Mount St John Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Gladstone, NJ)

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Catholic Youth Week Catholic Youth Week was not just another seek with an odd title like Be kind to dough- lut dunkers week which is heard once and hen forgotten. Instead. each day was marked vith a special function reminding everyone of he position Catholic Youth hold in determining he future of our country and the world. The week began with the celebration of father Jude's Feast day. First. Father celebrated , High Mass which was sung by the Seniors' and ioarder's Chior. The Freshmen sang the proper ,nd the Ave Maria at the Offcrtory. After mass. i Communion Breakfast was held at which Eileen Engerud. Mistress of Ceremonies. intro- luced the guest speaker. Monday. Uctober 31st. Father addressed he entire school over the P. A. system on the ,ignificance of Catholic Youth W'eek. After chool three Seniors: Patricia Bowne. Eileen Engerud and Mary Alice Young went to St. 'ohn's Villafor a day of Christian Living. which :he Grail held the next day. A Special Holy Flour was held on Thursday in which the whole school participated and prayed for the conver- Miss Mary Ann Holthouse from the Grail Center in Brooklyn. explained the Grail Movement to the students. Miss Maureen Gilmore of St. .lohn's ,ri Villa Academy in Staten Island. spoke of the ac- tivity of this lay group in her school. sion of the world. Friday. a special Catholic Youth Week Assembly was held. The Sophomores participat- ed in a drill The Cross and the Flag . Roberta Skelly sang Shubert's Ave Maria g then she. Bruna Ciobo and Dolores Cerullo sang Lovely Lady Dressed In Blue. This was followed by Francis Giannini's violin piece. The final part of the program was a panel discussion given by the Senior class on the duties of Catholic Youth. Dolores Cerullo was Mistress of Ceremonies and the speakers were Elaine Stehnicky. Pa- tricia Bowne. Eileen Engerud. Mary Alice Young. and Louise De Cicco. The assembly Youth and Education. bel closed with everyone-is singing a Catholic Action song learned especially for the occassion. Louise. member of the panel discussion. discusses Catholic V7 4' if Mayor Howard Pcirson. of Pcapack. spoke about the duties of modern youth. . -. .--4 ,, ,.... , . vi i 155315 --A. it Li r ' .. :fl vt , 'F f -vi . . 'fi u 'lf'ifT Q1-'W . gy 'Wiz fi-as 1 wi at t' s iii.. g 'HI- , . ,tg 1xg,..,... las. e A i- is-T-. W Class mothers or- ' ganize and execute the kitchen prep- arations for the breakfast- an in- valuable assistance. A group picture of guests' la ble, dents and Element- al breakfast. High School stu- ary representatives f-I tt? Tffi ' it il ,J

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A new trend in our Annual Retreat was introduced by the Class of '56 this year: instead of the customary single weekend for the entire school. we Seniors joined those of St. John's Villa in Staten Island for a Senior Retreat in mid October. Father Fogarty, who is very active in the Grail Movement in Brooklyn, was our guide on those few days when we put aside the business of studies and extra curriculars and tried to deepen our awareness of the spiritual world around us. Withdrawing ourselves from distractions and re- flecting quietly on the thoughts proposed by Father or culled from our reading, we came to distinguish between the self-seeking motives and those whose end is God - which itlthen became our duty to crush and cultivate, re- spectively. Before the exercises, and during the recreation breaks we were able to find some warm friends in our fellow Seniors from St. ,lohn's. Then, early in January, the three underclasses packed their valises for their Re- treat. Father Raymond Balduf, SJ., was Retreat Master., helping the students derive most fruit from those few precious hours of silence and grace.

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Our own dear Santa: Mr. Frank Artiglere in person! Parent-Teacher Association This year the P. T. A. has been very active, and the fruits of theirworkhave been abun- dant as they drew nearer to the visualizing of their long-sought-dream: the new gymnasium! The first of their activities was a successful and delightful Speghetti Dinner held in Nov- ember. which was so attended that two sittings had to be provided. Members spent days pre- paring. and everyone was pleased with the results. At their next regular meeting in December. the High School Students presented a candlelight procession prefacing the Para-Liturgical Ceremony of the Advent Wreatli. The annual Christmas Package Party followed Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to which all had walked in procession after Ceremony. During the social, Santa distributed presents to all the members and the girls received a souvenir. a token of gratitude from the parents. On February 27th. a Day of Recollection was held at the school during which many parents met together for a day of peace and prayer to deepen their spiritual life and prepare themselves better for the coming of the Kingdom of God into their families. The Broadway Production. I Remember Mama was presented late in April. a very heart warming story,which. through the combined efforts of parents as players and Sister Adolfa as directress. filled all with a deep feeling of satisfaction. Although their activities and efforts have been many. it can be safely said that the organization has derived much enjoyment and contentment not only from their successful outcomes. but also from the preparation of their affairs. The P. T. A.'s big production of the year - the memorable play, I Remember Mama. Students in a candlelight Procession sing. Veni Emmanuel as they try to share with their parents the joy and longing of the Ad- vent Season. Students serve guests at Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by the P. T. A. Mrs. Glynn, Mrs. Artiglere, and Mrs. Youngs display students' prize winning posters for the St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance.