St. Francis Cathedral School

📚Did you know that children learn between 4,000-12,000 words per year by reading? In the St. Francis Cathedral School library, students celebrated, “National Young Readers Week” with book tastings, scavenger hunts and creation stations. Our librarian, Mrs. Kiliany is truly fostering a 💕love of reading with our students.📖 #SFCS

🧶✨ Cozy, handcrafted, and made with love! Shop Handmade Holiday Treasures at our Jingle Bells Craft Celebration 🎄 📍 St. Francis Cathedral CYO 📅 Saturday, Dec 6 • 10 AM ✅ FREE admission Perfect gifts • Crochet goods • Holiday décor • One-of-a-kind finds 🎁 Come support local makers!

How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me! - St. Elizabeth of Hungary

❤️Yesterday for “World Kindness Day”, Mrs. Johnson’s Kindergarten class learned all about ways to be kind. They listened to the story, “A Wrinkled Heart” that highlights unkind words wrinkles people’s hearts. The students performed an experiment where they wrinkled a paper heart and then, tried to get it back to its original shape. They saw that they could never get their paper hearts back exactly the way they started. They truly grasped the importance of choosing their words to promote a culture of kindness.🥰 #SFCS

🦃The Helping Hands Club “Thanksgiving Food Drive” to benefit St. Francis Cathedral Social Concerns is well underway. Students have been busy creating boxes to collect donations for each classroom. The club members visited the Food Pantry to learn about the many ways Social Concerns helps those in need. Donations are being collected until November 20th.😃 #SFCS

🦷Dr. Harleen Sodhi, DDS visited our Kindergarten and First Grade classes yesterday from Metuchen Pediatric Dentistry to talk to the students about the importance good dental 🪥hygiene. She talked about keeping our teeth clean and making healthy food and beverage choices. The students had a great time brushing her dinosaur’s 🦖 teeth as well! #SFCS

1) “We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success…but on Jesus alone.”

✨SFCS received a generous donation of $48,750 from the Msgr. Richard A. Behl Endowment Fund for technology and curriculum updates. Chairperson, Patricia Bixel presented the check in front of the school's donor wall to Principal Katheen Dalton, President Dr. Jay Locquiao and Very Reverend Fr. Timothy A. Christy, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi. The Behl Fund is a permanent endowment established in 2008 to enhance the school's curriculum in the areas of religion, science, technology, mathematics, language and fine arts. We would like to thank all our donors for their steadfast commitment to Catholic education!😃 #SFCS

🇺🇸Students in 3A observed Veterans Day today by watching a video of how it was established. They made cards expressing gratitude to Veterans for their service which will be delivered to the American Legion in Metuchen today. 🪖🎖️#SFCS

🎶Our SFCS students in the “Kids of the Kingdom” choir did a wonderful job performing at the 12 PM Mass on Sunday. We are blessed our students are so involved and talented!🎼 #SFCS

🍂Sister Josephine’s Kindergarten class was hard at work crafting their scarecrows yesterday. They are truly embracing these Autumn days!🍁 #SFCS

"Allow me, brothers, to look toward heaven rather than at the earth, so that my spirit may set on the right course when the time comes for me to go on my journey to the Lord."

🎅✨ Get into the Christmas spirit at our Jingle Bells Craft Celebration! 🗓 Saturday, December 6, 2025 ⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM 📍 St. Francis Cathedral CYO • 520 Main St, Metuchen, NJ

Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace is the mother of unity. Peace is the rest of the blessed souls. Peace is the dwelling place of eternity.

I have chosen and consecrated this house, says the Lord,
that my name may be there forever. -2 Chronicles 7:16

🎄🕯️ Join us for SFCS’ 1st Advent Wreath Make & Take! Create a beautiful Advent wreath for your home while enjoying fellowship, creativity, and light refreshments! 📅 Sunday, November 30 🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 St. Francis Cathedral Cafeteria 💲 $40 per kit • Pre-order by 11/10 Kits can be made on-site or taken home. Limited quantity — reserve yours today! 👉 Order here: https://b70b9e-7e.myshopify.com/products/advent-wreath-make-take 📲 Or scan the QR code on the flyer! Hosted by the SFCS HSA #SFCS #SaintsAndScholars #Advent #MakeAndTake #CatholicCommunity #FamilyFaithTime

Saint Francis Cathedral invites Catholic men to attend the “Renewal of Hope” Men’s conference on November 15 th to strengthen their life, family and community.

“There is an awful lot of insecurity and nervousness and second guessing among good parents. Whether you are a parent or a grandparent, I'm going to give you a sense of standing strong against the culture no longer on your side. As faith filled men, we’re going to have to go against the culture to raise the kind of kids or grandkids that we want to raise. To make my point I use comedy because good comedy will leave the
audience saying, oh, okay, I can relate to that. It may be an exaggeration of a reality, but there is a lot of truth in comedy. So, I will use it to relate, then follow it up with the points I am trying to make to the guys.”

Dr Ray Guarendi is a Catholic clinical psychologist, author and host of “The Dr. is in” on Sirius XM and “Living Right With Dr. Ray” on EWTN

Men’s Conference 2025 – Renewal of Hope
Strengthen your life, family and community
November 15, 2025 9:15am – 3:00pm
Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi – 548 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ
$65 – includes breakfast and lunch

Register below:
https://forms.ministryforms.net/viewForm.aspx?formId=a280edf8-fbfa-4f46-9d8b-643135a78655

📚After 9 rigorous weeks, it’s a wrap for our after school HSPT Review Class! Congratulations and good luck to our dedicated 8th graders as they prepare to take their High School Placement Tests. We are so proud of you and all your hard work!🌟We want to thank Mrs. Langton & Mrs. Freeman for all their guidance in prepping the Class of 2026 for their placement tests!😃 #SFCS

🌟SFCS offers numerous after school clubs for our students. Our Book 📚Club “Clubbers” walked the runway yesterday showcasing their favorite characters from the books that they are reading. Special thanks to Mrs. Adinolfi for moderating this club.🥰 #SFCS

📚The SFCS Scholastic Book Fair is up and running all week. Our Kindergartners had a great time yesterday perusing all the books and making their purchases. Special thanks to our HSA and all the parent volunteers who are helping our school foster a love of reading.📖 #SFCS