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NEWSLETTER #29: MARCH 16-20, 2020 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

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PO Box 21297 Barrigada ,Guam 96921 Telephone: 789-1270 / Fax: 789-3900 Email Address: [email protected] Website: https://sfcscrusaders.com/ Facebook: Francis St. FrancisFully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and is co-accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

MONDAY March

16Cheeseburger with Fries, Fruit, Tea and Water

TUESDAY March

17Karaage Chicken with Rice, Salad, Fruit, Tea and Water

WEDNESDAY March

18Spaghetti with Bread, Corn, Fruit, Tea and Water

THURSDAY March

19Honey Chicken with Rice, Salad, Fruit, Tea, and Water

FRIDAY March

20Fried Fish, Rice, Salad, Fruit, Tea and Water

Hafa Adai Todus Hamyu! Good news! On Saturday, March 7th, our 8th grade student, Kyra Quinata, made it to the top 10 in the islandwide Spelling Bee contest! Thank you, Kyra! You did a splendid job in representing our school community. Motus Spiritu!

This past week we celebrated CHamoru Week. On Monday, student presenters told CHamoru legends to the school community about Santa Marian Kamalen, Puntan Dos Amantes, Punta and Fu’una, and Sirena. On Tuesday, students from M.U. Lujan Elementary School performed cultural dances for our students. This was an excellent interaction with our neighboring public school! On Wednesday, students learned an abundance of CHamoru words and connected them with their respective pictures. The Development Office was able to collect resources for a CHamoru bingo game - MASA! On Thursday was the COCOlympics, which was designed for all students to participate in various coconut games. Overall, our festivities were successful and it gave us time to be proud and to pay tribute to our heritage. Biba Simanan CHamoru!

Regarding school photos: Mr. Kevin has been working with the photographers throughout the year. He continues to wait for a reply back regarding outstanding photos. The company is aware of the concerns of the parents, as it has been re-iterated in the weekly information sent from the Development Office.

I would like to express our school’s gratitude to all who supported our Chuck E. Cheese fundraiser and all our ongoing fundraisers. These assist in our school’s mission to educate.

Motus Spiritu! Mr. Anthony Quitugua, VP Morning Mass

What a wonderful way to begin each day by attending and celebrating mass at St. Francis Church at 7:00 a.m., (except for Thursday) before school begins at 7:45. Parents are always welcomed to attend. For students arriving to school earlier than 7:30 a.m., they will be directed to go to the church to attend Mass. SFCS staff will be there to supervise: Sr. Clare Marie, Mr. Joseph Capulong and Mrs. Martha Sudo. Should students arrive after the reading of the Gospel, they should not receive Holy Communion. Instead, they may still line up with their arms crossed and go to the altar and be blessed by Father, including the little ones and those who have yet to receive their First Holy Communion.


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MARCH 2020

NO CLASSES Guam History and

CHamoru Heritage Day 3rd Quarter Exam Week4th Quarter

Begins CHamoru Week FestivitiesNO CLASSES

Parent-Teacher Conference

(8:30am-12:30pm)

CHamoru Food Fest Fundraiser

6:30pm

3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony

School Mass 8:30am

Full-Dress Uniform

Buy-Your-Change

Buy-Your-Change

Buy-Your-Change

Mulan Movie Fundraiser at

Micro Mall at 10am

CONGRATULATIONS and GREAT JOB to all of our school-level Oratorical Contest participants! The 8th grade participants delivered their speeches on March 12, 2020 to the entire student body, our administrators, faculty, and staff. The speech must be related to the theme “I AM YOUTH FOR YOUTH”. Our school winner will represent Saint Francis at the islandwide competition. The islandwide middle school will will be Lieutenant Governor on Island Leadership Day. Participants this year are shown with Language Arts Teacher Mrs. Anicia Taisipic. Great job to Isabella, Julianne, KhiAna, Kyra, Jairam, and Alana!

WE MATH … IT ALL ADDS UP!Brandon Sudo Cepeda, Financial Advisor from Las Vegas, and Mrs. Sudo’s grandson, gave a talk on financial management to the middle school students in the Financial Literacy elective class. Thank you for your time and love for numbers, Brandon!

Also, please keep our students in your prayers as they prepare for and compete in the islandwide Stock Market game, scheduled for April 24, 2020. Here, Saint Francis Catholic School will compete against 56 Guam teams.

It all adds up: Saint Francis puts learning into action!

Pieology Fundraiser from

11am-10pm


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To prevent miscommunication and ensure your child’s safety, please contact the Main Office regarding the changes in your child’s transportation BEFORE 2:00PM for remainder of the school year.

