Thoughts and Prayers
Please pray for Joe McDonald, great grandfather of Jack and William Frame. Continue to pray for the healing and improved health of 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. 

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
                         Early Dismissal/Teacher Conferences, 2:30pm
Fri, Feb 16:       NO SCHOOL
Sat, Feb. 17:      Lasers & Lunch w/ Fr. Brashears - Gala party purchase only
Mon, Feb. 19:   NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day
Thurs, Feb 22:  Restaurant Night Out - Chick-Fil-A
                         Kathryn Whitaker event, 7pm, Ross Hall
Fri, Feb 23:       CSSE Stations of the Cross, 8:15am
                         Youth Group Stations of the Cross, 6pm


Stations of the Cross
Please join the Saint Eugene school community for Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent (except February 16th and March 23rd) at 8:15.  The dates are as follows:
     -February 23rd- 4th Grade
     -March 2nd- 6th Grade
     -March 9th-  various Grades and Mrs. Ison
     -March 16th- 1st Grade
     -March 30th (Good Friday)- 7th Grade

Eagles Soar with Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Classroom Incentive for the Month of February
The class with the most AR points and 100% participation for the month of February will win an Ice Cream Sunday Party. The last day to take AR tests for this competition will be Friday, March 2nd. Everyone keep on reading!!!!

What You Give Up for Lent Changes Lives -Operation Rice Bowl
This year our school is participating in Operation Rice Bowl through Catholic Relief Services. The rice bowls will be going home Thursday, February 15th.   75% of donations to CRS Rice Bowl supports Catholic Relief programs around the world, and 25% supports local hunger and poverty alleviation efforts. For more information about how you can make this service project more meaningful for your family please go to CRSRiceBowl.org.

Out of Uniform Day 
Those students that wore their dress uniforms to Mass the weekend of January 27th and 28th will have an out of uniform day on Friday, February 23rd.  Jeans, athletic pants, dresses, skirts or leggings may be worn. Dresses, skirts or any type of shirt worn with leggings must be at least two inches above the knee or longer. Shorts may not be worn. All clothing should be in good repair, free of holes and t-shirts may not contain inappropriate graphics or messages. Parents will be called to bring up a change of clothes if any clothing item is deemed inappropriate.

ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire results are going home for students in grades 3, 5 and 7 on Thursday, February 15th. Attached to these results is a letter from Diane Floyd, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. You may also go to the link below for more information. discoveractaspire.org/parent-overview/

Laser Tag Gala Party with Fr. Christopher this Saturday!
There are still a few spots left for Laser Tag & Lunch with Fr. Christopher!
The event is THIS Saturday, February 17 at 12:00 at Laser Quest. Each player will get 2 games of laser tag and pizza for lunch! Only $40 per student. Sign up on the website StEugeneGala.com.

Lenten Retreat for Women: YOU WERE MADE TO RISE!
Presented by Fr. Don Wolf
Friday, February 23 From 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm & Saturday, February 24
Lunch & Materials Provided
Cost $25
RSVP by February 19th
Registration for the Women's Lenten Retreat will take place this weekend after Mass, or you can email Patty at [email protected].

PTO Lenten Series
Lent is a great time to reflect on and strengthen our faith. The PTO has arranged a series of presentations and discussions during the Lenten season to help you do just that. Join us! 
    -Thurs, Feb. 22, 7pm in Ross Hall - Kathryn Whitaker 
    -Fri, Feb. 23, 12pm - Brown Bag Lunch in School Library, Q&A with Kathryn
    -Fri, Mar. 9, 12pm - Brown Bag Lunch in School Library with Fr. Brashears
    -Fri, Mar. 16, 12pm - Brown Bag Lunch in School Library with Fr. Wolf

St. Patricia’s Guild Meeting
Women of the parish are invited to St. Patricia’s Guild Meeting! It will be held in the home of Amy Gaffney- 5609 NW 132nd Street, OKC, 73142. We will welcome Fr. Christopher Brashears for a bit of Q&A. It will be held Thursday March 1st, 9:30am. We are invited to attend mass first at 8:15am at church then head over to the meeting. Co-hostess is Pat Grommet. Please bring a Mexican dish to share for lunch or another option of your choosing. Members are also reminded to bring items for our Bolivia Mission. Call Amy with questions, 405 388-6485. Call Christie (405 842-2323) if you need free babysitting. Please call a week in advance.

Picture Perfect! - Photos Needed for Yearbook
Send your favorite photos from school events to be included in the yearbook to [email protected]! The Yearbook staff is accumulating pictures right now and would like as many team photos, snapshots, and class pictures as possible! If you use google photos, feel free to just share the photos with the email address above. Please send no later than March 1st!

Yearbooks on Sale NOW!
Place your order for the 2017-2018 Yearbook now! The book is a 48 page, hard bound, full color yearbook featuring photo memories you won’t want to miss! The price of the yearbook through March 1st is $20. The price jumps to $25 after that date. 
ALL yearbook orders must be received NO LATER than March 16th.  We only print the number of yearbooks ordered. There will be no extra yearbooks to order later, so please get your order in now!

Stations of the Cross
Join the Middle School Youth Group on Friday night, Feb 23 in the church for Stations of the Cross. Stations are from 6-6:30 with a Lenten supper to follow. We still need 2 or 3 more students to help with Stations of the Cross. Please contact Christi Benites if your child is able to help. 405.206.5885 or [email protected].

