on how your family can best support this effort. Please note we are grateful to receive one-time gifts of any amount that is possible for your family to help us reach our goal. Please

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make your gift now online, pick up a donor card in the school or parish office, or contact Advancement Director Megan Dillingham (281-469-5533) to deliver donor materials to you. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the families who have already made a commitment toward this project!

Chili Cook-Off 2016 Are you ready?: We're looking forward to seeing your family on campus at the 2016 3rd Annual

CtRCS Chili Cook-Off 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12! It will be another night to remember in support of our school and its mission - featuring food, drinks, chili tastings, live music, entertainment for kids,silent and live auctions, and more! Many thanks to our many supporters and sponsors!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFIXZb4jIWDMjBhaWVsandzQ3c/view?usp=sharing

NEW THIS YEAR! Our cuddly official Chili Cook-Off teddy bear is the winning prize in our first-ever Chili Cook-Off auction! Tickets are $5 and 5 for $20. Buy a ticket online or at the event for your chance to bring this big home and support CtrCS! The winning ticket will be pulled at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

● Tickets are on sale now! Visit our table in the Narthex after all Masses this weekend and purchase your tickets! Please note: pre-purchased tickets will be delivered to students for home delivery on Friday, Nov. 4. Classes with 100 percent participation get to visit the Kona Ice Truck in Spring 2017!

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● Show your support through a Sideline Sponsorship that provides four (4) family-entry wristbands; front-of-the-line entertainment privileges; and your family's name listed on the school's website!

● The Chili Cook-Off is your family's chance to bid on and win fun opportunities for your CtRCS students to be: a Teacher for the Day, Nurse for the Day, Mr. Dave for the Day, or Lunch Lady for the Day - and more!

● Pastor for the Day and Principal for the Day are part of our amazing Live Auction, as well as New Orleans and Hawaiian getaways; first in line in at Afternoon Carpool or your own CtRCS Reserved Parking Spot; and a CtR Spirit Package complete with Houston Rockets tickets.

● Auction opportunities for Front-Row Seating at Kindergarten Graduation or the CtRCS Christmas Program - or First in Line at Afternoon Walker Door!

● Sign-up Parties - including the inaugural CtR Father-Daughter Dance; Bingo with the Boys - Mom & Son Board Game Night; and Margarita Moms!

● An incredible Silent Auction featuring dozens of fun packages for everyone! Items are coming to our auction from Kendra Scott, Hot Wells Shooting Range, Messina Hof Winery, the Children's Museum of Houston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Taste of Texas, Benji's, James Avery Craftsmen, Jersey Meadow Golf Course, Mad Science, Camp Cho Yeh - and more! Read for more details on our amazing silent auction and sign-up parties HERE

● Volunteer with us to make this a great night for our school community! We're looking for help before, during and after this great event! Thank you for sharing your time with us!

● Questions? Please contact Megan Dillingham - 281-469-5533 . See you Nov. 12!

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This week Mrs. Howell received the floating Chalice. The

students will pray for vocations all week.

HELP WANTED! We are in need of Altar Servers for the All School Mass on Wednesday and Parish Masses on the weekends and Holy Days. It is a great way for young people to be involved in the Mass and learn about the Liturgy and participate in service at Christ the Redeemer.

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Qualifications are: Youth in at least 5th Grade Have Been Baptized Received First Communion Attend Mass Weekly

There will be an Altar Server Formation (training) on the following days: Saturday, October 29th from 10:30 to 12:30 in the church Sunday, December 4th from 1:00 to 3:00 in the church Sunday, January 22nd from 1:00 to 3:00 in the church New servers have to attend two formations. If you have any questions please contact Anita Ellison our CTR Altar Server Coordinator at aellison@mdanderson.org .

A Cardinal’s Christmas This luncheon provides a unique opportunity for families to strengthen their faith during the Christmas season while helping children and families who are in need within our community. The most memorable part of the event is when all the children gather on stage to listen to a special story shared by His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo about the true meaning of Christmas.

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Choir Notes

Chorus Redemptoris Rehearsal Schedule: October 31 - November 4

● Sunday, Oct. 30 (10am Rehearsal in the Parish Office Rm 111) for the 11am Mass. ● Tuesday, Nov. 1 (Rehearsal 7:15am)- All Saints Mass is at 9am ● Wednesday, Oct. 26 (Rehearsal 7:15am)- No School Mass ● Thursday, Oct. 27 (Rehearsal 7:15am)

Chorus Redemptoris Notes & Events ● For now on, I will no longer be allowed to prop the Church door open in the morning.

Instead, I will leave the door unlock. ● Sunday School Mass on Sunday, Oct. 30.

○ We will sing with the Choristers under the direction of Bridget Wenk. ○ We will meet in room 111 in the Parish Office Building at 10:00am. Please wear the

dressed uniform (dresses for the ladies, and ties for the gentlemen). ○ You may drop them off in the rehearsal room, and then reserve your seat in the

Church for the 11am mass. ○ PLEASE RSVP so we know how many chairs to set up in the Church!

● Advent By Candelight

○ ALL FEMALE SINGERS: mark your calendar for Dec. 2. at 6:30pm in the

Parish Hall.

○ PLEASE RSVP here

○ If would like to host your own table, please register here.

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Monica Guevara- Oct. 5th

Tony Croes- Oct. 18th

Lisa Malinowski- Oct. 18th

Kathryn Nowak- Oct. 19th

Christy Roberts- Oct. 28th