RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INFORMATION
Sunday, Feb. 12th: Class grades 1-6
Sunday, Feb. 19th: NO class grades 1-6

Wednesday, Feb. 8th: Class grades 1-6 (5:30-6:25 p.m.), grades
7-9 (6:45-8 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 15th: NO class grades 1-9

Safe Environment Training is required for anyone working with
children and/or vulnerable adults (RE/CLOW Teachers, Nursery
workers, etc.) Please contact Gae for more information.
St. Katharine Drexel School News
We have a raffle fundraiser going on through Catholic United
Financial
with lots of great prizes (see the poster in the Gathering
Space). If you are interested in buying a ticket for $5, please let a
student know. The school keeps the entire amount of each ticket
sold. Thanks for your support!

Parents are invited to join us for the
SFO Meeting on Monday, Feb.
6th at 7 p.m. (childcare will be provided).

There is a
Dress Up/Down Day on Thursday, Feb. 9th.

Please join us for
school Mass at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays.

Registration is going on NOW for Preschool-5th grade for the
2012-2013 school year!

Questions? Call the School Office at 275-6994 or e-mail Mary at
mhaiar@sfcss.org
Baptismal Planning Class
Held the second Thursday evening of each month at 7:30 p.m. in
the Conference Room. Next class is Thursday, February 9th.
SFCS Certificates

SFCS Certificates are available at the Parish Office Monday,
Wednesday-Friday and after Masses on the weekend.  

Businesses include: 10th Street Auta Wash, Applebee’s, Bagel Boy,
Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body Works, Burger King, Century
Theaters, Cherry Creek Grill, CiCi's Pizza, Culver’s, Gap/Old
Navy/Banana Republic, Get-N-Go, Great Bear, Hurley’s Religious
Goods, HyVee, JCPenney, Juice Stop, Kohl's, Lewis, Look's Market,
Menards, Minervas/Grille 26, Olive Garden/Red Lobster, Panera,
Papa Murphy's, Payless Shoes, Perkins, Pizza Ranch, Qdoba,
Quizno's, Scheels, Shopko, Spezia/Bracco, Starbuck's, TC Referee,
The Gas Stop, The Keg, Trademark Uniforms and WestMall 7
Theaters.

If you are not participating in this program, please give Stephanie a
call at the Parish Office for more information. It's free money for our
schools and tuition credit for your student, another student or your
future student.
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to read a biography.

Born: November 26, 1858
Died: March 3, 1955
(Parish Feast Day)
Canonized a Saint:
October 1, 2000
“If I can say of an action: ‘I
did it out of love of God,’ it
that will last through all
eternity.”
St. Katharine Drexel
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“Peacefully do at each
moment what at that
moment ought to be
done.”
St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel Parish
1800 S. Katie Ave. Suite #1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone - (605) 275-6870
Fax - (605) 275-6998
E-mail - church.stkatharinedrexel@midconetwork.com
Location Map
This mural can be seen
at
St. Joseph Cathedral
Sacred Heart Chapel in
Sioux Falls.
Image courtesy of the
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Image courtesy of the
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
SF Catholic School System Position Openings:  Please check
the Catholic Schools’ web site for new position openings in the
system at www.sfcss.org.
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Want to help out the school but don’t know how? Turn in your used
cell phones, ink jet cartridges, laptop/notebook computers, iPods,
digital cameras and digital video cameras. Your used items may be
tax deductible and will be recycled in accordance with EPA
regulations or refurbished and sold. 100% of the proceeds will help
fund St. Katharine Drexel School. Every little bit counts. Thanks for
all your support! For more information or questions, please call the
School Office at 275-6994.
St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Elementary School has enrolled in
Labels for Education. Thank you for your donations of Campbell
Soup labels (bar code needed) and Land O' Lakes milk jugs lids.  
Please start saving your box tops, bread bag and soup can. We are
also collecting Labels for Education coupons from box tops & bread
bags and Tyson Foods labels, and are accepting Capri Sun juice
packets as well. Please bring them to our school office or drop them
in the box in the Gathering Space at church. For more information or
questions, please call Mary at 275-6994.
Youth Retreats
SEARCH—Sioux Falls: Feb. 10-12, June 1-3
SEARCH--Aberdeen: March 23-25
Welcome!
Mass times & location.
Bulletins
What's going on?
What's coming up?
Minister Volunteers.
Catholic education opportunities.
This weeks readings.
Come grow with us!
Need more information?
Who we are.
Catholic resources on the web.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Do you know someone who is thinking about becoming Catholic? Do
you want to expand and grow your own knowledge of Catholicism?
Good news! Our fall RCIA program is in session! RCIA is for any
person who wishes to join the Catholic Church, for adult Catholics
who were never confirmed, or for anyone who wants to know more
about the Church. Our next class will be Thursday, Feb. 9th at 7 p.
m. and will cover “Matrimony & Annulment.” Questions? Please call
the Parish Office: 275-6870.
                                      O’Gorman hosts New                         
                                      Student Information and Registration
                                      Events

                                      O’Gorman High School will be hosting a
New Student Information and Registration Event on Wednesday,
February 8th from 3:30–5:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Come at any time
to register for freshman classes, visit with a guidance counselor or
administrators, and learn about financial aid and scholarship
opportunities.

                          O’Gorman Junior High School
                        Student/Parent Information Night
O’Gorman Junior High will be hosting a Student/Parent Information
Night, Tuesday, February 7th at 7 p.m. in the O’Gorman Junior High
School Gym. Learn more about O’Gorman Junior High, ask
questions, take a tour of the school and learn about financial aid
and scholarship opportunities.

For more information, call 575-3358 or e-mail srankin@sfcss.org.