Heart Beat Weekly Online Newsletter

Hello Sacred Heart Families!

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month of the year 1918, an armistice was signed, ending the "war to end all wars." My father fought in the "war to end all wars" that followed the first one. Lucky for me however, if it weren't for that terrible war, my parents would have never met. There are silver linings.... The day is a day of remembrance: "Lest we forget." In the United States, we set aside the day to honor all veterans- all those, living and dead, who served our country.

As Catholics, we have a duty to pass on the treasure of our faith to our children. Likewise, as citizens, we have a duty to pass along our gratitude for those who served, and make sure that the treasure of our collective memory remains intact. Lest we forget.

Here at school, we will join with people around the world in a minute of silence at 11 AM. Please join us from your homes and workplaces.

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY! Once again, thank you all for a fantastic feast. To Mrs. Budenholzer and Mrs. Davis who headed up the day, and to all of you who helped out so much, we appreciate all you did for us.

OPEN HOUSE: Don't forget that our Pre-K and Kinder Open House is this Saturday, November 14. If you know a family who is interested in checking out preschools or kindergartens, please bring them along. Thank you for promoting Sacred Heart!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Thanks to all of you for your flexibility with the conferences last week. It was great being able to talk with a lot of parents I had never met before! I heard a lot of positive comments and just want to remind you to follow up on anything that is of concern to you. Thank you.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND: We are very excited that that so many students have signed up to create teams for Odyssey of the Mind! If you can help as a coach please let us know.

FLU UPDATE: On Sunday November 15th, and Saturday November 21st, the H1N1 vaccine will be free at the Public Health Department clinics. At Santa Clara County Fairgrounds EXPO HALL, 334 Tully Road, San José, CA 95111. The following groups are eligible:

Pregnant women

People who live with or provide care for infants under six months;

Healthcare and emergency medical services workers;

Children and young adults between the ages of 6 months and 24 years; and,

Adults between the ages of 25 and 64 years who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for flu-related complications.

God bless,
Tom Pulchny

Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten Open House
For Prespective Families

Invite all the families that you know with pre-school and kindergarten age children!

Sacred Heart will be hosting a Pre-K and Kinder Open House on Saturday, November 14th, from 10:00am to Noon. And because you are our absolute best advertisement, please invite all of the families that you know with pre-school and kindergarten age children to come visit and check us out. Apparently, we are a well-kept secret! Help us get the word out.

Mitty Open House
Sunday November 22

Prospective students and their families are encouraged to attend Open House on Sunday, November 22nd. Student led tours will be offered between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Presentations on the school's mission, college preparatory academic programs and extra-curricular offerings are included on the tour. This is a great opportunity for prospective students to see campus, speak with administrators, faculty, program directors, students and parents. Plan to spend some time with us and find out what the Archbishop Mitty Advantage is all about. Spanish Tours available at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Book Fair
by Laurie Hayden

Our annual Book Fair will be held on Sunday November 9 following the 9am and 11am Masses, continuing through Lunch after school. Get a start on Christmas Shopping and help support the School Library. The Book Fair ends Friday November 13.

8th Grade Poinsettia Sale Christmas Cheer

by Trish Inserra

Beautiful Poinsettias are still available to order now for delivery the first week of December.

Forms will be emailed today to the all school parents email. Please return your order form to the school office via the Tuesday envelope.

Help support the 8th grade and enjoy these beautiful holiday plants!!

Christian Living
by Kathy Lambert

Christian Living November Outreach: Handwritten Cards and letters to our soldiers serving in the military overseas.

Our School Can Help!

Each month, The American Red Cross, (ARC) program Operation: Care and Comfort ships thousands of pounds of care packages to our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most important items in these packages are letters, cards, and drawings from "home." Many of our deployed troops do not receive mail, and they cherish anything that is sent and shared with them.

We need letters, cards, etc. to send in the holiday packages! Patriotic or thank you themed letters are always popular. The troops love to hear about current events, and what the kids are studying or participating in, activity wise. Small arts and crafts projects, such as paper ornaments, are also a great pick me up for our troops during the holiday season.

The ARC read each letter for content, so please do not put them in sealed envelopes. You can, however, have the kids place them in an unsealed envelope with your school address as the return address, to encourage troops to write back.

It is suggested that you include their teacher's name or classroom number and the school address on each letter.

Thank you for your continuing support of our stewardship efforts.

Christmas Eve Children's Liturgy-4pm Mass

by Ruth Ann Juliano

Again this year children will be part of the entrance procession, dramatization, and gift procession. Angels, banner carriers, and candle bearers are needed from grades K through 12. Please contact Ruth Ann Juliano 408-867-2863 or rajcostumes@yahoo.com or Dawn Juliano 408-247-1898 or drjuliano@sbcglobal.net to participate.

There will be 2 rehearsals, December 19 at 9:30am to 12pm costumes will be assigned at this date and on December 22nd from 10am to 12pm. We would like the children to be able to be at both rehearsals. .

Movement Lab

Kinder thru 3rd grade parents please note the upcoming movement lab schedule. Please contact Debbi Salom at debbi_salom@yahoo.com or 408-375-7117, for scheduling changes.

