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Luke 4:18 Northern Neighbours Project:  A huge thank you to the SJA community for your generous contributions!

We were able to send out 88 student gifts and 3 elder gifts to four different northern schools in Northwest Territories and Nunavut!  Thanks to our Luke 4:18 Committee who worked diligently organizing the gifts, decorating the envelopes, and ... Continue reading "Luke 4:18 Committee’s Northern Neighbours Project a Success! 88 student gifts sent to Nunavut & Northwest Territories"

November 15-18 is Kindness / Anti-Bullying Week at SJA!

Monday, November 15 is Fun Hat Day.  There will be a Kindness Week Kickoff Assembly & 2 Coby’s Anti-Bullying Magic Shows!

Tuesday, November 16 is Bright Colours for Kindness & Real Compliments Day!

Wednesday, November 17 is Smile with Your Eyes ... Continue reading "November 15-18 is Kindness / Anti-Bullying Week at St. Joseph CES Aurora"

November 2 Presentations:  Chanie Wenjack was an Anishinaabe boy from Marten Falls First Nation. In 1963, at the age of nine, he was sent to Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario. Three years later, he ran away trying to reunite with his family 600 kilometers away.

Chanie joined the spirit world on October 22, 1966, a week after he ... Continue reading "November 2: The Life of Chanie Wenjack & Residential Schools Presentations"

The SJA community will be sending gifts to boys and girls in Nunavut as steps towards reconciliation.

 In 2019 we had great success with our Northern Neighbours Christmas project and we were able to send Christmas packages to 106 students in NUNAVUT and North West Territories!  This year we have sponsored 62 students from three schools in ... Continue reading "November 1-5 Luke 4:18 Northern Neighbours Christmas Project: ReconciliACTION"

Joe Cappiello

Joe & Val’s NoFrills

162-14800 Yonge St,

Aurora, ON

Store #3786

905-841-7289

October 26, 2021

Dear Joe and Val,

On behalf of the Catholic School Council and the staff and students of St. Joseph CES Aurora, I would like to thank you for your ... Continue reading "THANK YOU Joe & Val’s NoFrills for the 320 PUMPKINS!!"

Thank you  to Joe at the NO FRILLS STORE located in the AURORA SHOPPING CENTRE for donating 300 pumpkins to St. Joseph Aurora to make our student’s Halloween exciting this year!  The teachers at St. Joseph will be planning decorating activities for the students to do with their pumpkins!!  The students will be bringing their pumpkins home to share with their families!!

... Continue reading "Halloween at St. Joseph Aurora!"