Pilgrimage to Rome - Information Sessions
Join Fr. Brashears as he leads us on Diaconate Ordination in Rome. To find out more information about this spiritual journey, email [email protected].
Two information sessions will be held:
  -February 16, Ross Hall, 7pm
  -March 2, Ross Hall, 7pm
Come and see what an amazing and unique pilgrimage lead by Fr. Christopher Brashears this will be! September 24 - October 2, 2018. Be a guest at the Diaconate Ordination at St. Peter's that includes Oklahoma seminarians Will Banowsky (our seminarian last summer) and Jerome Krug. Enjoy the reception at the North American College (the seminary) afterwards. Spend three days in Rome to visit cultural and holy sites, including a much sought after Scavi tour beneath St. Peter's. In prayer and fun the pilgrimage continues to the south to visit Montecassino, the great Benedictine Monastery, Sorrento, Capri and Pompeii. Come and see!

Athletic Commission Positions Open
CSSE Athletic Commision is looking for a Field Coordinator and a Vice President for next season. These positions will satisfy the time & talent hours needed throughout the school year (2018-2019). Please contact Keiffer Trout if interested: 405-417-0840 or [email protected].

Restaurant Night Out - Thurs, February 22
This month's Restaurant Night Out will be Thursday, February 22 at Chick-Fil-A on Penn and Memorial! This is just a one time change from the normal schedule, so March will be back to the second Tuesday of the month.

Muffins with Mom Photos
Check out these sweet pics from the Muffins with Mom event HERE! Thanks to our photographer Mr. Vu, who always does a wonderful job capturing these special moments!

GOING, GOING, ALMOST GONE! ....some prices reduced...
We have the following items for sale through the 8th grade
  Trash Bags! - Almost gone, $12/roll,  21 white, 14 yellow and only 2 blue left.
  Blankets - Reduced to $20 (started at $35 so a great deal!) only 1 gray and 13 black left 
  Pop sockets - Reduced to $10
If you are interested in purchasing please contact Robyn Duginski at [email protected].

Needed: Drinks for Teachers' Lounge
Need time and talent hours?  You can sign up to provide drinks for the Teachers’ Lounge. $10 = 1 hour. Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/kNJUMOJ.

Host Families Needed for Catholic Retreat Team Students!
The National Evangelization Team (NET) is scheduled to be at St. Eugene Catholic School, March 6 to facilitate a Middle School Retreat for our students. We will need to provide housing and dinner that night by a 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!

Middle School Youth Group
Middle School Youth Group will meet on Tuesday Feb. 20 during our regular time from 3:00 - 4:45. Pizza, snacks, and drinks will be served. If you are in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, we would love to see you! Come have prayer, praise and social time with your friends.

Box Tops - Get Those Scissors Ready!
It's time to cut out and save those Box Tops! Box Tops are on the boxes and packaging of many of the grocery items you buy every week! Each Box Top earns our school 10 cents in cash! A sheet for Box Tops will be sent home with your child. Please fill those up and turn them in!

Uptown Market Receipts for Education 
The Receipts for Education program is now accepting Uptown Market receipts! Help our school earn FREE classroom equipment! Shop at Uptown Market and save your receipts, then send your collected receipts to school with your student or place them in the our “Fundraising Robot” located  in the school lobby throughout the school year.
If you have any questions about these programs, please contact Belva Neal at [email protected].

Celtic Tennis 2018 Enrolling Now!
Program Description – Celtic Tennis is a volunteer program provided in cooperation with Bishop McGuinness and Mount St Mary Catholic High Schools to promote tennis and competitive play for the CGSAA schools with other middle schools. The program will provide a schedule of approximately 6-8 dual matches with middle schools in the OKC metro area. All dual matches will be scheduled for after school hours on weekdays from late March through April. At this time there are no planned practices. Celtic players will also be eligible to play in the OTCA Individual Tennis Championships held the last week of April in Tulsa. 
Costs – There is no fee or cost for participation. Players are encouraged to bring a can of new balls to each of their matches. Players that choose to play in the OTCA Championships will be responsible for their own entry fee ($20 per player) and transportation.
Player Eligibility – All CGSAA students grades 6-8 are welcome to participate. It is recommended that players have prior tennis instruction, playing experience and preferably USTA junior tournament experience. Line ups will be determined by the Celtic Coach with the goal to provide as competitive of a match as possible without overwhelming any player.
How to Enroll - Contact the Celtic Coach by email as listed below. The Celtic Tennis Match Schedule will be available soon and will be circulated to all participating players/parents.
CELTIC TENNIS COACH, Marcelo Puiggari
Cell: 405-413-5619
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

The Catholic School of St. Eugene Presents: Conversations with Katheryn Whitaker

   February 22 at 7:00 pm
   St. Eugene Church - Ross Hall
   
   February 23 at 12:00 noon
   Brown Bag Lunch & Q&A
   St. Eugene School Library
   (Please sign in at the office)

Kathryn was raised as an evangelical Protestant until she fell for a blue-eyed boy in uniform at Texas A&M. On the eve of their wedding, she converted to Catholicism and never looked back. Just when she had life figured out, Kathryn gave birth to her preemie and fifth child, Luke. His early entrance into the world led Kathryn to her knees and then her keyboard as she began documenting life in the neonatal intensive care unit, and beyond.
On her personal blog, teamwhitaker.org, she writes about her big family of six kids, carpool, Catholicism, prematurity, organizing projects, killer birthday parties, sanity checks and sneaking the occasional Dos Equis in her closet. She chats about nurturing your faith, cultivating a holy family and keeping your sanity through it all. She does it with candor, humor, and a heavy dose of Texas twang. /documents/2018/2/20180222-23KathrynWhitaker.jpg