OLD MISSION MONTESSORI SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 office@omms.org

ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI (1850 1917)

The whole world is not wide enough for me, remarked the small woman. The travels of Frances Xavier Cabrini covered the United States from New Jersey to Seattle, from Chicago to New Orleans. Frances was the youngest child in a large family to spread the faith in China, as her patron saint Francis Xavier had done. After training to be a school teacher, she applied to join with orphans for a few years, Frances decided to start the first order of missionary sisters. Soon an abandoned friary became the new home of the Missionary sisters of the Sacred Heart. Seven women who had joined Frances in service at the orphanage became the first members of the order. Their special work was teaching young girls anywhere education was needed. In a few years so many women had come to join the order that the friary became severely overcrowded. Like Frances, many of these women had been refused by other religious communities. New convents were begun in Milan and Rome. To her surprise, Frances began to receive encouragement to look west instead of east for her missionary work. Of the 50,000 Italians newly arrived in New York, many had never had any religious education and most didn t go to Mass. Their lives were spent in crowded tenement neighborhoods. Archbishop Corrigan of New York City sent Frances a formal invitation to begin her missionary work there. When Frances and her sisters got to New York, the archbishop s plans for them had fallen through. He wanted them to return on the next boat, but Frances was determined to stay. Soon she had earned a reputation as a shrewd bargainer in her handling of money. Always she trusted that God would provide, and she was right. By the time Frances died, she had begun 67 badly needed schools, orphanages, and hospitals. These were located in the United States, Central and South America, Italy, France, and England. In all, Frances crossed the ocean 30 times. After she died, her sisters fulfilled her dream and did missionary work in China. Mother Cabrini, as Frances came to be called, became the first American citizen to be canonized. She is a patron saint of immigrants.

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Friday, November 15th, 11:00 am All

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school Mass, 12:30/12:45 pm dismissal Friday, November 15th, OMMS Choir practice Wednesday, November 20th, Family Restaurant Night at Fratellis, 20% of your transaction will go to OMMS! Wednesday, November 27th Friday, November 29th, Thanksgiving vacation, NO SCHOOL Thursday, December 5th, Annual Christmas Program (Primary Senior Elementary), 6:30 pm, Serra Center Friday, December 6th, 11:00 am, all school Mass, 12:30/12:45 pm dismissal

SOCK HOP SUCCESS!!

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our annual Sock Hop such a huge success!! You are all truly appreciated! A special thank you to our two new families who spear headed this fun family event! Everyone seemed to enjoy the food and the fun!

AFTER SCHOOL CARE OFFERS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO

The Winfree Family has been supplying our after school students with snacks. After a long day at school, our students certainly appreciate their after school treat!! Thank you for your generosity!!

Ms. Gloria and the after school kids

Halloween Candy Collection!

Thanks to Ximena and Valentinas mother, our Halloween candy was delivered to Dr. Hurst, and we Made $60.00!! It is now time for our Pay it Forward vote. We will be joining forces with Heifer International and supply a family who is in need with a special gift! Your voting choices are: ~ A trio of rabbits ~ Three flocks of chicks ~ A tree seedling ~ A gift of honeybees ~ Three flocks of ducks and geese ~ A Hope Basket containing chicks and Rabbits Ballots will go to the students this week. Thank you to those students who donated a portion of their Halloween candy to our troops! Please keep the following members our school family in your prayers: ~ The people of the Philippines effected by the typhoon ~ The Densert Family ~ 10 year old Zachary ~ Joseph Cierzan ~ Marilyn Clark, Brooke Bs cousin ~ Fabio Perez ~ Vanessa & Andres Grandfather ~ Christina Ruiz ~ Jacob Donahue (7 months old) and his family ~ Mrs. Bush ~ Ms. Lida ~ Ms. Suzanne ~The Varrichio Family ~ The Golina Family for health and healing ~ Joan Satterfield & family ~ All of our military families

P.E. NEWS Winter Sports

Winter sports will begin

the week of January 13th. The winter sports schedule will be as follows: Varsity soccer games are on Tuesdays. J.V/. games are on Thursdays. Varsity and JV basketball games are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Permission slips were handed out last week to students who are interested in playing. Extra permission slips are available in the office. Please complete and return them to the school office by November 22nd.

Oceanside Turkey Trot

Come Run/Walk Thanksgiving morning, November 28th. OMMS students have been training hard for this event! You can register online at www.osideturkeytrot.com. Hope to see you there!