Weekly News, March 18, 2024

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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“This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”

Luke 22:19

March 18, 2024

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

In conjunction with his “B-eing with Jesus for Lent” presentations to the parish this weekend, nationally renowned speaker, Mike Patin, joined us for our all-school mass this morning. Mike’s homily centered on the premise that everyone can grow and challenged us all to find ways to deepen our connections with God during our Lenten journey. Following mass, Mr. Mike led an assembly for our 4^th-8^th graders on the importance of seeking, including, and choosing God. Through various activities, the kids were encouraged to actively seek God despite encountering the many external distractions and noises that sometimes prevent us from experiencing the presence of God in our lives. Mike challenged the students to include God in their lives through their prayer life and through their daily interactions and actions. And finally, Mr. Patin encouraged students to make choices that were representative of our Catholic faith. Students clearly enjoyed the opportunity to engage in activities that reinforced the need for us all to seek, include, and choose God in our daily lives. Thank you Mr. Patin for your inspiring words and uplifting message this morning!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

March 18

School Mass

Art Club 2:30-3:30pm

March 19

School Stations of the Cross - 7th leads

March 20

Culver's Night

Chess Club 2:30-3:30pm

March 22

Donuts with Dad or Dad-like Figure -RSVP

Spirit Wear Out of Uniform Day

March 26

School Stations of the Cross

Family Adoration 6-7pm

March 27

School Mass - Birthday Blessings

March 29 - April 7

Easter Break

April 8

Classes Resume

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

For the 2023-24 Event Calendar

Upcoming 2024-25 Event Calendar

For more information regarding the mass schedule, including which grades will be doing the preparation for mass and upcoming Birthday Blessings , click here.

School News

Donuts with Dad or Dad-Like Figure

Join us in celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph on Friday, March 22 from 7:00 - 7:30 AM in the PLC. It will be a great morning of camaraderie, prayer, and friendship. RSVP here. We look forward to celebrating with all of the dads and dad-like figures!

Culver's Night - Wednesday, March 20

Come join us for this month's Culver's Night to benefit St. Anthony on the Lake at

2600 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188! A portion of the proceeds from 4:00 - 7:00 will be donated to St. Anthony's! It is also a great opportunity to buy Scip (forms were sent home last week). We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Intergenerational Family Adoration

Join us in experiencing the Real Presence of Jesus. All are welcome for this intergenerational family adoration held on Tuesday, March 26 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Childcare available for children under 4. Fellowship in Fellowship Hall following Adoration. We hope to see you there!

Tuna Tuesday sponsored by Student Government

Tuna standings for tuna cans per student in each class:

3K 2.1 cans

4K 5.88 cans

5K 1.85 cans

1^st 3.7 cans

2^nd 4.87 cans

3^rd 4.69 cans

4^th 1.3 cans

5^th 3.26 cans

6^th 2.53 cans

7^th 2.29 cans

8^th 3.33 cans

Last year, classes brought in 5 to 6 cans per person, resulting in a total number of 1,309 cans to donate to the Pewaukee Food Pantry. This year, most classes average 1-2 cans per person for a total of 459 cans. The good news is that we still have one more week to bring cans of tuna to donate since we will collect tuna until this Friday, March 22.

Thank you for participating in this Lenten outreach opportunity!

Teacher Restock!

It's time for our mid-year Teacher Restock and we need your help! Our amazing teachers were asked to submit their top three classroom items that would help the rest of the year go smoothly. Look below to find your child's classroom teacher, specials teacher, assistants, etc... Choose something from the list, purchase that item, and then please bring in items the week of March 25th. You can have your student deliver items directly to the teacher or leave items clearly labeled with the teacher's name in the office.

Thank you for your donations and for helping our teachers have one less thing to worry about! If you have any questions please reach out to Marlo Dentice-Johnson at marbar12@yahoo.com.

Link for sign up

Living Stations of the Cross

Students in grades 3-8 is invited to be a part of Living Stations on Good Friday. We will rehearse on Wednesday March 27 from 6-7 and on Good Friday from 9:00-11:00, with Stations being presented at 12:00. (a light lunch will be provided for those participating before Living Stations begin.) Please contact Tasha Baures at baurest@stanthony.cc to sign up.

Help Needed

We are looking for assistance with our after school EDC Program – specifically, from the 2:30 – 3:30 time frame. Monday’s and Thursday’s are our greatest need. If you, or anyone you know is interested in volunteering or taking on a paid position is EDC, please let us know.

Brewers Math Day Field Trip - Grades 3rd-8th

On Wednesday, May 15, students in grades 3-8 will be heading to AmFam Field for Brewer Math Day. As part of the day, students will learn basic statistics through the game of baseball. Staff will receive a workbook to incorporate into their math lessons prior to the game and at the game, students will use their math skills to complete portions of the workbook.

The game against the Pittsburgh Pirates begins at 12:10 so we will be departing from SAL at 10:30 on the 15^th . We will head home from AmFam at 3:15 and our goal is to return to SAL between 3:45 and 4:00.

Each ticket includes a free hot dog and bottled water; in addition, students can either pack a cold lunch to eat on the bus or purchase additional items at the ballpark should they so choose.

Students will wear SAL Spirit Wear (or their Mission Shirts), and weather permitting, shorts for the game.

Information from classroom teachers regarding the need for chaperones will be coming shortly.

Greeters at Sunday Mass

Would your family like to greeters on Sunday Mornings at Church? Greeters play an important part in welcoming parishioners and visitors to Mass each week. Greeters have several important duties before Mass begins. They welcome people into the building, show them where to hang coats, where to find the restrooms and where the childcare room is.

