The Crusader 

2023-2024


JANUARY 11, 2024



GOD is our ultimate guardian! 

Philippians 4:6-7 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by Prayer and petition, With thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Check out our Theme Song!


 WORSHIP SERVICE HOURS 

Saturday Services

4pm and 6pm

Sunday Services

8am and 10:45am

Sunday School

9:30am


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please feel free to contact Pastor Haller at any time.

Cell Phone: 586.859.1947

Email:  mhaller@splschoolrichmond.org

Volunteer Opportunities

You can sign up for volunteer opportunities through Sycamore. They are found in the "Volunteer Opportunities" box on the upper right hand of the home screen in the LEGACY VERSION of Sycamore. Directions are posted right here OR in the documents tab in Sycamore.

Volunteer opportunities are listed in order by DATE.  Scroll to the date of the event and click on "opportunities available" 

Check back often to see if any new opportunities have been posted!


Volunteer Opportunities Sign-up.pdf

Looking for volunteer opportunities?

We need more coaches / helpers for Pee-Wee and Juniors basketball this winter. Please call / text Pastor Haller if you are interested.  This would count towards your Chrsitian service hours.

MR. MILLIGAN'S LUNCH HELPERS WEEK OF January 15th

MON.

9:30AM -  NO SCHOOL

 11AM - 

TUES.

9:30AM - 

11AM - Swensen

WED.

9:30AM - 

11AM - Lehr

THURS.

9:30AM - 

11AM - Grandma Cheryl

***9:30am position goes to the end of clean up. ***

PRAYERS

PRAYERS 🙏🏻Join us and PRAY for our students and staff & their families the week of  January 15, 2024:

MONDAY:   NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY:   Avery Milligan, Madelyn Sabens, Max Van de Vyver, Mr. Milligan

WEDNESDAY:  Mason Heinz, Easton Barrer, Mabel Carrado, Mrs. Heinz

THURSDAY:  Thomas Howes, Jonah Nelson, Mrs. Nichols, Evelyn Nichols

FRIDAY:   Connor Ryder, Abigail Schwartz, Haanah Stefforia, Elizabeth Van de Vyver


Lutheran Schools Week - January 21-28

Sunday January 21st   

8 am  Worship

Monday January 22nd 

Crazy Sock / Hat Day - choose one or both!

Tuesday January 23rd

Sports Day - Represent your favoteir team or sport!

Wednesday January 24th

All School Activity - Board Games

Bring in your favorite board game. (Please label with your student's name.) - We will play them all together in small groups in the gym! 

Inside Out Day - wear your clothes inside out!

Thursday January 25th

Patriotic Day - Represent the Good Old U.S.A.!!

Friday January 26th

1/2 Day!

Movie Day - Watch for a permission slip to come home!

Comfy Cozy Day - Wear your PJs or most comfortable clothes!

Friday January 26th                 7:00 pm

Students will be in the classrooms with the projects they have been diligently working on for the last month.

Parents and Guests will wander through the classrooms to appreciate all of the hard work that our students have put into this evening. Be prepared to LEARN some interesting facts about many different countries!!

Sunday January 28th           All Students Grades K - 8 10:45 Worship

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY, January 11 @ 6:00

Join us Thursday evening for a PTL Meeting in the Warner Room (Please enter through Door 13 in the North parking lot). This meeting will be to  make decisions about some of the upcoming events later this year. 

MONDAY, January 15th 

Teacher Inservice

LET'S GLOW CRAZY

Mom and Son Glow Party 2024 

January 19th @ The Pit Stop

6pm - 8pm

$5 per family admission includes

 pizza, snacks and refreshments

Please turn in money and registration slip to the office by Wednesday so we know how much pizza to order!

NO PM BUSES    

JANUARY 17TH - 19TH

Church Attendance

This is the time of year that we will be looking at church attendance to determine next year's tuition rates.

MEMBERS: Be sure to sign the attendance folder in the pew each week - this is what we use for your attendance.

