Week At A Glance, November 3rd to 7th

Monday, November 3rd, 2025:

• Saints Dress Up Day (Prizes will be awarded)
• Agape Candy Collection all week
• Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, November 4th, 2025:

• Grade 6 Boys Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch
• Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025:

• Hot Lunch
• Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Thursday, November 6th, 2025:

• Grade 6 (Full Winter Uniform) at No Stone Left Alone Ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery at 10:00 am
• Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
• Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
• PEC Meeting 6:30 pm

Friday, November 7th, 2025:

• Rosary (Grade 4)
• Grade 5 Boys Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch (Game re-scheduled from October 6th)
• Early Dismissal 2:00 pm

Saturday, November 8th 2025: Spirit Day (all-day event for students in preparation for Confirmation)

Kindergarten Sibling Registration:
Last call for kindergarten sibling registrations for September 2026. If you have a child who will be entering Kindergarten in September 2026, please complete the attached application form and return it to the office by email or in person with the necessary documents attached by November 7th. Children registering for Kindergarten must have been born in the 2021 year (January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021). 
Kindergarten Sibling Registration

November – Remembrance Month:
In the Catholic Church, November is dedicated to honoring the dead and praying for the souls in purgatory. This is reflected in the calendar with All Saints’ Day on November 1st and All Souls’ Day on November 2nd, and it is a time for the faithful to pray for their deceased loved ones and for those who are otherwise forgotten. What is the difference between All Saints and All Souls? The Church set aside All Saints for all those who have died and are now in heaven. Some of these are canonized saints, but most are not. All Souls Day is for the faithful who have died, but are still in Purgatory. Our prayers help them and we are encouraged to pray, especially in the month of November. A common prayer for the dead is “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.” We invite you and your children to include prayers for deceased family members in our classroom daily prayer. Students are invited to bring the name(s) for whom you would like us to pray for. They can add these to their classroom prayer tables.

Vancouver Poppy Fund:
We have poppies for sale at the school office for Remembrance Day. All students are encourage to bring in a minimum $1.00 donation to purchase a poppy and support our veterans.

Agape Candy Collection:
We are collecting candy in all classrooms all next week for Agape. All donated candy will go to support the Agape Street Ministry. Agape is a Catholic Christian lay ministry that provides support and assistance to women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Please send in an extra candy from Halloween.

November 21, 2025 Day Camp:
Our next Professional Development Day will be held on November 21, 2025.  There will be no school for students on that day however, we will hold a Day Camp at the school.  If you are interested in having your child attend the Day Camp a link to a sign up form will be released on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 8:00 am.  There are limited spots available, so be sure to look out for the email and sign up right away!

Christmas Concerts:
Please see below details for our Christmas Concert this year.

• PRIMARY PERFORMANCES: (Students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 & Grade 7 Performing)

         Wednesday, December 10, 2025

• 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall 

• 6:45 pm in the Parish Hall

• INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCES: (Students in Grade 4 to Grade 7 Performing)

         Thursday, December 11, 2025

• 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall 

• 6:45 pm in the Parish Hall

Christmas Market:
Mark your calendars for your favourite event of the season! The 2nd Annual Christmas Market returns, Sunday November 23 from 10-4pm at the church hall. There will be even more vendors than last year, more food and drinks (including keg beer), pictures with Santa from12-3 in his newly renovated space, kids area with face painting, crafts and more!

Please email: Sfachurchevents@gmail.com if you are available to help.

**We are looking for a little more help. (Posting flyers in the neighbourhood, espresso bar, payment taker, take down)

**We are looking for anyone who wants to donate baked goods for the bakery table (no loaves please) To be dropped of Saturday November 22 by 12pm to the church kitchen. 

**If you have any outdoor decorations you could loan us to make the garden feel magical. Please drop them off Friday November 21 or before 10am on Saturday November 22. Pick up Sunday November 23 at 5pm.

SFA Christmas Luncheon Tickets & Raffle Tickets:
SFA will be hosting a delicious Christmas luncheon at the Italian Cultural Centre on November 30, 2025. A raffle draw will be part of the Christmas afternoon; the week of November 3rd students will be bringing home raffle tickets to sell. Please reach out to your family and friends to help support this endeavour. Thank you! 
Tickets are now available for an old fashioned Christmas lunch at the Italian cultural centre on Sunday, November 30.  Tickets can be purchased online or at the school and parish offices. (Cash and Cheque only)
http://sfa-christmas-lunch.square.site/

Scholastic Book Fair:
Thank you to everyone that supported our Scholastic Book Fair this year. As a school we sold over $5,900.00. We are grateful for all your purchases as this sale benefits our school.

Grade 7 Purdy’s Chocolates: 
It’s hard to believe that the Christmas season will soon be upon us. In preparation for the holidays, the Grade 7 Class is hosting a Purdy’s Chocolate Fundraiser. Get ahead on purchasing Christmas treats for your family and friends (and maybe a little something for yourself) by clicking on this link: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2176479-132325
By doing so you’ll be helping the Grade 7 class raise much needed funds to go towards their end of the year grad celebration. 

The fundraiser will be running from Monday, October 20th until November 16th, 2025. Pick up of your orders will be on Monday, December 1st from 3:30-6:30pm at the Parish Hall. There will also be at least one other date for pick up offered during the first week of December but this is still TBD. If you can not make the planned pick up dates or times, no problem! You can contact me at cnmiller604@gmail.com or text 604-761-3548 and we can arrange another time for pick up.

School Calendar: Please click on the link for the school calendar.  https://sfaschool.ca/calendar/

Interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Beginning the first Wednesday in December, Father Lucca will lead RCIA classes at the parish for any adult interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or who is interested in becoming a full member of the Catholic Church.  RCIA classes will be held from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm.  If you would like more information please contact the parish office at 604-255-8855.  Thank you.

SFA Instagram Page! Follow us on our new Instagram page @sfavancouver to keep up to date on all the news.

UPCOMING DATES:

Nov 10th – Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45 am (Grade 3) at Church Hall, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Nov 11th – NO SCHOOL – REMEMBRANCE DAY 

Nov 12th – Photo Re-takes (Students taking photos must be dressed in their full winter uniform), Grade 6 Boys Volleyball Game at OLS at lunch, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Nov 13th – Grade 5’s Fieldtrip to Britannia Mines, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Nov 14th – School Mass 9:15 am (Grade 5), Grade 7 Boys Soccer Tournament at Notre Dame, Grade 5 Boys Volleyball Game at OLS at lunch 

Nov 15th – Work Bee 8:30 am

Nov 17th – No morning and After School Bus

Nov 18th – No morning and After School Bus, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Nov 19th – Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Tournament at St. Patrick’s 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Hot Lunch

Nov 20th – Open House 6:30 pm at the School

Nov 21st – NO SCHOOL – PRO-D DAY

Nov 23rd – Parish Christmas Market 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Church Hall

Nov 28th  – School Mass 9:15 am (Grade 7)

Nov 30th – Old Fashioned Christmas Luncheon at the ICC (Doors open at 11:45 am)

Dec 10th – Primary Christmas Concerts at 1:00 pm & 6:45 pm (Kindergarten to Grade 3 & Grade 7)

Dec 11th – Intermediate Christmas Concerts at 1:00 pm & 6:45 pm (Grade 4 to Grade 7)

Dec 19th – Last Day of Classes, Noon Dismissal, No ASC

Dec 22nd to Jan 5th – NO SCHOOL – Christmas Break

Jan 6th – School Re-opens at 8:40 am

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