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Events
3/17 6pm SJAA Open
Meeting.
3/26 5:30 – 7:30pm Science Fair
3/26, Friday Earth Day
T-shirt order forms due. If you need an order form, you can download one from
the website: stjamesschool.us.
Spelling Bee Winner
Congratulations
to fifth grader Julianna Nicolaus
who was the winner of the St. James fourth, fifth, and sixth grade spelling
bee. She will represent St. James at
the Diocese of Pittsburgh Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 12th. Good luck to her on this amazing experience!
Congratulations
also go to Emily Veeck who Placed 5th in the Penn
State/Beaver County Times Spelling Bee last Saturday and to Jack Matten who was selected as a state finalist for the
National Geography Bee. Jack will
compete April 9th at Penn
State.
Donations Needed for
Food Pantry
Our
O.C. Youth Ministry would most appreciate the following items in addition to
can food items for our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry: Cleaning supplies,
Laundry supplies, Paper Towels, Canned fruit, Cereals (hot and cold), Muffin
Mixes, Jello and Instant Pudding Mixes, and Cooking
Oil
Crop Hunger Walk
On April 18th,
St. James Church will gather with our neighbor Churches to walk from Osborne School in Sewickley to the Ambridge
Area Food bank, approx. 5 miles. We will walk to draw attention and support
for the hungry in our community and abroad. This event is organized by the
ecumenical group, Church World Service and is one of the oldest “walk”
fundraisers in the Nation. Please visit the Crop Walk at www.cropwalk.org to find more information about this
important cause.
25% of the
money that we raise through sponsors for each of the walkers will go directly
to 2 local food banks. The balance goes to international organizations which
help fight hunger. Catholic Relief Services is one of the many organizations
that benefits from the Crop Walk Funds!
With both the
earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the
need is great this year. Please consider walking with us and raising money
and awareness for this worthy project. Won’t you join us on April 18 at 1:30?
Please contact
the rectory to sign up and receive the sponsor form or Patty Peilert at 412-269-9635 for ppeilert@yahoo.com details.
Order Your Earth
Day T-Shirts
A reminder to
get your order forms in for the Earth Day Celebration at St. James! Students will be allowed to wear their
shirts in honor of Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd. Shirts are made of a high-quality, organic
cotton - right here in the USA. We have long sleeve and short sleeve styles
available and are offering two different designs this year! Adult and youth sizes available in both
styles. All short sleeve shirts are $10 and the long sleeve are $12. Please contact Natalie Bulera:
nbulera@comcast.net for an order form or sizing information. You
may pick up an order form in the school office or rectory. Shirts will be distributed on Friday, April
16th - All order forms are due on Friday, March 26th!
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The Big Dance
 The St.
James Dads and Daughters Dance rocked the gym Saturday night, and the place
was jumping with more than a hundred beautiful girls and their handsome
dates. Music filled the night as the DJ spun tunes that crossed generations.
We did the Twist, the Limbo, the Chicken Dance, the Stroll, the Cupid
Shuffle, and the Cha Cha Slide. The Dads taught
their daughters how to disco to the Bee Gee’s Stayin’
Alive. The daughters grabbed the microphone and serenaded their Dads by
singing Taylor’s
Swift’s “Love Story” word for word. There was a dance contest (the daughters
voted Mr. Garrison the winner of the Dads, probably just to get him to stop
dancing). The Dads voted ALL the girls as winners as they strutted
their stuff like nobody’s business.
The action wasn’t always fast and furious.
Time stood still as Dads danced with their little girls for several slow
songs that made the night unforgettable. The dresses were fancy and fun.
Several Dads donned tuxedoes for the affair. Lucky winners walked away with
incredible candy tower centerpieces made by Gina Cuccaro. Everyone went home with a keepsake photo to
remember their special evening.
The St. James Athletic Association would like
to thank everyone who helped make this a great night. Without the hard work
of these people, the dance would not have been as much fun as it was: Father
Dan, Sister Diane, Sister Christy, The Cuccaros,
The McNelises, The Gregorys,
The Stasas, The Meurers,
The McAllisters, The Gevaudens,
The Nicolauses, The Garrisons, Mary Ceccarelli,
Miss Marcy, Karin Masterani, Karen Conroy, Barbara
Cox (St. Mary’s), and Ray Smith (DJ).
Science Fair - Monday, March 22, 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Plan to attend the St. James Science Fair to
take place on Monday, March 22nd from 5:30 until 7:30 PM in the school
gymnasium. The format will be set up
like an open house with cookies and refreshments. All of the 7th and 8th grade students will
have their science presentation boards set up on tables in the gym for all to
enjoy. The 7th and 8th grade students
will be on hand to answer questions about their projects and enlighten all
interested!
We will also be having another question and
answer session on Tuesday March, 23rd from 10 AM - until 12 PM for St. James
students in grades K-6. You are
welcome to attend this session as well.
