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PARENT NEWSLETTER #26 FEBRUARY 24-28, 2020

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PO Box 21297 Barrigada, Guam 96921 ~ Telephone: (671) 789-1270 ~ Fax: (671) 789-3900 Email Address: [email protected] ~ Website: https://sfcscrusaders.com/ Facebook: Francis St. FrancisFully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and is co-accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

MONDAY February

24Pizza, Fruit, Tea and Water

TUESDAY February

25Ground Beef Tinaktak with Rice, Fruit, Tea and Water

WEDNESDAY February

26Shrimp Chop Suey with Rice, Fruit, Tea and Water

THURSDAY February

27Chicken Corn Soup with Rice, Fruit, Tea and Water

FRIDAY February

28Fried Fish Fillet with Rice, Salad, Fruit, Tea and Water

Hafa Adai Todus Hamyu!

Our Monday morning assembly started with our prayers services as well as important announcements. Afterwards, we had special guest author Mrs. Rufina Fejeran Mendiola who read her book entitled “I Malingu Na Patgon” meaning “The Lost Child”. All the students were attentive as she read to them. They were anxious and asking questions.

The highlight event for this week is the National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony, which was held on Friday, February 21, 2020. We had eighteen candidates inducted to this prestigious fraternal organization. The NJHS originated 90 years ago. The foundation of NJHS is based on the five pillars of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Citizenship, and Character. Congratulations to the students and parents who rightfully earned this award. We thank Mrs. Lynn Quitugua and Mr. Ryan Cabanero for being the advisors and thank you to all our faculty and staff. You all have an integral part of our school’s success.

We are proud to announce this year’s newest members of the Saint Francis School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. They are: Eliana Rae Acfalle Benavente, Troy Gregory Guzman Dirige, Quentin Raphael Calvo Fujikawa, Henry Duenas Leon Guerrero, Nathan Joseph Joaquin Torres Lujan, Jaron Ricky T. Meno, Abigayle Del Rosario Orallo, Dracyn Xavier Chaco Paet, Haley Diane Palma, Kaley Rose Topasna Pangelinan, Lavin-Luis Esteves Santos, Paul Antonio Cepeda Sayama, Maria Jessica Loyola Dames Schwab, James Jared Soriano, Amare Alize Sudo, Mason Tyler Taitague, Mahana Barbara-Jo Vegafria, and Kaiden James Baza Weakley. Si Mr. Quitugua

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The SFCS Parent Alumni Organization (PAO) invites one and all to its second annual CHamoru Food Fest Fundraiser on Saturday, March 14, 2020! All who come to support the event will enjoy a tasty spread of local dishes, to include fish, kelaguens, and even a roasted pig! There will be CHamoru desserts too! The event will take place in the school Multi-Purpose Building. Doors open at 6:30pm, and dinner will begin at 7pm. Saint Francis students will be dancing and singing as dinner entertainment! It will be an awesome treat!

Adult tickets are being sold for $20.00, and tickets are $10.00 for SFCS students and non SFCS students ages 11 and below. Tickets can be purchased in the Finance Office during the week. All proceeds will go toward the renovation of the Multi-Purpose Building. In time, our students and families will enjoy the completion of Phase 1B, which includes retractable basketball courts, a volleyball system, bleachers, and new flooring.

We can do this, Saint Francis familia! Thank you, and God bless you for all your continued prayers,

support, and financial gifts!

Morning Mass

What a wonderful way to begin each day by attending and celebrating mass at St. Francis Church at 7:00 a.m., (except for Thursday) before school begins at 7:45. Parents are always welcomed to attend. For students arriving to school earlier than 7:30 a.m., they will be directed to go to the church to attend Mass. SFCS staff will be there to supervise: Sr. Clare Marie, Mr. Joseph Capulong and Mrs. Martha Sudo. Should students arrive after the reading of the Gospel, they should not receive Holy Communion. Instead, they may still line up with their arms crossed and go to the altar and be blessed by Father, including the little ones and those who have yet to receive their First Holy Communion.

24-28 3rd Quarter Review Week

26 Ash Wednesday Mass at 8:30am (FDU)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Family Movie Sundays 11th Annual “Crusade to Educate” 5K

Parent Alumni Organization Golf Tourney“The Jesus Jukebox” Spring Concert

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To prevent miscommunication and ensure your child’s safety, please contact the Main Office regarding the changes in your child’s transportation BEFORE 2:00PM for remainder of the school year.

We kindly ask for your cooperation in dropping your child at the waiting area. Please refrain from walking your child to class after the 7:45AM bell rings. This will help ensure a safe school environment.

Finance Office: Parents and Guardians, to prevent the assessment of the $30.00 late fee, tuition payments must be paid no later than the 15th of every month.

Electronic Devices: Parent and Guardians, please label your child’s electronic device with their name.

Tardy Procedure: All students who arrive at or after 8:00 AM are required to be escorted to the main office by a parent/guardian to be signed in. Office staff will walk elementary students to class.

Car Drop-Off & Pick-up Area: In order to efficiently facilitate the movement of the pick-up lane, please DO NOT park and leave your car unattended. Consider others who are in line to pick-up their children.

To alleviate traffic in the pick-up area- Middle School students who have siblings in Elementary & are car riders, shall BOTH be picked up in the MIDDLE SCHOOL PICK-UP AREA. The same procedure will apply for any relatives of the child(ren) who are being picked up by an AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.

Dress Out Days or Buy- Your- Change: Students are still required to follow our dress code policy when dressed out of uniform. Leggings, hoodies, ripped or bleached clothing are not allowed. The length of skirts and dresses are to be below the knees. Clothing must not depict evil, violence, or inappropriate graphics/words.

