ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
EACH WEEK THE ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
provides all the information you need to know and links to things that you might need to cross off your list. Stay organized by reading it every week and making sure that you add events and deadlines to your calendar!
LET'S DO IT!
DATES TO REMEMBER
12/17 - Advent Penance Service - 1:20
12/18 - School Mass - 4th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
12/20 - Preschool Christmas Program - 10:00
12/20 - K-8 Christmas Parties - 11:00
12/20 - Early Dismissal @ 11:30 - Preschool-8th Grade
12/23-1/3 - No School - Christmas Break
1/8 - School Mass - Staff Leading Liturgy - 8:15
1/9 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
1/10 - Middle School Theater Program - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - 7:00
1/11 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - 1:00 & 7:00
1/14 - STEAM Fair
1/15 - School Mass - 3rd Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
1/16 - Early Dismissal Pre-8 - 11:30 - Teacher Workday
1/17 - No School Pre-8 - End of 2nd Qtr - Professional Development
1/20 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr Day
1/22 - School Mass - Staff Leading Liturgy - 8:15 1/24 - Middle School Dance - 6:30
Save the Date - 1/26-2/1 - Catholic Schools Week
Save the Date - 1/29 - Annual Day of Giving
The Perfect Christmas Gift….
St. Columba School Annual Teacher and Staff Holiday Collection
During this busy season, shopping for the perfect, individual gift for each person involved in your child’s education can be a hassle and very time-consuming. At St. Columba School, we have a special tradition this time of year to save you that trouble. We give you the opportunity to combine your giving with other school families to provide one impactful, monetary gift to our teachers and staff for Christmas. It provides our hard-working educators a little extra for things like treating themselves to a massage, assisting them with paying for a home improvement project or car repair, or just providing them some extra cash for their Christmas celebration. It can be a great way for school families to come together to show your appreciation; guaranteed to be the perfect gift!
Every year, there is a wrapped and slotted box in the office and the preschool in which you can deposit cash or checks made out to St. Columba School. Be sure to write “Staff Christmas Fund” in the memo. The St. Columba School and St. Columba Preschool communities partner together in this gift-giving collection and the funds are distributed staff-wide before everyone leaves for Christmas break.
The teachers and staff of St. Columba also love receiving cards and hand-made notes from your child, and this is still strongly encouraged. Giving to the fund is completely voluntary.
Please consider all the staff members who work with your children when you choose what amount to give. For the fund to be successful this year, all donations need to be made by end of day Wednesday, December 18th.
Thank you so much for supporting this meaningful initiative.
Sincerely,
St. Columba School Parents Association
PS If you prefer to make your contribution online, click the link below.
THE PRESCHOOL CORNER
End
of
Year Giving,
December 31: Our annual Day of Giving is coming up on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
End of Year Giving, December 31: Our Annual Day of Giving is coming up on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The Day of Giving/Annual Campaign is the cornerstone of all giving and supports the ongoing day-to-day operational expenses of the school. If you prefer to make your gift at the end of this year, we will direct your donation toward the Day of Giving and you will still be able to enjoy the tax benefits this year. Please drop off or mail your donation to St. Columba School, 1801 E. 3rd Ave., Durango, CO, 81301. Business sponsorships are also available. If you would like to make a gift or sponsorship through other methods, please contact giving@stcolumbaschooldurango.org. More information on our Day of Giving will be shared soon. Thank you for your commitment to ensuring the vitality of our mission and its impact on the educational experiences of our students.
Living Stones Capital Campaign Update
We can hardly express our gratitude for the generous, positive response to our capital campaign. God has blessed our community in mighty ways!
Knowing the three-year commitments of our community members will help us embark on the next steps of the planning process as soon as possible. May God bless you with abundance for your stewardship of these important campus improvements!
For those of you who would like to fulfill your campaign pledges through an online donation, please click here. You can set up a one-time, weekly, biweekly, or monthly payment schedule. Instructions for gifts of non-cash assets, such as stocks, are available on the website, here.
THE PARISH CONNECTION
