Reminder: Sunday will be busy time

It has been pretty quiet around the parish, but Sunday will bring all kinds of activities.

St. Paul School will have its regular open house at noon after the 11 a.m Mass, public school students will be registering for PSR after all the Masses and the Parish Council will stage an ice cream social starting at 1 p.m. on the rectory grounds. And there also will be a celebration in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Knock at the 11 a.m. Mass. It is sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and will feature Irish tenor Patrick Flynn.

PSR registration will be after all the Sunday Masses on August 24 and September 7 in the Parish Activity Center.
St. Paul School Open House begins at noon. All parishioners, parents friends and neighbors are invited to visit the school. Students should bring supplies, cover books, find their seats and lockers and introduce themselves to the teacher. Then students can join the ice cream social.
The Ice Cream Social is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. on the rectory grounds. Ice cream and cupcakes will be provided and Jim Vondemkamp will provide music.
The Hibernian Club will have luncheon after the 11 a.m. Mass at the club’s new home at 2000 Brown Street, across from the post office.

Here’s the school news:
The first day of school for Grades 1-8 is Monday, August 25. Starting date, for Kindergarten is Tuesday, August 26, (Staggered Schedule) and for Pre-school it is Tuesday, September 2.

There are still openings available in Pre-Kindergarten and other grades in the school. You can call the school office at 330-724-1253 for more information.

NEW TEACHERS
Joining the St. Paul School staff this year are Judson Hartman, a St, Paul graduate who will teach science and Grade 6, and Jeanette Chonko of Medina who will teach reading part-time in Grades 6-8. Hartman replaces Diane Zak who retired at the end of last school year.

CAFETERIA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Cafeteria Volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday to help with the students, washing tables. Moms, dads, grandparents and others who would like to help are asked to call the school office at 330-724-1253.

ST. PAUL SCHOOL MARKET DAY
As the 2008-09 school year begins the St. Paul PTO Market Day program continues to move forward and grow. The program has brought in an average of over $500 a month and has helped fund many things that the PTO has purchased for the school over the years. Market Day is a monthly “food co-op” fund raising program that offers numerous food items with an average of 10 percent coming back to St. Paul School and Parish. The September Market Day order forms are available in the narthex. Please feel free to take extra forms to encourage family, friends and co-workers to place an order. If you would like to know more about Market Day, please feel free to call Tom Cullison at 330-724-3218. You can also check out market day during the open house.