St. Andrew's News October 9, 2026
Updated: 4 days ago
It's Fire Safety Week! Be sure to check smoke detector batteries and have a designated meeting spot for your family.
Week of October 12-16
Monday –
Tuesday – School Mass, 2:00 p.m.; Choir, 2:45 – 3:15; School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday –
Thursday – School Mass, 2:00 p.m.
Friday – Reading Party; Family Picnic Day, 12:00; No Uniform Day; Family rosary at 12:30 on the Playground; Dismiss 1:00; Preschool Pumpkin Patch Trip
Lunch Menu for the Week of October 12-16
Monday - Pulled Pork Sandwich, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit & Milk
Tuesday - Tacos, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice, Shredded Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Fruit & Milk
Wednesday - Chicken Patty, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Carrots, Roll, Fruit & Milk
Thursday - White Chicken Chili, Biscuit, Corn, Fruit & Milk
Friday - Family Picnic Day, Noon - Bring a Lunch or Order from the Kitchen
Other Notes-
School masses next week are on Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Please join us if you can. Collections from school masses in October go to the Catholic Charities Diaper Drive.
Children are invited to sing at this Sunday's 10:30 mass. They do not need to be choir members to help. Meet at the church at 9:30. No Uniform coupons for all who help! Students should wear nice church clothes or a uniform.
READING PARTY for students who are meeting their home reading goal is next Friday. Please be sure your child is completing monthly reading logs.
REMINDER that next Friday, October 16 is early dismissal at 1:00 p.m. Teachers will work on report cards.
We will need drivers for fall field trips. Please contact your child's teacher if you can drive and help transport students. Paperwork and training are required in advance. Contact Mrs. Dahl or Principal Whitehair for details on requirements. This is a great way to meet stewardship hours and helps us out so much!
Use the link below to sign up for your child's conference. Conferences are Thursday, October 22, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Preschool Mrs. Hunter - https://signup.com/go/ApdmnrZ
Preschool Mrs. Whitehair - https://signup.com/go/NYHwQFf
Kindergarten - Ms. Stoneberger - https://signup.com/go/GadyMFq
First Grade, Miss Humphrey - https://signup.com/go/dRnnTXo
Second Grade - Mrs. Brantley - https://signup.com/go/wdXKMEG
Third Grade - Mrs. Wilson - https://signup.com/go/hVfyBbR
Fourth Grade - Mrs. Randles - https://signup.com/go/KkrntiR
Fifth Grade - Mrs. Anguiano - https://signup.com/go/PXLBfOu
PLEASE HELP us get the word out about the Kansas Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Thank you for helping get word out about this terrific opportunity for our students and for tax payers. It's a WIN - WIN. Tax payers get to redirect part of their tax liability and students benefit with scholarships.
DID YOU HEAR?? A Federal Tax Credit Program is coming in 2027! This will be a tremendous help for us financially. Income levels are higher so more students will qualify, and EVERY TAX PAYER can contribute up to $1700 of which 100% can be taken as a credit toward federal taxes. All schools in the diocese will work with ACE on this Federal Tax Credit Program. Keep watching for more details to come!
Please Join Us!
What: Public Square Rosary Crusade
When: THIS Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.
Where: East side of the Parish Hall
Who: All are invited!
Why: To pray for our church, community, country and world
Questions? Ask Sharon Wilson swilson@sasabilene.com
Home & School Items
Fall Festival is Saturday, October 24
Sign up here to help with games/activities-
Sign up here to help with food-
Book Fair is October 20 -27
Sign up here to help-
Faith Corner -
Please join us for a Family Living Rosary on Friday, October 16 at 12:30 on the playground (school gym if inclement weather). This is following Family Picnic. Students will be dismissed after the rosary. (1:00 dismissal - no after school).
Parents - please join us if you can. Students and teachers will lead prayers for our FAMILIES! You can sit with your child. This will be a neat family experience if you are able to attend.
-Restored Order of the Sacraments is a very important topic for the families in our diocese. Parents are encouraged to learn more by reading Deacon Bill Meagher's guide using the link below-
-Faith for Families through FORMED - You are encouraged to learn more about the Catholic faith using this free resource - FORMED.ORG
Monday is the feast of St. Carlo Acutis. Your family is encouraged to learn more about this fascinating young man who became a saint last year. You can watch a video about him on FORMED using this link: https://app.formed.org/app/collections/1118161
We are collecting diapers for Catholic Charities! Please help us with this great cause. Send any size or brand and we will deliver them to Salina on November 6. Help our pile GROW!! Thank you for helping families in need in our diocese.
October-
13 – BOB; School Council Meeting
16 – Preschool Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch; Reading Party; Family Picnic Day, 12:00; Family Rosary, 12:30, Dismiss 1:00
20 – Classroom Visits with Bishop Vincke, 1:00; Mass at 2:00; Sack Lunches in Classrooms or Outside Due to Ham Loaf Dinner set up in Gym; Book Fair Begins
21 – No Afternoon Bus Service
22 – Dismiss 11:00; Conferences 12:00 – 8:00 p.m.
23 – No School
24 - Fall Festival
26 – Picture Day
27 - Book Fair Ends
28 - K - 2 Field Trip to Britt's Farm
30 – Tiger Day Hosted by Grades 1 & 5; Middle School Leadership Class Helpers Here in afternoon
Other Important Yearly Dates
(New dates will be added in bold,)
November 11 - Veteran's Day Activities
November 24 - Thanksgiving Mass & Dinner
November 30 - St. Andrew Feast Day
December 2 - Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center
December 9 - Christmas Program, Grades K - 5
December 16 - Pre-K Christmas Program, 6:00 p.m.
December 18 - Christmas Tiger Day
January 8 - Grade 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center
January 29 - Family Picnic Day
January 31 - February 6 Catholic Schools Week
February 5 - Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center
February 12 - Valentine Tiger Day
February 20 - First Reconciliation
February 26 - Family Picnic Day
March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20 - Starbase for Grade 5
April 2 - Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center
April 29 - Spring Program
April 30 - Family Picnic Day
May 2 - First Holy Communion, 2:00 p.m.
May 7 - Field Day & Family Picnic
May 17 - Last Day, Mrs. Hunter's Class, Program at 10:00 a.m.
May 18 - Last Day Mrs. Jenny Whitehair's Preschool Class, Program at 10:00 a.m.
May 19 - Last Day, K - 5, Dismiss 1:00
God bless your family with a terrific weekend!
Principal Whitehair
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