Thoughts and Prayers
Please pray for healing and improved health for C. Greuel, grandfather of Elliott and Teddy Hattaway. For Señora Connie Fox-Arrington, grandmother of Trinity and Thomas Martin and our beloved CSSE Spanish teacher, who is going through aggressive breast cancer treatment. Martin Horn, uncle of Rebecca and Joseph Horn and CSSE alum, has made great progress toward recovering from a spinal cord injury. He will soon move to Oklahoma to live with family and continue rehabilitation and healing. Thank you for your continued prayers

Prayer for Intercession from Fr. Stanley Rother

O faithful shepherd, Blessed Stanley Rother, as priest and missionary, you tilled the soil with your hand and invited Christ Jesus to till the soil of your soul. You became a sign of the love of Christ the Good Shepherd for your People, and blessed their lives by your ministry. You stood firm and did not run from danger, bringing glory to God and His Church in your martyrdom. Blessed Stanley, obtain from the heart of Jesus healing and full recovery for those for whom we pray, and pray for me, that I too may be a sign of Christ’s love among His people. Teach me to faithfully till the soil of this life in the reality given to me by our Father, unafraid to stay with those God has given me, no matter the cost. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

If you would like to include something in the Thoughts and Prayers section, please contact Kristin Goodale at [email protected]

Important Dates
 Today: School Mass, 8:15am
   Christmas Parties/Last Day before break
 Dec. 22-Jan. 3: Christmas Break, No School
 Jan. 4: Return from Break / School Mass, 8:15am
 Jan. 5: Spirit Day

Open House Dates for Current Families, Parishioners, and Prospective Families
Please spread the word to your friends, families and neighbors about these open house opportunities!

Open House Dates for Prospective Families
Grades 1-8: Thurs, Jan. 25, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Preschool-Kindergarten: Sat, Feb. 10, 10:00am-12:00pm
This is a wonderful opportunity for perspective families to tour the school, meet Mr. Eaton and the and teachers, see the classrooms, and learn why our school provides the kind of education you pray for! Administrators, teachers, parents and students will be giving tours and answering questions.

Parish Wide Open House
Sunday, January 28th 10:30-12:00
This is a wonderful opportunity for our current families to visit their child's classrooms, and for parishioners and perspective families to visit our school in an informal setting. This is a great way to celebrate our school community with members of the parish and the community.

Host Families Needed for Catholic Retreat Team Students
The National Evangelization Team (NET) is scheduled to be at St. Eugene Catholic School, Feb 20th to facilitate a Middle School Retreat for our students. We will need to provide housing on Monday, February 19th and Tuesday, Feb 20th as well as dinner each night by the host family. The team includes
6 males and 6 females. The team members travel with sleeping bags and are flexible. They can stay in host homes with a minimum of two team members of the same gender staying together. No one team member should ever be housed
alone. We are looking for host families to house two or more of the team members. Host families will fulfill ALL of their Time and Talent obligations for this school year. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Eaton at
[email protected] or call the school office. More information on this NET retreat coming soon!

Meal Train for Senora Fox
Senora Fox is in need of assistance. Please go to her meal train sight below and sign up to provide her and her husband dinner. mealtrain.com/trains/4d4dl7 If you have any questions, please email Petra Hutchison at [email protected].

Meal Train for Martin Horn
As Martin Horn is moving to Oklahoma to be close to family during his recovery, his family who is taking care of him is in need of assistance with daily meals. Please visit Martin’s meal train page to sign up to bring them a meal. mealtrain.com/dmg12v

Attention 3rd-5th Grade Girls: Girls on the Run is So Much Fun!
St. Eugene will be having a Girls on the Run team again this year. All 3rd-5th grade girls are invited. For more information about enrolling or becoming a coach please call/text Melissa Rainbolt at 405-627-4599. You can register your child at https://www.gotrcentralok.org

Time & Talent: Basketball Volunteers Needed
Basketball season has started! CSSE hosts games almost every Saturday and we need volunteers to staff the gym. Everyone can help: middle and high school students can work in the concession stand; high school students and parents can run the clock or keep the official scorebook. We also need parents to supervise the gym (which just means being there in case of an emergency). Everyone can earn service or Time and Talent hours. We currently only have Decembers schedule, so continue to check back for more dates! Contact Debbie Langston with questions: [email protected] or (405) 823-3511 Signup link: signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4ca8a82ea6ff2-steugene

Middle School Youth Group
Rolando and I would like to thank everyone for your support and prayers for the Middle School Youth Ministry this school year. We love your kids like they're our own. Blessings, peace, and prayers for you all. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Rolando and Christi Benites. See you on Tues Jan 9 from 3:00 -4:45!

Advent Prayers, Week 4: Love
Dear Jesus, may the light of your love always shine in our hearts. As Christmas draws closer, we marvel at your great love for us. Let your love transform every aspect of our lives and touch everyone we encounter. Our hearts are open to you, Jesus. Amen.

New Year, New Look!
The next Eagle Express will test out a new format! We are trying something new and changing from a linked PDF to blog-style webpage. This format will be easier for those who read the newsletter on their mobile devices and will make it easier to search for previous posts. Everyone will still receive the same weekly email with summaries and a link to the news and information for the week, it will just look a little different. Thanks for your patience while we try out this new look!

​There will be no Eagle Express​ on 12/28.

Merry Christmas!