Our Lady of Mercy Academy - Olma Yearbook (Syosset, NY)

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I-'ts students in Our Lady of Mercy Qcademy, we have been privileged to have Father Potterton not only for our chaplain but also tor our director and teacher. ln his first and foremost position as chaplain, Father has given us the opportunity to advance in the love of God. Each new school year has been opened with the celebration ot Holy Mass and the begging ot God's grace on the work of the coming year, Hn- nual retreats and holy hours, given under his direction, have served as fresh inspirations to greater love and devotion. Hs our teacher, Father his instilled in us a deeper comprehension ot our responsibilities to God, ourselves, home and community in which we live. Hs our director, he has endeavored to guide us as We tried to decide the paths we would follow through our future lives. During these all-important mold- ing years, his advice and influence have been ever present. We owe a great debt to Father, a debt which will be repaid only when each of us takes his teaching, lives by it and cherishes it. Hs we leave the Plcademy, then, we present this year book as the opening rather than the closing pages of our tribute to our chaplain. 41

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7fze paicuilege Ili awful TO DEDICPITE WITH DEEP FIEEECTION QND LQSTING GRHTITUDE THIS ISSUE OE THE OLMH TO OUR CI-IPIPLHIN

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KA, HIS l'lOl..lNESS, POPE PIUS Xll, NOW GLORIOUSLY RElGNlNG ln his wisdom Pope Pius Xll divided the century-old Diocese ot Brooklyn into the Dioceses ol Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, This division marked over one hundred years ol progress made by the Church on Long Island lt is a progress noted not only in the increased Cath- olic population, but also in the large number ot well-organized educational and social institutions. ln order to insure the spiritual well-being ol the Cath- olic population and the spread ot Christs kingdom, His Holiness established this new Diocese ot Rockville Centre. -