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Perry Nursery School
C/O Mary Fabirkiewiecz (677-8130)
3770 Packard Rd.
Ann Arbor MI 48108
[Open Monday - Friday 7AM - 6PM
The School is at 3770 Packard Rd.
just behind the "Gentle Dental Bulding".]
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Child Care Network
www.childcarenetwork.org
2008 Christmas
Party was A Fun Success!
Each year this party allows St. Francis parishioners to connect to members
of our community with whom we might not otherwise intermingle. One
of the best aspects of the event is that it is not a charity meeting, but
truly a joyous celebration among neighbors. This year's party was
no exception, with friendly food and conversation, boisterous caroling,
and rollicking games with a merry Santa presiding.
This party shows
that St. Francis of Assisi parish is not "all talk" when it comes to making
room at the inn during Advent. Thank you to those who participated
in bringing this blessing to us all. -- Chris Kempton
Thanks to you our parish again shared the joy of Christ at Christmas time
with those less fortunate. In the past each
year we have had plenty of food, helpers, and so much fun. This year
the party grew to host more guests. In addition to Perry Nursery
School, of Ann Arbor, 35 more guests from the Child
Care Network of Washtenaw County, were invited to join us.
Those who ate were 195 people, which included some servers. Although
this year we did run out of food at the end, the kids were entertained,
the food was very good and well handled, and the decorations were the best.
Please remember to sign-up to help again next
year.
Thank you, especially to our coordinators: Roger Parlett (food); Zach Weathers
(decorations); Chris Kempton (activities); And to all of you more than
70 persons who helped...: Terese Bertcher; Ann Marie Borders;
Hunter Bozzi; Isabella Bozzi; Lisa Bozzi; Elaine Brady; Jean Carey; Brandon
Carmack; Viera Ciganikova-Shwaiki; Laura DeBacker; Catherine DeBona; Margaret
Decker; Barbara Dehn; Richard Dehn; Katy Derezinski; Patti Dobbs; Colleen
Flynn; Brian Fulper; Marisa Fulper; Margaret Hicks; Erich Jensen; Joan
Karas; Kathleen Kaveh; Charles Kellermann; MaryLou Kellermann; Barbara
Kelly-Ferris; Chris Kempton; Rosaleen Kirk; Barrie Kiser; Judith Kovac;
Wendy Lemke; Julie Leonard; Scott Madden; Claudia Maguire; Maria Maguire;
Sue M. Maguire; Bridget McGillicuddy; Cecilia Miller; David Miller; John
Miller; Christopher Mollo; Kasha Newcomb; Jessica Opaleski; Linda Opaleski;
Christine Parlett; Roger Parlett; Mona Peterson; Paul Peterson; Cathy Pietrasiuk;
Charlene Plagens; Diane Purcell; Myra Raveendra; Tess Raveendra; Amy Remillard;
Ann Scott; Sharon Sprague; Clare Stando; Matthew Stando; James Walewski;
Susan Walewski; Zach Weathers; Charles White; Emily White; Garrett White;
Julie White; Natalie White; Mary Zynda; Joyce Newton; Kristen Fields and
Mary Kalus. And, we also thank Wendy Lemke’s students, as well
as, The Young Adult Friendship Helping Group of Young Adults with Developmental
Disabilities for assisting with decorations.
See
photos from our December 2007 & 2006 parties for Perry Nursery
School here at:
http://stfrancisa2.com/socialministry/perry-party-photos/
Watch a future edition of the Canticle
for pictures from the event.
Merry Christmas!
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2007
Perry Christmas Party was a fun success again this year.
Thanks to you our parish again shared the joy of Christ
at Christmas time with those less fortunate. And, we hosts had fun
too.
The kids were entertained, the food was very good and
well handled, and the decorations were the best I have ever seen for this
Advent party. Thank you, especially to our coordinators:
Roger & Chris Parlett & Bridget McGillicuddy (food); Joyce, Loren
& Zach Weathers (decorations); Chris Kempton (activities); And
to all of you who helped...
