CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
Volume 3│Issue 2 │December, 2015
JOIN US
All are welcome! Please join us for our next council meeting to be held in the school staff room on:
January 12, 2016
Council
Movie Night
Your new 2015/2016 School Council has been voted in and have met
twice for this school year. We are pleased to see the general attendance at the meetings is increasing. Council meetings are a good way
to stay informed about what’s happening at the school along with
providing an opportunity to ask questions and have your voice heard.
The chocolate fundraiser was the first of the many activities council
brings to the community. Here’s a sneak peak at what’s in the works
November—Christmas Photos
Council invites the families of St. Andre Bessette
December—Movie Night
CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT
Spring—Easter Lilies sale
Wednesday December 9, 2015—6:30PM
May—Spring Movie Night & Peace Garden expansion
June—End of Year BBQ
Don’t hesitate to reach out, by letting school administration know if you
are interested in volunteering your time to help plan and execute any of
the activities.
Featuring ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey
Christmas may come once a year but the essentials of the season, like coming together as a community and giving back to
those in need, stay with us all year long.
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Your donation of non-perishable food items will be welcomed on the evening of the movie and thank you for
helping other families in our community that are in need.
Parish
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Admission is free
The holy year of mercy: On March 13, 2015, Pope Francis
announced a special jubilee on the theme of mercy to be
held from December 8, 2015 until November 20, 2016.
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Refreshments will be available for sale.
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Pre-order forms have been sent home with your youngest child
The Holy Year of Mercy will be an opportunity to encourage
Christians to meet people’s “real needs” with concrete assistance, to experience a “true pilgrimage” on foot, and to
send “missionaries of mercy” throughout the world to forgive even the most serious of sins.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/partents
www.ontariodirectors.ca
www.dpcdsb.org/besst
Our humble St. Patrick’s Parish ahs been designated one of the few in Toronto
to celebrate the “opening of the holy doors”.
On December 13th, We will gather, beginning at 3PM at St. Patrick’s School
across the street from the church. At 3:30PM we will pray and then all will go
in a precession to the church. A special hammer will be used to knock on the
doors of our church. This will remind us of the removal of the cement and the
unsealing of the Holy Doors in Rome and of Jesus’ words;
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives, and all who seek find, and to those who knock it will be opened” (Matthew7:7-8)
We ask for the grace of God’s loving mercy, we seek his compassion, and we
knock at the doors of his kingdom. Then the doors will open for the first time
as the Doors of Mercy: we will all walk in. At this time we will celebrate the
Mass of the Third Sunday of Advent.
Council
Positions
Chair – J. Balthazaar │ Secretary – C. Riley │ Treasurer – S. Arvanitis
Representatives
Parish – J. Granata │ OAPCE – H. Ansah
Members
P. Manful, A. Moniz, D. Baldassarra
Teacher Members
T. Dell’Erario, L. Schiavi, I. Vitale
Non-Teacher Members
S. Fox / A. Farjo
St. Andrè Bessette Catholic Elementary School│25 Riverstone Drive, Brampton, Ont.
www.dpcdsb.org/besst
Parish
Father Vito Marziliano
Catholic School Trustee—Ward 10
Shawn Xaviour
│ 905.913.2567│