Message From Mrs. St. John

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who feasted every single day and Lazarus, a beggar, who lies outside the gate of the rich man’s house. In the story, both men die and end up in very different places. The poor man ends up in the bosom of Abraham, and the rich man ends up in Hades.

Now in Hades, the rich man wants the poor man to serve him, but Abraham says that isn’t possible. Nor is it possible for Lazarus to go back to earth and warn the rich man’s relatives. No, once we die, we are held accountable for what we did… and what we didn’t do.

In this parable, it’s what the rich man didn’t do that has created his misery. The failure to do the good we should have done is called the sin of omission, and that’s where the guilt of the rich man rests. He never saw Lazarus as another human being, so he did nothing to alleviate his suffering. He might not have actually added to Lazarus’ pain, but he failed to help him.

We all have people who are lying at the gate of our lives. Instead of stepping over them as the rich man did to Lazarus, we are called to use our resources, whatever they may be, to serve the poor in our lives.

Mrs. Maryann Pasquale, our 7th Grade Science teacher, will be returning to school on Monday.  Thank you, Mrs. Jennifer Jewett, for taking good care of the 7th-grade students during Mrs. Pasquale’s absence.  Mrs. Jewett will remain on as a building sub.

This week the students will continue taking the iReady diagnostic. Please ensure your child gets a good night’s sleep, eats a nutritious breakfast, and brings his/her iPad to school fully charged along with his/her earbuds or headphones every day.


Important Message from the Office
Please return the Information Sheet which was distributed at Meet the Teacher/Administration Nights.

Duplicate copies of the Report Card will only be mailed home to families with multiple households. Please provide the address of where the duplicate copy should be mailed.


On Tuesday, September 27th, and Wednesday, September 28th Lifetouch Photographers will be here to take the students’ pictures.

On Friday, September 30th, the students will attend Mass at 9:45 AM. Parents are welcome to attend.

Friday, September 30th St. Agnes Cathedral School is going GOLD for Pediatric Cancer Research. 

The students may wear their gym uniforms to school with a gold or yellow t-shirt for one dollar. The Service Club will be selling lemonade during lunchtime for 50 cents a cup. All money collected will go to the Mary Ruchalski Foundation.


Middle School Sports
Girls Soccer
Practice: Monday 9/26 (Bralower Field), Tuesday 9/27 (Tighe Field), Wednesday 9/28 (Darcy Field) @ 3:00-4:00

Boys Soccer
Practice: Monday 9/26 (Bralower Field), Tuesday 9/27 (Tighe Field), Wednesday 9/28 (Darcy Field), Thursday 9/29 (Reverend Days Field) @ 4:00-5:00

Girls Volleyball
Practice: Monday 9/26, Wednesday 9/28, Thursday 9/28 @ 3:00-4:30
Location: Stags Gym

Cross Country
Meet: Tuesday 9/27 @ 3:45
Location: Sunken Meadow
Early Dismissal at 2:30
Meet: Thursday 9/29 @ 4:00
Location: Our Lady of Mercy High School

Please email the coaching staff, Mrs. Brower (mbrower5546@stagnes-school.org) or Ms. Poore (kpoore5546@stagnes-school.org) with any questions.

School Board
The Fall After School Enrichment Activities will be starting soon. Be on the lookout for a Google Registration Form.  If you have a hobby that you would like to share with the students and start an after-school enrichment club, please contact Mrs. Michelle Creegan at creeganmichelle@gmail.com

Mothers’ Club
This is the last week to submit your forms for the Mothers' Club Membership, Class Mom, and Volunteers. All flyers can be found on the Mothers' Club weekly email or on the St. Agnes School website under Tuesday Packets. All forms are due by October 1st
St. Agnes Goes Gold for Cancer!
Thank you once again for your support with the Going Gold fundraiser. The St. Agnes family really came through to help raise awareness!  The t-shirts will be ready and sent through school by Wednesday, September 28th.   If you ordered a shirt, please check your child's bookbags by Thursday so they can be worn at school on Friday, 9/30.

Garden Potpourri
The 45th annual Garden Potpourri is approaching! Please mark your calendars and save the date for Sunday, October 16th on the Field of Dreams, St. Agnes Cathedral School
This is our largest fundraising event of the year. The Garden Potpourri is a day full of fall fun and is a wonderful opportunity to get together with the community. Please spread the word to your family and friends. This is a terrific way to embrace the changing of the seasons, have fun, and support our school!
The 2022 Garden Potpourri will include:

• Hand-painted pumpkins
• Christmas Market
• Local vendors 
• Food at the Calico Cafe
• Homemade baked goods
• STAGS Spiritwear table (come look at our new stock)
• Kids' corner (games, pumpkin decorating, and a DJ!)
• Raffles
• A small selection of flowers (for a larger selection please order from our flower pre-order sale)
• Our famous St. Agnes Hot Pepper Jam 

 
We hope you can come and join us for a day of fun!
We are in need of volunteers to help us both on the day of and before the event. Painters, bakers, crafty moms, organized moms, and moms that like to have fun are all welcome! We promise there is something for everyone!  If you can spare some time to help out, please let us know. For more information on this event please contact:
 Sarah Plunkett - Sarahdplunkett@aol.com
Amber Bracco - abracco1@aol.com

Flower Sale
Come and support the St. Agnes Mothers' Club Garden Potpourri and make your homes beautiful for fall. Small and large Mums, Cabbages, Cornstalks, and Straw Bales are being sold at great prices. The more you buy, the more you save - check out our discounts for larger orders! All orders must be placed online by Tuesday, September 27th.  Please see the link below to order:

FLOWER SALE

Flowers will be ready for pickup at the home of Mary Hope Friedermann (11 Arden Ct. RVC) on Friday, September 30th between 4 pm-6 pm and Saturday, October 1st between 9 am-12 pm. Don't miss out on these beautiful decorations for your homes! For additional information, or to volunteer at our flower pick up please contact
Jamie Devine - jamiedevine126@gmail.com
Jaclyn Cannizzaro - jaclynguarneri@yahoo.com
Erica Cashel - Ericacashel@yahoo.com
Magda Horn - mtelecka@gmail.com

Fathers’ Club
There is a Fathers’ Club Meeting on October 3rd. Details to follow.

PSA  
St. Agnes Service Club is hosting a lemonade stand in support of Pediatric Cancer Awareness and the Mary Ruchalski Foundation.  Lemonade will be sold during school lunchtime on Friday, September 30th.  The lemonade will cost 50 cents a cup and exact change is appreciated!


Peace and blessings to you and your families on this 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Mrs. Cecilia St. John, Principal