Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and information.

No family envelope will go home this week.

Bowlapalooza

The Fourth Annual St. Francis Xavier Bowlapalooza is Friday March 31, 2017 at Pickwick Bowl. This event is for the whole family to attend.

PE BBQ & Prize Raffle

PE BBQ & PRIZE RAFFLE - Wednesday, May 10, 2017

PE BBQ RAFFLE TICKETS

Raffle tickets go on sale on Monday, March 20!

Tickets can be purchased Monday - Thursday at recess, outside the PE office. Tickets are .25 cents each or 6 for $1.00 Please print your name and grade on ALL tickets and return them to Mr. Orlando to be put in the tumbler.
Good luck!

PE BBQ RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS

Please help us make many children very happy by donating an item or two to the PRIZE RAFFLE.
Prizes for children of all ages are needed. Games, toys, posters, gift cards, sports equipment, electronics, and event tickets are just a few examples of the items we're looking for.

PSA HOURS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ALL DONATIONS. You will receive 1 hour for every $25 in value. We are happy to accept your generous donations beginning Monday, March 20. Please drop your items off to Mr. Orlando in the PE Office or to Mrs. Ward in the Kindergarten classroom.

Many thanks for your support and generosity!
Janet Ward

BASEBALL OPENING DAY - Monday, April 3, 2017

In celebration of Dr. Sullivan's favorite day of the year he is allowing us all to wear our favorite baseball shirt/jersey and baseball cap with blue jeans, to school on Monday, April 3, 2017.
GO DODGERS!!!

Attention Every St. Francis Xavier Student

You are invited to sing the opening and closing songs at this weekend’s 10:30 Mass. This is a great way to get involved at church and share one of your many talents. All students have been practicing with Mrs. Raymundo during music class. Please arrive a little early to Mass and see Mrs. Cranston in the choir area. After the first song students will sit with their family. Mrs. Cranston will then call them up to sing the last song.
Please try to come. We are really excited to start this new tradition.

A valuable item has been turned into the school office.

If you have lost something, please see Mrs. Konzen with a full description.

Thank you!

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez awards Kaitlyn Maddigan '17 the Christian Service Award Medal

SFX Alumni Kaitlyn Maddigan '17 receives Los Angeles Archdiocesan Christian Service Award

3/17/2017

Kaitlyn Maddigan, who has served with joy to bring more student participation to campus Masses, and volunteers at her parish and in the broader community, was honored for her exemplary Christian service during her years at Mayfield Senior School. Kaitlyn Maddigan ’17 said she was not only honored to receive the Christian Service Award Medal from Archbishop Jose H. Gomez this week, but she was also proud to stand among 75 other Catholic high school award recipients. “It showed how so many young people are doing good things in their schools and in their communities,” she said. “When you learn to perform service at a young age, I think it is something you do for the rest of your life.”

The annual awards, organized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Department of Catholic Schools, honor one student from each Catholic high school for outstanding service to the community and for exemplifying Gospel values. Kaitlyn is a Mayfield Campus Ministry team leader and has worked with other students this year to build strong participation in campus Masses.
“We have tried to make the liturgies more relevant,” she said. “It makes them more enjoyable, more meaningful, we are not just going through the motions.”
Kaitlyn said she and the team involve students in affirming activities at every Mass—handing out candles for Advent and selecting their own readings when possible. “I think the whole student body has grown spiritually this year,” she said. “In general, I think people are more involved in Mass and we have more fun being involved.” Campus Minister Teri Gonzalez said Kaitlyn is young woman of faith with "a strong, resilient and joyful spirit." She is generous with her time and service and always responds to the needs of her leadership role at Mayfield, she said. "Kaitlyn is dedicated and committed to her faith in her personal growth and the growth of others," Mrs. Gonzalez said.

Kaitlyn's service extends to her home parish of Saint Francis Xavier Church in Burbank, where she is a Confirmation leader, Eucharistic Minister and lector. In the broader community, Kaitlyn is an active member of the National Charity League and she and her mother make lunches at family shelters and assemble hygiene kits for homeless seeking aid. “Mayfield has taught me to try to branch out when it comes to service, to try something new,” she said.
When Kaitlyn was younger she would just drop off lunches at the family shelter. Now she has expanded her service and stays to serve meals to families. “When you stay you have a personal connection to the people you are serving," she said. "You realize they are just like you but are going through bigger problems.”

Kaitlyn received her medal following Mass at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels on March 14 and her award will be recognized during Mayfield’s graduation ceremony in June.