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(2) An eighth grader helps pack gifts to be given to women and children at the Good Shepherd Shelter in Los Angeles. (3) MJS students prepare Advent wreaths that will be lit throughout the season.
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(4) Students perform at the 2018 MJS Christmas Concert. (5-7) Kindergarteners prepare for the 2018 Nativity Play.
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Mayfield Junior School wishes you and your family all the blessings of the Christmas Season! Happy New Year!
MJS Branch Neighborhood Newsletter Hello Neighbor,
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Winter 2018-19
The Advent and Christmas Season at Mayfield Junior School holds many wonderful traditions and opportunities for giving and sharing. As a School of the Holy Child Jesus, this is an important time to prepare, reflect, and celebrate gifts and blessings. Each year an Advent prayer service opens the season of hope and light. During the service students learn about the symbolism of the Advent wreath and create one that will be lit throughout the month of December. For nearly 18 years, MJS School Families led by the eighth graders, have participated in the Christmas Adopt-a-Family project providing gifts for the women and children at Good Shepherd Shelter in Los Angeles. Wish lists are collected in November and gifts are then carefully wrapped and placed in large boxes for delivery. The boxes are blessed at the annual Mothers’ Christmas Luncheon, another beloved tradition. Each year the eighth graders join their mothers at the luncheon and the seventh graders assist in serving. A live Nativity is portrayed by second graders and musical performances complete the celebration. A busy yet joyous time!
New Head of School Announced (1) Following an extensive national search, Mayfield Junior School’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected Mr. Joe Sciuto as the next Head of School. Sciuto follows current Headmaster, Mr. Joseph J. Gill, who announced he is retiring in June after 42 years in education. Sciuto begins in July 2019. Learn more about Mr. Sciuto at www.mayfieldjs.org.