We kindly ask for your cooperation in dropping your child at the waiting area. Please refrain from walking your child to class after the 7:45AM bell rings. This will help ensure a safe school environment.

Finance Office: Parents and Guardians, to prevent the assessment of the $30.00 late fee, tuition payments must be paid no later than the 15th of every month.

Electronic Devices: Parent and Guardians, please label your child’s electronic device with their name.

Tardy Procedure: All students who arrive at or after 8:00 AM are required to be escorted to the main office by a parent/guardian to be signed in. Office staff will walk elementary students to class.

Car Drop-Off & Pick-up Area: In order to efficiently facilitate the movement of the pick-up lane, please DO NOT park and leave your car unattended. Consider others who are in line to pick-up their children.

To alleviate traffic in the pick-up area- Middle School students who have siblings in Elementary & are car riders, shall BOTH be picked up in the MIDDLE SCHOOL PICK-UP AREA. The same procedure will apply for any relatives of the child(ren) who are being picked up by an AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.

Dress Out Days or Buy- Your- Change: Students are still required to follow our dress code policy when dressed out of uniform. Leggings, hoodies, ripped or bleached clothing are not allowed. The length of skirts and dresses are to be below the knees. Clothing must not depict evil, violence, or inappropriate graphics/words.

(SIGN OF THE CROSS)Gi na’an i Tata, yan i Lahi-na, yan i Espiritu Santo. Amen.

TATAN-MAMI (LORD’S PRAYER / OUR FATHER)Tatan-mami na gaige hao gi langet, matuna i Na’an-mu, umamaila’I gobietno-mu, umafa’tinas I pinto’-mu asi gi tano’ komu gi langet!Na’i ham pa’go nu’i kada ha’ani na aggon-mami ya un asi’i ham nu’I diben-mami, taiguihi I asisi’i i dumidibi ham siha, ya cha’mo pumopo’lo na in fanbasnak gi tentasion, lao na’fanlibre ham gi tailayi. Amen.

SI YU’OS UNGUINEGUE MARIA (HAIL MARY)Si Yu’os unguinegue Maria, bula hao grasia. Si Yu’os gaigue guiya hago. Matuna hao entre todos I famalaoan ya matuna I finanagumo as Jesus. Santa Maria, nanan Yu’os tayuyute ham ni man isao pago yan I horan I finatai-mame. Amen.

UMATUNA I TATA (GLORY BE)Umatuna I Tata, yan I Lahi-na, yan I Espiritu Santo. Taiguihi I tutuhon-na pago, yan siempre yan I minaihinekkok na ha’ane. Amen.

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CHAMORU!BIBA SIMANAN

THANK YOU, M.U. LUJAN!


LENT IN A NUTSHELL Lent begins with Ash Wednesday (this year February 26) and ends on Holy Thursday (this year April 9). On the evening of Holy Thursday the Sacred Triduum beings. The 40 days of Lent correspond to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness to fast, pray, and endure the temptations of the devil, all in preparation for his public ministry which would culminate in his death on the cross.

HELPFUL DEFINITIONS FAST: Eating less food than normal (does not necessarily mean no food). • What you can eat: One normal, full-sized meal, and two smaller

meals which if combined would not exceed one full meal. • Why: “Denying material food, which nourishes our body,

nurtures an interior disposition to listen to Christ and be fed by His saving word. Through fasting and praying, we allow Him to come and satisfy the deepest hunger that we experience in the depths of our being: the hunger and thirst for God.” –Pope Benedict XVI

ABSTINENCE: Do not eat meat. • What you can eat: fish and seafood • Why: “Catholic peoples from time immemorial have set apart

Friday for special penitential observance by which they gladly suffer with Christ that they may one day be glorified with Him. This is the heart of the tradition of abstinence from meat on Friday where that tradition has been observed in the holy Catholic Church.” –USCCB

ALMSGIVING: Material generosity to the less fortunate. • What you can give: money, goods, acts of charity • Why: Almsgiving “represents a specific way to assist those in need and, at the same time, an exercise

in self-denial to free us from attachment to worldly goods . . . Almsgiving helps us to overcome this constant temptation, teaching us to respond to our neighbor’s needs and to share with others whatever we possess through divine goodness.” –Pope Benedict XVI

IMPORTANT DAYS DURING LENT Ash Wednesday: Marks the start of Lent and the time for penance. Obligatory day of fasting (ages 18 to 59) and abstinence (ages 14 & over). Fridays of Lent: Obligatory abstinence (ages 14 & over). All Fridays (even outside of Lent) are days of penance. Holy Thursday: Lent ends and the Holy Triduum begins in the evening with the commemoration of the Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper.

