Parents and Guardians,I pray that your family has a blessed Thanksgiving with God’s love and peace. I have provided some prayers for your family to say together as you gather around your table. Our students are very familiar with prayer before meals, so I encourage you to ask them to take part in leading prayer. We miss you here at OLPH and can’t wait for the day we return, Happy Thanksgiving.

Blessings,

Mrs. C.

Prayer Before Meals

Bless us, Oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

To remember those less fortunate

Help Me-Thanksgiving Day Prayer

O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all;
When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer,
And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help;
Byword and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted.

Amen.

— Samuel F. Pugh

To acknowledge God’s gifts

Countless Blessings

Lord, on this special day of thankfulness,
we thank you not only for the delicious food,
lovingly prepared and presented,
but also for special gifts
you’ve given to this family —
loved ones we cherish dearly,
a comfortable place to live,
the beauty that surrounds us,
material pleasures,
health, spiritual wealth,
and so much more.
How can we show our gratitude for
the countless blessings you’ve provided?
We thank you for giving us clear direction,
through your holy word
on how to show our appreciation,
by obeying Your commands
and by loving and serving our neighbors.
Thank you, Lord.

Amen

— Joanna Fuchs

Tomorrow is Parent Maintenance Day, we could use all the help we can get! Below are the items we need assistance with. Upon arrival, check into the office and sign in. Mrs. Rodrigez and Mrs. Covarrubias will direct you from there.*If any parents own a landscaping business we could greatly use your help! If you (or anyone you know) could provide assistance with this service please send them our way. We need assistance in the following areas which is more than our parents can take on during Maintenance Day.

• Back parking lot- Removal of trees and bushes
• Tree trimming of all smaller trees on campus
• Removal of large weeds or bushes on campus

Parent Maintenance Day Needs:

• Rearranging and moving classroom furniture (dollies needed)
• Trucks needed for removal of donation items to donation centers

• Grounds clean-up (gardening tools needed)
• Removal of small weeds around campus (gardening tools needed)
• Cleaning of the campus, parking lots cleaned and clearing of debris
• Tighten lunch table screws (tools & supplies needed)
• Clean out the storage bin and load furniture into the storage bin
• Adjust student desks to the proper height (allen wrench set needed)
• Move extra student desks to bring back into classrooms
• Clean kitchen (cleaning supplies needed)
• Clean spiderwebs inside and outside of school building (rags and broom needed)
• rake and pick up leaves under courtyard trees

Our small school depends on parents like you and we are so appreciative of your dedication and support, especially in difficult times like this!