Psalm 1

R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life. 

Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night. 

R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life. 

He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers. 

R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life. 

Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes. 

R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.

Calendar-at-a-Glance

Thursday, October 16
STA Open House 6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 17
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest T-Shirts may be worn.)
Football Raffle Ticket Drawing 

Monday, October 20 - Friday, October 24
Red Ribbon Week at SJS!

Monday, October 20
Fair Planning Meeting @ 6:30 in Library 
RRW - I'm a JEAN-ius; I don't do drugs/alcohol - Wear jeans, school shoes and socks, and red shirt.

Tuesday, October 21
RRW - What I can do instead of drugs/alcohol - Hobby Day

Wednesday, October 22
Mass @ 8:30
Food Drive 
RRW - I CAN make good choices to be drug/alcohol free - Bring canned, boxed, or bagged food for the needy.

Thursday, October 23
RRW - SOCK it to drugs/alcohol - Wear crazy socks with regular school uniform.

Friday, October 24
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest Shirts) 
RRW - Pep rally & faculty/8th grade volleyball game

Monday, October 27
PreK-3rd grades $10 & form for Fall Fest armbands due
4th-7th grades permission slips and Fall Fest field trip money due

Wednesday, October 29
Mass @ 8:30
Food Drive
Crusaders Announced

Friday, October 31
Fall Fest
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest Shirts)
Happy Halloween!

STA Open House - October 16

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School welcomes current 7th and 8th grade students and their parents to an Open House on Thursday, October 16, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Come see the exciting opportunities St. Thomas has to offer!

www.stafalcons.org

Football Raffle Ticket Drawing - October 17

Who will be the lucky winner?

The winning tickets for the football raffle will be drawn during morning assembly on Friday, October 17. 

Names of winners will be posted on Facebook as soon as they are known. Watch to see who gets to go to the games!

Red Ribbon Week - October 20-24

Red Ribbon Week for St. Joseph School will be October 20-24.

The schedule will be as follows:

Monday, October 20 -
I'm a JEAN-ius because I'm drug/alcohol free!
Wear jeans, school shoes and socks, and a red shirt to school.

Tuesday, October 21 -
Love yourself, be drug/alcohol free!
Hobby Day

Wednesday, October 22 -
I CAN make good choices to be drug/alcohol free!
Bring canned goods to Mass.

Thursday, October 23 - 
SOCK it to drugs/alcohol!
Wear crazy socks with regular uniforms.

Friday, October 24 -
Spirit dress.
Pep rally.
Faculty/8th grade volleyball game.

Fair Planning Meeting - October 20

A planning meeting for our May Fair will be held on Monday, October 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting. The more ideas and help we have, the better the fair will be. Whether you're a new family to the school or one that has been with us forever, we welcome you to attend this meeting.

Fall Fest - October 31

The annual SJS Fall Festival will be Friday, October 31. 

This year our grade levels will attend Fall Fest at various times throughout the day. This willprovide students with greater access to the games.

The schedule is as follows:
PreK ............................ 9:00-10:15 a.m.
K .................................. 10:15-11:30 a.m.
1st grade .................... noon-1:15 p.m.
2nd & 3rd grades ..... 12:30-1:45 p.m.

Each grade will have approximatley one hour and fifteen minutes of play time. Students will only be allowed to attend at their designated time to ensure maximum play time for all students.

PreK-3rd grade - All students are asked to bring in one dozen of the following:
** homemade treat (ex. brownies, cookies, cupcakes, rice crispy treats, muffins, etc.) - treats need be covered or in Ziploc bags
** juice boxes
** botttled waters.
Please send these items the week of the festival - October 27-30.

PreK-3rd grade - These students will be at the festival playing games with prizes, face painting, and will enjoy inflatables set up in the gym. The school is selling armbands which allow these students unlimited game play. Students will also receive refreshments. Armbands will be presold for $10/each through October 27. The form was sent home Wednesday. Please return forms and money in a well-marked envelope by October 27. If you've lost the form, a new one can be printed from FORM HERE.

