Weekly Update 9 – November 6, 2025
Calendar of Events |
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| Th. 11.6 | Slow Road retake pictures released - check your email |
| Fr. 11.7 | 8:00 AM K-8 Mass (church) Wolf Ridge trip return 6:30 - 8:00 PM Family Holy Hour (church) |
| Sa. 11.8 | 6:00 PM Vatican Nights: social & speaker (Doran Hall) for ages 21+ |
| Su. 11.9 | Eucharistic Days Parish Celebration following 10:00 Mass |
| Mo. 11.10 | Out-of-uniform passes may be used |
| Tu. 11.11 | 9:15 Veteran's Day Celebration (gym) |
| We. 11.12 | 6:00 PM Spark: 2nd-4th grade youth (youth room) 6:00 PM Ignite: 5th-8th grade youth (youth room) |
| Fr. 11.14 | School Not in Session: Staff Development Day 8:00 AM Preschool & Kindergarten Experience (school) |
Looking Ahead |
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| Fr. 11.21 | Trimester 1 Ends |
| Mo. 11.24 - Tu. 11.25 | No bus service |
| We. 11.26 - Fr. 11.28 | Thanksgiving Break |
Dear Charger Parents,
This November, we are getting a jump on the enrollment season with an event for our entry-level grades. There will be a Kindergarten and Preschool Experience opportunity on Friday, November 14, from 8:00 AM – 9:00AM in the preschool and kindergarten rooms. This is a day with no students, so we decided to start the day with this open-format event before getting to work at 9:05. Parents and children can visit our classrooms, speak to teachers, explore the program, and have coffee/juice and breakfast treats. Please show up for this event if you have any interest in preschool through kindergarten next year. Please share this event with your friends and family members looking for a great Catholic school. Here is a flyer to help with sharing: Explore Preschool & Kindergarten. We are also trying to fill up our schedule in November with tours for new families! Please share this link with anyone who wants to visit our school or have them call us.
Our 6th graders are having a great time at Wolf Ridge! We don’t hear from them very often, but that tells us that things are going well, and they are staying busy. Please keep them in your prayers. Also, with National Vocations Week, please keep all those discerning religious life in your prayers.
You’ve probably noticed that we have a Veterans’ Day program coming up on Tuesday, November 11, at 9:15 AM. This ceremony will be a short, all-school event in the gymnasium saluting those who have served our county. We will be praying for our veterans, and there will be a couple of songs performed by our very own St. Charles students. Family members of St. Charles students who have served in the military are invited to attend this event.
Coming up this weekend is our annual Eucharistic Days and the celebration of the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo on Sunday. Tomorrow, after Mass begins 40 hours of Perpetual Adoration in our church. All of our students will visit the Blessed Sacrament on Friday for age-appropriate periods of time. There is a family Holy Hour on Friday evening beginning at 6:30 PM, a 7:00 PM rosary, and praise and worship to follow. (No food served Friday evening). Vatican Nights is on Saturday evening (for adults), including a catered buffet and 21+ drinks, and the big all-parish feast is on Sunday after the 10:00 AM Mass! Please see the links provided below and make it to what you can this weekend! The Feast of St. Charles is technically on November 4th, but we asked the bishop if we could celebrate it this Sunday, November 9, and he said yes. However, on November 4th, the kids did get to celebrate with a special treat of Fruit Gushers, so yes, we are into double celebrations when opportunities present themselves.
Have a great weekend, and God bless you!
Danny Kieffer
St. Charles School Principal
Eucharistic Days at St. Charles this Weekend
Please join us for St Charles Eucharistic Days this weekend starting with a 6:30 PM Family Holy Hour with activities, rosary, and praise & worship on Friday, November 7th; Vatican Nights – adults only, social & talk on Saturday, November 8th; and our St. Charles Patronal Feast Mass at 10:00 AM on Sunday, November 9th, followed by a Eucharistic procession and catered parish celebration. Come any time during the weekend to pray in the church with Our Lord in the Eucharist. Every hour will be dedicated to a specific prayer request – for more information, click HERE.