Catherine Anderson, Richard Badics, Matthew Barera, Michael
Barera, Robert Berarducci, Terese Bertcher, Christine Billick, Elaine Brady,
Elaine Brandenburg, Elaine Caoili, Suzette Charron, Laura DeBacker, Barbara
Dehn, Richard Dehn, Patti Dobbs, Joyce Driscoll, Sandi Estep, Terri Fenelon,
Colleen Flynn, Elle Gallagher, Thomas Gallagher, Mary Jo Hepburn, Margaret
Hermes, Christy Howden, Mary Howrey, Donna Huntsman, Erich Jensen, Agnes
Jensen, Jimmy Jensen, Patrick Jensen, Joan Karas, Kathleen Kaveh, Julia
Kearney, Philip Kearney, Dawn Keene, Natalie Keene, Charles Kellermann,
MaryLou Kellermann, Barbara Kelly-Ferris, Andrea Kempton, A J Kempton,
Chris Kempton, Lillian Kempton, Wendy Lemke & the St. Francis School
6th Grade Class, Julie Leonard, Preeti Malani, Jose Martinez, Bridget McGillicuddy,
Maria Merola, Cecilia Miller, David Miller, John Miller, Molly Neuman,
Jack Ottenwess, James Palm, Christine Parlett, Roger Parlett, Mona Peterson,
Paul Peterson, Cathy Pietrasiuk, Christopher Raveendra, Teresita Raveendra,
Kay Reason, Colleen Regan, Denise Regan, Sean Regan, Keri Riegger, Brenna
Sexton, Pamela Sexton, Shannon Sexton, Daniel Simonelli, Patricia Simonelli,
Sharon Sprague, Janet Starr, Denise Sulavik, Janine Sulavik, Angela Szewczul,
Loren Weathers, Zach Weathers & Joyce Weathers, Linda Wiseman &
Carol Marino & The Young Adult Friendship Helping Group of Young Adults
with Developmental Disabilities.
See
photos from our December 2007 & 2006 parties for Perry Nursery
School here at:
http://stfrancisa2.com/socialministry/perry-party-photos/
Watch a future edition of the Canticle for pictures from
the event.
Merry Christmas! |
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Coordinators To-Do-List for
the
"Charity Organization" Christmas Dinner Party
Thanks to you that have helped in the past!
2010 Party Coordinators for Perry Nursery: ________(Your
name here?)
2009 Party Coordinators for Perry Nursery: Roger
Parlett (food); Zach Weathers (decorations); Chris Kempton (activities);
2008 Party Coordinators for Perry Nursery: Roger
Parlett (food); Zach Weathers (decorations); Chris Kempton (activities);
2007 Party Coordinators for Perry Nursery: Roger
& Chris Parlett & Bridget McGillicuddy (food); Joyce, Loren &
Zach Weathers (decorations); Chris Kempton (activities);
2006 Party Coordinators for Perry
Nursery: Roger Parlett (food); Lawrence-Zach & Loren Weathers (decorations);
Chris Kempton (activities);
2005 Party Coordinators for Safe House: Claudia Harrison,
Carol Finn, Julie Frank, Claudia Sauer, & Colleen Tassie;
2004 Party Coordinators for Safe House: Kathi
Tobey
& Katherine (Kate) Zajac;
2003 Party Coordinators for Safe House: Jackie Ziemba&
Kathi
Tobey;
2002 Party Coordinators for Safe House: Jackie Ziemba&
Kathi
Tobey;
2001 Party Coordinators for Safe House:
2000 Party Coordinators for Safe House: Scott Wright
1999 Party Coordinators for Safe House: David ...;
Each year our St. Francis parish family provides and hosts, a Christmas
Dinner Party for a local charity organization, its staff and clients.
The meal & party each year is traditionally on the first Thursday
evening of December in the Parish Activities Center. Help coordinate
as a Pre-Party Coordinator for one of these areas:
__ Set-up, Decorations & Environment;
__ Childrens' Crafts & Games;
__ Food Donations & Serveing; |
See
photos from our December 2007 & 2006 parties for Perry Nursery
School here at:
perry-party-photos
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"This party is one of the highlights
of our holiday season! The food, company and activities are always
wonderful." - Kathy, SAFE House Staff
Healing Wounds of Violence
See photos from PAST
parties for SAFE House , click here!
Safe House is a shelter in Ann Arbor for women &
children who are victims of domestic violence.
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The Coordinator of Decorations & Environment:
Our Parish Social Ministry Office provides the Christmas Tree.
Other decorations are welcome. You will
probably want to go shopping before this event to get some extra decorations.
