The
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
9/29 - Volleyball vs Bayfield - 4:30
9/30 - Middle School Art Elective Field Trip
10/1 - School Mass - 7 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th
10/1 - Volleyball vs Miller - 4:30
10/2 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15 10/3 - St. Columba Field Day - 12:00-2:45
10/7 - Living Rosary - 2:15
10/8 - School Mass - 2 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 nd
10/13 - Individual School Pictures (More Info to Come) 10/14 - Class Pictures 10/15 - School Mass - 4 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th 10/17 - Middle School Dance - 6:30 10/21 - Kindergarten & 1 Grade to Jackalope Acres st
10/22 - School Mass - 8 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th
10/23 - No School K-8 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/24 - No School Preschool - 8 Grade - End of 1 Quarter/ Professional Development th st 10/29 - School Mass - 1 Grade Leading Liturgy st 10/31 - Early Dismissal Preschool Only - 12:30 11/5 - School Mass - Veterans Mass - 6 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th 11/6 - Prayer & Praise Assembly/1 Qtr Excellence - 8:15 st
Thank you to our amazing preschool staff that make our center the best every day!
Sherry Herrin, Brittany Valdez, Jessica Alvarez, Lexy McMinn, Niavis Begaye, Chelsea Carey, and Akiko Clemens (not pictured)
Volunteers still needed! Click HERE To Sign Up Today!
7 Grade Retreat at Stations of the Cross & Sand Dunes
A message from our partner, Columba Enrichment Program:
CEP October Count Reminder
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
October Count is the most important attendance day of the year for the Columba Enrichment Program. Funding for our program depends on every student being counted on this day.
What Families Need to Know
Attendance is verified through classwork
Each student will complete a math or CKLA assignment with their name and the date. Assignments are collected as proof of attendance. If your child will be absent: Have your child complete the assignment at home on October 1st. Scan or take a clear photo of the work. Send it the same day to both the main office and your child’s teacher. (Use their CEP email account) Assignments must be submitted on October 1st only (not before or after).
Reminders will be sent the night before and on the day of October Count.
Why This Matters
October Count provides 50% of each student’s state funding (PPR). This funding allows CEP to continue offering excellent resources, staff, and enrichment opportunities for all students.
Thank you for helping make this day a success for our school community!
Kevin C. Chick Executive Director
Columba Enrichment Program
October Lunch Menu
Our October Lunch Menu is below for your convenience. All gluten free options are noted.
Several of you probably heard this update from your excited student, but we are now using Little Caesar’s for our pizza Fridays.
October Lunch Menu
Prayer & Praise Assembly
K-8 students will be attending their first Prayer & Praise assembly of the year Thursday, October 2 , at 8:15 in the gym. Families are invited to join us each month. Each assembly includes lessons from Fr. John and Mr. Chick and an introduction to our monthly Friendzy theme as well as St. Columba Awards for students who have gone above and beyond expectaions.
Living Rosary
By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devotion. The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The rosary is a cherished devotion where we contemplate the mysteries of Jesus’ life, death, and Resurrection through the heart of our Blessed Mother. On Tuesday, October 7 , at 2:15, in the Church, the 2 , 3 , and 4 grade will be hosting a Living Rosary for the school. We hope you will join us. th nd rd th
Service Hours
Thank you to all of our volunteers who have been helping in the kitchen, on field trips and retreats, in the classroom, on library trips, and prepping for our Field Day!
Please log your hours HERE to have them count towards your service hours commitment.
We recently sent out a list of service hours opportunities. It can be found HERE in case you missed it
We do have an at home service hours opportunity that wasn’t listed, The parish’s liturgy & music coordinator has worship aids that need folded each week. You would pick them up after school on Wednesdays and return them by Friday afternoons. Please email office@stcolumbaschooldurango.org if you would like to take on this task.
Buddy Classes
THE PARISH CONNECTION
