November 2007
Alumni E-Newsletter

 
Dear Alumni,
 
The students are preparing for the coming of the Christ Child in service, prayer and song.  Be sure to visit our website in the coming weeks to view photos of the activities and events.
 
Reunion Sites
 
A number of alumni have expressed interest in holding a reunion offsite from the school sometime in the future.  With the help of a few local alums and school parents, I have compiled a list of options, located both in North Manhattan and in Riverdale.  For more information, please go to http://www.steliznyc.org/alum-re-sites.pdf.
 
If you are interested in planning a reunion for your class, please contact me, and I can provide publicity and contact information for your classmates.  Reunion classes ending in 3 and 8 will be celebrating special years in 2008!
 
Student Excellence
 
Congratulations to fifth grader Natalie Rodriguez who was a winner in the Archdiocesan Bicentennial Power Point Contest.  Her presentation was displayed at the Archdiocesan Teachers Institutes in the fall as well as other venues celebrating the Bicentennial of the Archdiocese of New York.
 
Congratulations also to seventh grader Elka Morety and eighth grader Lucien Liz-Lepiorz, who were winners of the school Spelling Bee, and to eighth grader Denise Vasquez, who was runner-up.
 
Raise Funds While Shopping
 
Parents and friends gave a great deal of support to our first several fundraisers of the year. The Innisbrook Christmas Sale raised over $5200 to offset school operating expenses.  You can help too by going to www.innisbrook.com and making your own purchases.  They have more than just for the holidays: birthday wrapping, bows, chocolate, books and magazines, stationery, etc.  The school will get 50% of all orders placed!  Share this with your family and friends.  When you get to the home page, click on Shop, and then simply type in our school id #108891.
 
Students Participate in Special Mass
 
The eighth grade students were invited to the Cathedral for a special Bicentennial Mass celebrated by our former pastor Bishop Gerald T. Walsh.  St. E students were servers at the Mass.  After the Mass, the parish's Parochial Vicar, Father Peter Pomposello, gave the students a tour of the Cathedral.  For photos of this and other school events, please go to http://www.steliznyc.org/photos.asp.
 
New Pastor Installed
 
Father Daniel S. Kearney, will be installed as our new pastor by Bishop Gerald T. Walsh at a special Mass this coming Sunday, December 2.  Father Kearney was most recently pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Manhattan since 1993, and was previously administrator there for a year.  He was also parochial vicar of Holy Family Church in the Bronx.
 
 
Know that you are remembered specially in our prayers this Advent Season and always.
 
Sincerely, 

Jenny Kaeppner
Director of Development
St. Elizabeth School

Please forward this email to any alums not already on our mailing list.  They can sign up by emailing us.  Periodic emails will be sent to notify alumni of school events and alumni services.  If you wish not to receive such notices from the school, please email the development office at officedev@steliznyc.org.
Special Masses
 
St. Elizabeth students were recently part of a very special occasion.  His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan celebrated a special Mass at St. Elizabeth Church on October 9, the North Manhattan Vicariate's celebration of the Archdiocese of New York's Bicentennial year in 2008.  St. Elizabeth Church's new pastor Rev. Daniel S. Kearney, as well as representatives from each parish in the Vicariate, concelebrated the Mass, which was followed by a reception.  The year began with an opening Mass on April 15, 2007 at St. Patrick's Cathedral and will end on April 8, 2008 with a closing Mass in Radio City Music Hall.  In between, there are Bicentennial Masses in each of the 19 vicariates of the Archdiocese.
 
On Thursday, October 18 students will participate in a special anniversary Mass for Police Officer Michael J. Buczek, of the 34th Precinct, who was shot and killed during a drug raid in Washington Heights in 1988, at the age of 24.  If you are in the area, please join us for this or any other upcoming Masses.
Large IRA Donation Received

This past month we received a $5,000 annual fund alumnus gift in the form of an IRA distribution.  It will go a long way in helping the school meet operating costs this school year.  You may also wish to take advantage of this law that allows donors age 70 1/2 and older to withdraw up to $100,000 each year from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) tax free if they give the money directly to a 501c3 charity, like St. Elizabeth School.  Please contact your financial institution or accountant for details. 
 
 
May God bless you all.
 
Sincerely, 

Jenny Kaeppner
Director of Development
St. Elizabeth School



Please forward this email to any alums not already on our mailing list.  They can sign up by emailing us.  Periodic emails will be sent to notify alumni of school events and alumni services.  If you wish not to receive such notices from the school, please email the development office at officedev@steliznyc.