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Hello St. Al Families,<\/p>\n

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a fantastic start to Advent. \u00a0For information about upcoming school events please reference the\u00a0school website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0calendar<\/a>. \u00a0December has some exciting events taking place and I want to make sure everyone has all of the details.<\/p>\n

Today, we celebrated Advent with prayer, scripture reading, and the lighting of the first candle on our Advent wreath. \u00a0We will have similar ceremonies every Monday and an activity every Wednesday. \u00a0As we celebrate this time of anticipation and waiting, I decided to share the lyrics of Christ Be Our Light with the students.<\/p>\n

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
\nLonging for truth, we turn to you.
\nMake us your own, your holy people,
\nlight for the world to see.<\/em><\/p>\n

Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
\nShine through the darkness.
\nChrist, be our light!
\nShine in your church gathered today.<\/em><\/p>\n

This song is one of my favorites, addressing the symbolism of light and how the world longs for the arrival of the Savior.<\/p>\n

Finally, remember to purchase\u00a0Scrip<\/a>\u00a0and use the amazon Smile code when you are buying gifts this holiday season. \u00a0As you give gifts to loved ones you can also give the gift of rebate rewards to the school.<\/p>\n

I wish you all a joyous kick off to Advent and a happy holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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