Shop at any stores (like: Gordon Food Service GFS) and/or any other stores
in preparation for this party, submit the receipts to Scott Wright,
Parish Social Ministry Office, and you'll be reimbursed. Also, you
may charge to the parish account at GFS if you communicate first with the
Social Ministry Office.
Often some decorations are provided by several groups including:
Carol
Marino (663-3865) & the
Young Adult Friendship/Helping
Group of persons with Developmental Disabilities. Normally
Santa is invited by the "Charity Organization". Gifts are not expected.
Surprise gifts may come from any group interested in providing them.
Also, work together with the Coordinator of Food on things like: table
clothes.
Signs should be posted welcoming
& directing people to the party in the PAC on the PAC front door
and the School doors.
Set-up the PAC: We have always used long tables because we could
fit more people with them. But, If you want to try round tables ...
go ahead and try it!! Count on about 150?
persons?, many are kids. (I think normally
the set up is like a funeral lunch.) As far as a work order goes...
ask that Dave, get the maintenance guys to put up the tables, but no chairs
because in the past four years we have had so many kids, who want to help,
that we normally just ask them to set up the chairs.
The Coordinator of Childrens' Crafts & Games:
Keep in contact with
Mary
Fabirkiewiecz (677-8130)
at Perry Nursery
School. Normally Santa is
invited by the "Charity Organization". And, the "Charity Organization"
may have other volunteers that can help organize childrens' crafts &
games. You are the "point person" on Thursday night for activites.
It is essential to have you helping the meet the needs of, and coordinating
our volunteers so they can be most useful. (Volunteers that
are helping with activities sometimes are also helping with food, so, you
will need to work together with the Coordinator of Food.)
Craft activities for the kids are most all set-up in the school hallway
just
out side of the PAC.
In the gym ... there are tables & chairs in the storage closet,
if needed. (Check in with the school gym teacher-coach, John
Butsic at 821-2206, about having a key for all of the balls & gym equipment.)
The piano is easy to get out and set up. It is in the mic/sound
closet. It normally goes near the tree. The tree normally goes
near the entrance door. And, we put a nice arm chair out for santa.
With some light color back drop on the bulletin board, so that the Safe
House workers can take photos of the kids with a polaroid camera, (all
photos of kids & clients are confidential & given to the family).
(Do we have a piano player? Gwen Gilbert has helped with this in
the past.)
The Coordinator of Food:
As for food planning for this party, I, Roger, looked
at prior years:
2006- 14 casseroles
and 36 lbs of ham with 162 people (incuding servers)
2007- 15 casseroles
and 36 lbs ham and 140 people-with 1/4 left over
2008- 18 casseroles
and 31 lbs of ham and 195 people in 2008 (including servers) (that is 15
disabilities + 106 Perry guests + 35 CCN guests + 39 volunteer helpers.
(Plus there were 31 other volunteers who delivered prepared food, but who
did not join in eating.) A total of 225 people all together.
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The week before the party look at how many persons are volunteering
to set-up, serve & bring - desserts, salads, or casseroles. Sometimes
you may need to ask some persons to bring a different dish that may be
more needed. You are occupied in the kitchen coordinating our
parish volunteers so they can be most useful. This is a buffet style
meal serving about 150? persons?.
You will need to shop for the: ham carved, bread, condiments, mustard,
mayo, sugar, cream, lemonade, coffee, tea, plates, cups, utensils, table
clothes, etc.. When you shop at any stores (like: Gordon Food
Service (GFS) and/or any other stores in preparation for this party,
submit the receipts to Scott Wright, Parish Social Ministry Office, and
you'll be reimbursed. Also, you may charge to the parish account
at GFS if you communicate first with the Social Ministry Office.
You may want to contact some other parish representatives
from Kof C and/or Altar Society to gain permission to use some of their
utencils and supplies for this party. Ask about contact names &
numbers. On the day of the party
people will
be bringing food dishes. Food dishes may be placed in the in the
Parish Activities Center Kitchen or, cold dishes can be placed in the back
of the parish RANGER Pick-up Truck parked near the PAC Kitchen with a sign
posted on it. There are "Perry
Nursery" labels placed on the counter top in the PAC kitchen &
at the parish office front desk with a note about frequently asked questions.
In 2003 we served SAFE House with about 210 persons (150 children &
65 adults) consisting of both, staff and clients.
To help contact the Parish Social Ministry Office,
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