Brave Saint's Bulletin
St. Joseph's Catholic School Newsletter - 12/19/2024
Important Upcoming Dates:
December 20 - End of 2nd Quarter - Noon Dismissal
January 6 - Faculty Work Day - No School
January 7 - First Day back at school (Tuesday)
Please see FACTS & the website for a full calendar!
Christmas Dress tomorrow
Students may wear a Christmas top/sweater with uniform bottoms or jeans (no pajamas). Or Christmas dress/skirt with tights. All other uniform pieces apply!
Students can also wear their regular spirit day outfits.
Christmas Eve Mass - Featuring our choir!
The Christmas Eve 4 pm Mass will be said by Bishop Peter and music will be provided by the St. Joe's choir! Everyone is welcome to celebrate the birth of Jesus and hear the amazing voices of our students. We hope everyone has a blessed and safe Christmas break!
Other St. John's Mass options:
Christmas Eve: 6pm
Christmas Day: 12am (Midnight Mass), 10am, Noon (in Spanish)
Annual Report
This years annual report is complete! You can view it here or stop by the office to grab a physical copy (the spot by the office door where there are different flyers).
End of Year Donations
We are so grateful for those who include St. Joe's in their end of year donations. Please consider a donation to finishing the library, the Crab Feed or a general donation to the school.
Library Project Information Link
Crab Feed Information Donation Packet
You can donate through Paypal or send in a check.
Idaho Education Tax Credit
Your gift to the library and any donation to St. Joe’s may qualify for a 50% tax credit. This credit is available regardless if you itemize donations. Please review the chart and consult with your tax advisor. Thank you!
SJPA Parent Survey Fall/Winter 2024
Immaculata Fundraiser
Our friends at Immaculata Catholic Montessori are raising funds to support their school!
The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, February 1 at 7pm at The Basque Center in downtown Boise. They will be serving dinner & putting on an interactive murder mystery show, joined by Abbey Abbondandolo, homicide detective and star on Oxygen's Cold Justice. Abbey is writing a custom murder mystery centered around some of the real, live (fun!) events at Immaculata. It should be a very fun evening. Tickets are $75pp and can be purchased here: https://square.link/u/YWBWFZUa. (code JUMPY20 gets you $15 off through Christmas)
Ticket: https://square.link/u/YWBWFZUa
Donation: https://square.link/u/yzK3XEYx
Sponsor: https://square.link/u/iq8AvzHp
Bishop Kelly Corner
Applications are open for the 2025/2026 school year! Click the link below to start!
https://forms.gle/8mzxgAzgFRScYdBU7
Save the date: Information Knight - January 27th at 6:30pm in the Carley Gymnasium.
If you are interested in attending BK and would like to attend this awesome event, click on the link below to RSVP: https://forms.gle/zoZzwZUPWD1cLFHY9
Save the date: February 2nd 5:00-8:00pm - BK Basque Night. This is a night filled with yummy food, drinks, and community! It will also be a nice event to attend if you are not able to make Information Knight as tours will be available. Click the link to buy your tickets:
Thank you note from St. Vincent De Paul - great job students!
"Dear St. Joe's teachers--What a wonderful experience having your great kids and parents help with the Turkey project. It was such joy seeing them interact with the St. John parishioners. Their maturity and enthusiasm really was amazing. This is a banner year for the project that has been going for 48 years. We served over 2700 families and meals for over 16,000 people. Please let the students and parents know how much we appreciate their contribution to this project. This is our biggest year yet. This was truly a happy memory for our friends but also showed that we cared for them and that God loves them. That is the mission of St. Vincent de Paul. Merry Christmas to you all, Blessings-- Nonie McWhorter SVDP St. John/ST. Mary. President"
Volunteer Sign Up
Please fill out this form to share the ways you are interested in helping out this year. Volunteers help make everything happen and we are so grateful for you!
You can find more information on volunteer hours here!
New Safe Environment Database
Please read here for information & instructions navigating Virtus.
Want to see all the behind the scenes fun?
Opportunity for St. Joe's dads!
Don't miss the number one Catholic men's event in Idaho!
This conference is Saturday, February 1st, 2025 from 8 am to 3 pm at Holy Apostles. The day will begin with Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter Christensen. Throughout the day, keynotes from Fr. Joshua Waltz, Jason Evert, and Joseph Vogel, will bless this year's conference with wisdom and encouragement. Reconciliation will also be available.
The cost includes a light breakfast and BBQ lunch.
St. Joe's
Website: stjoes.com
Location: 825 West Fort Street, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: 2083424909
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StJoesBoise/