Hello Parents,
I am looking forward to the start of a wonderful new year. 
Classes begin this Monday, September 12.

FIRST DAY:  All of the class lists will be posted around the building.
All of you are welcome to join us for Opening Announcements and prayer.
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early on the first night so you can have some time to locate your child's teacher's name. Children will sit with their class in the cafeteria. We will have volunteers around to help out .  After Opening Announcement and prayer the children will be dismissed to their classrooms. You are welcome to join them to see where their class is.  I have attached a floor plan for you also. 

DROP OFF Parents are welcome to drop children off in the circle in front of the school.  For the safety of the children they must exit the car curbside. Only allow children to exit the car when there is an adult volunteer present.  If you are late, please walk your child into the building. 

PICK UP: When you enter the building please be prepared to present the name of your child and show your photo id. We will then pray together the St. Jude prayer and the Guardian Angel prayer in the school lobby.  I will have prayer cards available for you. After prayer you will be asked to go to your child's classroom. Please stay in the school lobby until after prayers are finished and you are asked to go to the classrooms.  
For the safety of everyone only exit through the main front doors.
Please keep your children with you in the parking lot. 

The latest Covid guideline are also attached which reflect the most recent CDC and Archdiocesan updates.
Here is recap:
Day 0 - This is the day your child shows a positive test result.
Days 1-5 - Your child must quarantine at home.
Days 6-10 - Your child may return to class, but must be masked.

Also we will be collecting peanut butter and jelly for the Nutritional Development Services for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We will be collecting items until October 3. Please help however you can. Also we will be collecting peanut butter and jelly for the Nutritional Development Services for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We will be collecting items until October 3. Please help however you can. 


Have a blessed day,
Mrs. Lori Rawski

See documents below:

St. Jude PREP Floor Plan

Covid Letter from the Archdiocese


Handy Faith Resources:

• There are many ways you can pray and there are many sites you can utilize.  The rosary is my go-to prayer.  The PREP children, catechists, and I pray one decade of the rosary every time we have PREP.  You can find rosary apps in your phone’s app store. I use Laudate, an Apple app that has many prayers and traditions, such as the daily readings, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, examinations of conscience, the Bible, links to EWTN, and many other amazing options.

• For those of you with young children at home, these can be very trying times. “Look to Him and Be Radiant” (https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/) is a website full of awesome ideas of activities to do with children, as well as links to videos and music. In my humble opinion, if you can keep your children away from the news, I believe they will feel much more secure and less filled with anxiety during this time.

• FORMED.ORG, the online website that is sometimes referred to as Netflix for Catholics, is full of wonderful movies and stories for all ages.  To access simply go to our website, stjudechalftont.org, and scroll down to the FORMED button on the front page.  It is free to everyone, and paid for by the parish.  I love “Brother Francis” videos for children, and the Forgiven series is exceptional.  The movies about the saints are fabulous and are for middle schooler to adult. 

• Catholicphilly.com has many great articles and ideas from our local priests, bishops, and laity.

• Bishop Robert Barron offers daily Mass from his chapel in Los Angeles.  He is a terrific homilist. They are found at Word on Fire (https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/).

• PrayMoreNovenas.com is a wonderful online resource for prayer and novenas, and you can receive email reminders, if you want. Sign up on their website or by contacting johnpaul@praymorenovenas.com.