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Wellness policy

Athletic Lottery Tickets

Catholic Schools Week

8th graders and Parents

Wellness Policy

Please click here then scroll down to review the Diocese of Erie Catholic Schools Wellness Policy.

Wellness Newsletter

Quick Links

2015-2016 School Days Calendar

January 2016 Lunch Menu

Looking Ahead

December 23 - January 3

~Christmas Vacation

January 4

~School Resumes

January 6

~Classroom Blessings

January 7

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

January 13

~Dress Down $.25

~Eadly Dismissal 1:30p.m.

January 14

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

January 15

~Yearbook Activity Pictures

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Athletic Events

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The I.N.F.O.
Fourth Week of Advent

Catholic Schools Week

We know you are busy as the Christmas season approaches. However, we want to give you plenty of time to begin planning for Catholic Schools Week (CSW). CSW is a great opportunity for us to show our pride in Catholic Education to the parish family.

Our celebration of Catholic School Week is January 31^st to February 6^th and begins with celebrating Liturgy together the weekend of January 30^th and 31^st. This year's theme is Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.

Below is a link to the signup sheet for each Mass. We will need volunteers to process down the aisle with a banner, readers, gift bearers and altar servers. We will also need families to serve as greeters prior to Mass and to hand out bulletins after Mass. Please check the time that your family will be able to help with our Liturgy. Please indicate whether you or your child would like to be a reader or "other."

We ask that all students involved in the Masses wear his/her school uniform and is present 15 minutes before Mass begins.

Please return the attached form by Tuesday, December 22^nd, 2015, to the main office. We will send notes home with the list of participants and their Mass after Christmas break.

Thank you for your continued support.

Liturgy Committee

8th Graders & Parents

High school is just around the corner! Here is some information to help you along the way.

Cathedral Prep & Villa Maria Academy Admissions Timeline

Mercyhurst Prep Admissions Timeline

First Reconciliation

Attention second grade parents: the parent/guardian meeting for children preparing to celebrate First Reconciliation will be on Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 5:30 PM in the church.

This is a very special year for your child. They will experience the healing power of God's love and forgiveness through the sacrament of Reconciliation. As parents, you are your child's first and foremost teacher of the faith, so it is important that at least one parent or guardian of the child celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation attend this meeting.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at 814-838-9983, or email me at tammie.mang@olp.org

Peace,

Tammie Mang

Faith Formation Director

First Communion

Attention Parents and Guardians of our Third Graders,

on Sunday, January 17, 2016, the parent/guardian meeting for First Communion will take place in the church at 5:30 p.m. At this meeting you will choose the date of your child's First Holy Communion. This is not first come first served, everyone gets the date they choose. You will also select the pew your family will occupy at First Communion Mass.

The two dates for First Holy Communion are Sunday, April 24^th and Sunday, May 1^stat the 11:00 a.m. Masses.

The celebration of this sacrament is shared by both our Religious Education and OLP School students together as a community.

Your commitment to your child's faith formation as well as your presence at this gathering is greatly appreciated. Remember-As Pope John Paul II stated- parents are the first and foremost educators of the faith.

God Bless,

Tammie Mang

Faith Formation Director

OLP Church Bulletin

Bulletin Deadlines for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years

The Holidays are fast approaching and with it comes some early

deadlines for the bulletin. They are as follows:

For Sunday, December 27, 2015, articles are due by December 15, 2015

For Sunday, January 3, 2016, articles are due December 17, 2015

For Sunday's January 10, 2016, articles are due December 21, 2015

You may e-mail the info to: cynthia.berarducci@olp.org; fax it: 814.833.7702;

or drop it off at the church office.

Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation with these early deadlines.

Casino Night
Save the Date

2016 Casino Night will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Rainbow Gardens. Tickets will be available in December.

Photos of the Week
Advent Service Projects

The students, faculty, staff, and parish spent the four weeks of Advent collecting items and monetary donations for various local charities. These Advent service project items were presented to representatives from the charities today at the OLP annual Advent Prayer Service.

Note:

If your organization would like to submit information to the OLP electronic newsletter, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Delavern at 838-3548 or at theinfo@olpcrusaders.org

Deadline for the Tuesday, January 5, 2016, issue is

Thursday, December 31, 2015, by 9:00a.m.

Contact Info:

School: 814 838-3548 Preschool: 814 838-3886 Church: 814 833-7701

Extended Care: 814 923-7607

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