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Good Friday: The anniversary of the Crucifixion of Christ (no Mass). Obligatory day of fasting (ages 18 to 59) and abstinence (ages 14 & over).

Holy Saturday: Christ is in the grave conquering death and freeing the captives. Final day of Lenten fasting (no daily Mass, Easter Vigil begins at sundown). Sacred Triduum: The period of 3 days (Holy Thursday + Good Friday + Holy Saturday) during which we remember Christ’s Passion, ending at the Easter Vigil (Saturday evening). Easter Sunday: Lent has ended and the joy begins, the day of Christ’s resurrection, the principle Christian feast of the entire liturgical year. This is the celebration of Christ’s victory over sin and death merited for us by his passion, death, and resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday.

OBLIGATORY DUTIES DURING LENT Fasting & Abstinence: Our obligatory duty on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Abstinence: Do not eat meat on the Fridays of Lent. Treat it as a day of penance. Confession: Catholics are obligated to fulfill their Easter Duty by receiving Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season (from Easter Sunday to Pentecost), therefore the Sacrament of Penance for any mortal sins is required prior to this, and is strongly recommended as a Lenten penitential practice for any venial sins prior to the Easter feast. BEST LENTEN PRACTICES • The entire season of Lent is a penitential season. The liturgical color for Lent is purple (just like

Advent) to show that it is a special time of penance. Taking up additional practices, such as self-imposed fasting outside of the obligatory times, Lenten devotions and spiritual reading, Stations of the Cross, a daily rosary, serving the poor, etc., all enhance the penitential and spiritual aspect of Lent.

• Make the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) an important part of your Lenten penitential practice. Many parishes have special times for confession during Lent. One traditional devotion towards this sacrament is to make a general confession of your whole life using an examination of conscience.

• Attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. While it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all are encouraged to attend to receive ashes on the forehead.

• Attend Mass on Holy Thursday to commemorate the institution of the Eucharist, called the “Mass of the Lord’s Supper.”

• At 3 o’clock on Good Friday, pause and make a special effort to keep this hour sacred. This is the hour of Christ’s death on the cross, after which redemption for mankind was completed. Praying the Divine Mercy chaplet is ideal at this time (it just takes five minutes), or participate in our parish Good Friday Services.

• If possible, try to clear your schedule in order to reflect through the living Stations of the Cross service on Good Friday.

• Continue your Good Friday fast up to the start of the Easter Vigil to correspond to the entire time from Christ’s death on the cross until his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

• Attend the Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday to welcome the Easter Sunday feast. Pray for those being received into full communion with the Catholic Church at this Mass, that they will remain faithful to Christ and his Church, grow in holiness, and become saints.

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• On Easter Sunday and throughout the Easter season, fully celebrate the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the conquering of sin and death he merited for us. Greet one another with the Paschal Greeting/Easter Acclamation, “Christ is risen!” and the response, “He is risen indeed!”

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SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL MOVIE DAY FUNDRAISER

Sunday, March 29, 2020 ~ 10am ~ Micronesia Mall $12.00 per person ~ Tickets sold at school Main Office


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by Sister Clare

God, this whole season of Lent is the story of Your great LOVE for me. Each morning,

Your love for me begins a new day. May I show my love

for You through my kind words and actions at home

and at school. May I receive Your love to see Jesus in

others and to seek the good in my neighbor’s needs.

Let us renew our Lenten resolutions daily.


SPIRIT & SPORT Submitted by Mr Joseph Capulong

This season the girls brought back, after a two year hiatus, the Saint Francis Girls soccer team.

At the very first meeting with the three coaches the girls were posed with the word and idea commitment. Commitment to practices, games, players to coaches, coaches to players. Through many grueling practices under the sun the girls worked hard at soccer ball control, running, conditioning, working together, and most of all self-discipline.

When the season started the idea of commitment was tested. After a humbling 16-0 defeat at the first game the team went home with mixed feelings. Sadness was felt knowing the score line but joy at the cheers and support at almost every moment of the game. This was the underlying tone of the season. A team filled with a roster of beginners, though beaten in score, was never beaten in spirit. Each girl in the team put in as much as they could physically by running, bodying, defending, attacking and against all odds putting 4 great goals in the opposing net. After every game supporters cheered the girls as they walked off physically exhausted but never beaten in spirit. The last few games were an indication of the great improvement with the girls scoring and leading for the majority of the game. The coaches and parents are all proud of the players making good on their commitment to the team. We wish a big congratulations to the girls on a very successful season and we hope you look forward to many more. Thank you Parents for the support! Go girls! Go Crusaders!

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