Dear SPC Families,
Happy Halloween! I hope everyone enjoys a safe and fun-filled night of trick-or-treating! Please remember that tomorrow there is no school as the faculty and staff will be on their Faculty Retreat. Please keep us all in your prayers as they spend the day in prayer and reflection. Mass times for the Solemnity of All Saints are 6:25, 8:30, 12:00 pm, and 7:00 pm.
This coming Tuesday, we are excited to hold our 2nd Annual First Responders Mass. Please see below if you have not had the chance to RSVP yet. Those who have RSVP’d, please look for an email from me on Monday with specific details.
In This Thursday Mailing
- Trees and Playground
- Baby Bottles
- Trivia Night! Limited Number of Tables Left
- SAVE THE DATE: First Responder Mass November 5th! RSVP Below
- 24-25 Family Mass Schedule (please see below for additional dates for Family Mass hosted by Religious Education)
Trees and Playground
We are very blessed to have a beautiful campus surrounded by trees. We are also fortunate to have a playground. Please keep your climbing limited to the playground and do not climb on the trees.
Important Reminders and Upcoming Events
Baby Bottles–Due Back to School On November 6th!
Thank you to the SPC Life Team, who works with the parish on the Baby Bottle Project on behalf of The Women’s Center during Respect Life Month. The Women’s Center helps women in crisis pregnancies.
For many women, pregnancy is a time of joy. For others, this can be a time of distress and loneliness. They have little or no support, and they don’t know how they will be able to care for their babies. They don’t know what to do or where to turn.The Women’s Center offers these mothers compassion and guidance, directing them to the appropriate social service agencies for housing, financial support, and medical care. If they choose to place their baby up for adoption, they are helped through that process. If they choose to keep their babies, they are provided with material assistance through the first five years of their child’s life. That assistance includes diapers, formula, clothing, and baby equipment. Everything offered to these women is free of charge.
In order to provide all of these valuable services, The Women’s Center needs you. Please consider placing your baby bottle in a visible and prominent area of your home. Explain to your child that many babies need help to receive the basic necessities that we take for granted. Let your child know that their donation of spare change makes a difference and provides the help needed to welcome a baby into our world. You may want to say a prayer with your child each day, thanking God for the miraculous gift of new life and asking Him to help us uphold the dignity of every human being.
For those hoping to attend Trivia Night but have not yet purchased your tables, don’t delay as we have a limited number of tables left. This is an incredibly fun night you won’t want to miss. See details and the registration link below.
SAVE THE DATE: First Responder Mass-November 5th
We invite all our St Paul of the Cross parents (of students in grades K-8) who are doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and other emergency professionals to attend this special Mass on November 5th at 10:00 am. We ask that you come in uniform and arrive around 9:40. You will line up in the gym and process in with your children. We hope you can join us in thanksgiving for their service and pray for their safety. Students in grades K-8 will attend the Mass with their first responder parents. Please RSVP here.
2024-2025 Family Masses: Save The Dates
This year, the school will be hosting family Masses at 10:30 in the Holy Family Chapel, and it will be an excellent opportunity for our school community to pray together! Our students will be reading and serving as ushers, and our alumni will return to be Eucharistic ministers.
- October 20th: 7th and 8th Grade
- November 17th: 5th and 6th Grade
- December 15th: All 4-8th grade (and Bitty Basketball) Winter Athletes will pray together. Winter Athletes will wear their fall sports jerseys!
- January 19th: 3rd and 4th Grade
- February 23: 1st and 2nd Grade
- March 16th: All 4-8th grade Spring Athletes will pray together. Spring Athletes will wear their fall sports jerseys!
- NO MASS in APRIL
- May 25th: Preschool & Kindergarten
While the school hosts the above Family Masses, Religious Education hosts Family Masses on the following Sundays at 10:30, and school families are always invited!
November 10
December 8
January 12
February 2
March 9
May 11
Peace,
Dr. Erika Mickelburgh
Several parents have expressed interest in getting connected to other parents who would like to create a team to participate in Trivia Night. If you are interested, please complete the form below by 11/1.
https://forms.gle/jUEHtn5XPRtb1bkx9
Hello Families!
Join me in earning cash for SPC by using the Box Tops app. It’s an easy way to make a difference. All you have to do is buy Box Tops participating products (like Cheerios!) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth $.10 each and they add up fast!
Use this referral code G9UN9LNZ when you sign up and you’ll get 50 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through TODAY, 10/31/2024! Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=G9UN9LNZ
Please reach out to me with any questions at [email protected].
Thank you for your participation!
Carrie Jackiewicz
Box Top Chair
SPC ATHLETICS
Please click above to download the volleyball registration information and links.
Please click on the newsletter above to download the full newsletter pdf.
Bitty Basketball! Calling all Girls and Boys in Grades KDG-3rd
The season runs January 11th-February 15th.
Please click here to download the details and registration link.
From the Parish
We have an active and vibrant parish and encourage everyone to read the weekly bulletins for Fr. James’ weekly letter and stay informed about all upcoming events and programs.
Please click here for the latest bulletin.
Please click here for Fr. James’ “The Daily” – Daily Mass Readings and Reflections
Apollo Chorus Concert – This Sunday, November 3, at 3:00 pm in the Upper Church
St. Paul of the Cross is honored to host a special concert performed by the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. The concert will feature a wide variety of choral music, including selections from Händel’s Messiah, Brahms’ German Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, and varied selections from their spring program called “From the Earth to the Stars!”
You do not want to miss this FREE concert, so mark your calendars now!
From the Community
From our Catholic High Schools
Saint Patrick High School
Loyola Academy
