Dear SMA Community,
First of all, I ask for your prayers for Vic Moss, husband of our retired principal, Francie Moss. He has been experiencing heart complications, but is receiving the expert medical attention he needs. Vic and Francie have been very active with the committee working on our Christmas float entry for this year’s Christmas parade in La Jolla. Please join me in offering up our prayers for his continued healing and good health.
In honor of our Month of the Holy Rosary and our focus on the dignity of life and the promotion of peace throughout the world, the student body gathered in Mary, Star of the Sea Church this morning for our Living Rosary prayer. Fr. Pat and many parents joined us as well. It was good for all of us to come together united in this special prayer.
Please join us TOMORROW night for our annual STEAM Night: Thursday, October 24th (5:30 – 7:00 pm) in the Parish Hall. This is going to be a “spook-tacular” event! Students should bring their “pumpkin racer” for entry in the competition; pizza will be served for those who had reserved slices in advance. All of our teaching staff will be on hand and working the various STEAM stations to engage and excite our students.
Looking ahead, we enter the final week of October next week, which means Halloween and All Saints Day! Please remember that students do not wear costumes to school on Halloween, but they may wear orange and black add-ons. Of note, La Jolla Village is hosting its annual Creepy Candy Crawl (formerly known as “Pillage the Village”) after school on Thursday, October 31st.
Additionally, there will be a Vigil Mass for All Saints Day (a Holy Day of Obligation) at 6 pm on Thursday, October 31st, at Mary, Star of the Sea Church. As a school community, we will host our annual Saints Assembly and Procession on Friday, November 1st, at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall, during which many of our students are in their saints costumes. The procession concludes with our Friday school Mass at 11:15 am.
Finally, please note that we have officially kicked off our active campaign for this year’s Gala Fundraiser–An Evening of Enchantment–to be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla on February 8, 2025! All details, including donor and sponsorship opportunities, can be found in our Gala Newsletter (see the link below in this school newsletter).
Thank you for entrusting Stella Maris Academy with your children’s education.
With blessings and gratitude,
Jamie Brandt
Principal