NON-MEMBERS: Be sure to turn in your Clergy letter to ensure you get the "Active member of another Christian Church" rate.

YOUTH SUPER BOWL

SUB SALE


PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT ST. PETER'S YOUTH ALASKA MISSION TRIP


Auction Reminders!


★ If you have not yet turned in your Family Photo, please do that A.S.A.P. 

★ If you have not yet turned in your Auction Packet, please do that A.S.A.P.

If you have contacted a business and have not heard back from them, please just touch base with us and keep us updated. 

★  If you would like more businesses to contact, please reach out to Amy Heinz or send a PAN to "Auction Committee" and they can get more for you. 

★ Thank you all for your help in making this year's auction a success!

Protect Young Eyes (PYE) is an organization that strives to create safer digital spaces for your family.

I highly encourage you to visit their website protectyoungeyes.com/ and sign up for their Digital Trends email newsletter. The digital world can be quite scary and we want to ensure that our families are up to date on the latest trends so that they can stay safe!

Returnables

Our returnables shed is empty! If you don't want to take your bottles back, drop them off in the shed at school and our youth will take them back for you! They use these as a fundraiser to help with the Alaska mission trip as well as the 7th & 8th grade class trip.   Thank-you for your support!

Upcoming Events!

January 11, 2024 - PTL Meeting in Warner Room to make decisions about upcoming events. 6:00PM

January 19, 2024 - Mother / Son Fun Night

February 6, 2024 - Kindergarten Roundup, 6pm

February 23, 2024 - Daddy / Daughter Dance

May 6 - May 10, 2024 - Teacher / Staff appreciation Week & possible BOOK FAIR

May 10 - Spring Operetta

May 31, 2024 - Field Day & School Picnic


EVENT PICTURES for Yearbook

If you have nice GROUP pictures from any of our events this year, you can upload them so that we can put them in our yearbook. Please don't upload pictures of just 1 or 2 students - we want to make sure that EVERYBODY makes it into the yearbook! Sports, Apple Orchard, Harvest Party, Trunk or Treat, and anything else that is upcoming will make great pictures to remember this year! Please go to:

www.YBkPIX.com

CLICK OR TAP ‘CREATE AN ACCOUNT’

FIND YOUR SCHOOL – School Id #717147

VERIFY E-MAIL & LOGIN

CLICK OR TAP ‘SHARE YOUR PICTURES’

TAG YOUR PHOTOS (Be sure to tag with the grade - WE do not put the yearbook together,

Kaiser Studio does and they don't know any students!)

CHOOSE A FOLDER

CLICK OR TAP UPLOAD PHOTOS

Christian Service Hours

Don't forget to log  your Christian Service hours into Sycamore as you work lunches, help with book fair, attend field trips, help with parties, work on the auction..... 

SCRIP 

Parents - looking for a small gift for a teacher/staff member? A thank you for someone who did something special for you?  Gift bags that contain gift cards worth $5 - $25 are available.  Stop in at the school office or send an email to lhouston@splschoolrichmond.org to request more information.  Just let us know how much you would like in the bag and we will do the rest for you! 

MUSIC

YOUTH BELLS CHOIR PLAYS

Sunday, January 21st at 8am service

SPORTS

5/6 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Sat. Jan. 13 St. Peter's @ St. Germaine

Mon. Jan. 22 St. Edwards/St. Mary @ St. Peter's

Mon. Jan 29 St. Clement of Rome @ St. Peter's 

Mon. Feb. 5 St. Peter's @ St. Augustine

Mon. Feb. 12 St. Germaine @ St. Peter's 


 WORSHIP SERVICE HOURS 

Saturday Services

4pm and 6pm

Sunday Services

8am and 10:45am

Sunday School

9:30am


Please feel free to contact Pastor Haller at any time.

Cell Phone: 586.859.1947

Email:  mhaller@splschoolrichmond.org