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The Dad and Daughter Dance (Grandfather, Uncle, Godfather ... ) will be Saturday, March 4 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the STM Gym. Only STM students in grades K through 8 may attend. Appropriate attire is Sunday dress (no jeans or strapless dresses). A limited number of tickets are available! $80 per couple and $30 for each additional daughter. Click here to purchase tickets.
Help us spread the word! Applications are OPEN for new students for the 2023-2024 school year. Let your friends and family know we are accepting applications for new students going into PK3 through 8th grade at stmbr.org/apply. Applications are for new students only. Current families who have not yet reenrolled may click here for instructions.
Yearbooks are memories from cover to cover! It's time to purchase your child's St. Thomas More 2022-2023 Utopia Yearbook. Options include recognition ads, personalization and accessories. Click here to order!
Please be mindful of STM faculty and staff arriving when lining up for morning carpool, and do not block the entrances or access to the parking lot in front of the school office. Our faculty and staff need access to the parking lot before carpool starts at 7:20 a.m. Thank you!
There is no school February 20 through 24.
Students are invited to wear violet socks and bows to school on Monday, February 27, to mark the beginning of Lent.
This Lent, our school community will participate in CRS Rice Bowl, a program that invites us to reflect on the challenges of global hunger and our Gospel call to care for our global human family. Your child will receive a Rice Bowl on Monday, February 27.
Through our prayer, we encounter Jesus, who is present in the face of every member of our human family. When we fast, we encounter the obstacles that prevent us from fully loving God and our neighbor. When we give alms, we share in solidarity with those who need our support. Your sacrifices during this holy season and your participation in the Rice Bowl program have the power to change lives by providing enough nutritious food for families to thrive.
Lent can feel like a long time. Sometimes we’d like to skip right to Easter! But through prayer and sacrifices, we share in Christ’s suffering and prepare for the joy of his resurrection. Let your Lenten sacrifices help not only your family and community but communities around the world. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.
The CRS Rice Bowls will be collected Monday, April 3. We encourage you to have your children earn the money that they will place in their Rice Bowl; their almsgiving seems to make a bigger impression when there is a physical connection. Thank you for participating in CRS Rice Bowl with your family.
Join us for STM Night at Raising Cane's! On Wednesday, March 1, from 3 to 9 p.m., eat at Raising Cane's at 2525 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., mention St. Thomas More, and Cane's will give STM 15% of sales!
STM students will host the Stations of the Cross on the following Fridays during Lent at 1 p.m. in STM Church: March 3, 10, 24 and 31.
ATTENTION PRESCHOOL PARENTS: If your child goes to the doctor to get immunizations, please send a copy of the updated immunization record to school. You will be notified if your child’s immunization record will be expiring soon or has recently expired. We are required to keep up-to-date immunization records on file at school.
ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE PARENTS: State law requires that students entering 6th grade receive booster shots after turning 11. These vaccines include: Tdap and Meningococcal. Please make an appointment with your health care provider after your child’s 11th birthday. Shot records can be faxed, emailed, or sent in an envelope to school. Our fax number is 225-275-0376; Nurse Rochelle's email address is rochelle@stmbr.org. Shot records for entering 6th graders are due by AUGUST 1, 2023. If your child will not be 11-years-old before starting 6th grade, they are allowed a grace period to get the vaccines after their birthday.
For the STM Athletics full calendar of events, go to stmbr.org/school/athletics.
BOYS BASKETBALL
VOLLEYBALL
Fun! Food! Jesus! Students in grades 6 through 8 are invited to Living Water Junior High MP3 (Music, Praise, Prayer, Play) on Friday, March 10, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at the St. Michael the Archangel High School Gym. $10 at the door. Click here to sign up!
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Blasting off for adventure! STM needs adult volunteers for Vacation Bible School from June 19 to 23. Please contact Jeanne Mancuso at mancusoj@stmbr.org or 225-275-3940.
Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule: February 22 at 7 a.m., 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the church
Reconciliation: 5 p.m. on Tuesdays during Lent before Mass, 8 a.m. on Thursdays and 3:15 p.m. on Saturdays before Mass
Lenten Mission: "Hope" March 13 to 15, presented by Deacon Art Miller from St. Mary’s Church in Simsbury, CT. Deacon Miller is an author, radio host, revivalist, and is the former director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Divine Mercy Novena: Join us in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Tuesdays, February 21 and 28; March 7, 21 and 28; and April 4 and 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the church. On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16, the chaplet will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. in the church.
Lenten Fish Fries are coming soon! Join us on March 3, 17 and 31 for delicious fried catfish plates for $10 (no pre-sales). Dine in the cafeteria from 5:30 to 8 p.m., or drive thru from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
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