Saint Joseph High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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rracfice id feacitingd its From the rinted matter laced at their disposal students can inform themselves on subjects they E M. fi if 2 WE I P P know too little about This information is supplemented by the question box During the retreat, there is a generous time allotment for silent reading and for meditation on subjects discussed at the conference. This is a valuable aspect of the retreat. RETREAT During all the confusion of the busy school year, time out is taken by each student to examine his position as regards God and his fellow men and to consult the road map of a good life, the event that he has strayed from the beaten path. The retreat, which lasts for three days, provides the high school student with endless opportunities to enrich himself with the knowledge of his religion and to deepen his faith. - Books, pamphlets, and other sources of printed information help keep the student interested and enable .him to educate himself further in matters of deep concern. The interesting talks given by the retreat master season knowledge of God and create a realization of the true purpose of life. Three days of quiet pay off both now and in later life. in 29

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.14 ITL! I eU2l'2I'lt I RING CEREMONY Seniors watch a little wistfully each year as juniors present themselves at the Communion railing in church to receive their class rings from the hands of the priest. The special blessing attached to the ring at this time adds greatly to its already precious worth. Father Crundler ofhciated at the ceremony, reminding the juniors in a simple address that their ring is a beautiful symbol of a Christian life+labor for and with Christ. Consecration to the Blessed Mother followed in the traditional ceremony. On Ring Day one more tie is formed to bind true students to their Alma Mziter and to their church. ,qiw The photographer caught these Junior girls at the climax of the ceremony--the actual reception of the blessed rings. Boys were equally as proud to slip those rings on for good. ssl X Z r 1 fa'

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5 L Consecrntion to the Blessed Mother as a group and as individuals was part of the Ring Ceremony. J 7 ,g 1 l L1 s 5 'b2w:k'JflQQjj 91i W Mnrylike gowns, such as these modeled by Alice Koeppl and Donna Brunner, were chosen as part of a modesty- in-dress' campaign. 9 X . M1 f .. ' -. y f. fl . Acolytes Henry Fix, Pat Hayes, and Regis Deemer examine a new vestment in lVlary's colors and adorned with her picture. 2 flouglz This window in the vestibule of our Church depicts only a few of the many titles by which the student body lovingly addressed Our Lady in her Marian Year.