4th-7th grades - These students will be going on field trips. Permission slips were sent home Wednesday. These are due back with payment by October 27.

8th grade - These students will host the games for the Fall Fest.

Save the Date! - December 30

St. Joseph School - Group night with the New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns @ 7:00pm

Come experience a New Orleans Pelicans game with our St. Joseph School Group.
The game is during the holiday break, so the students don’t have school that day.
Our tickets will be together in a large group.

This year we have two price options, the balcony ($10) or the lower end ($25).
An optional St. Joseph/New Orleans Pelicans t-shirt may be purchased for $10 each.
You will order on Edline and send your check to the office in an envelope marked Pelicans.

The deadline to order is November 21st.
NO orders will be processed until the money is received.


Our group will receive the following:

*Halftime Fan Tunnel: 20 people from our group will be allowed to go on the court to form a fan tunnel and high-five the Pelicans players. We will pull 20 tickets from our group. This drawing will be done at school the week of December 15th. The 20 tickets drawn will be the able to participate in the fan tunnel.

*Our entire group will be allowed on the floor after the game to take a group photo on the court with some of the Pelicans dancers. They send the group picture to the school.

*Our group name will be posted on the Jumbotron at halftime.


Balcony Ticket $10 each (Balcony seats are in the upper level of the arena)
Lower End Ticket $25 each (Lower seats are on the first lever of the arena)

Optional St. Joseph/New Orleans Pelican group night t-shirt $10 each
YS, YM, YL, AS, AM, AL, AXL, AXXL, AXXXL

Cheerleaders Win Big!

Congratulations to the SJS Cheerleaders! They won first place at the cheer competition on Saturday, October 11!

Leigh Henderson was first place in a jump off, and Catherine Dahmer placed in the top fve for a tumble off.

What a great squad of girls we have!

Geaux, Crusaders!

Teacher Workshop

Our teachers love working together to make our school better!

While students enjoyed their early dismissal on Monday, SJS Teachers were busy meeting to work on professional development.

In the picture, from left, Mrs. Megan Bankston, Mrs. Michele Dufreche, Mrs. Noel Harwell, Mrs. Tracy Owens, and Mrs. Debbie Picou participate in a math vertical training group. Other teachers worked on ELA. Technology was also a component of the in-service.

To see other pictures of the in-service, please visit TEACHERS.

JV Volleyball Team

St. Joseph School is proud to present its junior varsity volleyball team!

Seated from left are Emily Wells, Jenny Little, Mackenzie Stewart, Rebecca Earhart, Ali Foster, Anneliese Broussard.

Standing from left are Hann Bankston, Jayda Babin, Helena Cieutat, Skylar Cheek, Krislyn Dapprich, Jaya Berthelot, Rebekah Peltier.

We are proud of our Lady Crusaders JV volleyball team! Geaux, 'Saders!

Wavette Dance Clinic

The 2014 Wavette Dance Clinic will be held on Saturday, October 25, in the Ponchatoula High School gym.

The clinic is open for students in grades K-8th.

Fee is $25 per student.

Students may register by filling out the form at CLINIC and mailing it to the included address.

For more information, please contact Molly Bel or Erica Morse at 985-386-3514.

Ponchatoula Youth Basketball

Online registration is open until November 2, at www.pard1.com.

Forms may also be dropped off at the gym on Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Uniform try on dates are 9/27, 10/4, and 10/18 from 9:00-1:00 in the gym.

Email: ponchatoulayouthbasketball@yahoo.com.

Our Parish

Personnel
Fr. Paul A. McDuffie, Pastor
Larry J. Melancon - Deacon
Mike Agnello - Deacon

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Weekday Mass Schedule
The week day Masses on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be at 8:30 a.m.

Reconciliation (Confessions) will be available before all week day Masses at 8:00 a.m. in addition to Confessions on Saturday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Contact Information
Address - 255 North 8th Street (P.O. Box 368), Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Phone - 985.386.3749
Website - http://www.stjosephsonline.com


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