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Upcoming Dates

• October 15
  • Parish Family Volleyball Night at Pius
• October 16
  • Picture Retake Day
• October 17
  • Coats for Kids – Free Coats in the St. Patrick Gym
• October 19
  • Fall Pep Rally/Spirit Day
• October 20
  • Food Market at dismissal
• October 22
  • End of 1st quarter
  • Last day for shorts
• October 23
  • No School – Teacher Workday
• October 30
  • All Saints Day Costumes
• November 2-24
  • Book & Stuffed Animal Drive to benefit St. Gianna’s Home

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School Picture Retakes – October 16

If you would like to have your student’s picture retaken, please email the office at st.patricklincolnschool@cdolinc.net. Retake Day is on October 16. Please send your student’s original photo order booklet with them if you have it. Students who are having their picture retaken may wear a non-uniform top with uniform bottoms.

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Coats for Kids – October 17

The Knights of Columbus are giving away free coats for kids! The event is being held at St. Patrick this year, and it is being advertised around the diocese. Please arrive early for the best selection!

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Support our Volleyball Team!

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All Saints Day Procession – October 30

St. Patrick students are encouraged to dress as a saint or biblical figure on Friday, October 30th to recognize the Holy Day, All Saints Day, on Sunday, November 1st.

• All students who dress up will need to fill out and return the All Saints Day info sheet that will come home soon.
• Please join us for 8 a.m. mass – we will pray the Litany of the Saints and students will process in their saint costumes
• Most students will not be able to make a full change clothes.  Please keep recess and lunch in mind when planning costumes.
• Students who are going on a field trip that day should follow their teacher’s directions regarding costumes and field trip clothes.
• All costumes should be of a saint or a human biblical figure/ angel.

Costumes do not have to be elaborate – with a little bit of searching on the internet – you might find you have just what you need right at home!

• 20 Saint costumes made of tshirts – https://catholicallyear.com/blog/20-easy-saint-costumes-made-of-t-shirts/
• 150 Saint Costume Ideas – https://catholicallyear.com/blog/over-150-all-saints-day-costumes-for/
• 150 MORE Ideas – https://catholicallyear.com/blog/over-150-more-all-saints-day-costumes/

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Book & Stuffed Animal Drive

Please help us to support St. Gianna’s Home by bringing new or like new stuffed animals to the St. Patrick School Atrium between November 2nd – 24th. Thank you for brining comfort and joy to local families!

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STARS Fundraiser Dinner & Auction – November 20

The Hills Are Alive… with the Sound of Music!

Join us for our annual STARS Fundraiser Dinner & Auction

EVENT DETAILS
📅 Friday, November 20th
🕠 5:30–9:00 PM | Dinner served at 7:00 PM
📍 St. Patrick Gymnasium

Enjoy an evening of food, music, fellowship, and live & silent auctions as we raise funds for a new sound system for our church choir loft. This sound system will be used weekly by our student choir to bring beautiful music to the school Mass. 

Tickets: $60/person — RSVP cards are available in the Narthex or register online at THIS LINK.

Silent and Live Auction donations are needed! New items, gift cards, experiences, services, and monetary donations are all greatly appreciated. 

Please contact Theresa Delahoyde at delahoydetheresa@gmail.com if you have questions regarding silent or live auction items. 

Invite your family & friends—we hope to see you there!

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Diocese Events – November 21

Please consider attending these parish events with your adolescent child. The purpose of the program is to provide an atmosphere of love and learning to discuss the important topics of growing up and communication between parent and child. For more information and to register, please click the links below.

• Link for 9-13 year-old girls: https://lincolndiocese.regfox.com/01-flo-motherdaughter-program-november-2026
• Link for 10-14 year-old boys: https://lincolndiocese.regfox.com/01-flo-fatherson-program-fall-2026

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Lunch & Events

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Home & School Association

The Home and School Association needs your help to achieve our mission of supporting our St. Patrick School family. We would love to welcome you as a volunteer and/or new member! If you can help, please contact St.Patrick-HSA@cdolinc.net. 

Last year we:

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Pius Fall Play – October 15-18

Tickets are on sale for this year’s Fall Play, Alice in Wonderland. All tickets are sold online for $11 for adults and $8 for students. You are able to choose the specific seats you want for each show you wish to attend. Shows are held at Lincoln North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd St. Purchase tickets at https://www.piusx.net/wonderland.

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Parish Family Volleyball Night – October 15

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Special Olympics

Villa Marie is excited to be expanding our Special Olympics program to athletes and families throughout the Lincoln community! We are currently enrolling athletes and peer partners for:

• 🏀 Basketball
• 🎳 Bowling
• 📣 Cheer
• 🏃 Track & Field — beginning this spring

Our goal is to create more opportunities for children and teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be known, loved, included, and empowered through athletics, friendship, and community.

Families can learn more and officially register here: https://www.villamarieschool.com/coming-soon-02

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2026-2027 School Calendar

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Dress Code Reminders

• For items with the St. Patrick logo – the ArtFX store has closed. It will reopen during 2nd quarter.
• For non-logo items, including shorts, pants, skirts, and jumpers you may shop at ANY store.  Old Navy, Walmart, Amazon, and JCPenney are popular choices!
• Regardless of where you purchase items, they must be of appropriate length for all students.  Please ensure ALL skirts, skorts, and shorts are close to knee-length or just a bit higher (within 2 inches).

Gently used uniforms will be available for families in the new uniform room by appointment.

Check out our full School Dress Code guidelines HERE.

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Used Uniform Shop

The used uniform shop is always accepting gently used uniforms. We have a good stock of inventory for most sizes. Junior High skirts are also ready to go! The Used Uniform Shop can be visited during summer office hours or opened by appointment. Used uniforms will also be available during Back-to-School Night.

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School Messages

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Pius X High School Parent Association

Pius X High School Parent Association representative for St. Patrick’s parish is Tracy Wesely. Tracy can help you find answers to Pius X High School -related questions. She can be reached at 402-466-2752 or Tracy-Wesely@cdolinc.net

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Classroom Wishlists

Many teachers have updated their classroom wishlists!  Purchasing an item from the wishlist is a great way to say THANK YOU to our dedicated teachers!

Check out all of the lists here:  Teacher Wishlists | St Patrick’s Catholic School (stpatricklincolnschool.com)

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Fundraising

Please see the Fundraising page of our website for ongoing opportunities to raise funds for our school throughout the year! Additional fundraising opportunities will be communicated to families via the newsletter.