The St. Mary's choir will be singing at the 10:00 mass this Sunday. Please join us with your family if you can.

 Cougar Cares Monthly Project: $0.50 buys a candy cane. All proceeds benefit families in need in our area.

  Christmas Program: Thursday, December 19^th at 6:30 in the church.

Don't forget to read and return the Christmas Program letter along with $3 by next Friday.

Class Christmas party will be after mass on December 20 ^th. A HUGE thanks to Kim MacKenzie for volunteering to organize the party. A sign up sheet will be posted outside the door on Monday. Please pick something to send in. Thanks for your help in making this a special day.

 Bake sale Wednesday.

 Early Dismissal on Friday, Dec. 9. We will dismiss at 1:50.

The upcoming Christmas Play and Pageant is joyous and exciting time here at St. Mary's. Our kindergarten class will be elves in the play, “The Magical Christmas Box”. We will be elves in the North Pole, wearing hats, red, green or white shirts, and dark colored pants, jeans, or skirts. I will buy the hats and the kids will get to keep them after the show. I am asking each child to send in $3 to cover the cost of the hats and supplies being used to make all of the decorations and presents for home at school

We have chosen two tags from the giving tree in the church so that we can purchase some gifts for children in our area who are in need of assistance at this time. One is for a boy named Michael who is 5 and the other is for a girl named Iyana who is 6. We are asking that each child send in $5 towards the gifts. I will purchase the gifts and bring them to class for the students to wrap and then we will place them under the tree in the church. Thanks for your support in teaching the students the spirit of giving and the joy that  giving to others brings to our hearts. Please send in the $5 by Friday, December 9^th so that I will have time to purchase the gifts and have them under the tree by the December 18^th deadline.