Staffing and Classroom Structure in PreKindergarten
Please see the PreK Fall 2025 Update that was sent to the PreK parents. Erin Hage is the lead teacher in the 2nd PreK room this year. Our numbers went up a little bit in August, but not enough for another full-time room, but we are able to have children in there 3 days a week. We could have put them all in one room, but using this room provided the students with more physical space, an opportunity for Mrs. Hage to lead-teach, and do it all with the same personnel that we would have needed if we put them all in one room.
Schoolbelles Spirit Wear SALE ~ through November 9th
30% off everything!! Now through November 9th. Start your Christmas shopping!! Check out our Spirit Wear shop: Schoolbelles. Items featuring our Chargers logo are available for purchase, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, hats, and more! Orders are shipped directly to families. Questions? Contact Josie Salzbrun.
Veteran’s Day Program ~ Tuesday, November 11
Explore Preschool & Kindergarten ~ Friday, November 14
Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
The 3rd graders are hosting the 31st Annual St. Charles School Thanksgiving Food Drive that runs through Friday, November 21. The donations go to the Missionaries of Charity in Minneapolis and the Franciscan Brothers of Peace in St. Paul.
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The Brothers need personal hygiene items and any non-perishable foods. They also requested traditional Thanksgiving dinner food items. Canned foods are of a lesser need, but are still appreciated.
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The Sisters are requesting the following: boxed food, dried beans, white rice, maseca flour, cooking oil, cereal (any), spaghetti noodles & sauce, and any noodles (including ramen). Also appreciated are diapers in sizes 3, 4, and 5, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex), and personal hygiene products.
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Special note: Please do not donate anything in glass jars for our students’ safety. Thank you!
God bless your generosity to our neighbors in need!
Prayer Partners Needed
Calling parishioners, parents, and staff to volunteer to pray for our students! This is an opportunity to pray by name for a specific student from November to April as our second and eighth graders prepare to receive their Sacraments this year. A “prayer partner” prays daily for one student (to be assigned) and writes a short monthly note of faithful encouragement to that special person. If you are interested in this amazing ministry, sign up here or email Linda Weiner with any questions you have. After signing up, you will receive the name of your student along with more details.
Home & School Volunteer Opportunities
Wolf Ridge Calendars Still Available
Parish Updates and Events
The Meal Train Ministry
Would you like to help provide meals for a person or family in their time of need? OR do you or someone you know have a short-term need (due to a birth, surgery, illness, etc.) for meals to be delivered to your home? Contact Joan Conlin if you are interested in this ministry.
Prayer Corner
If you would like to add someone to our prayer corner, please email the information to Danny Kieffer.
- For the repose of the soul of Sebastian, cousin to students Gyoergy and Sayuri. May he rest in peace, and may his loved ones be comforted in their time of sorrow.
- For quick and complete healing after a car accident for Don and Alaime, grandparents of student Henry.
- For the repose of the soul of Roy, like a grandpa to student Henry. May he rest in peace, and may his family be comforted in their time of sorrow.
- For the repose of the soul of Beau, uncle to students Brynn and Aiden. May he rest in peace, and may his family be comforted in their time of sorrow.
- For complete healing for our former, beloved teacher, Anne Flynn, who is battling cancer once again. For healing for Mrs. Flynn and guidance and strength for her family.
- For Teri, mother of staff member Sharon and grandma of students Luke, Lilly, Leo, Michael, and former student Noah, for a smooth and speedy recovery after surgery and prayers for ongoing medical needs.
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For the repose of the soul of Isabella, a former student and a beloved niece of office staff members Ann-Marie and Mary, as well as a sibling and cousin to several former students. May she rest in peace, and may her family be comforted in their time of sorrow.
- For comfort and healing for the Annunciation Community.
- For the peace of Christ to reign in our hearts, our homes, our community, our world.
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