ST. James School He is Risen!

Dear Families, SJS

Thank you so much for your site to be more interactive. available on the website and wonderful response to our There is now the option to the school’s Facebook page. April 6, 2015 new St. James School Face- have texts sent to your And perhaps the newslet- book page. I hope that you phone regarding various ters will take a new tone will find it helpful for stay- sporting and academic and be less about the day- ing up to date on what is events on our calendar. to day, and more about the happening in our school Facebook is even more im- vision that we have for our community. mediate. As I have been community. The track to You may be noticing that recently reminded, like or the future holds exciting the newsletter, which was hate it, social media is here prospects. our primary source of in- to stay. formation when I arrived at And so, beginning next Peace and Blessings, the school four years ago, year, we will move the is being phased out in many newsletters to the back- Monique Almquist, Principal ways. ground even further— We started with paper cop- perhaps even bi-monthly. ies and moved to digital. The bulk of the information We’ve established the web- about the school will be

Something to contemplate...

Jesus as Redeemer is a title John Paul II has used in many of the most im- portant writings of his pontificate: : The Redeemer of Man; : Mother of the Redeemer Redemptionis donum: The Gift of the Redeemer Far from being a mere coincidence, the pope’s stress on the Redeemer is born of his conviction and profound interior vision. The presence of the Redeemer has transformed the whole earth and all of human history in the admirable restora- tion of the dignity of the human person and our status as children of God. —Cardinal Van Thuan Holiday Raffle Winners! March 15 $50 Lucille Farrell March 16 $20 Norma Panteleakos March 17 $100 Kathy Robidoux March 18 $20 Joe & Kerri Beaudreault March 19 $20 Melinda Baker March 20 $20 Matthew LaFountain March 21 $20 Cherie Riabtsev March 22 $50 Jessica Bibeau March 23 $20 Mark Roireau March 24 $20 Stormy Houle March 25 $20 Scott & Michelle Waterman March 26 $20 Jennifer Dombkowski March 27 $20 Karen Barbeau March 28 $20 Norma Panteleakos March 29 $100 Joanne Coolidge March 30 $20 Korey Seney March 31 $20 Diane Landers April 1 $20 Ray Balick April 2 $20 Cherie Riabtsev April 3 $100 Stacey Papavasiliou April 4 $20 Beth & Tim Madden April 5 $250 Harry Madden

Page 2 ST. James School Just a reminder: If you have not sent in your re- registration paperwork, please do so soon. Enrollment numbers shape much of what is planned for the coming school year, including book orders, staffing, and furniture needs. Having an accurate count for each classroom is an important piece in this process! Thank you!!

Congratulations to Donovan Hendrick and Rose Michaela Nsubuga for placing 1st in grade four and 2nd in grade six, respectively, at the Knights of Co- lumbus Spelling Bee held in Willimantic this past month! We are so proud of you!

Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 SJS ALTAR SERVERS CLASS… 120 Water Street Meets on the fourth Saturday of every month at 3:30 p.m. Call ahead Danielson, CT 06239 to schedule. You will be trained and serve your first Mass at 4:00 p.m. Phone: 860-774-3281 with Mr. Stepalavich, who will coach you. Any further training can be Fax: 860-779-2137 Website: www.stjamesdanielson.org discussed after mass. For information, or to sign up, please call Mrs. Stepalavich at (860) 630-0680.

April/May

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12:40 Dismissal

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Vacation Week

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Book Sale at No gym clas- 12:40 Dismissal Parish Hall 10-6 ses Father Daughter Dance

26 Book Sale 27 28 29 30 1 2 at Parish Hall Athletics Ban- First Communion 7-noon quet 4:30 p.m. Mass

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Progress Re- ports go home

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Donnoly’s fittings School Board Wine Tasting Walkathon Meeting Sold out! Thank you!

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Friends of Academic LaSalette Fair 5:00- 6:30