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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
11/19 - School Mass - Kindergarten Leading Liturgy - 8:15
11/19 - Thanksgiving Collection @ Mass - Bring your Bags! 11/20 - Thanksgiving Lunch 11-1 - Service Times by Last Name
11/21 - Early Dismissal Preschool Only - 12:30
11/24-11/28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/1-12/5 - St. Columba Scholastic Book Fair Before & After School
12/3 - School Mass - Staff Leading Liturgy - 8:15
12/3 - K-5 Christmas Music Program - 5:00
12/4 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
12/5 - St. Nick Visits
12/6 - St. Columba Christmas Bazaar in the Gym
12/8 - School Mass - 3 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15rd Feast of Immaculate Conception - Mass on Monday
12/9 - Gift Giving for the Elderly - 2:15
12/9 - Parents Association Meeting @ Library - Time TBA
12/10 - 8 Grade Christmas Tree Cutting th
12/12 - Preschool Christmas Program - 10:00
12/12 - Cookies with Santa Event - 5:15-7:00 - School Gym (More info to come)
12/13 - MS Band & Choir Perform @ Stillwater Winter Wonderbands - Time TBA 12/16 - School Advent Penance Service - 1:20
12/17 - School Mass - 7 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th
12/19 - Christmas Parties - 11:00
12/19 - Preschool - 8 Grade Early Dismissal - 11:30 th
12/22 - 1/2 - No School - Christmas Break
K-4 Christmas Music Program
Wednesday, December 1st, 5:00pm
Please join us for a classic night of Christmas carols and community. The kids have worked really hard, and we can't wait to share this special evening with you!
Performers are asked to wear either their school uniform or their Sunday best Doors will open at 4:45 so that the K-4 performers can report to their classrooms and the audience can take their seats in the gym. Please look over the song lyrics with your students in these last few weeks before the show 5th grade Band and Choir students should report to the music room at 4:30 to set up their instruments and warm-up.
K & 1st Lyrics
2nd & 3rd Lyrics
4th Lyrics
K-4 Speaking Parts
Preschool
Christmas Music Program
Friday, December 12th, 10:00am
The Preschool Program will be in the St. Columba gym. The front doors to the school will open at 9:45 for audience seating Students are encouraged to wear dressy clothes for the program, and some of the students will dress in costume as part of the nativity scene Please look over the lyrics for the songs with your child in these last few weeks before our show.
The children are very excited to sing on the stage for you!
Preschool Songs
6th-8th Grade Band & Choir Performance
Saturday, December 13th, Time TBA
The 6-8 Band & Choir students have an exciting performance opportunity coming up! Our students will be performing at Stillwater Music for the Winter WonderBands Showcase alongside fellow student musicians from many area schools and communities All are welcome to attend, and ticketing is free Please come out and support our students and enjoy a wonderful day of music! The entire event runs from 12:00-6:00, and while times are still firming up, our groups will likely be performing between 12:30 and 2:00 A finalized time will be shared as soon as it is made available to us.
Thanksgiving Lunch November 17-20
Our annual Thanksgiving lunch is our largest school community event of the year and we can’t do it withour your help If you are available this week to help prep, set up, serve, and/or cleanup, please signup HERE.
All Service Hours can be logged HERE! Thank you!!
Used Uniform Closet
Thanks to all of your generous donations and growing children, the closet where we keep all of the used uniforms is bursting at the seams and we are looking for a volunteer or two (or three) to help us organize it for families to be able to shop this helpful resource all year long Please let Heidi or Krista know if you are willing to tackle this project.
Scholastic Book Fair - December 1st-5th
One of the students’ favorites is back when the book fair comes to town December 1st-5 Get a jump on some of your holiday shopping while supporting St. Columba School at the same time. Stop by our Scholastic Book Fair before or after school December 1st-5th or after the K-5 music program on December 3rd The book fair will include lots of great selections for all ages! th We are in need of volunteers to work the book fair shifts all throughout the event. Please sign up HERE if you are available to help
School Photos
Order by 11/24/25
All picture makeups and retakes have now been added to the photo galler y Just a reminder that all photos need to be ordered by November 24 . Text the access code stcol25 to 90738 to receive access and ongoing aler ts* or visit https://my.photoday.com/g/stcol25 on your phone or computer. To easily find makeups and retakes, please click on “Tags”. t h Any questions should be directed to bailey@amspor tsphotography com
Fall Fun
Theater Design
THE PARISH CONNECTION
THE PARISH CONNECTION