How does your family become Greeters? You will need to contact the Music and Liturgy Office and have your family’s name added to the Greeters Participation Group of MySAL. Once your name is in the Participation Group you can go in at anytime and sign up for the date and Mass time you wish.

If you have any questions, contact Vincent LaTona in the Prayer and Worship Office at 262 691-1173 ex. 1109 or by email at latonav@stanthony.cc.

School Advisory Commission

St. Anthony on the Lake's School Advisory Commission held its March meeting last week. Minutes from this session will be available soon.

Discernment to become a member of the commission will be held on Monday, May 13th at 6:30. If you have any questions or would like to know more please contact Ashley Packee at ashley.packee@gmail.com.

Minutes from the November 13, 2023 meeting and January, 2024 can be reviewed here.

SAL Track Season

SAL Track and Field is a great individual and beginner sport for any busy student athlete. Partnering up with St. Joan of Arc has allowed our students to make friends with kids from another school, alongside his SAL buddies. This season will provide education, team comradery, and opportunities for all runners and field athletes to learn and excel. All levels are welcome to join in on the fun!

SAL Parent Track Meeting:

Tuesday March 19th 6-7pm outside of the SAL gym. Athletes are welcome to come shoot hoops in the gym during the meeting. You can still sign up for TRACK! All school and faith formation 5-8th graders are welcome. Register HERE Registration Deadline closes April 1st, 2024.

Practices will be Monday/Wednesdays starting March 25th, 2024.

Any questions: athletics@stanthony.cc

Bingo at Lakewood - Scout Event

Please join Troop 37519 as we play bingo at Lakewood Assisted Living and Memory Care Center. Please meet in the parking lot at 4:15 where we will walk in together to play bingo. We will play 4 or 5 games of bingo with the residents. Each child or two would be partnered to play bingo with a resident.

Address: 4065 North Calhoun Road Brookfield, WI 53005

We ask that each child bring a card or picture to give to the residents.

We hope you can join us.

Troop 37519

If you have any questions please reach out to Marlo Dentice-Johnson @ marbar12@yahoo.com

Link

Athletics Banquet - Save the Date

Come join us for the 2023-24 Athletics Banquet! It will be held Monday May 6th 6-8 pm in the PLC.

Celebrating all SAL track, cross country, basketball, volleyball, and cheer athletes. Additional details will be coming soon.

Called To Serve

Spring Clean Up

Time to spruce up our parish grounds! Saturday, April 20th from 8am-12pm. Any time you can join us is a big help. Please contact Bob Bluhm if you are interested in volunteering!

Parent Volunteer Expectations

Trimester 3 Sign Up - Now available, sign up today! If you would like to be added to our sub list, please include your contact information to the spreadsheet on sign up. Thank you!

St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers!

We are fortunate to provide more variety of volunteer opportunities to parents and be able to use classroom volunteers. In addition to any volunteer duties you wish to do, all families are expected to sign up for 3 specific duties per trimester (through Sign-Up Genius), St. Anthony on the Lake: Trimester 3 Volunteer Sign Up (signupgenius.com) This includes playground, lunch serving, lunchroom helper, or health room. If you are unable to come to help during the school day, you are asked to sign up and in turn, get a sub from the sub list.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Monday, March 18 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2)

Tuesday, March 19 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, March 20 - Lunch Server

Thursday, March 21 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, March 22 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Monday, March 25 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper, Health Room Volunteer

Tuesday, March 26 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper, Health Room Volunteer

Wednesday, March 27 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Thursday, March 28 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Safe Environment Education

Anyone who is volunteering in any manner here at St. Anthony on the Lake will need to participate in a one-time training titled “Safe Environment Education”. This training is mandated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. To register and for additional information, please go to the Safe Environment page on the Archdiocese website. Again, this training, along with a background check, is a one-time training requirement for all adults.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

Congrats to the Marquette High School Basketball team for taking home the Wisconsin state championship! They were led by coach Casey Kowalewski (SAL parent). From TMJ4: I'm just so proud of how these guys played from start to finish," Marquette coach Casey Kowalewski said. "We wanna play fast, share the ball, move with pace. We knew the night before that they had a long game and we emphasized our desire to play fast and get the ball moving and these guys shared the ball extremely well."

God is Here Awards

Addy Feyen (7th) - cleaning extra after a science lab!
Liam Johnson (3rd) - showed great sportsmanship at recess and helped a friend up when he fell down at basketball!
Charlie Mulligan (4K) - helped pick up a ball at recess!
Maeve O'Connor (4th) - helping pick up the papers Mrs. Cloherty dropped!
Lily Schleifer (7th) - helping set up for Iowa testing!
Connor Stonger (7th) - cleaning up without being asked!

Please keep Fr. Ken in your prayers.

Please keep the Brunner family in your prayers.

Please pray for Kyler Hogan and the entire Hogan family.

Please keep the Drees family in your prayers.

Parish Opportunities

Middle School Youth Group Upcoming Events

For other upcoming events, please see our Middle School Youth Group page!

Early Childhood Events & Moms Group

Click on this link to see the many fun and engaging activities for toddlers and preschoolers as well as time just for Moms: SAL Parish Early Childhood Events

Catholic Memorial Youth Football Registration

Attention boys currently enrolled in 3^rd through 7^th grades interested in playing football this fall. Catholic Memorial Jr. Crusader football registration is now open. Registration and additional information can be found here.