Please plan on joining us and supporting this
exciting and important scientific event for St. James! This event is open and welcome to all
interested!
If you are interested in donating cookies,
small bottled waters or paper products, please drop them off on Monday, March
22nd in the Science Lab - THANKS!
St. James Scholar
Lucas Peilert has
recently been chosen as one of four De La Salle Scholarship winners for the Central
Catholic High School Class of 2014. This scholarship is for graduates of
parochial school who have distinguished themselves on the placement test and
on their grade school record. The scholarship, named for St. John Baptist De
La Salle, the patron of CCHS and founder of the Christian Brothers, is a
half-tuition scholarship for all four years of high school.
Congratulations to Lucas for his strong
performance!
 Annual Shamrock
Skate Competition
Figure
skaters Grace Bulera, Kassidy
Burke and Jackie Nicolaus participated in the
Annual Shamrock Skate Competition at RMU Island
Sports Center
on Saturday. The girls each
participated in three different skating events. Grace Bulera
earned two Bronze medals for her skating events, Kassidy
Burke earned a Silver metal and a Bronze medal for her skating events and
Jackie Nicolaus earned three Gold medals for each
of her skating events. Way to skate
SJS girls! All of the girls call the
RMU Island Sports Center Figure Skating Academy their home ice, where they
are each enrolled in private skating instruction.
St. James Celebrates Pi Day
There has been lots
of "pie" talk in recent days at St. James and it can all be
attributed to Pi  itself
or 3.14 (the circumference of a circle to its diameter). Pi Day is celebrated
annually on March 14th (at 1:59 PM). We
celebrated Pi Day on Friday, giving each student a slice of pie to enjoy,
following their lunch, in honor of this occasion. There has been a National Resolution passed
by the House of Representatives to commemorate Pi Day in schools and to
reinforce science and mathematics for all students to better prepare our
children for the future and to compete in the 21st Century. St. James received 31 donated pies from
local bakers to assist in the celebration.
We are so grateful for our neighborhood bakeries and their dedication
and support of St. James. Thank you to
The Ultimate Pastry, Safran's, Giant Eagle, Eat'n'Park, Lincoln Bakery and Kuhn's Market for their
delicious pies! The students were able
to have fun while appreciating the power of Pi!
OC and Veritas
Youth Food Drive/
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Around the Church and at the entrance to the school, you will see
boxes or baskets decorated by our OC kids for the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
We will be collecting food items to be distributed to the needy in the St.
James/Sewickley area throughout the year.
Take time this Lent to help those less fortunate! Thank you! The drive
will end on March 27th when the kids will stock the food collected! Food items needed: Proteins (canned meats, beans, etc.), cereals,
and paper products. All non-perishable items will be accepted. Please check expiration dates before
donating!
OC Middles School Food Pantry Stocking
Saturday March 27th 6-8pm in the Gathering Space after Mass our OC
kids will be stocking the food we have collected for the St. Vincent DePaul
Food Pantry. We will have a short video presentation, pizza and refreshments,
too! All 6th, 7th and 8th graders are
welcome! Join us for Faith, Friends and service! Perfect for service hours or
just to do something cool for others! Contact Daniel Weikert
at 412-741-6650 x4 or stjamesyouth@comcast.net
Notre Dame
VISION 2010 - June 28th-July2nd!
Over the next couple of months you’ll find Notre Dame Vision
posters and brochures on the bulletin boards in the Church. Pick up a parent
and student brochure and read about this dynamic life changing leadership and
faith building program! The program is for 8th-11th grades. To express
interest and start with a phone interview to attend (LIMITED SPACE!) contact
Daniel Weikert, Director of Youth Ministry at
412-741-6650 x4 or stjamesyouth@comcast.net.
We had great success and response our previous two years attending so
don’t wait!
OC middle
school and Veritas high school contact:
Join our email
list at: stjamesyouth@comcast.net. Download a permission slip for the year at:
www.saintjames-church.com, under
youth ministry!
Last Call for Easter Candy
The Anderson's Candies Easter order forms are due this Friday
(March 19th). Please send forms to the
school office. For every $50 in sales,
your family will be entered for a chance to win one of two large chocolate
bunnies! Every dollar in sales will
credit your family 15% towards your SCRIP goal! The Easter candy will be available for pick
up in the school office on Friday, March 26th after school. Happy Easter!
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Altar
Servers for March 20 – 21
2010
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March 20, 5 PM
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March 21, 7:30 AM
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March 21, 9:30 AM
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March 21, 11:30
PM
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Laura Mangan
Connor Mangan
Meg Oczypok
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William Leeman
Joshua Leeman
Jeffrey Van Kooten
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Emma Saftner
Cora Saftner
Greg Strong
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Grace Alverson
Michael Napoleone
Ian Rodgers
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