NOVEMBER 17          K          Lyddon (W)
                                    K          Anderson
                                    1          Sadelik
                                    1          Gatlin
                                    2          Icasiano (S)
                                    3          Sands
                                    3          McCarrick

Los Gatos Christmas Parade
by Lynn Ball

Some exciting news for all at SHS! Sacred Heart is going to participate in the Los Gatos Christmas Parade this year! All SHS families and students are welcome to join in the parade "Spirit of Sacred Heart". The students can come up with a class theme if they like, or march in their school uniform, Boys or Girl Scout uniform, or Sacred Heart sport uniform. A sign-up sheet is included in the Tuesday envelope today. Please discuss this with your children and turn in the sign-up sheet if your family can participate. The Parade is on Saturday morning, December 5, 2009 in Downtown Los Gatos

Sports News

Way to go 8th girls VB! They went 4 for 4 last week--awesome!
Congrats also to the 6th girls on finishing up their season with a
terrific win against St Clare! Next week I'll post the standings for all of our fall teams.

This Week:
11/9 5th VB goes to SFC 1 at 3:45, 8-1 VB finishes up at home against Clare at 6:00
11/10 7VB ends their season at home playing Andrew 1 at 5:45
11/11 5VB goes to SFC 2 at 3:45
11/12 5VB plays Holy Spirit 2 at 3:45 to end the season
11/12 7-9pm the 8th girls play their parents---always a fun time!

BASKETBALL: The money is in and we have 9 teams----one girls team
for each grade, one boys team for grades 6-8 and 2 5th boys teams. I
am working on the interim practice schedule (Nov-Dec) now and will
have it out by Friday 11/13. Practices start next week.

5TH BOYS----since I have to divide the boys into 2 groups it is VERY
IMPORTANT that they be at the 2 practices on 11/18 and 19, 3:15-4:30!!!!!

SPORTS COMMITTEE meeting on 11/11 in the loft at 7pm!

Alumni News: I had a fun time watching Rianna Brenan play VB last
week. She is a strong outside hitter for the Los Gatos varsity
team. Also Joannie Caloiario (06 formico) was player of the week in the Mercury News and was
also MVP at the prestigious Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.
She is the setter for the Monarchs who are 30 & 0!

Have a great week, Sandy

Impromptu Catering
DSJ Logo

Parents and faculty,
Ordering for the new menu closed on Saturday 11/07 at 6 p.m.

To place an order email or call:
impromptulg@aol.com or 605-1777

Parish Office Closure
Veterans Day

Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday November 11 for Verterans Day. School will still be in session on Veterans Day.

Faith Formation

Luke's gospel is one of the synoptic gospels "seeing through the same eyes." However, what was Luke's focus? What was Luke's worldview which made it unique from the other two synoptic gospels? Luke liked to celebrate, gather people together and he had a strong notion of community. The theme throughout the gospel is to rejoice and give thanks to God. There is this emerging work of God throughout history, which culminates with Jesus. Luke speaks to the poor, the oppressed and the lowly. Jesus is born in a stable, visited by shepherds--NOT kings--in Luke's gospel. The angels, shepherds all are rejoicing and giving thanks. Mary prays, "My soul does magnify the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior." Jesus delivers forgiveness of sins, salvation and sets the oppressed free to all who are open to His message of salvation. One is excited about the message of hope and salvation - this is truly the good news! What is in our life we would like to be liberated from? What holds us back from truly rejoicing in the Lord? This month we celebrate Thanksgiving - let us start thanking God NOW for what He is about to do in our life. Every time we go to Mass the priest prays, "Lord it is right to give you thanks and praise always and everywhere." Let us give God thanks and praise as Luke did so well.

Patrick J. DeLorenzo
Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation

Saint of the Week: St. Francis Cabrini
Friday November 13

Dear Friends and Family: This week there was no shortage of really great Saints that are being celebrated, from St. Leo, St. Martin of Tours, and St. Francis Cabrini. This week we will concentrate on St. Francis. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized. Her deep trust in the loving care of her God gave her the strength to be a valiant woman doing the work of Christ.

Refused admission to the religious order which had educated her to be a teacher, she began charitable work at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy. In September 1877, she made her vows there and took the religious habit.

When the bishop closed the orphanage in 1880, he named Frances prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Seven young women from the orphanage joined with her.
Since her early childhood in Italy, Frances had wanted to be a missionary in China but, at the urging of Pope Leo XIII, Frances went west instead of east. She traveled with six sisters to New York City to work with the thousands of Italian immigrants living there.

She found disappointment and difficulties with every step. When she arrived in New York City, the house intended to be her first orphanage in the United States was not available. The archbishop advised her to return to Italy. But Frances, truly a valiant woman, departed from the archbishop's residence all the more determined to establish that orphanage. And she did.

In 35 years Frances Xavier Cabrini founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick. Seeing great need among Italian immigrants who were losing their faith, she organized schools and adult education classes.

As a child, she was always frightened of water, unable to overcome her fear of drowning. Yet, despite this fear, she traveled across the Atlantic Ocean more than 30 times. She died of malaria in her own Columbus Hospital in Chicago.

Heart Beat Weekly Deadline for Submissions

The procedure for placing articles, information, flyers or announcements in our weekly Tuesday bulletin is as follows: All "blurbs" are due by email to the school office by Friday of each week at 12pm.

Please send your emails to c.parra@sacredheartsaratoga.org

Any items received on a Monday will be placed in the next week's bulletin. Please be prompt with sending in your bulletin items.

Non-Discrimination Information

Sacred Heart School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in administration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.