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

Saint Francis School Chapter


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THANK YOU,

Rufina Mendiola!Mrs.

WOW! GOD LOVES ME! by Sister Clare

“it is in Jesus that our sins have been forgiven because of God’s great love for us.” -Ephesians 1:7

The word “lent” means “spring”. During spring, new life begins to grow again. Like spring, Lent is

a season when our life in Christ is renewed. Through our prayers, sacrifices, and penance we

will become closer to Jesus.

Some of the things you might want to do during Lent.

Make it a practice to go to Mass on Sundays during Lent. Mass is the highest form of prayer. Do kind acts for others. Be more cheerful in obeying and

doing your responsibility. Do homework and turn it in on time. Celebrate the Sacrament of

Reconciliation. By doing these, you make God happy, your parents, your teachers, and yourself.

BE A PEACEFUL PERSON.

BE A LOVING PERSON.


LENT IN A NUTSHELL Lent begins with Ash Wednesday (this year February 26) and ends on Holy Thursday (this year April 9). On the evening of Holy Thursday the Sacred Triduum beings. The 40 days of Lent correspond to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness to fast, pray, and endure the temptations of the devil, all in preparation for his public ministry which would culminate in his death on the cross.

HELPFUL DEFINITIONS FAST: Eating less food than normal (does not necessarily mean no food). • What you can eat: One normal, full-sized meal, and two smaller meals which if combined would not

exceed one full meal. • Why: “Denying material food, which nourishes our body, nurtures an interior disposition to listen to

Christ and be fed by His saving word. Through fasting and praying, we allow Him to come and satisfy the deepest hunger that we experience in the depths of our being: the hunger and thirst for God.” –Pope Benedict XVI

ABSTINENCE: Do not eat meat. • What you can eat: fish and seafood • Why: “Catholic peoples from time immemorial have set apart Friday for special penitential

observance by which they gladly suffer with Christ that they may one day be glorified with Him. This is the heart of the tradition of abstinence from meat on Friday where that tradition has been observed in the holy Catholic Church.” –USCCB

ALMSGIVING: Material generosity to the less fortunate. • What you can give: money, goods, acts of charity • Why: Almsgiving “represents a specific way to assist those in need and, at the same time, an exercise

in self-denial to free us from attachment to worldly goods . . . Almsgiving helps us to overcome this constant temptation, teaching us to respond to our neighbor’s needs and to share with others whatever we possess through divine goodness.” –Pope Benedict XVI

IMPORTANT DAYS DURING LENT Ash Wednesday: Marks the start of Lent and the time for penance. Obligatory day of fasting (ages 18 to 59) and abstinence (ages 14 & over).

Fridays of Lent: Obligatory abstinence (ages 14 & over). All Fridays (even outside of Lent) are days of penance.

Holy Thursday: Lent ends and the Holy Triduum begins in the evening with the commemoration of the Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper.

Good Friday: The anniversary of the Crucifixion of Christ (no Mass). Obligatory day of fasting (ages 18 to 59) and abstinence (ages 14 & over).

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Holy Saturday: Christ is in the grave conquering death and freeing the captives. Final day of Lenten fasting (no daily Mass, Easter Vigil begins at sundown).

Sacred Triduum: The period of 3 days (Holy Thursday + Good Friday + Holy Saturday) during which we remember Christ’s Passion, ending at the Easter Vigil (Saturday evening).

Easter Sunday: Lent has ended and the joy begins, the day of Christ’s resurrection, the principle Christian feast of the entire liturgical year. This is the celebration of Christ’s victory over sin and death merited for us by his passion, death, and resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday.

OBLIGATORY DUTIES DURING LENT Fasting & Abstinence: Our obligatory duty on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Abstinence: Do not eat meat on the Fridays of Lent. Treat it as a day of penance. Confession: Catholics are obligated to fulfill their Easter Duty by receiving Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season (from Easter Sunday to Pentecost), therefore the Sacrament of Penance for any mortal sins is required prior to this, and is strongly recommended as a Lenten penitential practice for any venial sins prior to the Easter feast. BEST LENTEN PRACTICES • The entire season of Lent is a penitential season. The liturgical color for Lent is purple (just like

Advent) to show that it is a special time of penance. Taking up additional practices, such as self-imposed fasting outside of the obligatory times, Lenten devotions and spiritual reading, Stations of the Cross, a daily rosary, serving the poor, etc., all enhance the penitential and spiritual aspect of Lent.

• Make the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) an important part of your Lenten penitential practice. Many parishes have special times for confession during Lent. One traditional devotion towards this sacrament is to make a general confession of your whole life using an examination of conscience.

• Attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. While it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all are encouraged to attend to receive ashes on the forehead.

• Attend Mass on Holy Thursday to commemorate the institution of the Eucharist, called the “Mass of the Lord’s Supper.”

• At 3 o’clock on Good Friday, pause and make a special effort to keep this hour sacred. This is the hour of Christ’s death on the cross, after which redemption for mankind was completed. Praying the Divine Mercy chaplet is ideal at this time (it just takes five minutes), or participate in our parish Good Friday Services.

• If possible, try to clear your schedule in order to reflect through the living Stations of the Cross service on Good Friday.

• Continue your Good Friday fast up to the start of the Easter Vigil to correspond to the entire time from Christ’s death on the cross until his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

• Attend the Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday to welcome the Easter Sunday feast. Pray for those being received into full communion with the Catholic Church at this Mass, that they will remain faithful to Christ and his Church, grow in holiness, and become saints.

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• On Easter Sunday and throughout the Easter season, fully celebrate the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the conquering of sin and death he merited for us. Greet one another with the Paschal Greeting/Easter Acclamation, “Christ is risen!” and the response, “He is risen indeed!”

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